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TPA House of Delegates
The TPA House of Delegates serves to interpret the objectives of TPA as stated in the Constitution and is the legislative and policy-making body of the Association. The House is composed of 110 members, representing each TPA Practice Society, each Tennessee school/college of pharmacy, and the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy. Members are encouraged to volunteer for Delegate positions when TPA calls for leadership nominations each fall.
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Twice each year, during the TPA Winter Meeting and TPA Summer Meeting, the TPA House of Delegates votes on Resolutions submitted by individuals or groups who want TPA to take a specific stance on a specific issue. Resolutions that are adopted by the House of Delegates help guide TPA leaders in setting policies and priorities for the Association.
Resolutions adopted since 1986 can be read in their entirety below.
TPA HOUSE OF DELEGATES RESOLUTIONS
2020-2022‑‑•‑‑2010‑2019‑‑•‑‑2000‑2009‑‑•‑‑1990‑1999‑‑•‑‑1986‑1989
2020-2022 RESOLUTIONS (click here to read):
| 22.2 | Provision of Vaccines in Tennessee | ||
| 22.1 | Tennessee Prescribing/Dispensing Autonomy | ||
| 21.1 | To Honor Micah Cost | ||
| 20.4 | Access to NarxCare Through the Tennessee Controlled Substance Monitoring Database) | ||
| 20.3 | Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) | ||
| 20.2 | Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) |
2010-2019 RESOLUTIONS (click here to read):
| 19.1 | A Resolution Advocating for Pharmacy Working Environments that Promote Optimal Patient Care | ||
| 18.4 | Patient Freedom of Choice Regarding Access to Pharmacists and Pharmacies | ||
| 18.3 | Medical Cannabis | ||
| 18.2 | Inclusion of Pharmacists as Part of Optimal Team-Based Care in Training Videos | ||
| 18.1 | Pharmacist-Led Community Health Coalitions to Improve Patient Medication Adherence | ||
| 17.3 | A Resolution Urging Dispensers to Submit Names Contained on Government IDs or Insurance Cards to the Controlled Substance Monitoring Database (CSMD) | ||
| 17.2 | A Resolution Advocating for Pharmacy Technician Representation on the Tennessee State Board of Pharmacy | ||
| 17.1 | TPA House of Delegates A Resolution Advocating for Increased Healthcare Access through Pharmacist-Provided Care with the Support of Pharmacy Technicians | ||
| 16.02 | Continuing Education Credit for Actively Precepting Students | ||
| 16.01 | To Honor Dr. Larry D. Calhoun | ||
| 15.03 | Pharmacist Involvement in Opioid Antagonist Management | ||
| 15.02 | To Honor Dr. Baeteena M. Black | ||
| 14.03 | Encouraging the Use of FDA Registered Outsourcing Facilities for Bulk Sterile Compounded Parenteral Products | ||
| 14.02 | To Pursue Legislation to Address the Problems Associated with the Use of MAC Pricing | ||
| 14.01 | Pharmacist Support of Defining and Engaging in Collaborative Pharmacy Practice in Tennessee | ||
| 13.03 | To Pursue More Severe Punishment for Criminal Actions Against Pharmacies, Pharmacists, or Other Dispensing Health Care Providers | ||
| 13.01 | Encouraging Local Pharmacy District Relationships with Student Pharmacists | ||
| 12.02 | To Recognize Pharmacist-Provided Patient Care Services | ||
| 12.01 | To Urge the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy to Remove the Pharmacy Internship Rule Requiring 400 Hours of Practical Experience Outside the Confines of the College | ||
| 11.01 | To Recognize Dick R. Gourley, Pharm.D. for Meritorious Service and Leadership as Dean of the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy | ||
| 10.04 | To Honor and Express Congratulations to Kevin Eidson, Pharm.D., on His Meritorious Service as Executive Director of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy | ||
