Policies

This page contains an index to all policies of the Colorado Medical Society.
The title of each major section is a clickable link to the related policies.

The policies are available in a single document here.

100 Abortion

100.998 Termination of Pregnancy
100.999 Medical Treatment for Infants Born Alive During Induced Abortion

105 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

105.994 Counseling and Testing of Pregnant Women for HIV
105.995 Needle Exchange Programs
105.996 Testing for AIDS
105.997 HIV Infection in Health Care Workers
105.998 School Attendance for Children with AIDS
105.999 Treatment of AIDS Patients

110 Aging

110.999 Elderly Drivers

115 Alcohol and Alcoholism

115.997 Blood Alcohol Content Infraction
115.998 Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Blood Alcohol Level
115.999 Age Requirement for Purchase of Non-Alcoholic Beer

120 Children and Youth

120.993 Health School Lunch Pilot Programs
120.994 Mandated Physical Education in Public Schools
120.995 Physical and Healthy Nutrition Education in Schools
120.996 Religious Exemption to Child Medical Neglect
120.997 Confidential Health Services for Adolescents
120.998 School Bus Safety
120.999 School Children with Herpes

125 Civil and Human Rights

125.999 Discrimination

130 Complementary and Alternative Medicine

130.999 Alternative Therapies

135 Continuing Medical Education

135.986 Mission Statement
135.987 Program Accreditation
135.988 Financial Support of Accreditation Program
135.989 Policies and Procedures
135.990 Educational Programs of Other Organizations
135.991 Endorsement of Outside Educational Programs
135.992 Committee on Professional Education and Accreditation
135.993 Access in Rural Communities
135.994 Liaisons With Other Organizations
135.995 Issuance of Credit
135.996 Educational Support Services
135.997 Voluntary Continuing Medical Education
135.998 Medical Education in Colorado
135.999 Tour/Travel Continuing Medical Education

140 Disabled

140.999 Evaluation of Permanent Impairment

145 Drug Abuse

145.997 Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy
145.998 Drug Abuse and Drug Testing in Youth Athletics
145.999 Prevention of Abuse and Diversion of Prescription Drugs

150 Drugs: Advertising

150.998 Inappropriate Pharmacy Advertising
150.999 Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs

155 Drugs: Prescribing and Dispensing

155.993 RX Data 2008
155.994 E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances
155.995 “Off Label” Prescribing of Medication
155.996 Inappropriate Use of Drug Enforcement Administration Number
155.997 Physician Dispensing of Drugs
155.998 Use of Anabolic Steroids
155.999 Administration and Use of Prescription Drugs

160 Drugs: Substitution

160.997 Substitution of Class B Generic Drugs
160.998 Generic Drug Substitution
160.999 Therapeutic and Pharmaceutical Substitution by Pharmacists

165 Emergency Medical Services

165.993 Emergency Health Information Exchange Mobile Internet “Push” Strategy
165.994 Registry of Physician Volunteers
165.995 Access to Emergency Services
165.996 Statewide Trauma System Development and Refinement
165.997 Continued Funding for Emergency Medical Services in Colorado
165.998 Pre-Hospital Triage Decisions
165.999 Availability of Emergency Transportation at High School Sports Events

170 Ethics

170.987 Health Care as a Fundamental Societal Obligation
170.988 Stem Cell Research
170.989 Code of Medical Ethics
170.990 Patenting Human Genes
170.991 Gene Therapy
170.992 Human Cloning
170.993 Genetic Testing by Employers
170.994 Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide
170.995 Grievance Reviews
170.996 The Physician-Patient Covenant
170.997 Corporate Practice of Medicine
170.998 Sexual Misconduct
170.999 Obligation to Report Impaired, Incompetent or Unethical Colleagues

175 Health Care Costs

175.997 Patient Tax Deduction for Health Care Expenses
175.998 Profiteering by Third Party Payers in Health Care
175.999 Cost Containment Programs and Intrusions from Third Party Payers

180 Health Care Delivery

180.988 Accountability
180.989 Store Based Clinics
180.990 Freedom of Practice in Medical Imaging
180.991 Telephonic Communication Guidelines
180.992 Observation Care
180.993 Electronic Communication Guidelines
180.994 Use of Current Knowledge in Palliative Medicine
180.995 Termination of Physician/Patient Relationship Notification
180.996 Transition of Care for Patients with Special Needs and Circumstances
180.997 School-Based Health Centers
180.998 Encouragement of Physician Participation in Project USA
180.999 Vertical Divestiture in the Health Care System

185 Health Care System Reform

185.992 Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home
185.993 Matrix Reform Plan
185.994 Health Care Reform Systems of Care
185.995 A Matrix Based Reform Plan Using A Non-Profit Approach
185.996 Health Systems Reform Evaluation Matrix
185.997 Individually Selected and Individually Owned Health Insurance
185.998 Health System Reform
185.999 Principles for Care of the Medically Indigent

