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LOUISIANA STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY HOD 2 21 DELEGATE HANDBOOK Part 1

AUGUST 7-8, 2020

HILTON CAPITOL CENTER 201 Lafayette St. Baton Rouge, LA 70801

Meetings Prior to the House of Delegates

Time

Event

Format Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual

TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Medical Student Section Resident and Fellow Section Young Physician Section New Delegates Orientation Committee on Rules & Order

LSMS Foundation

Friday, August 6, 2021

Time

Event

Room

3-6 p.m. 3-5 p.m.

Past Presidents Advisory Board of Governors Past Presidents Dinner

Governor

LSMS

On the River Events 4 31 N. 3rd Street

6:30-8:00 p.m.

8-10 p.m.

Join Us for a Cocktail

TBD

Saturday, August 7, 2021 *

Time

Event

Room

7:30 a.m.

Registration

University Governor

7:30-8:45 a.m.

Breakfast

House of Delegates Lunch will be provided

9 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

Riverview Riverview Heidelberg

5 p.m.

Presidential Inauguration

7-10:30 p.m.

Inauguration Gala

Sunday, August 8, 2021

Time

Event

Room

8:30-10 a.m.

LAMPAC Breakfast

Governor

*Childcare available Saturday upon request.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES • SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2021

1. Call to Order

9 A.M.

2. Invocation 3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Moment of Silence for Deceased LSMS Members 5. Remarks of the Speaker – T. Steen Trawick, MD 6. Report of Credentials Committee 7. Nominations/Elections Officers AMA Delegation 8. Report of the Committee on Rules and Order of Business 9. Approval of the Proceedings of the January 2020 House of Delegates 10. Approval of the Minutes of the Board of Governors 11. Resolutions – Consent Calendar Section 100 – General Business Section 200 – Legislation Section 300 – Scientific/Public Health Section 400 – SocioEconomics 12. Healthcare Hero Award Ceremony 13. Resolutions Continue 14. Adoption of the LSMS 2021 Budget 15. Installation of LSMS President Elect – William Freeman, MD

NOON

4:45 P.M.

16. Recess 17. Reception & Inauguration Gala for William Freeman, MD

7 - 10:30 P.M.

COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Committees of the House of Delegates are appointed by the Speaker of the House.

Committee on Credentials Luis Alvarado, MD Trenton James, MD – Chair Roderick Clark, MD

Committee on Rules and Order William “Beau” Clark, MD Amberly Nunez, MD T. Steen Trawick, MD Anthony “Andy” Blalock, MD Randall White, Jr., MD Charter and Bylaws Committee Susan Bankston, MD - Chair Allen Vander, MD Jeremy Henderson, MD Vincent “Van” Culotta, MD Keith DeSonier, MD T. Steen Trawick, MD – ex officio William “Beau” Clark, MD – ex officio

House of Delegates Reference Manual

Procedures, Policies and Practices

Revised: September 2018

General Information The House of Delegates, also known as the “House” or HOD, is the LSMS’ policymaking body, and is the foundation of organized medicine in Louisiana. It is a democratic forum that represents the views and interests of a diverse group of member physicians and medical students who come together to establish broad policy on health, medical, professional and governance matters. Composition of the House of Delegates The House of Delegates has approximately 250 voting delegates (and a corresponding number of alternate delegates), each selected by the organization being represented. All delegates are required to be LSMS members. LSMS Bylaws establish the criteria for membership in the House of Delegates. The House includes elected delegates from: ▪ LSMS Medical Districts, allocated on a proportional basis with one delegate per 25 active, part-time, and dues exempt members ▪ Chartered parish medical societies, allocated on a proportional basis with one delegate per 25 joint active, part-time, and dues exempt members who are elected by the chartered society. ▪ Affiliated parish medical societies, allocated on a proportional basis with one delegate per 25 joint active, part-time, and dues exempt members, who are elected by the affiliated society. ▪ Each medical school in the state who is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

LSMS Senior Physician Section

▪

LSMS Young Physician Section

▪

▪ LSMS Resident and Fellow members, allocated on a proportional basis with one delegate per 100 members

▪ LSMS Medical Student Section, a total of 16 delegates Statewide specialty societies Additionally, the House includes the following non-elected delegates: ▪

