Business of the AMA House of Delegates Annual Meeting

The 2024 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates will take place June 7-12, 2024 in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

Materials presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting are generated by AMA delegates/delegations, the AMA Board of Trustees, AMA Councils and AMA Sections.

*DISCLAIMER: Readers of this material are reminded that it refers only to items to be considered by the House. No action has been taken on anything herein contained and it is informational only. Only those items that have been acted upon by the House can be considered official.

Material will be posted as it becomes available.

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Board of Trustees report 01: Annual Report (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 02: New Specialty Organizations Representation in the House of Delegates (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 03: 2023 Grants and Donations (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 04: AMA 2025 Dues (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 05: Update on Corporate Relationships (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 06: Redefining AMA’s Position on ACA and Health Care Reform (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 07: AMA Performance, Activities, and Status in 2023 (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 08: Annual Update on Activities and Progress in Tobacco Control: March 2023 through February 2024 (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 09: Council on Legislation Sunset Review of 2014 House Policies (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 10: American Medical Association Health Equity Annual Report (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 11: Safe and Effective Overdose Reversal Medications in Educational Settings (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 12: AMA Efforts on Medicare Payment Reform (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 13: Prohibiting Covenants Not-to-Compete (Resolution 237-A-23, Resolve 3) (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 14: Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Movement Between Specialties (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 15: Augmented Intelligence Development, Deployment, and Use in Health Care (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 16: Support for Mental Health Courts (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 17: Drug Policy Reform (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 18: Supporting Harm Reduction (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 19: Attorneys’ Retention of Confidential Medical Records and Controlled Medical Expert’s Tax Returns After Case Adjudication (Resolution 240-A-23) (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 20: Criminalization of Providing Medical Care (Res. 015-A-23) (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 21: American Medical Association Meeting Venues and Accessibility (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 22: AMA Public Health Strategy: Update (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 23: United States Professional Association for Transgender Health Observer Status in the House of Delegates (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 24: Report on the Preservation of Independent Medical Practice (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 25: Environmental Sustainability of AMA National Meetings. Supporting Carbon Offset Programs for Travel for AMA Conferences (RES 603-A-23 and 608-A-23) (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 26: Equity and Justice Initiatives for International Medical Graduates (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 27: AMA Reimbursement of Necessary HOD Business Meeting Expenses for Delegates and Alternates (Resolution 606-A-23) (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 28: Encouraging Collaboration Between Physicians and Industry in AI Development (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 29: Transparency and Accountability of Hospitals and Hospital Systems (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 30: Proper Use of Overseas Virtual Assistants in Medical Practice (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 31: The Morrill Act and Its Impact on the Diversity of the Physician Workforce (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 32: Independent Medical Evaluation (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 33: Employed Physicians (PDF)

Board of Trustees report 34: Demographic Report of the House of Delegates and AMA Membership (PDF)

Resolutions submitted for inclusion in handbook

The following DRAFT resolutions are subject to change. Final documents will be made available to the House of Delegates on or before Friday, May 10.

Draft resolution 001: Using Personal and Biological Data to Enhance Professional Wellbeing and Reduce Burnout (PDF)

Draft resolution 002: Removal of the Interim Meeting Resolution Committee (PDF)

Draft resolution 003: Amendments to AMA Bylaws to Enable Medical Student Leadership Continuity (PDF)

Draft resolution 004: The Rights of Newborns that Survive Abortion (PDF)

Draft resolution 009: Updating Language Regarding Families and Pregnant Persons (PDF)

Draft resolution 101: Infertility Coverage (PDF)

Draft resolution 102: Medicaid & CHIP Benefit Improvements (PDF)

Draft resolution 103: Medicare Advantage Plans (PDF)

Draft resolution 201: Research Correcting Political Misinformation and Disinformation on Scope of Practice (PDF)

Draft resolution 202: Use of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology by Third Party Payors to Deny Health Insurance Claims (PDF)

Draft resolution 203: Medicaid Patient Accountability (PDF)

Draft resolution 204: Staffing Ratios in the Emergency Department (PDF)

Draft resolution 205: Medical-Legal Partnerships & Legal Aid Services (PDF)

Draft resolution 206: Indian Health Service Youth Regional Treatment Centers (PDF)

Draft resolution 207: Biosimilar Use Rates and Prevention of Pharmacy Benefit Manager Abuse (PDF)

Draft resolution 208: Improving Supplemental Nutrition Programs (PDF)

Draft resolution 209: Native American Voting Rights (PDF)

Draft resolution 210: Support for Physicians Pursuing Collective Bargaining and Unionization (PDF)

Draft resolution 211: Deceptive Hospital Badging 2.0 (PDF)

Draft resolution 212: Advocacy Education Towards a Sustainable Medical Care System (PDF)

Draft resolution 213: Access to Covered Benefits with an Out of Network Ordering Physician (PDF)

Draft resolution 214: Support for Paid Sick Leave (PDF)

Draft resolution 215: American Indian and Alaska Native Language Revitalization and Elder Care (PDF)

Draft resolution 216: The AMA Supports H.R. 7225, the Bipartisan “Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act” (PDF)

Draft resolution 217: Protecting Access to IVF Treatment (PDF)

Draft resolution 218: Designation of Descendants of Enslaved Africans in America (PDF)

Draft resolution 220: Restorative Justice for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (PDF)

Draft resolution 221: Reforming Medicare Part B Drug Reimbursement to Promote Patient Affordability and Physician Practice Sustainability (PDF)

Draft resolution 222: Studying Avenues for Parity in Mental Health & Substance Use Coverage (PDF)