190 Health Education

190.997 Character-based Sex Education in Schools
190.998 Journal Exchange
190.999 Medical Library

195 Health Insurance

195.999 Informed Consent for Insurance Subscribers

200 Health Insurance Benefits and Coverage

200.997 Consumer Comparative Data
200.998 Insurance Aspects of Comprehensive Pediatric Care
200.999 Reimbursement for Voluntary Home Treatment of Terminally Ill

205 Health Planning

205.995 Physician Signature on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Directives
205.996 Withholding or Withdrawing Life Sustaining Medical Treatment
205.997 Care of Dying Patients
205.998 Nursing Home Resident Destination Issues
205.999 Patient Wishes Regarding Medical Treatment

210 Hospital Medical Staff

210.990 Privileges
210.991 Standardization of Credentialing Forms
210.992 Physician Profile and the Prospective Payment System
210.993 Bylaws
210.994 Self-Government
210.995 Definition
210.996 Legal Counsel
210.997 Self-Governing Medical Staff
210.998 Renewal of Staff Reappointments
210.999 Participation in Decision Making

215 Hospitals

215.999 Status and Disbursement of Profits

220 Legal Medicine

220.998 Position Paper: Expert Witness
220.999 Expert Testimony and Fees

225 Licensure and Discipline

225.996 Voluntary License for Retired Physicians
225.997 Medical License Fees
225.998 Support of Colorado Physician Health Program
225.999 Support of Board of Medical Examiners

230 Long-Term Care

230.997 Clinical Knowledge of Long Term Care for the Elderly
230.998 Case Management
230.999 Standards and Credentialing for Case Managers

235 Managed Care

235.978 National Care Project Physician Input
235.979 Physician Networks
235.980 Request for Ongoing Reporting from the UnitedHealthcare Physician Advisory Committee (PAC)
235.981 Drug Formularies
235.982 Admitting Officer and Hospitalist Programs
235.983 Health Plan Opt Out
235.984 All-Products Clauses
235.985 Managed Care Contract Participation Listing Deadline
235.986 Accurate Reporting of Health Plan Expenditures for Patient Care
235.987 Ethical Implications of Capitation
235.988 Managed Care Utilization Review and "Hold Harmless" Clauses
235.989 Position Paper: Prior Authorizations
235.990 Managed Care Policy
235.991 Managed Care Network Adequacy
235.992 Access to Care (Gatekeeper Systems)
235.993 Ethical Issues in Managed Care
235.994 Quality of Care in Managed Care Plans
235.995 Managed Care and Antitrust
235.996 Position Paper: Physician Affiliation/Disaffiliation
235.997 Discrimination Against Physicians by Health Care Plans
235.998 Punitive Protections for Physicians Participating in Health Care Plans
235.999 Point of Service Option for Managed Care Enrollees

240 Medicaid

245.995 Training or Retraining Physicians for Rural Practice
240.996 Medicaid Guiding Principles
240.997 Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits
240.998 Medicaid Reimbursement and Patient Access to Physicians
240.999 Medicaid Position Paper

245 Medical Education

245.992 Health Policy Education in Medical School
245.993 Medical Student Tuition and Debt
245.994 "All Payer" Funding for Medical Education
245.995 Training or Retraining Physicians for Rural Practice
245.996 Specialty Choice Requirements for Student Financial Aid
245.997 Topics and Responsibility for the Annual Meeting Educational Program
245.998 Resident Working Hours
245.999 Maternity Leave for Residents

250 Medical Records

250.998 Medical Record Fees-Guidelines
250.999 Access to Physicians' Individual Medical Records

255 Medical Societies

255.999 Unified Voice for Physicians

260 Medicare

260.996 Correction of Medicare Under-reimbursement to Colorado Physicians
260.997 Terminating Participation in Medicare - Managed Care Plans' Responsibility to Patients
260.998 Medicare Changes to Ensure Patients' Access to Physicians
260.999 Control of Medicare Spending Growth

265 Mental Health

265.998 Nondiscrimination in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Insurance Benefits
265.999 Parity for Mental Health in Medical Benefits Programs

270 Non-Physician Providers

270.993 Scope of Practice
270.994 Naturopaths
270.995 Physical Examinations
270.996 Opposition to Psychologists Prescribing Medication
270.997 Non-Physician Providers
270.998 Collaboration Among Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses and Pharmacists
270.999 Regulation of Allied Health Professionals

275 Nurses and Nursing

275.999 Aid to Nursing Profession

280 Occupational Health

280.991 Workers' Compensation Benefit Caps
280.992 Workers' Compensation Utilization Review
280.993 Division of Workers' Compensation Peer Review Activities
280.994 Workers' Compensation-Level 1 Accreditation
280.995 Independent Medical Examination
280.996 Patient Solicitation
280.997 Workers' Compensation and Health System Reform
280.998 Unfair Treatment of Occupationally Injured Patients
280.999 Continued Improvements to the Colorado Workers' Compensation System

285 Peer Review

285.994 Quality of Care and Medical Staff Review
285.995 Support of Physician Peer Review
285.996 Health Plan External Grievance Review
285.997 Peer Review, Corrective Action and Exclusive Contracts
285.998 Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP)
285.999 Peer Review Organization (PRO) Data Dissemination