The general officers of the society

▪

▪ The LSMS delegation to the American Medical Association

All past presidents of the society

▪

▪ All past speakers of the House of Delegates

▪ The Editor of the LSMS Journal, and Emeritus Officers

In addition, the LSMS Bylaws provide for Official Observers in the HOD. Louisiana physician organizations may apply to the Board of Governors for official observer status in the House. Organizations granted observer status are invited to send one representative to all meetings of the Louisiana State Medical Society House of Delegates. The observer must be a physician member of the named organization and not a hired representative or staff member. Official observers have the right to speak on the floor of the House upon recognition by the Speaker. However, Official Observers do not have the right to introduce business, introduce an amendment, make a motion, or vote. Apportionment of Delegates On November 1st of each year, the LSMS will calculate the number of elected and non-elected delegates eligible to participate in the upcoming House of Delegates; this number is known as the official call. Per LSMS Bylaws, a full dues equivalent method is used within each medical district to determine apportionment to the LSMS House of Delegates. NOTE: to calculate joint membership between the LSMS and chartered or affiliated parish societies; those recognized parish medical societies need to submit a copy of their current membership roster to the LSMS no later than October 15th of each year. Failure to do so may result in lost seats to the House. Meeting Overview The LSMS Bylaws specify that the House of Delegates shall meet annually. Typically, the LSMS convenes its annual meeting in late January or early February with a close watch on future Mardi Gras dates. Currently the meeting in held two years in a row in Baton Rouge and then elsewhere in the state for the third year and then the cycle begins again. LSMS Bylaws also outline the procedures under which special meetings of the HOD can occur. Information on the dates and location for each annual meeting is available on the LSMS website. The meeting opens on a Friday and ends early in the afternoon the following day. It includes events related to awards, elections and the inauguration of the incoming LSMS President. As for the House itself, voting delegates introduce business to the House through the presentation of resolutions as individuals or on behalf of their delegation. The members of the House can support, oppose, voice concern, or articulate their point of view on items of business under consideration. The Board of Governors, Past Presidents Advisory Council, Senior Physician Section, Young Physician Section, Resident and Fellow Section and the Medical Student Section all meet before the House of Delegates. These meetings, many times, occur concurrently on Friday morning prior to the convening of the HOD. Additionally, other LSMS committees and councils may meet during this time if there is business to conduct. However, travel expenses and meals to attend meetings held during the House are not reimbursable per LSMS policy. From time to time, the LSMS will host educational sessions before, during and/or after the House of Delegates meeting. Awards Luncheon - on Friday the LSMS hosts its annual awards luncheon where it recognizes the following awards: LSMS Hall of Fame, community service, distinguished service, Alliance Ultimately, the HOD will take action on all items of business. Meetings Held in Conjunction with the House of Delegates

Flame of Excellence, and others. Paid registration is required to attend the awards luncheon. A limited number of tickets may be available for purchase at the door. Friday evening the LSMS hosts a fun filled evening featuring cocktails, food and live entertainment in honor of our newly installed president. Business attire is required with formal attire optional. Paid registration is required in advance in order to attend the President’s Gala. A limited number of tickets may be available for purchase at the door. Delegate Credentials and Registration All delegates, both elected and non-elected, must register to attend the meeting. Registered delegates will receive all meeting materials in advance of the meeting. All delegates must be registered and credentialed before being seated on the floor of the House of Delegates. At each HOD meeting, each delegate receives a delegate badge with an appropriate ribbon, plus an additional badge that can be given to an alternate delegate should the delegate need to be out of the room at the time a vote is taken. Each alternate delegate also receives an alternate delegate badge with an appropriate ribbon. All badges may be picked up at the registration desk, the location and hours of which are announced in the schedule of events and in the meeting handbook. Seating : delegate seating for the HOD rotates from meeting to meeting. The LSMS makes delegate seating assignments to ensure that no one district sits in front (or in back) too often. The seating chart for each HOD meeting is included in the HOD Handbook. Alternate delegates sit apart from the delegates in a reserved seating area during the formal HOD sessions. Reserved seats for alternate delegates are not pre-assigned. Delegates, alternate delegates, and guests are urged to arrive early and be in their seats 15 minutes before the stated time. Similarly, delegates are urged to schedule their departures after the meeting adjourns on the last day, so that they can give full consideration to that day’s business items. The Role of Alternate Delegates : because alternate delegates technically are not HOD members, they cannot introduce resolutions; however, they can be temporarily credentialed to substitute for a delegate, and thus speak and debate on the HOD floor, offer amendments to pending matters, and make motions and vote on the outcome of items of business. In order to vote in elections, alternate delegates must be formally re-credentialed as a delegate, as described in the following section. Re-Credentialing of a Delegate : when a delegate or alternate delegate is unable to attend an HOD meeting, the officials of the organization may substitute a delegate, who on presenting proper credentials is eligible to serve as a delegate to the HOD. If a delegate is absent for part of a day, the delegate is able to give the voting badge to an alternate delegate or a substitute alternate delegate. If the delegate must leave the meeting or is absent for more than half a day, the delegate must formally transfer his credentials to either an alternate delegate or a substitute alternate delegate at the registration area. A temporary substitute delegate has all of the rights and privileges of a delegate, including the right to vote on items of business and vote in any election.

