NAPHSIS Committees List

2008—2010 NAPHSIS COMMITTEES

STRUCTURE, CHARGES, MEMBERSHIP

2010 Annual Meeting Program Committee (Required by By-Laws)

Chair: Mark Flotow (IL) (President-Elect)

Members: John Kiesow (WI), Julie Kowaleski (NCHS), Joyce Martin (NCHS), Rich McCoy (VT), Lou Saadi (KS), Chuck Sirc (NCHS), Rajesh Virkar (NCHS), Craig Ward (MO), Jennifer Woodward (OR)

Staff Support: Garland Land (Executive Director)

1. Plans the 2010 Annual Meeting program.

2. Conducts the 2010 Annual Meeting program.

3. Evaluates the outcome of meeting.

4. Prepares and submits a report to the Board of Directors discussing the outcome of the 2010 Annual Meeting.

Audit Committee (Required by By-Laws)

Chair: Jennifer Woodward (OR) (Treasurer)

Members: Steve Schwartz (NYC), Barry Nangle (UT)

Staff Support: Garland Land (Executive Director)

1. Reviews quarterly and annual financial reports.

2. Oversees the establishment and maintenance of government indirect cost rate.

3. Meets with outside financial consultant to review financial status and controls.

4. Presents financial reports to the Membership and the Board of Directors.

5. Oversees the budget planning process.

Awards Committee

Chair: Jim Edgar (MT)

Members: Lou Saadi (KS), Jeff Duncan (UT)

Staff Support: Will Whitman

1. Develops the awards program at the June 2010 Annual Meeting.

2. Ensures the selection of nominees.

3. Puts together the list of retiree awards for presentation at the annual meeting.

4. Writes an article to be included in the Association newsletter including information on the recipients of awards and retirees.

Board of Directors (required by By-Laws; duties required by By-Laws)

Chair: Isabelle Horon (MD)

Members: Kelly Baker (OK), Bruce Cohen (MA), Mark Flotow (IL), Cathy Molchan (AL), Barry Nangle (UT), Jennifer Woodward (OR)

Staff Support: Garland Land (Executive Director)

1. Proposes policies for the approval of the membership.

2. Refers appropriate actions to ASTHO for its approval.

3. Determines the eligibility of all candidates for membership in the Association.

4. Authorizes the appointment of committees.

5. Plans the procurement of funds and directs the disbursement thereof.

6. Takes title to any property in and the Association.

7. Advises on the preparation of programs.

8. Establishes the dates of all meetings of the Association.

9. Acts for and represents the Association between meetings of the Members.

By-Laws Committee (Required by By-Laws)

Chair: Cathy Molchan (AL) (Secretary)

Members: John Senner (AR)

Staff Support: Garland Land (Executive Director)

1. Reviews the policies and procedures and By-Laws of the Association and recommend appropriate changes to the Association.

2. Submits revision to the Board of Directors for review and approval.

Communications Committee

Chair: Judy Moulder (MS)

Members: Karin Barrett (MA), Rich McCoy (VT), Anthony Nelson (SD), Gary Thompson (WV), Jennifer Woodward (OR)

Staff Support: Will Whitman; Garland Land

1. Serves as the editorial board of the NAPHSIS Member-to-Member.

2. Works to expand the breadth of stories in the Member-to-Member, particularly more information about state activities.

3. Guides the re-design of the NAPHSIS Web site.

Cost Committee

Chair: Steve Schwartz (NYC)

Members: Trish Potrzebowski (PA), Isabelle Horon (MD), Barry Nangle (UT)

Staff Support: Garland Land

1. Prepares recommendations for, and conducts negotiations with, NCHS.

EVVE Committee

Chair: Barry Nangle (UT)

Members: Mike Rodrian (CA), Jim Edgar (MT), Jill France (IA), Bob O’Doherty (CO), Dick Johnson (MS), Darin Meschke (ND)

Staff Support: Rose Trasatti, Angie Cherepy

Innovations Committee

Chair: Mark Flotow (IL)

Staff Support: Will Whitman

1. Develops the State Innovations Program for 2010 Annual Meeting.

2. Assesses the feasibility of having an innovations program as a part of NAPHSIS and how such a program would be organized and operated. Submit report to the Board of Directors for review, discussion, and approval.

3. Co-ordinates communications through the Member-to-Member publication.

International Committee

Chair: Alvin Onaka (HI)

Members: TBA

Ex officio: Canada, Mexico

Staff Support: Garland Land

1. Conducts joint meeting with NCHS about ways to facilitate discussions of on vital and health statistics issues. Develops a report of recommendations for the Board of Directors.

2. Determines strategy for working with Mexico and other foreign countries and submit report to the Board of Directors. Seeks out a pilot implementation with one country.

