MSSNY COUNCIL AGENDA

Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 9:00 a.m

A.  CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

B.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the Minutes of November 3, 2022 Meeting

C.  NEW BUSINESS

1. President’s Report

a. Wrongful Death Update (Dr. Mehta and Moe Auster)

b. Strategic Planning Update (Dr. Mehta)

c. MSSNY 2022 Budget Summary (Dr. Mark Adams and Troy Oechsner)(for approval)

d. Appointments:

e. Empire State Foundation: Meeting of the MEMBER (MSSNY) to consider election of slate of candidates to the Foundation Board of Directors

2. Board of Trustees Report – Dr. Malcolm Reid (For Approval)

3. Secretary’s Report– Dr. Howard Huang (For Approval)

4. MLMIC Update – Dr. John Lombardo

5. AMA Delegation Report – Dr. Charles Rothberg

6. MSSNYPAC Report – Dr. Thomas Lee

a. Statement of Identity Form

7. County Federation Report – Ms. Stavroula Savelidis

8. Legislative & Physician Advocacy Committee – Mark J. Adams, MD

a. Resolution 50 – Non-compete Agreements and Certain Restrictive Covenants in Professional Contracts
b. Resolution 101 – Creation of a New York State Independent Medical Practice Taskforce
c. Resolution 260 – Concurrent Processing of Procedure Codes
d. Late Resolution B – Prior Authorizations by Denials Companies

D.  REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS

1. Office of the President – Parag H. Mehta, MD
2. Office of the President-Elect – Paul A. Pipia, MD
3. Office of the Vice-President – Jerome C. Cohen, MD
4. Office of the Immediate Past President – Joseph R. Sellers, MD
5. Office of the Treasurer – Mark J. Adams, MD,
December 2022 Financial Statement (for Council Information)
6. Office of the Speaker – William R. Latreille, Jr., MD

 E.  REPORTS OF COUNCILORS (Informational)

1. Kings & Richmond Report – Adolph B. Meyer, MD
2. Manhattan & Bronx Report – David M. Jakubowicz, MD
3. Nassau County Report – David Podwall, MD
4. Queens County Report – Penny Stern, MD
5. Suffolk County Report – Daniel E. Choi, MD
6. Third District Branch Report – Jose David, MD
7. Fourth District Branch Report – Gregory L. Pinto, MD
8. Fifth District Branch Report – Nameer Haider, MD
9. Sixth District Branch Report – Celeste A. Johns, MD
10. Seventh District Branch Report – Janine L. Fogarty, MD
11. Eighth District Branch Report – Mark R. Jajkowski. MD
12. Ninth District Branch Report – Daniel Gold, MD
13. Medical Student Section Report – Leanna Knight
14. Organized Medical Staff Section Report – Luis Carlos Zapata, MD
15. Resident & Fellow Section Report – Randall Porter, MD
16. Young Physician Section Report – Jocelyn Young, DO

 F.  COMMISSIONERS (Informational Items)

1. Commissioner of Communications, Maria A. Basile, MD, MB
           Report from the Division of Communications
2. Commissioner of Continuing Medical Education, Daniel Choi, MD
           Report from the Division of CME
3. Commissioner of Governmental Relations, Gregory L. Pinto, MD

a. Report from the Division of Governmental Affairs
b. Minutes HIT Committee Report

4. Commissioner of Membership, David M. Jakubowicz, MD

a. Group Membership Proposal Draft
b. Group and Institutional Membership Report

5. Commissioner of Science & Public Health, Joshua M. Cohen, MD

a. Report from the Division of Public Health and Education
b. Committee on Bioethics Draft Minutes

6. Commissioner of Physician Payment & Practice, Inderpal Chhabra, MD
          Report from the Division of Physician Payment and Practice

G.  REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, TROY J. OECHSNER

1. Goals and Measures Update
2. Membership number update:

a. Membership Dues Revenue Schedule
b. Group Institutional Dues Report

H.  REPORT OF THE GENERAL COUNCEL, David Vozza, Esq.
      (No written report submitted)

I.  ALLIANCE, Helena Mirza, Alliance Co-President
      (No report submitted)

J.  OTHER INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS

K.  ADJOURNMENT

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