Vacant Delegate Positions If for any reason, twenty-one days prior to the start of the House, there are vacant delegate positions they may be backed filled by either district delegates or chartered/affiliated delegates depending on where the vacancy(s) occur. All vacancies must be filled by LSMS members, and these delegates will go through the aforementioned registration and credentialing process. New Delegates Orientation On day one of the House, there will be a special meeting for new delegates where the Speakers will provide an overview of house including parliamentary procedure. The location and time of will be published in the schedule of events and in the meeting handbook. Order of Business According to LSMS Bylaws the following is the order of business prescribed for the House of Delegates: a. Call to Order; b. Report of the Committee on Credentials; c. Report of Committee on Rules and Order of Business; d. Disposing of the record of proceedings; e. Remaining agenda, as given to each delegate The Speakers are responsible for the content and orderly conduct of the agenda and business of the House of Delegates. Parliamentary Procedure Parliamentary procedure is a set of rules by which deliberation of any item of official business, with protection of individual rights, can lead to a consensus of opinion. Parliamentary procedures serve to aid an assembly in orderly, expeditious and timely accomplishment of its business. The LSMS House of Delegates uses as its parliamentary guide Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure. Quorum : A majority of the registered voting members of the House of Delegates shall constitute a quorum, provided at least two-thirds of the regularly elected delegates are registered for the opening session. The majority opinion of the House in determining what it wants to do and how it wants to do it should always remain the ultimate determinate of how the House operates procedurally. It is the obligation of the Speaker to sense the will of the House, to preside accordingly, with his/her rulings subject to change from, and reversal by, the assembly. Precedence of Motions : Motions are made so that those that are lower on the list can be modified by those that are higher. It is perfectly acceptable to skip a step in the list when making motions (for example, it is not required to amend a motion in order to move to limit debate). Votes are taken, starting from those higher on the list toward those lower on the list, until a complete disposition has been made of the matter at hand. It is not uncommon to move up the list in

procedure before completely disposing of the matter at hand. See Exhibit I, Principle Rules Governing Motions First and second order amendments are allowed. Third order amendments are not allowed. Method of Doing Business The House of Delegates follows adopted rules that govern the conduct of debate on business under its consideration. These rules are established by the LSMS Charter and Bylaws, by tradition, and decreed by the presiding officer. When the House is in session, certain items of business are traditional, and do not require action by the House. Such items include, but are not limited to, address of the outgoing President, remarks of the Speaker, presentation of awards, recognition of distinguished guests, and addresses by invited non-members. It is the prerogative of the Speakers to schedule only those items as is appropriate without interfering with the regular business of the House. Unscheduled presentations may be arranged with the Speakers or by two- thirds vote of the House. It is recognized the Speakers discourage extraneous presentations, not on the basis of merit, but because of their primary obligation to conserve the time of the House for deliberations on the regular business already established for consideration in accordance with LSMS Bylaws and the rules of the House. The minutes of the Board of Governors meetings, committee reports, and special reports are included in the Delegates Handbook. Items of business or recommendations to be considered by the House in these reports are presented as resolutions. The annual reports of committees are for informational purposes. When voting to approve the minutes of the Board of Governors a delegate may extract a specific action of the Board for discussion and amendment but the minutes themselves cannot be altered by the House. The Committee on Rules and Order of Business meets prior to the opening session of the House of Delegates to consider late items and special rules for the meeting. The committee may be asked by the Speakers to consider parliamentary questions during the meeting and to consider modifications of the rules which have been previously adopted. Late resolutions are considered by the committee prior to the opening session and a recommendation to accept or not accept each resolution is made. Authors of late resolutions are required to appear before the Committee on Rules and Order of Business; the time of the meeting is indicated on the Schedule of Events in the handbook. Late resolutions must be accompanied by a written explanatory note from the author as to why the resolution is submitted late. The committee considers only the reason for the resolutions’ submission past the resolution deadline and does not consider the merits of the resolution. Late resolutions require a two-thirds vote of the House to be accepted for debate and must include a fiscal note if expenditure of LSMS funds will be required to implement the requested action. When recognized by the Speaker, go to the nearest floor microphone and identify yourself by name and the organization you represent before addressing the House. This is necessary for the transcriber to properly prepare the proceedings of the House from the recordings. The House has adopted the following standing rules:

