2013 Annual Session of the House of Delegates Information

2013 Annual Session Summary of Actions is posted! REVISED

            Reference Committee Reports          
               Financial and Organizational Affairs
               Medical Education 
               Science and Public Health  
               Socioeconomics    

            Speakers' Memo 

            Late Items Distributed at Meeting   

            Supplement to the 2013 Handbook for Delegates               

            Download the 2013 Handbook for Delegates (Includes Supplement Material)  
                           
            HOD Action Item Flow Chart 

            What to do when in 2013  

            Reference Committee Members 

            Election and Candidate Information 

            TMA Election Process 

           Agendas   (All Agendas)
                 Friday Opening Session 
                 Saturday Regular Session 
                 Order of Business 

            Informational Reports 

        Reference Committee referrals    
               - Financial and Organizational Affairs   (Includes Supplement Material and Late Items Distributed at Meeting)
               - Medical Education   (Includes Supplement Material)
               - Science and Public Health    (Includes Supplement Material)
               - Socioeconomics     (Includes Supplement Material)

           Audit Trail from 2012 Annual Session (Also included in Supplement materials)  

            HEALTHY VISION 2020  

2013 House of Delegates Schedule
The house will meet at the Grand Hyatt and the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.

Schedule
Friday
6:30-7:30 am          TexMed Orientation - Lone Star Ballroom B, Level 2 of the Grand Hyatt
8-9:30 am               House of Delegates Opening Session (Expo Hall)
9:30 am-Noon        Reference Committees meet
2:30-3:30 pm          Candidate Forum

Saturday
6:30-8 am                County Caucus Meetings
8:30 am - Noon       House of Delegates Business Meeting (Expo Hall)
9:15                           Distinguished Service Award - Ernest C. Butler, MD, Austin
9:30                           Elections
10:00                         Presidents' Installation

2012 Annual Session: Summary of Actions   

If you are NEW to the House of Delegates or need a refresher course on house protocol, plan attend the the New HOD Member Orientation at TexMed 2014 in Fort Worth!  

In 2013, please follow these guidelines on how to write and submit resolutions. Resolution Deadline is Wed. March 27

On Friday of Texmed, the house and its four reference committees will consider reports and resolutions dealing with TMA financial and organizational affairs, medical education, science and public health, and socioeconomics that are important to physicians and patients. Plan to attend your caucus meeting; they are scheduled on Friday and Saturday mornings.

Reference committees meet immediately following recess of the opening session of the House of Delegates on Friday to hear testimony on each item of business referred to them. Any TMA member may address issues before the reference committees. Reference committees will present their reports and recommendations to the full house when it reconvenes on Saturday morning. Reference committee reports will be available early Saturday morning in the reports room at the Grand Hyatt.

Handbook for Delegates GOES GREEN
To reduce paper usage a limited number of Handbook for Delegates will be printed. You will be able to download the entire handbook online. Information on how to request a hardcopy of the handbook in 2014 will be posted here.

For more information, contact CJ Bradford at (800) 880-1300, ext.1303, or (512) 370-1303; or Pam Hale at (800) 880-1300, ext.1304, or (512) 370-1304.