| 10.03 | Independence of the Board of Pharmacy | ||
| 10.02 | Controlled Substance Database |
2000-2009 RESOLUTIONS (click here to read):
| 09.01 | To Further Efforts by the Tennessee Pharmacists Association to Be Environmentally Conservative in Providing Member Services | ||
| 08.02 | To Mark the 125th Anniversary of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association | ||
| 08.01 | Postgraduate Residency Training | ||
| 07.03 | Implementation of new Medicaid Rule for AMP-based FULs | ||
| 07.02 | Development of New Pharmacy Schools in Tennessee | ||
| 07.01 | Promotion of the Tennessee Universal Medication List | ||
| 06.4 | To Support the Election of a Tennessee Board of Pharmacy Director with Appropriate Qualifications and Salary as Determined by the Board | ||
| 06.3 | To Honor and Express Appreciation to David Pesterfield, Pharmacy Plus Programs and Braden’s Furniture | ||
| 06.2 | To Honor and Express Congratulations to Kendall M. Lynch, D.Ph., on His Meritorious Service as Executive Director of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy | ||
| 05.5 | To Call for A New State Contract for “Safety Net” Pharmacy Services | ||
| 05.4 | To Expand Designated Seats in the TPA House of Delegates | ||
| 05.3 | To Observe the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the TPA Women’s Auxiliary | ||
| 05.2 | Patient Medication List | ||
| 05.1 | To Honor and Express Congratulations to Albert H. Price, D.Ph. | ||
| 04.7 | To Express Congratulations to William E. Evans, Pharm.D. | ||
| 04.6 | Support for the Governor’s Task Force on Methamphetamine Abuse | ||
| 04.5 | To Express Appreciation to Joseph E. Johnson, Ph.D. | ||
| 04.4 | To Express Appreciation to the Members of the 103rd General Assembly for Supporting Funding of a New University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy Building | ||
| 04.3 | To Express Appreciation to the Honorable Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee, for Supporting Funding of a New University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy Building | ||
| 04.2 | To Support the “Asthmatic School Children’s Treatment and Health Maintenance Act of 2003” H.R. 2023 | ||
| 04.01 | To Oppose Changes in the Pharmacy Benefit of the State of Tennessee Group Insurance Program | ||
| 03.08 | To Honor Senator Roscoe Dixon | ||
| 03.07 | To Honor Representative Nathan Vaughn | ||
| 03.06 | To Honor and Congratulate Barbara McAndrew on her Meritorious Service as the First Consumer Member of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy | ||
| 03.04 | Medical Service Supplier | ||
| 03.03 | Support for Pharmacy Benefit Manager Company Regulation | ||
| 03.02 | Requiring the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry to Package Prescription Medication in Unit-of-Use Packaging | ||
| 03.01 | TennCare Pharmacy Co-Pays | ||
| 02.05 | Support of Personnel Training Regarding Prescription Transcriptions | ||
| 02.04 | Support for the Tennessee Arthritis Action Plan | ||
| 02.03 | To Honor Marcia Williams | ||
| 02.02 | To Honor Representative Shelby A. Rhinehart | ||
| 02.01 | Recommendation for the Allowance of an Emergency Drug Kit Containing Controlled Substances in Long Term Care Facilities | ||
| 01.06 | Support of Proposed National Legislation Affecting Pharmacy | ||
| 01.05 | Opposition to Medicare Discount Card Proposal | ||
| 00.11 | Third Class of Drugs | ||
| 00.10 | Opposition to Implementation of New Medicaid AWP Prices | ||
| 00.9 | In Memory of Senator Kenneth (“Pete”) Springer | ||
| 00.8 | To Honor Douglas Anthony (Tony) Powers | ||
| 00.7 | Right to Unlimited Access to Disease Management | ||
| 00.6 | Immediate Availability of Meter Dose Inhalers to Asthmatic Students | ||
| 00.5 | Color Coding Meter Dose Inhalers for Improved Asthma Management | ||