Draft resolution 301: Fairness for International Medical Students (PDF)

Draft resolution 302: The Role of Maintenance of Certification (PDF)

Draft resolution 303: Amend Policy D-275.948 Title “Education, Training and Credentialing of Non-Physician Health Care Professionals and Their Impact on Physician Education and Training.” Creation of an AMA Task Force to Address Conflicts of Interest on Physician Boards. (PDF)

Draft resolution 304: Spirituality in Medical Education and Practice (PDF)

Draft resolution 305: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Reform (PDF)

Draft resolution 306: Unmatched Graduating Physicians (PDF)

Draft resolution 307: Access to Reproductive Health Services When Completing Physician Certification Exams (PDF)

Draft resolution 308: Transforming the USMLE Step 3 Examination to Alleviate Housestaff Financial Burden, Facilitate High-Quality Patient Care, and Promote Housestaff Well-Being (PDF)

Draft resolution 309: Disaffiliation from the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society due to Perpetuation of Racial Inequities in Medicine (PDF)

Draft resolution 313: CME for Rural Preceptorship (PDF)

Draft resolution 401: Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Closed Loop Referral Systems (PDF)

Draft resolution 402: Guardianship and Conservatorship Reform (PDF)

Draft resolution 403: Occupational Screenings for Lung Disease (PDF)

Draft resolution 404: Protections Against Surgical Smoke Exposure (PDF)

Draft resolution 405: Default Proceed Firearm Sales and Safe Storage Laws (PDF)

Draft resolution 406: Opposition to Pay-to-Stay Incarceration Fees (PDF)

Draft resolution 407: Racial Misclassification (PDF)

Draft resolution 408: Indian Water Rights (PDF)

Draft resolution 409: Toxic Heavy Metals (PDF)

Draft resolution 410: Access to Public Restrooms (PDF)

Draft resolution 411: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (PDF)

Draft resolution 412: Lithium Battery Safety (PDF)

Draft resolution 413: Sexuality and Reproductive Health Education (PDF)

Draft resolution 414: Addressing the Health Sector’s Contributions to the Climate Crisis (PDF)

Draft resolution 415: Building Environmental Resiliency in Health Systems and Physician Practices (PDF)

Draft resolution 416: Furthering Environmental Justice and Equity (PDF)

Draft resolution 417: Reducing Job-Related Climate Risk Factors (PDF)

Draft resolution 418: Early and Periodic Eye Exams for Adults (PDF)

Draft resolution 501: Fragrance Regulation (PDF)

Draft resolution 502: Tribally-Directed Precision Medicine Research (PDF)

Draft resolution 503: Unregulated Hemp-Derived Intoxicating Cannabinoids, and Derived Psychoactive Cannabis Products (DPCPs) (PDF)

Draft resolution 504: FDA Regulation of Biosimilars (PDF)

Draft resolution 601: Annual Holocaust Remembrance Event (PDF)

Draft resolution 602: Ranked Choice Voting (PDF)

Draft resolution 603: End Attacks on Health and Human Rights in Israel and Palestine (PDF)

Draft resolution 701: Opposition to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (PDF)

Draft resolution 702: The Corporate Practice of Medicine, Revisited (PDF)

Draft resolution 703: Upholding Physician Autonomy in Evidence-Based Off-Label Prescribing and Condemning Pharmaceutical Price Manipulation (PDF)

Draft resolution 704: Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments (PDF)

CCB report 01: AMA Bylaws—Nomination of Officers and Council Members (PDF)

CCB report 02: AMA Bylaws—Run-Off and Tie Ballots (Report of ETF 2 - Rec. #13) (PDF)

CCB report 03: AMA Bylaws—Removal of Officers, Council Members, Committee Members and Section Governing Council Members (D-610.997) (PDF)

CCB report 04: AMA Bylaw Amendments Pursuant to AIPSC (2nd ed.) (PDF)

CCB/CLRPD report 01: Joint Council Sunset Review of 2014 House Policies (PDF)

CEJA report 01: Short-Term Global Health Clinical Encounters (PDF)

CEJA report 02: Research Handling of De-Identified Patient Data (D-315.969) (PDF)

CEJA report 03: Establishing Ethical Principles for Physicians Involved in Private Equity Owned Practices (D-140.951) (PDF)

CEJA report 04: Physicians’ Use of Social Media for Product Promotion and Compensation (Resolution 25, A-22) (PDF)

CEJA report 05: CEJA’s Sunset Review of 2014 House Policies (PDF)

CEJA report 06: Judicial Function of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs – Annual Report (PDF)

CLRPD report 01: Establishment of a LGBTQ+ Section (PDF)

CLRPD report 02: Scenarios on Collective Action and Physician Unions (PDF)

CME report 01: Council on Medical Education Sunset Review of 2014 House of Delegates’ Policies (PDF)

CME report 02: The Current Match Process and Alternatives (PDF)

CMS report 01: Council on Medical Service Sunset Review of 2014 House Policies (PDF)

CMS report 02: Improving Affordability of Employment-Based Health Coverage (PDF)

CMS report 03: Review of Payment Options for Traditional Healing Services (PDF)

CMS report 04: Health System Consolidation (PDF)

CMS report 05: Patient Medical Debt (PDF)

CMS report 06: Economics of Prescription Medication Prior Authorization (PDF)

CMS report 07: Ensuring Privacy in Retail Health Care Settings (PDF)

CMS report 08: Sustainable Payment for Community Practices (PDF)

Speakers' report 03: Updated Parliamentary Authority (PDF)

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The Speakers' Letter will be posted once it becomes available.

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