1. Each speaker addressing an item brought to the floor for a vote is limited to three minutes of debate. Each delegate may return to the floor for one minute for the purpose of rebuttal or to summarize his/her position. 2. Resolutions submitted to the LSMS House of Delegates which refer to any source material, such as an article, policy, statute, law, report, etc., must have a copy of the referenced material attached. Such resolutions will not be accepted by the HOD without an attached copy of the source material. 3. Any delegate who wishes to distribute material to the House must first obtain approval from the Speaker or Vice Speaker. 4. No election materials, announcements, or marketing/promotional materials will be printed by the LSMS. Resolutions Business is introduced into the House through submission of resolutions by an individual delegate or alternate delegate, or any organization that has delegate representation in the House as specified by Article XI, paragraph A in the LSMS Bylaws. To be considered as regular business, LSMS Bylaws require each resolution must be received by the Speaker of the House of Delegates no later than 45 days before the opening session of a meeting of the House. Resolutions submitted later than 45 days before the opening session of a meeting of the House are considered late and will be considered as new business only if: a. Presented by the President of the Society. b. Presented by the Board of Governors. c. Decreed to be of an emergency nature by a committee composed of the President and the Speaker of the House; or d. Accepted by a two-thirds vote of the House of Delegates, provided that, before any such resolution shall come before the House of Delegates for action, the resolution must have been presented to the Committee on Rules and Order of Business for its consideration and recommendation. Structure of Resolutions : The essential element of a resolution is the language expressed as one or more RESOLVED paragraphs setting forth its requested action. It may also include a prefatory statement, or preamble, explaining the rationale for the resolution. This is frequently accomplished using one or more WHEREAS statements preceding the RESOLVED paragraphs. See Exhibit II, Resolution Format . It is not necessary for a resolution to have a preamble or WHEREAS statement(s) when the significance of the RESOLVED paragraph is self-explanatory. If such introductory statements

are included, they should identify the issue briefly, advise the House as to the timeliness/importance of the issue, the effect of the issue upon the federation of medicine and indicate if the action called for in the RESOLVE (S) is revising current LSMS policy. It is a general principle of parliamentary procedure that an assembly in adopting a resolution adopts only the RESOLVED section(s). It follows that the important matter before the House should be stated in free-standing RESOLVE(S) indicating precisely the requested action . It is not necessary to amend the language of the introductory portions of a resolution, unless it is the desire of the House to do so before considering the RESOLVE(S). Experience has shown that some resolutions as submitted exhibit imprecision, inaccuracy and grammatical or structural errors. Timely submission of resolutions permits the Speakers to consider, with the author (s) improvement in form and clarity of the intent of the resolution. When preparing resolutions, close attention should be given to the following: 1. The title of a resolution should accurately reflect the subject of the RESOLVE(S). 2. Information contained in the resolution, include ng WHEREAS statements, should be checked for accuracy. Inflammatory statements or other language that reflects poorly upon the Society are inappropriate and/or not acceptable. 3. The RESOLVE(S) should contain the action desired and should stand alone since the House adopts only the RESOLVE(S) and the WHEREAS’ do not appear in the official Proceedings of the House. Fiscal Note : All resolutions accepted for business by the House of Delegates whose implementation necessitates an expenditure of LSMS funds must include a fiscal note. No resolution requiring funding by the LSMS may be considered by the House without the inclusion of such fiscal note. Resolutions with fiscal notes will be discussed on the opening day of the meeting, and if adopted, will be included in the final proposed budget for the coming year. The final budget is presented for adoption on the last day of the meeting. The following guidelines should be used in the development of appropriate fiscal information: a. Resolutions requiring the expenditure of LSMS funds should indicate the actual dollar amount or a specific cost range. b. Resolutions which call for the institution of legal action, a public campaign or other similar action for which a precise cost estimate cannot be determined should indicate that a substantial commitment of resources may be necessary for implementation. c. The author’s organization or LSMS staff can assist the sponsor with the development of fiscal information. All fiscal notes will be reviewed by the LSMS Budget and Finance Committee and amended, if necessary, to reflect a more accurate cost projection. Additionally, the Budget and Finance Committee may assign a fiscal note to any resolution if it deems that the resolve of the resolution creates an additional financial burden to the society.

