House of Delegates

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Serving in TMA’s House of Delegates is the best way to get involved in your association and make a difference in medicine. TMA needs your voice and your experience to help develop relevant, meaningful policy that benefits Texas physicians and patients.

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Delegates Tackle Vaccines, Burnout, Health Plan Practices During Virtual Annual Meeting

 

At the second live virtual convention of the Texas Medical Association House of Delegates, physicians carried out their policymaking duties to improve the health of all Texans despite being scattered across the state.

Delegates made headway on policies to address vaccine rollouts and nonmedical exemptions; emergency preparedness; postpartum depression screenings; prevention of suicide and physician burnout; health care reform; Medicaid payments; and red tape reductions and transparency in health plan practices, among others.

Short List of Top Actions
the House Voted On  

Handbook for Delegates

2021 Audit Trail

2021 Summary of Actions

Reference Committee Final Reports

Financial and Organizational Affairs

Medical Education and Health Care Quality

Science and Public Health

Socioeconomics

Handbook for Delegates

Click on the links below to view different sections of the 2021 Handbook for Delegates. 

2021 Handbook for Delegates

General Information 

Composition

Elections

2020 Audit Trail 

Agendas 

Informational Reports 

FOA Reports and Resolutions 

MEHCQ Reports and Resolutions

SPH Reports and Resolutions

SOCIO Reports and Resolutions

TexMed 2020:

2020 Transactions

2020 Summary of Actions 

2020 Audit Trail 

TexMed Conference Home

Information for House of Delegates Members

Welcome to the Texas Medical Association House of Delegates! The House of Delegates is the legislative and policymaking body of the association and is made up of about 500 voting members. The following information will help you become familiar with your role and will help you understand house functions, business, procedures, and protocol.

House of Delegates Guide

Understanding how the house functions

Visual graphic of voting positions in the House of Delegates

TMA Resolution Process

TMA House of Delegates New Member Orientation Video
This comprehensive video outlines your role as a member of the Texas Medical Association's House of Delegates. Watch as TMA Speaker Arlo Weltge, MD, explains the process and best practices for members when developing policy to improve the health of all Texans.