3. Writes one article on the issues/activities of the Committee for the Member-to-Member.

Inter-Jurisdictional Exchange Committee

Chair: Jane McKendry (CA)

Members: Bill Bolton (NH), Jeff Duncan (UT), Dave Fisher (CA), Joyce Grant-Worley (OR), Judi Hartman (Ontario) Ken Jones (FL), Paul Johnson (AR), Karen Lathrop (WA), Julie McAuley (Stats CAN) Mark Miller (NE), Marc Norton (ID), Gary Sammet (FL)

Ex-officio Members: David Johnson (NCHS), Thelma Johnston

Staff Support: Will Whitman, Leesa Shem-Tov

1. Monitors the implementation of the inter-jurisdiction exchange agreements across the nation.

2. Oversees the implementation of the 2008-2012 Inter-jurisdictional Exchange Agreement signatures and reporting.

3. Provides technical assistance and guidance for states having any particular problems in the execution of the agreement.

4. As a component of the CDC Cooperative Agreement, oversees the evaluation of the Interstate Exchange Agreement and the development of any recommendations for improvement.

5. Assesses the implementation of electronic exchange of certificates and makes recommendations about how NAPHSIS can help facilitate such exchanges.

6. Submits reports to the Board of Directors on each of the above items.

Membership Committee

Chair: Linda Caniglia (PA)

Members: Marie Aschliman (UT), Rich McCoy (VT)

Staff Support: Will Whitman

1. Reviews the services that the Association provides to its members and develops report on needed membership improvements and suggested budget. Submits report to the Board of Directors for action.

2. Works with the staff and contractor in the updating the history of the Association.

3. Reviews current practices for new member orientation and services for new members and develops and implements strategies for improvements.

Nominating Committee (Required by By-Laws)

Chair: Barry Nangle (UT) (Past President)

Members: TBA

Staff Support: Garland Land (Executive Director)

1. Develops the slate of nominees for positions in the Association.

2. Submits the slate of nominees to the Board of Directors and the Association for voting.

Past Presidents Committee

Chair: Barry Nangle (UT)

Members: Alvin Onaka (HI), Trish Potrzebowski (PA), Steve Schwartz (NYC)

Staff Support: Garland Land

1. Tracks the implementation of the Strategic and Operational plans and advises the Board of Directors on any modifications that need to be made and/or any additions to the Plan that need to be made.

2. Submits a report to the Board of Directors.

Public Affairs Committee

Chair: Alvin Onaka (HI)

Members: TBA

Staff Support: Garland Land

1. Assists in the formulation of a position paper on funding of the certificate revision to be used in seeking monies.

2. Works to develop the most appropriate strategy for influencing the decision-making about increased funding within CDC, HRSA, and other relevant agencies.

Registration Committee

Chair: Cathy Molchan (AL)

Members: Colleen Fontana (RI), Ken Jones (FL), Linda Loftus (MN), Stan Nyberg (MA), Shae Sutton (SC), Gary Thompson (WV)

Staff Support: Garland Land

Resolutions Committee

Chair: Barry Nangle (UT)

Members: TBA

Staff Support: Garland Land

1. Prepares the slate of resolutions to be presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting for voting.

2. Ensures that the exact language of any corrections to these resolutions is captured and that they are officially filed at the Association headquarters.

Security Committee

Chair: Sue Bordeaux (OK)

Members: Donna Calabrese (KS), Grace Carson (AR), Peter Carucci (NY), Chuck Hardester (PA), Mark Kassouf (OH), Doug Leach (AZ), Jeanne Maher (MO), Janet Rainey, (VA), Gary Thompson (WV), Tamara Weaver (MI)

Staff Support: Garland Land

1. Examines security issues as they pertain to the needs of NAPHSIS members and recommends solutions or best practices to address them.

2. Determines Association strategy for the Fraud Report in response to the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1996.

Statistics Committee

Chair: Bruce Cohen (MA)

Members: Paul Buescher (NC), Glenn Copeland (MI), Greg Crawford (KS), Gwendolyn Doebbert (CA), Jeff Duncan (UT), Mark Flotow (IL), Meade Grigg (FL), Lois Haggard (UT), Isabelle Horon (MD), Murray Hudson (SC), Jane McKendry (CA), Alvin Onaka (HI), Jerry Orris (PA), Lou Saadi (KS), John Senner (AR), David Stroud (MN), Shae Sutton (SC), Guang Zhao (SC)

Staff Support: Garland Land

1. Works with the Assessment Initiative to plan and implement the annual Leadership Institute.

2. Guides the initiatives in the CDC Cooperative Agreement on State and Local Data.

3. Provides NAPHSIS guidance on NCHS’s work on the “Index of Disparity” statistic that may be used in examining health disparities.

4. Oversees the implementation of the Statistics Summit and the development of the data guidelines for dissemination systems

5. Monitors the status of the 21^st Century Health Statistics Initiative and determine how NAPHSIS should best interface with that initiative. Develops a report for the Board of Directors.

6. Provide guidance to NAPHSIS membership on data standards and data release.

7. Drafts at least two articles for incorporation into the Member-to-Member.

Training Committee

Chair: Ron Hyman (CO), Michelle Cowell (CO)

Members: TBA

Staff Support: Will Whitman

1. Develops a series of training courses for NAPHSIS in the respective areas of State Registration, Nosology, Medical Records, State Center Directors/Deputies, etc.

2. Oversees the Mentoring Program and develop and implements steps to enhance the program.