At the appropriate time, the Speaker will call for the introduction of resolutions Introduction of Resolutions as published in the agenda. Resolutions in the Delegates Handbook which have complied with the deadline established in the LSMS Bylaws are regarded as officially received but not yet introduced for debate. A delegate on the floor of the House, but not necessarily the author must officially introduce it as business of the House. Introduction of a resolution does not imply support by the person making the motion. Resolutions can be voluntarily withdrawn prior to introduction without vote when desired by the author and after notification to the Speakers. See Amendments below for instructions on changes to resolutions. The delegate introducing a resolution should approach the nearest microphone and obtain recognition from the Speaker. Once recognized, he or she should state their name and the organization they represent and state “I move adoption of Resolution Number_.” The Speaker will ask for a second and, if one is obtained, the delegate may then discuss the resolution. He or she will not be permitted to speak again until all others desiring to speak have done so unless to answer questions directed to them through the Speaker. Any delegate on the floor of the House may call out “I second the motion” without recognition by the Speaker. This indicates a desire to have the matter considered but does not imply support. At the time of introduction of a resolution, it is possible for any delegate to object to its consideration. In the event the House sustains such objection by a two-thirds vote, the resolution is not accepted as business of the House. Amendments : Opportunity is available during debate on a resolution to present changes only to the RESOLVE(S) in the form of editorial requests, amendments, or substitutions. These changes can be offered from the floor by any delegate officially seated in the House. Amendments exceeding a short phrase or at the request of the speakers should be submitted in writing to the Speakers before introduction. All amendments must be introduced on the floor of the House. The submission of a written or typed amendment is not sufficient for consideration of the change; it still must be introduced from the floor of the House. Sunset Resolutions LSMS policies are listed in the LSMS Policy Manual. Newer policies on the same issue supersede older policies. Policies are reviewed after five years. Policies may be extracted from a sunset resolution for debate. LSMS policy requires abandonment of unsuccessful legislative efforts that are not reaffirmed by the House. The Council on Legislation submits a sunset resolution annually to the House listing legislative initiatives to be abandoned. Unsuccessful legislative initiatives will be maintained for two regular sessions of the Louisiana legislature before consideration of abandonment unless they are completed prior to this deadline. Resolutions adopted by the House that direct an LSMS action are included in the LSMS Directives. The LSMS Councils review the Directives annually to identify those that have been accomplished or are due for sunsetting. Directives are reviewed after five years for abandonment or upon completion. The LSMS Councils submit sunset resolutions to the House listing the directives to be abandoned. Directives may be extracted from the resolution for debate.

Resolutions are divided into four sections by topic. The sections are: 100 - General Business; Bylaws 200 - Legislation 300 - Scientific; Public Health 400 - Socioeconomic

Occasionally a topic will be of such importance that a separate section is created for resolutions addressing it. The numbering and placement of resolutions in these sections are at the discretion of the Speakers. Late Resolutions, as defined in the Procedures, will be distributed to the House at the beginning of the opening session. The Committee on Rules and Order of Business will submit its recommendations to the House on each late resolution. This Committee does not hold open hearings but provides the author (s) of late resolutions an opportunity to explain the reasons for submitting their resolution past the deadline. The author of a late resolution receiving a not accept recommendation may appeal such recommendation to the House. The House will then vote on the acceptance of each resolution. A two-thirds affirmative vote is required for acceptance as official business of the House. Calendar of Consent : The Consent Calendar includes those resolutions which the Speakers believe are of a non-controversial nature and will generate little or no opposition. The Consent Calendar is presented prior to the consideration of other resolutions. When the Consent Calendar is presented, any item may be removed for debate by request from the floor without the need to vote to separate it from the other items. Commendation Resolution : The House of Delegates has established a rule prohibiting the introduction of commendation resolutions. These resolutions can be controversial in nature and, because unanimous approval is assumed, commendation resolutions may not be in the best interest of the Society. Requests for commendations should be sent to the Board of Governors for consideration of appropriate recognition. Elections Article V, Officers, of the Charter of the LSMS states a member shall not be eligible for nomination to any office who is not in attendance at the Annual Meeting (except if he has been a faithful attendant at the Annual Meetings and has a valid excuse), and who has not been an active member of the Society for at least three years prior to his nomination. Nominations for elections are held during the opening session of the House and are designated by a specific time on the agenda. Incumbents in any office up for election are requested to notify the Secretary/Treasurer of the LSMS 45 days prior to the opening session of the House of Delegates whether he or she will be a candidate for reelection. In addition, any other LSMS members who intend to seek an elected position or office should forward a one-page resume and

an individual picture to the Secretary/Treasurer of the LSMS 45 days prior to the opening session of the House. Information provided by declared candidates for office is included in the delegate handbook under the Elections Section. All candidates for an elected position must be officially nominated on the floor of the House of Delegates. LSMS members who have not previously declared their candidacy for an elected position can still be nominated on the floor of the House of Delegates at the time nominations are opened for all elected positions. Seconding comments or speeches for candidates in nomination are subject the rules of the House. Some delegations or medical districts hold caucuses immediately following the evening recess of the opening session or the following morning to discuss elections. Candidates or their representatives are advised to check with the component societies concerning caucus schedules. In an office where there is more than one position vacant, the elections are open and not slotted. That is, all candidates who run for an office in which there are multiple positions run against each other. This occurs in the election of the AMA delegates and alternate delegates. In those elections in which there is more than one position vacant, bullet voting is not allowed. Each voter must cast a vote for each vacant position; otherwise the ballot for that office will not count. The ballot box opens one hour prior to the start of the final session of the House and remains open for two hours. Each candidate is allowed to send one representative to observe the official counting of the ballots. The method for runoff elections is established by the Speaker. If no candidate receives a majority of the ballots cast, then a run-off is held. The candidate receiving the fewest votes is dropped, and a new vote is taken. The ballot box will be opened at a time designated by the Speaker. This process is repeated until a candidate is elected. In accordance with the policy of the House, the LSMS staff will not duplicate campaign or election material for those delegates seeking office. Each candidate is responsible for providing their own campaign material. If campaign material is to be placed at the delegates’ seats in the House it must be done by the candidate and/or his or her supporters. LSMS staff will not distribute campaign materials. Unexpired Terms: An unexpired term created as a result of an election will be filled by the House at the meeting in which the vacancy was created. The office will be declared vacant by the Speaker. The date and time of the election will be designated by the Speaker.

EXHIBIT I - PRINCIPLE RULES GOVERNING MOTIONS ________________________________________________________________________

Order of Precedence

Can Interrupt?

Requires Second?

Debatable? Amendable?

Vote Required?

PRIVILEGED MOTIONS 1) Adjourn

No No

Yes Yes

No

No

Majority Majority

2) Recess

Yes*

Yes*

3) Question of privilege

Yes

No

No

No

None

SUBSIDIARY MOTIONS 4) Postpone (table)

No No No No No No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No No

No No

Majority † Two-thirds Two-thirds

5) Close debate 6) Limit debate

Yes* Yes* Yes*

Yes* Yes* Yes*

7) Postpone definitely 8) Refer to Committee

Majority Majority Majority

9) Amend

Yes

Yes

MAIN MOTIONS 10) a. Main Motions

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Majority

b. Specific main motions Reconsider

Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Yes*

No No No

Majority Majority Majority

Rescind

No

Yes

Resume consideration No

No

INCIDENTAL MOTIONS

No order of precedence

Can interrupt?

Requires Second?

Debatable? Amendable

Vote Required?

MOTIONS Appeal

Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Yes

No No No

Majority

Suspend rules

No No

No No

2/3

Consider Informally

Majority

REQUESTS

Point of Order

Yes Yes Yes

No No No No No

No No No No No

No No No No No

None None None None None

Parliamentary Inquiry Withdraw a motion Division of question Division of assembly

No

Yes

* restricted † requires two-thirds vote when it would suppress a motion without debate

EXHIBIT II - RESOLUTION FORMAT

RESOLUTION FORMAT

• Used for a specific issue and/or policy concept. • The resolution (RESOLVE) should be direct, concise, and specific and not encumbered by rambling thoughts and comments. • The RESOLVE must stand by itself. • Additional position or actions on the same subject of the resolution can be added by: “…, and be it further RESOLVED, That…” • Fiscal Note: Dollar amount for implementation of resolution, i.e., program, project, committee meeting. • Resolutions which call for the passage of legislation should be worded as follows: “Resolved, that the LSMS seek and/or support legislation…” • Resolutions which call for the LSMS AMA delegation to introduce a resolution in the AMA House of Delegates should be worded as follows: “Resolved, that the LSMS AMA delegation submit the following resolution to the AMA House of Delegates ” • Resolutions which establish LSMS policy should be worded as follows: “Resolved, that the following be adopted as LSMS policy: (statement).” • Current related LSMS policies should be stated at the bottom of the resolution. RESOLUTION FORM:

LOUISIANA STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY HOUSE OF DELEGATES RESOLUTION

SUBJECT:

(Short action words taken from RESOLVE)

INTRODUCED BY:

(First line: committee: component medical society, individual delegate, specialty society, etc.) (Second line: if a committee, name of chair)

WHEREAS,

, and

WHEREAS,

, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that

; and be it further

RESOLVED, that

Fiscal Note: Current Related LSMS Policies:

