American Association for Respiratory Care Board of Directors Meeting Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Orlando, FL July 18-19, 2013 1 Index Page # Agenda……………………………………………………… 3 Recommendations…………………………………………. 7 Minutes …………………………………………………….. 10 E-Motions ………………………………………………….. 35 General Reports ……………………………………………. 36 Standing Committee Reports ………………………………. 116 Specialty Section Reports ………………………………….. 126 Special Committee Reports ………………………………… 137 Special Representatives Reports …………………………… 158 Roundtable Reports ………………………………………… 176 Ad Hoc Committee Reports ………………………………… 189 Other Reports (ARCF, CoARC, NBRC)……………………….. 212 Unfinished Business ……………………………………….... 218 New Business ………… ……………………………………... 219 2 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR RESPIRATORY CARE AARC Executive and Finance Committee Meetings – July 17, 2013 Board of Directors Meeting – July 18-19, 2013 Wednesday, July 17 4:00-7:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting (Committee Members only) [Executive Boardroom] 7:00-8:00 pm AARC Finance Committee Meeting (BOD and HOD members are encouraged to attend) [Atlantis] Thursday, July 18 8:00 am-5:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting [Atlantis] 8:00 am Call to Order Announcements/Introductions Disclosures/Conflict of Interest Statements Approval of Minutes pg. 10 E-motion Acceptance pg. 35 General Reports pg. 36 President pg.37 Past President pg.39 Executive Director Report pg. 40 (R) Government & Regulatory Affairs pg. 53 (A) House of Delegates pg. 71 Board of Medical Advisors pg. 72 Presidents Council pg. 75 10:00 am BREAK 10:15 am Standing Committee Reports pg. 76 Audit Subcommittee pg. 77 Bylaws Committee pg. 78 (R) Elections Committee pg. 113 (R) Executive Committee pg. 114 Finance Committee pg. 115 Judicial Committee pg. 116 Program Committee pg. 117 Strategic Planning Committee pg. 119 12:00 pm Lunch Break (Daedalus Board Meeting) 1:30 pm Reconvene – JOINT SESSION 3:30 pm Break 3:45 pm Specialty Section Reports pg. 120 Adult Acute Care pg. 121 (R) Continuing Care-Rehabilitation pg. 123 Diagnostics pg. 124 Education pg. 125 Home Care pg. 126 Long Term Care pg. 128 Management pg. 129 Neonatal-Pediatrics pg. 130 3 Sleep pg. 131 Surface to Air Transport pg. 132 4:15 pm Special Committee Reports pg. 133 Benchmarking Committee pg. 134 Billing Code Committee pg. 135 Federal Govt Affairs pg. 136 Fellowship Committee pg. 137 International Committee pg. 138 Membership Committee pg. 140 Position Statement Committee pg. 142 (R) Social Media Committee pg. 152 (R) State Govt Affairs pg. 153 5:00 pm RECESS 4 Friday, July 19 8:00 am-5:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting [Atlantis] 8:00 am Call to Order Special Representatives pg. 154 AMA CPT Health Care Professional Advisory Committee pg. 155 American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehab pg. 156 American Heart Association pg. 157 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) pg. 158 (R) Chartered Affiliate Consultant pg. 159 Comm. on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems pg. 160 Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) pg. 161 International Council for Respiratory Care (ICRC) pg. 162 The Joint Commission (TJC) pg. 163 National Asthma Education & Prevention Program pg. 166 National Coalition for Health Professional Ed. In Genetics pg. 167 National Sleep Awareness Roundtable pg. 168 Neonatal Resuscitation Program pg. 169 (A) 10:00 am BREAK 10:15 am Roundtable Reports pg. 170 Asthma Disease pg. 171 (R) Consumer (see Executive Director report pg. 40) Disaster Response pg. 173 Geriatrics pg. 174 Hyberbaric pg. 175 Informatics pg. 176 International Medical Mission pg. 177 Military pg. 178 Neurorespiratory pg. 179 Palliative Care pg. 180 Research pg. 181 Simulation pg. 182 Tobacco Free Lifestyle pg. 183 10:45 am Ad Hoc Committee Reports pg. 184 Ad Hoc Committee on Cultural Diversity in Patient Care pg. 185 (R) Ad Hoc Committee on Officer Status/US Uniformed Services pg. 186 Ad Hoc Committee on Leadership Institutes pg. 187 Ad Hoc Committee on 2015 & Beyond pg. 188 Ad Hoc Committee to Recommend Bylaws Changes pg. 189 Ad Hoc Committee to Reduce Hospital Readmissions pg. 190 12:00 pm Lunch Break 1:30 pm Reconvene 5 1:30 pm Other Reports pg. 191 American Respiratory Care Foundation (ARCF) pg. 192 Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) pg. 193(A) National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) pg. 194 2:00 pm UNFINISHED BUSINESS pg. 198 NEW BUSINESS pg. 199 Policy Review BOD.025 – BOD - Conventions and Meetings pg. 200 CT.007 – Committees – Judicial Committee Procedures for Processing Complaints and Formal Charges pg. 216 FM.017 – Fiscal Management – Presidential Stipend pg. 223 HOD Resolutions pg. 232 3:30pm ANNOUNCEMENTS TREASURER’S MOTION ADJOURNMENT (R) = Recommendation (A) = Attachment 6 Recommendations (as of July 3, 2013) AARC Board of Directors Meeting July 18-19, 2013 Orlando, FL Executive Office Recommendation 13-2-1.1 “That an Ad Hoc Committee be appointed to recommend the content to be included in exhibits for the proposed virtual museum.” Recommendation 13-2-1.2 “That resources be allocated to conduct and record interviews with Past Presidents, key physicians, and other leaders in the profession.” Recommendation 13-2-1.3 “That the BOD approve the purchase of a new phone system to replace the current one that is over six years old.” Recommendation 13-2-1.4 “That the AARC BOD approve the addition of Merrill Lynch as an investment advisor.” Recommendation 13-2-1.5 “That the AARC BOD approve opening a brokerage account with the Bank of Texas.” Bylaws Committee Recommendation 13-2-9.1 “That the AARC BOD accepts and approves the Georgia Society for Respiratory Care Bylaws.” Recommendation 13-2-9.2 “That the AARC BOD accepts and approves the North Dakota Society for Respiratory Care Bylaws.” Recommendation 13-2-9.3 “That the AARC BOD accepts and approves the New York State Society for Respiratory Care Bylaws.” Elections Committee Recommendation 13-2-10.1 “Amend the Election Committee Policy by adding the following to item 5: ‘The Committee will develop a question for the Section Chair nominees that would be specific to the role, with input from the AARC President, focusing on the charges set forth for the particular section. The question will be generic for all Section Chair nominees.’.” Recommendation 13-2-10.2 “Amend the Election Committee Policy by adding the following: ‘18. The Executive Office will provide updated section membership numbers and election grid to the Elections Committee, reflecting December 31st membership.’.” Adult Acute Care Section Recommendation 13-2-50.1 “That the AARC BOD consider creating an ‘Acute/Critical Care Workshop’ to be presented at Summer Forum.” Recommendation 13-2-50.2 “That the AARC BOD look into the feasibility of creating a ‘Back to Basics’ education curriculum much like the ACCS Prep Course.” 7 Recommendation 13-2-50.3 “That the AARC BOD appoint members to look into the best approach to organize the AARConnect archives into easily accessible and partitioned areas to include, but not limited to, protocols, policies, and clinically relevant articles.” Recommendation 13-2-50.4 “That the AARC BOD, in conjunction with possibly the Research Roundtable, develop a way that budding researchers can tap into the vast knowledge and resources available to the AARC to assist them with their research design, data analysis, and presentation.” Recommendation 13-2-50.5 “That the AARC BOD look into the possibility of developing a committee or such group that would look into ways of ensuring that non-traditional clinical responsibilities and opportunities are being fully supported.” Position Statement Committee Recommendation 13-2-26.1 “Approve and publish the position statement on ‘Delivery of Respiratory Therapy Services in Skilled Nursing Facilities Providing Ventilator and/or High Acuity Respiratory Care’ with no revisions.” Recommendation 13-2-26.2 “Approve and publish the revised position statement on ‘Home Respiratory Care Services’.” Recommendation 13-2-26.3 “Approve and publish the position statement on ‘Respiratory Care Scope of Practice’.” Recommendation 13-2-26.4 “Approve and publish the position statement ‘Respiratory Therapists as Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Specialists’ with no revisions.” Social Media Committee Recommendation 13-2-19.1 “That the AARC BOD approve the Mission Statement & Guidelines documents as listed in the ‘Other’ section of the written report.” Recommendation 13-2-19.2 “That the AARC BOD approve the structural approach described in the ‘Report’ section of the written report, providing any suggestions at this point.” American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Recommendation 13-2-65.1 “That the AARC BOD direct the Executive Office to investigate the potential of hosting F29 should AAMI be voted down on July 1, and report back to the BOD their recommendations.” Asthma Disease Management Roundtable Recommendation 13-2-42.1 “Reconsider stance on AARC Congress presenter registration to include full complimentary registration.” Recommendation 13-2-42.2 “If not already available, consider developing formal AARC sponsored smoking cessation counselor training for RTs. If already available, consider a media blitz to raise awareness so interested RTs can enroll.” 8 Recommendation 13-2-42.3 “Develop tools that will help RTs gain the support of local Executive Leadership (e.g. CEOs, CMOs).” Recommendation 13-2-42.4 “Provide an educational session (Webcast?) on motivational interviewing/behavioral change strategies.” Ad Hoc Committee on Cultural Diversity Recommendation 13-2-29.1 “That the AARC