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KHCA Bylaws identify three Standing Committees which shall be the Executive Committee, Finance Committee and Nominating Committee. Special Committees may be appointed by the Board whenever necessary. Special Committees may be appointed by the Board whenever necessary. Special Committees shall be composed at a minimum of five Association members, at least one of which is a member of the Board. Such Committees will be dissolved when their purpose has been achieved.
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR NURSES COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES:
- Serve as the Association's planning body for continuing education for nurses.
- Guide the Association's educational program to ensure that offerings providing CEU's for nurses meet KBN requirements.
- Conduct educational needs assessment.
- Develop a strategy for the on-going CE program which will generate the needed financial base to support this function.
CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES:
- Develop conference theme.
- Identify workshop topics and recruit speakers.
- Plan activities/special events.
- Recruit volunteers to help with conference.
- Assist with post-conference evaluation.
- Recruit exhibitors and financial sponsors.
FINANCE AND MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE - Standing Committee
OBJECTIVES:
- Develop membership policies. Develop annual budget.
- Examine and explore opportunities for increasing revenue to support KHCA programs.
- Develop financial management policies.
(Membership is defined by KHCA Bylaws.)
MEDICAID TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE**
- OBJECTIVES:
- Identify issues regarding Kentucky Medicaid activities and concerns.
- Collect data as needed to evaluate issues.
- Make recommendations regarding Medicaid policies and programs which impact on home health care providers.
** This Committee serves as advisory to the Kentucky Medicaid Advisory Council in accordance with Kentucky Statutes and Kentucky Administrative Regulations. Members of the TAC are appointed by KHCA.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE - Standing Committee
OBJECTIVES:
- Recruit potential candidates from the membership.
- Select ballot for annual election to include Board members and Nominating Committee in accordance with bylaws.
- Recommend policies and procedures necessary to met bylaw requirements.
- Prepare ballots and background information on candidates.
- Count ballots and report results.
- Conduct installation of new directors at annual meeting.
(Three members are elected by the membership every two years. Two additional members are appointed by the KHCA Board.)
PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES:
- Identify/develop products or services promoting and supporting home health care which could be made available to the membership with minimal expenditure of staff and financial resources, but with potential for generating revenue.
- Assist with revision of Directory of Home Health and Hospice Agencies, including recommendations on major components, recruiting financial sponsors, gathering of information and strategies for distribution.
- Develop and distribute ideas/plans for National Home Care Week and other appropriate celebrations which promote home health care.
- Identify and solicit financial support for Association publications, including newsletter and directory.
- Identify opportunities and develop appropriate articles promoting home health care to general public or selected target groups through publications such as magazines, newsletters, journals.
- Direct implementation of Awards for Excellence in Home Care Program.
- Develop media guide for members.
- Direct the development of public relations plan for the Association.
- REIMBURSEMENT ISSUES COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVES:
- Develop and maintain a process to regularly solicit and receive members' questions and problems relative to Medicare and other third party payors.
- Serve as a clearinghouse for information on new and changing procedures, practices and policies in reimbursement for home health services.
- Devise appropriate guidelines and recommendations to assist members correct and address problems identified.
- Develop process(es) for determining when to intervene on behalf of members and the industry with fiscal intermediaries and/or payors.
- Recommend appropriate policies and action to the KHCA Board of Directors as necessary.
- Identify and recommend delegates from the Committee to represent KHCA at the Medicare Four-State Coalition.
- AD HOC SOCIAL WORK ADVISORY GROUP*
- OBJECTIVES:
- Develop and maintain a process to regularly solicit and receive members' questions and problems relative to Medicare and other third party payors.
- Serve as a clearinghouse for information on new and changing procedures, practices and policies in reimbursement for home health services.
- Devise appropriate guidelines and recommendations to assist members correct and address problems identified.
- Develop process(es) for determining when to intervene on behalf of members and the industry with fiscal intermediaries and/or payors.
- Recommend appropriate policies and action to the KHCA Board of Directors as necessary.
- Identify and recommend delegates from the Committee to represent KHCA at the Medicare Four State Coalition.
*This Committee is active only when needed
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE Revised 2004 *
- VISION: To streamline auditing and quality improvement activities in member home health agencies for improving patient outcomes and agency processes.
OBJECTIVES:
- Collect information on current member practices.
- Identify essential (regulatory-required) activities vs. non-essential (agency-specific) procedures.
- Explore the possibility of developing and providing tools for member use in streamlining quality improvement processes.
- Educate members on:
- The importance of Quality Improvement Activities in Home Health Agencies for improving patient outcomes.
- Identifying and streamlining member QI activities to meet regulatory requirements and agency goals.
- Educate regulators on regulatory burdens that do not improve patient outcomes.
*This Committee is active only when needed
IV/PHARMACY COMMITTEE*
OBJECTIVES:
- Identify clinical, pharmaceutical and management issues and trends related to home infusion therapy.
- Gather, review and summarize data and resource information on clinical, pharamaceutical and management issues related to home infusion services.
- Recommend and assist in planning and implementing educational programming relevant to home infusion related topics.
- Serve as a resource to KHCA members regarding home infusion therapy.
- Identify and monitor legislative and regulatory issues related to the delivery of infusion services in the home.
- Serve as liaison with other organizations and health care professionals involved in delivery of home infusion services.
- Recommend to the KHCA Board, as appropriate or requested, on potential action and/or official positions to support.
*This Committee is active only when needed
PEDIATRIC SERVICES COMMITTEE*
OBJECTIVES:
- Identify members' concerns regarding provision of home health care to infants and children.
- Collect and analyze data to document and substantiate source and scope of identified problems.
- Identify strategies for educating target groups on potential of home health care for infants and children.
- Prepare recommendations to appropriate payors regarding coverage and reimbursement for home health services to infants and childen.
- Recommend and assist KHCA CE Committee with identifying educational needs of KHCA members as related to services for infants and children.
*This Committee is active only when needed
- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES COMMITTEE*
OBJECTIVES:
- Identify and analyze clinical and administrative issues of significance to behavioral health home care services.
- Gather, analyze and report data regarding behavioral health home care services.
- Develop and/or recommend practice guidelines for behavioral health home care services.
- Recommend and assist in planning and implementing educational programming for KHCA members in behavioral health home care services.
- Gather and/or develop needed resources for members on behavioral health home care services.
- Recommend to the KHCA Board, as appropriate or requested, on potential action and/or official positions to support related to behavioral health home care services.
*This Committee is active only when needed
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