NPAC BoD Meeting Minutes – April, 2020
NPAC Executive Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
April 22, 2020 7:30PM EST (8:30 – 10:30 AST)
| LOCATION | Teleconference | QUORUM (Y/N) | Y | |||
| ATTENDEES | Lenora Brace, Teresa Chulach, Jinelle, Lindsey, Stan. | |||||
| REGRETS | Carolle | |||||
| CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS | ||||||
| ITEM | DISCUSSION | ACTION REQUIRED | ||||
| Introduction & opening | Lenora opened meeting 7:45 (AST) | |||||
| Approval past minutes: March 25,2020 | Motion: Jinelle. 2nd: Lindsey. Approved | |||||
| Approval of Agenda | Approved | |||||
| UPDATES/REMINDERS | ||||||
| Reminders | Discussion | ACTION Required | ||||
| Mike, CNA: specific leaders – June 21, Ottawa | Cancelled | |||||
| Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association 2020 Claims & Anti-Fraud conference | Cancelled – COVID-19 | |||||
| Work in Progress | ||||||
| NP Week 2020 proclamation: Nov. 8-14, 2020 https://www.aanp.org/about/about-the-american-association-of-nurse-practitioners-aanp/media/np-week | Letter sent: Federal MH Nova Scotia: S. Fraser | No response: COVID- 19 in process | ||||
| Annual NP conference BC: date -Sept. 17-19, 2020 | Lenora: invite to speak Teleconference | |||||
| TO DISCUSS AND VOTE ON | ||||||
| Financial update (Jinelle) | Balance /expenses provided | Quarterly report: post – NPAC web site | ||||
| AANP information – (Stan – fellow of AANP) | Information provided Opportunity for international extension | Fellowship induction: June 2020 | ||||
| Guild review – Membership software option (Stan) | Discuss: pros/cons costs needed to know | Report to NP council members. Discussion: next NP council May 4/20 | ||||
| https://www.bartonassociates.com/locum-tenens- resources/nurse-practitioner-scope-of-practice-laws Lynn – CIHI -partnership proposal NPAC. (Lenora) | Data forthcoming (YK data ?pending) | To assist to data verification | ||||
| Publish our work with CIHI proposal (Stan) | Discussion re possibilities. | Stan – outline draft Members edit | ||||
| Insurance barrier campaign. Continued work with Nancy Legault & Joan Weir | Health Product Food & Drug Act – Need for clarification on dispensing. | ON HOLD – Pandemic COVID-19 Lenora: Draft Letter re clarification to Bruno Rodrigue -Executive Director | ||||
| Great west life Disability forms (Stan) | Discussion | Stan will seek link at Great West Life | ||||
| Trip cancellation insurance- visa card? (Jinelle/Lenora) | Discussion. | Tabled – members to think about this. | ||||
| Virtual care consideration questions (Jinelle/Lenora) | