KMA 2016 Final Resolutions

2016-2 Limited Service Clinics – Adopted as Amended

2016-3 Telemedicine Payment Parity – Adopted

2016-4 KAPER-1 – Adopted

2016-5 Restrictive Covenants – Adopted

2016-6 Plan for Physician Education and Resources in Treating Addiction – Adopted as Amended

2016-7 Recognition of the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons as an Alternative for Board Certification – Adopted as Amended

2016-8 Reduce Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Kentucky – Adopted as Amended

2016-9 Cost of Prescription Medications – Adopted as Amended

2016-10 Medical License Renewal – Adopted as Amended

2016-11 Maximizing the Physician Workforce – Adopted as Amended

2016-12 Opposing Contractual Threats to Patients and Professionalism – Adopted as Amended

2016-13 MOC Requirements – Adopted

2016-14 Establish a Kentucky Institute of Medicine – Referred

2016-15 Graduate Medical Education – Adopted

2016-16 Economic Development Funds to Attract Physicians to Rural and Underserved Areas – Adopted as Amended

2016-17 Tort Reform in Kentucky – Adopted

2016-18 Medical Society Social Media Platforms – Adopted as Amended

2016-19 Drug Pricing – Rejected in Lieu of Resolution 9

2016-20 Summary of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidelines on Opioid Prescribing – Adopted as Amended

2016-21 Centralized Events Calendar – Adopted

2016-22 KMA Support of Kentucky County Education Foundations – Adopted as Amended

2016-23 “Pay for Performance” Measure Validation – Adopted

2016-24 Due Process Protections for Physicians – Adopted as Amended

2016-25 Addressing the Addiction Epidemic in Kentucky – Rejected

2016-26 Smoking in Cars with Children – Adopted as Amended

2016-27 Neutral Policy Language on Abortion – Referred

2016-28 Adverse Effects to Rural Areas from 2012 House Bill 1 – Adopted as Amended

2016-29 Pharmacy Use of Medication Discontinuation Messaging Function – Adopted as Amended

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