2020 LSMS E LECTED R EPRESENTATIVES

B OARD OF G OVERNORS Katherine Williams, MD........................................................................................................... President William Freeman, MD .....................................................................................................President-Elect Robert Newsome, MD ......................................................................................................Vice President Vacant.. ........................................................................................................... Immediate Past President Thomas “Steen” Trawick, MD................................................................... Speaker, House of Delegates William “Beau” Clark, MD .............................................................. Vice Speaker, House of Delegates Richard J. Paddock, MD .......................................................................................... Secretary-Treasurer David Broussard, MD ...............................................................................Chair, Council on Legislation Robert McCord, MD .......................................................................................Senior Physician Member Greg Lord, MD ............................................................................................ Senior Physician Alternate Amberly Nunez, MD ..................................................................................... Young Physician Member Randall White, MD .......................................................................................Young Physician Alternate Omar Leonards, MD ....................................................................................................Resident Member Ken Erhardt, MD ...................................................................................................... Resident Alternate Jacob Boudreaux ............................................................................................. Medical Student Member Dan Frechtling ............................................................................................... Medical Student Alternate B OARD OF C OUNCILORS Councilors Robert Chugden, MD, Chair ...................................................................................District Two George Ellis, MD .................................................................................................... District One Allan Vander, MD .................................................................................................District Three F. Jeff White, MD....................................................................................................District Four Adrienne Williams, MD .......................................................................................... District Five Michael Roppolo, MD...............................................................................................District Six Brian Gamborg, MD............................................................................................. District Seven Lance Templeton, MD........................................................................................... District Eight Andy Blalock, MD ................................................................................................. District Nine Nicholas Viviano, MD.............................................................................................. District Ten Alternate Councilors Ann Borreson, MD .................................................................................................. District One Gabriel Rivera, MD .................................................................................................District Two Mark Hebert, MD ..................................................................................................District Three Susan Veillon, MD ..................................................................................................District Four Gwenn Jackson, MD ............................................................................................... District Five Azeen Sadeghian, MD...............................................................................................District Six Donald Higgins, MD ............................................................................................ District Seven Michael Dole, MD................................................................................................. District Eight Roderick Clark, MD ............................................................................................... District Nine Jeremy Henderson, MD............................................................................................ District Ten

E LECTED O FFICIALS -C ONTINUED

AMA D ELEGATION Floyd Buras, MD, Chair...................................................................................................... Delegate William Freeman, MD, Vice Chair..................................................................................... Delegate Luis Alvarado, MD ............................................................................................................. Delegate Vacant. ................................................................................................................................ Delegate Vacant. ................................................................................................................................ Delegate Susan Bankston, MD .......................................................................................... Alternate Delegate William “Beau” Clark, MD ................................................................................ Alternate Delegate Katherine Williams, MD..................................................................................... Alternate Delegate Caleb Natale...................................................................................................... Member in Training AMA R EGION 3 M EDICAL S TUDENT D ELEGATE Laila Koduri ........................................................................................................................ Delegate Brittany Wagner.................................................................................................................. Delegate AMA O FFICIALS Daniel “Stormy” Johnson, Jr., MD ............................................................................. Past President Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD..................................................................................... Past President

Past Presidents Advisory Council The Past Presidents Advisory Council shall be limited to and a privilege of any Past President of the Louisiana State Medical Society. A member shall serve on the Council for life provided he or she remains in good standing in the Society. Donald J. Palmisano, MD .............................................................................................................. 1984-1985 Daniel H. Johnson, Jr., MD............................................................................................................ 1988-1989 Milton C. Chapman, MD ............................................................................................................... 1989-1990 Charles D. Belleau, MD................................................................................................................. 1990-1991 Samuel A. Leonard, MD ................................................................................................................ 1992-1993 James A. White, III, MD................................................................................................................ 1993-1994 Jay M. Shames, MD....................................................................................................................... 1994-1995 Lawrence L. Braud, MD ................................................................................................................ 1995-1996 R. Bruce Williams, MD ................................................................................................................. 1996-1997 Michael S. Ellis, MD ..................................................................................................................... 1997-1998 Leo L. Lowentritt, Jr., MD............................................................................................................. 1998-1999 K. Barton Farris, MD ..................................................................................................................... 2001-2002 Keith F. DeSonier, MD .................................................................................................................. 2002-2003 William T. Hall, MD...................................................................................................................... 2003-2004 Joseph D. Busby, Jr., MD .............................................................................................................. 2004-2005 Floyd A. Buras, Jr., MD................................................................................................................. 2005-2006 W. Juan Watkins, MD.................................................................................................................... 2006-2007 Roger D. Smith, MD ...................................................................................................................... 2008-2010 Patrick C. Breaux, MD................................................................................................................... 2010-2011 F. Dean Griffen, MD...................................................................................................................... 2011-2012 Anthony Blalock, MD.................................................................................................................... 2012-2013 Vincent Culotta, Jr., MD................................................................................................................ 2013-2014 Roberto Quintal, MD ..................................................................................................................... 2014-2015 Dolleen Licciardi, MD ................................................................................................................... 2015-2016 Luis Alvarado, MD ........................................................................................................................ 2016-2017 William “Beau” Clark, MD ........................................................................................................... 2017-2018 Susan M. Bankston, MD ................................................................................................................ 2018-2019 Past Speakers of the House Daniel H. Johnson, Jr., MD............................................................................................................ 1982-1987 Samuel A. Leonard, MD ................................................................................................................ 1988-1992 R. Bruce Williams, MD ................................................................................................................. 1992-1995 K. Barton Farris, MD ..................................................................................................................... 1996-2000 K. Barton Farris, MD ..................................................................................................................... 2007-2011 Greg Sossaman, MD ...................................................................................................................... 2012-2015 Paul E. Perkowski, MD.................................................................................................................. 2016-2020