| 00.4 | OTC Anti-theft Labeling | ||
| 00.3 | Support for a Standardized Pharmacy Benefit Identification Card | ||
| 00.2 | To Honor Jimmy McDonald | ||
| 00.1 | To Honor William S. Chance |
1990-1999 RESOLUTIONS (click here to read):
| 99.8 | To Honor Emmett S. Manley, Jr. | ||
| 99.7 | Support for the Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999 | ||
| 99.6 | Timely Notification of Providers by Third Parties | ||
| 99.5 | Encouragement of Patients to Talk to Pharmacists | ||
| 99.3 | Recognition for Pharmacists as Health Care Providers | ||
| 99.2 | To Honor Kenneth E. Avis | ||
| 99.1 | To Honor Rolland Carvel (Dudley) Hoskins | ||
| 98.6 | To Honor Shawn D. Pruitt | ||
| 98.5 | To Honor Jay Phipps, Jr. | ||
| 98.4 | To Honor Timothy L. Tucker, Pharm.D. | ||
| 98.3 | Planning Money for a University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy Building | ||
| 98.2 | Reimbursement for Claims Processor Failures | ||
| 98.1 | Funding of Tennessee Poison Centers | ||
| 97.7 | To Preserve the Practice of Compounding | ||
| 97.6 | To Support the Patient Advocacy Act | ||
| 97.5 | To Include Pharmacist Reference on OTC Labels | ||
| 97.4 | For Development of Disaster Assistance Plans | ||
| 97.1 | Anorectic Drugs | ||
| 96.6 | Regulation and Restriction of “Nutritional Supplements” | ||
| 96.5 | To Establish a Special Committee on Compounding Practice | ||
| 96.4 | To Honor Senator James Rand McNally | ||
| 96.3 | To Honor Representative Shelby A. Rhinehart | ||
| 96.2 | Counseling Counter Height | ||
| 96.1 | Support of the Proposed Tennessee Pharmacy Practice Act | ||
| 95.10 | Communication of the Value of Pharmacists’ Services | ||
| 95.8 | Resolution in Memory of Ernest Crouch | ||
| 95.7 | Formation of a Society for Consultant Pharmacists | ||
| 95.4 | Compensation for Cognitive Services | ||
| 95.3 | CPR/ACLS/PALS Certification for Pharmacists | ||
| 95.2 | Support of Pharmaceutical Care Model as the Standard of Practice | ||
| 95.1 | Tennessee Board of Pharmacy Rule 1140-4-.13, Dispensing | ||
| 94.4 | Starter Packages | ||
| 94.3 | Third Class of Drugs | ||
| 94.2 | Therapeutic Substitutions | ||
| 94.1 | Preserving the Art of Compounding | ||
| 93.4 | Home Infusion Therapy Compensation | ||
| 93.3 | Support for Building a New Facility for the College of Pharmacy on the Memphis Campus | ||
| 93.1 | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) | ||
| 92.10 | Mail Order Pharmacy – Catalog | ||
| 92.9 | Federal Employee Prescription Benefit Program | ||
| 92.8 | Commendation of Senator David Pryor (AR), Senator Jim Sasser, and Senator Al Gore | ||
| 92.6 | Patient Profile and Counseling | ||
| 92.2 | Home Infusion Therapy | ||
| 92.1 | Consumer Protection | ||
| 91.11 | Expiration Dates | ||
| 91.10 | National Drug Codes | ||
| 91.9 | Dosage Form Imprints | ||
| 91.4 | Third Class of Drugs – OTC | ||
| 91.3 | Claims Form Format (Third Party) | ||
| 91.2 | Governmental Competition | ||
| 91.1 | McCarran-Ferguson Act | ||
| 90.10 | Physician Dispensing | ||
| 90.9 | Printed Name of Prescriber | ||
| 90.8 | Communicate of Prescription Orders | ||
| 90.7 | UT College of Pharmacy – Increase Class Size | ||
| 90.6 | Commendation of Senator David Pryor | ||
| 90.5 | Discriminatory Pricing | ||
| 90.4 | Long-Term Care | ||
| 90.3 | Appreciation for Tom Clayton Sharp, Jr. | ||
| 90.2 | Patient Counseling (CE) | ||
| 90.1 | Tobacco – Smoke-Free Environment |
1986-1989 RESOLUTIONS (click here to read):
| 89.7 | Mail Order | ||
| 89.6 | Triplicate Prescriptions | ||
| 89.4 | Sampling | ||
| 89.3 | Medicaid | ||
| 89.2 | Amphetamines | ||
| 89.1 | Prescription Refills | ||
| 88.1 | Medic Alert | ||
| 87.2 | To Honor Senator James Sasser | ||
| 87.1 | Legal Support | ||
| 86.1 | Codeine Containing Cough Preparations |
