ACEP ID:
1
2016
Commendation for Michael J. Gerardi, MD, FAAP, FACEP
New Jersey Chapter ACEP
ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
2
2016
In Memory of Kenneth L. DeHart, MD, FACEP
South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians
ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
3
2016
Unanimous Consent - Council Standing Rules Amendment
Council Steering Committee
NOT ADOPTED
NOT APPLICABLE
Completed
4
2016
Legacy Fellows – Housekeeping Change - Bylaws Amendment
Bylaws Committee
ACEP Board of Directors
ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
5
2016
Young Physician Position on the ACEP Board of Directors
The Council defeated Resolution 5(16) on October 15, 2016.
Young Physicians Section
Young Physicians Section
NOT ADOPTED
NOT APPLICABLE
Completed
6
2016
Assuring Safe and Effective Care for Patients by Senior/Late Career Physicians
Careers in Emergency Medicine Section
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
7
2016
Diversity in Emergency Medicine Leadership
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
8
2016
Opposition to Required High Stakes Secured Examination for Maintenance of Certification
Texas College of Emergency Physicians
REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOT APPLICABLE
Completed
9
2016
Accreditation Standards for Freestanding Emergency Centers
Freestanding Emergency Centers Section
ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
10
2016
Criminal Justice Reform – National Decriminalization of Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana for Personal Use
The Council referred Resolution 10(16) to the Board of Directors on October 15, 2016.
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Jerome R Hoffman, MD, FACEP
Robert C Solomon, MD, FACEP
REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOT APPLICABLE
Completed
11
2016
CMS Recognition of Independently Licensed Freestanding Emergency Centers
The Council adopted Resolution 11(16) on October 15, 2016.
Texas College of Emergency Physicians
ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
12
2016
Collaboration with Non-Medical Entities on Quality and Standards
The Council referred Resolution 12(16) to the Board of Directors on October 15, 2016.
Missouri College of Emergency Physicians
REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOT APPLICABLE
Completed
13
2016
ED Boarding and Overcrowding is a Public Health Emergency
Asa Viccellio, MD, FACEP
Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
14
2016
Development & Application of Dashboard Quality Clinical Data Related to the Management of Behavioral Health Patients in EDs
Washington Chapter ACEP
California ACEP
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
15
2016
Enactment of Narrow Networks Requirements
Illinois College of Emergency Physicians
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
16
2016
Freestanding Emergency Centers as a Care Model for Maintaining Access to
Freestanding Emergency Centers Section
Rural Emergency Medicine Section
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
17
2016
Insurance Collection of Beneficiary Deductibles
Gregory L Shangold, MD, FACEP
Daniel Freess, MD, FACEP
Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians
REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOT APPLICABLE
Completed
18
2016
Opposition to CMS Mandating Treatment Expectations
Texas College of Emergency Physicians
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
19
2016
Health Care Financing Task Force
Charles F Pattavina, MD, FACEP
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Asa Viccellio, MD, FACEP
Bradford L Walters, MD, FACEP
James C Mitchiner, MD, MPH, FACEP
Robert C Solomon, MD, FACEP
Gregory Luke Larkin, MD, FACEP
Kathleen Cowling, DO, MS, MBA, FACEP
Nicholas F Vasquez, MD, FACEP
Megan L Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP
Jacob Manteuffel, MD, FACEP
Gregory Gafni-Pappas, DO, FACEP
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
20
2016
Support & Advocacy for 24/7 Hyperbaric Medicine Availability
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Section
ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
21
2016
Best Practices for Harm Reduction Strategies
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
22
2016
Court Ordered Forensic Evidence Collection in the ED
Texas College of Emergency Physicians
ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
23
2016
Medical Assisted Therapy for Patients with Substance Use Disorders in the ED
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
24
2016
Mental Health Boarding Solutions
Asa Viccellio, MD, FACEP
Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
25
2016
Military Medics Integration into Civilian EMS
Missouri College of Emergency Physicians
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
26
2016
Opposition of Exclusive Imaging Contracts Limiting Clinical Ultrasound Use and Billing by Emergency Physicians
New York Chapter ACEP
Emergency Ultrasound Section
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
28
2016
Reimbursement for Opioid Counseling
Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians
ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
29
2016
The Opioid Epidemic – A Leadership Role for ACEP
Charles F Pattavina, MD, FACEP
Walter Richard Bukata, MD
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Asa Viccellio, MD, FACEP
Jerome R Hoffman, MD, FACEP
James C Mitchiner, MD, MPH, FACEP
Michael Raphael Salomon, MD
AMENDED AND ADOPTED
ADOPTED
Completed
30
2016
Treatment of Marijuana Intoxication in the ED
Illinois College of Emergency Physicians
REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOT APPLICABLE
Completed