290 Physician Fees

290.999 Medicare Fees

295 Physician Payment

295.987 Budget Neutrality Factor
295.988 Delivery of Multiple Services to Patients at a Single Encounter
295.989 Medical Directors’ Responsibility in Denial of Procedures
295.990 National Prompt Payment
295.991 Reimbursement for Telephonic and Electronic Communications
295.992 Retroactive Denial of Payment
295.993 Physician Charge Audit Procedures
295.994 Reimbursement for Paperwork Completion
295.995 Fair and Equitable Payment
295.996 Standardized Eligibility for Health Benefits
295.997 Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred with Office Procedures
295.998 Excessive Requests for Information
295.999 Endorsement of Resource-Based Relative Value Scales

300 Physicians

300.995 Diversity in Medicine
300.996 Commitment to Physician Rights
300.997 Increase in the Numbers of Primary Care Physicians
300.998 Second Opinions
300.999 Definition

305 Practice Parameters

305.998 Clinical Practice Guidelines
305.999 Guidelines for Use of Standards in Physician Office Assessment

310 Pregnancy and Child Birth

310.998 Home Delivery of Newborns
310.999 Length of Hospital Stay Following Obstetric Delivery

315 Prisons

315.998 Executions
315.999 Health Care and Corrections

320 Professional Liability

320.996 Reporting on Applications
320.997 Colorado Tort Reform Priority
320.998 Governmental Immunity
320.999 Malpractice Liability/Tort Reform

325 Public Health

325.978 Body Art
325.979 Disaster Communication/Preparedness
325.980 National Immunization Registry
325.981 Childhood Vaccinations
325.982 Opposition to Importation of Radioactive and Toxic Waste Materials
325.983 Firearm Safety
325.984 Medical and Dental Care for Persons who are Developmentally Disabled
325.985 Protective Headgear
325.986 Support for Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved
325.987 Elimination of Tuberculosis in the United States
325.988 Statewide Immunization Tracking System
325.989 Immunization of Children, Adolescents and Adults
325.990 Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
325.991 Family Planning
325.992 Health Promotion
325.993 Routine Screening of Newborn Infants
325.994 Asbestos Abatement in Public Buildings and Schools
325.995 Joint Statement Regarding Smoking
325.996 Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution
325.997 Mandatory Seat Belt Use
325.998 Nuclear Power Generation
325.999 Motorcycle Helmet Law

330 Quality of Care

330.999 Restricting Communication Between Physicians and Patients

335 Research

335.999 Biomedical Research and Animal Activism

340 Rural Health

340.998 Rural Health
340.999 Support of Colorado Rural Outreach Program

345 Surgery

345.998 Laser Surgery
345.999 Post-Operative Care

350 Technology

350.998 Statewide Master Patient Index
350.999 Office Automation

355 Tobacco

355.992 Smoking Ban
355.993 Display of Tobacco Advertisements
355.994 Tobacco Settlement
355.995 Tobacco Related Research
355.996 State Excise Taxes on Tobacco Products
355.997 Smoke-Free Colorado Medical Society
355.998 Reducing Tobacco Sales to Children
355.999 Limitation on Distribution of Tobacco

360 Violence and Abuse

360.997 Colorado Medical Society Condemns Terrorism
360.998 Domestic Violence
360.999 Domestic Abuse

365 War

365.999 Condemning the Use of Children as Soldiers and Weapons of War

370 Women

370.999 Female Genital Mutilation

900 Administration and Organization

900.977 Policy Manual
900.978 Investment Guidelines
900.979 Mileage Reimbursement
900.980 Funding Requests from Outside Entities
900.981 In-State Travel
900.982 Out-of-State Travel
900.983 Participation in the Provider Coalition
900.984 Conduct of Representatives of the Colorado Medical Society
900.985 Use of Dues Monies
900.986 Requests for Money, Time or Endorsements
900.987 Gender Neutrality
900.988 Exhibit Space
900.989 Guidelines for Financial Contributions, Co-Sponsorships and/or Endorsements
900.990 Relationship with the University of Colorado School of Medicine
900.991 Spending from the Reserve Fund
900.992 Antitrust Guidelines
900.993 Expense Report Submission
900.994 Registration Fees
900.995 Sources of Non-Dues Revenue
900.996 Budget Recommendations
900.997 Budget Information
900.998 Member Representatives
900.999 Evaluation of Chief Administrative Officer

905 Board of Directors

905.995 Presentations to the Board of Directors
905.996 Attendence at Board of Directors Meetings
905.997 Proxy Voting by Members of the Board of Directors
905.998 Minutes of Board of Directors Meetings
905.999 Business of the Board of Directors

910 Councils and Committees

910.997 Meeting Attendance
910.998 Approval of Council Recommendations
910.999 Minutes of Council Meetings

915 House of Delegates

915.994 Establishment of a Residents’ and Fellows’ Section
915.995 Use of Consent Calendar at House of Delegates Meetings
915.996 Reference Committee Schedules
915.997 Family Friendly Colorado Medical Society
915.998 Approval of Budget by House of Delegates
915.999 Annual Meeting Scheduling