TPTA-SED Meeting - May 20, 2014 House of Delegates Update!! Growing Professionally through the APTA-HODSpeaker: Betty MacNeill, PT, DPT
Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to: • Understand the functions of the APTA House of Delegates (HOD) and the duties of the Texas delegates • Review the candidates running for APTA offices – Treasurer, Speaker, Directors (3 to be elected) and Nominating Committee (2 to be elected) • Analyze current professional issues for the PT and PTA at state and national levels • Discuss selected motions for Bylaw amendments and Position Statements being considered by the 2014 APTA-HOD
Purpose of a House of Delegates • Authority to determine policy • Amend/repeal bylaws • Amend/suspend/rescind standing rules • Adopt ethical principles/standards of conduct of members • Charge the BOD to carry out actions on behalf of the association • Modify/reverse BOD decisions • Elect association officers, directors, and nominating committee members
HoD Organization • Representative Body of 400 Delegates • Role of Voting Delegates • District delegates represent District Members • Delegates-at-large represent the State • Other members present in House • Non-voting members • Consultants • Gallery (observers) who may speak to an issue with permission of the Speaker
Your SED and State Delegates • SED District Delegates • Betty MacNeill, PT, DPT • Delegates-At-Large from the SED • Rhonda Abbott, PT • Brian Duncan, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT • Collette Pientok, PT, OCS, CFMT • Robert Sandoval, PT, PhD • Dana Tew, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, OCS
Your SED and State Delegates, cont. • PTA Caucus Delegate • Nicole Volek, PTA • Alternates from the SED • Rupal Patel, PT, MS (Alternate #2 – District Delegate for MWD)
Terminology for HoD functions • Bylaws • Define rights/duties of members • Define limitations of members • Standing Rules • Rules relating to the conduct of business • Continue in force until rescinded or amended • Can be suspended for duration of session by majority vote • Expires at close of session that adopts them
Terminology for HoD actions • Policy • Obligates members • Directs subsequent decisions on similar matters • Position • Point of view members expected to support • Standard • Binding statement used to judge action or activity • Guideline • Non-binding statement of advice
2014 Slate of Candidates • Candidate for Treasurer (1 to be elected) • Elmer Platz, PT (NJ) • Candidates for Speaker (1 to be elected) • Susan R. Griffin, PT, DPT, MS, GCS (WI) • William F. McGehee, PT, MHS (FL)
2014 Slate of Candidates, CONT. • Candidates for Director (3 to be elected) • Jeremy S. Angaran, PT, DPT, OCS (HA) • Susan A. Appling, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS (TN) • Jennifer E. Green-Wilson, PT, MBA, EdD (NY) • Matthew R. Hyland, PT, PHD, MPA (NY) • Kathleen K. Mairella, PT, DPT, MA (NJ) • Sheila K. Nicholson, PT, DPT, JD, MBA, MA (FL)
2014 Slate of Candidates, CONT. • Nominating Committee (2 to be elected) • Susan M. Chalcraft, PT, MS (WA) • Secili H. DeStefano, PT, DPT, OCS (VA) • Linda K. Eargle, PT, DPT, CEEAA, MinEd (FL) • Dode Jackson, PT (WA)
RC’s for Discussion • See “Proposed Motions – May 20 Mtg” document for full list of the 21 Motions before the HoD this year. Questions are welcome on any of these. • Targeted Motions of interest are • RC 9-14: Pursuit of DPT as regulatory designation of Physical Therapists • RC 11-14: Membership value for the PTA • RC 13-14: Best practice for Physical Therapist Clinical Education
RC’s for Discussion, cont. • Other Motions of interest may be • RC 3-14 and RC 4-14: Amendments to the Physical Therapist Responsibility and Accountability for Delivery of Care – Resolved Clause and Proviso to Resolved Clause • RC 7-14: Amend “Entry Point into Healthcare” Position • RC 8-14: Adopt: Telehealth • RC 10-14: Consumer protection through licensure of PTs and PTAs
RC’s for Discussion, cont. • Other Motions of interest may be • RC 12-14: Adopt: Promoting excellence in Physical Therapist professional education • RC 15-14: Membership retention of early-career individuals • RC 16-14: APTA White Paper on Physical Therapists productivity • RC 17-14: Adopt: Physical Therapists qualified to determine mobility status for patients and clients applying for disability placards or license plates
