Per Resolution 23-67, the following recommendations will be presented on the expiring resolutions listed here. The final recommendations are based upon the comments received during the comment period and the recommendations of the Expiring Resolutions Committee.
The committee is comprised of the following members:
- Carrie Davis, MD, Committee Chair
- Jack Keenan, MD
- Vidya Kora, MD
- Don Selzer, MD
- Daniel Udrea, MD
- Thomas Vidic, MD
- Ryan Singerman, DO, ISMA President (ex-officio, non-voting member)
- William Pond, MD, ISMA Immediate Past President (ex-officio, non-voting member)
- Tyler Heavin, MD, ISMA Speaker of the House (ex-officio, non-voting member
Each of the items below will be placed on a consent calendar during the Opening Session of the ISMA House of Delegates (HOD), Saturday, September 26, 2026. Any delegate who disagrees with the recommendations may extract the resolution from the consent calendar. The resolution will be submitted for consideration in the same manner as any other resolution. As a reminder, an expiring resolution recommended for “new resolution” is one which contains outdated concepts or language and is not necessarily a commentary on the merits of the resolution. Any resolution recommended for “new resolution” will expire unless it is extracted.
Any resolution that is extracted from the calendar will be assigned a 2026 resolution number and assigned to a reference committee.
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EXPIRING RESOLUTION
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FINAL RECOMMENDATION
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16-01 – SUPPORT FOR PHYSICIAN-OWNED HOSPITALS
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READOPT
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16-04 – COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR ADDICTION
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-05 – OPIOID TRAINING/LICENSURE
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-06 – CONTINUING THE DR. GALBRAITH LEADERSHIP AWARD
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-09 – MIPS and MACRA EXEMPTION
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-11 – SUPPORT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CURRICULUM IN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
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READOPT
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16-12 – OPPOSITION TO PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE (PAS)
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READOPT
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16-13 – ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-16 – LEGAL AGE 21 FOR TOBACCO
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-17 – PRECERTIFICATION
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READOPT
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16-18 – ADVANCING MEDICAL RESEARCH THROUGH SCHEDULING CHANGE
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-23 – IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH – TOBACCO
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NEW RESOLUTION
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16-25 – ALIGNING INCENTIVES TO ACHIEVE HOSPITAL-EMPLOYED PHYSICIAN MEMBERSHIP IN THE ISMA
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-26 – INCENTIVIZING HOSPITAL INTERACTION WITH THE ISMA/PHYSICIANS TO LIMIT PHYSICIAN BURNOUT, DEPRESSION AND RETIREMENT, AND IMPROVE RESILIENCY
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-27 – PROVIDING SUFFICIENT ADAPTABLE EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW FOR COMPLETION OF INCREASED PHYSICIAN SECRETARIAL DUTIES
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-28 – NOTIFICATION TO PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN OF NARCOTIC OVERDOSE OR DEATH
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-29 – COMMUNITY MEDICATION DISPOSAL
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-30 – ALLIANCE SUPPORT
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-31 – DOCTORS AGAINST DAYLIGHT SAVINGS (DADS)
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READOPT
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16-32 – POLLUTION, INFANT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-33 – AFFORDABLE CARE ACT REVISIT
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NEW RESOLUTION
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16-34 – NEEDLE/SYRINGE DISPOSAL
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READOPT
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16-35 – AMA OFFICIALS
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-37 – EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS
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READOPT
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16-38 – COMBATING DRUG ABUSE WITHIN INDIANA
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-39 – INDIANA CORONERS
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READOPT
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16-44 – INDIANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENCY
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READOPT
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16-45 – TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-47 – PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM SECOND-HAND SMOKE
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-48 – CREATION OF SMOKE-FREE APARTMENT BUILDINGS
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READOPT
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16-49 – SUPPORT FOR INDIANA STROKE POLICY
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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16-50 – ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION OF ISMA ELECTED OFFICE CANDIDACY
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READOPT
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16-51 – AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT INTO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
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ALLOW TO EXPIRE
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