2021 ELECTION SHEETS The LSMS will begin accepting nominations for general officers, board of governors, council on legislation and Louisiana AMA Delegation on May 1, 2021, for a period of 30 days. District and section elections will be held virtually in June as will any runoff elections if necessary. Other elections will be conducted in-person at the 2021 House of Delegates meeting. G ENERAL O FFICERS Qualifications : A general officer of the Society must have been an active member of the Society for at least three (3) years prior to his election, is not under suspension under any provision of these bylaws and has not been convicted of a crime under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States, which constitutes a felony or for any crime which is related to the practice of medicine other than for a violation of a court order regarding the production of confidential medical records. Announced Candidate(s) Additional Nominee(s) President-Elect John Noble, MD Term – 1 Year Myra Kleinpeter, MD Vice President N/A

Term – 1 Year HOD Speaker

Steen Trawick, MD

Term – 1 Year HOD Vice Speaker Term – 1 Year Secretary-Treasurer Term – 1 Year Chair, Council on Legislation

Reece Newsome, MD

Richard Paddock, MD

David Broussard, MD

Term – 1 Year B OARD OF G OVERNORS & C OUNCIL ON L EGISLATION – S ECTION M EMBER

Qualifications: A member of the Senior Physician Section must be at least 65 years old; a member of the Young Physician Section must be under 40 years of age or within the first five (5) years of professional practice after completion of residency and fellowship training programs. A member of the Resident Section must be a resident member of the Louisiana State Medical Society. A member of the Medical Student Section must be a medical student member of the Louisiana State Medical Society. Board of Governors Council on Legislation Senior Physician TBD Term – 1 Year Young Physician Amberly Nunez, MD Matt Giglia, MD Term – 1 Year Resident/Fellow Omar Leonards, MD Omar Leonards, MD Term – 1 Year Medical Student Michael Forte Term – 1 Year

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L OUISIANA AMA D ELEGATION Qualifications : Delegates and Alternate Delegates, must have been members of the Louisiana State Medical Society for at least three years at the time of their election and be a member of the American Medical Association except for the Member-in-Training who must be a medical student, resident or fellow and must be both a member of the LSMS and the AMA. Announced Candidates Additional Nominees AMA Delegate (3 positions) Floyd Buras, MD Term – 2 Years William Freeman, MD Aug. 2021 to Aug. 2023 Luis Alvarado, MD AMA Delegate (2 positions) George Ellis, MD Term – 1 Year Maurice Sholas, MD

Aug. 2021 to Aug. 2022 AMA Alternate Delegate

Omar Leonards, MD

Term – 1 Year Aug. 2021 to Aug. 2022 AMA Alternate Delegate (2 positions) Term – 2 Years Aug. 2021 to Aug. 2023 AMA Member-in-Training

Caleb Natale, MD

Term – 1 Year Aug. 2021 to Aug. 2022

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George Ellis, MD Robert Chugden, MD Allan Vander, MD Rick Michael, MD Gwenn Jackson, MD Michael Roppolo, MD Brain Gamborg, MD Lance Templeton, MD Andy Blalock, MD Nicholas Viviano, MD

Maurice Sholas, MD

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James Connolly, MD

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Maurice Sholas, MD Luis Arencebia, MD

Michael Wheelis, MD

Christopher Rodrigue, MD Deborah Fletcher, MD Vince Forte, MD William Murrill, MD Steven Hale, MD Christina Lord, MD Kevin Duplechain, MD Josh Sleeper, MD

Allen Vander, MD

Michael Hanneman, MD John VanHoose, MD

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James Connolly, MD

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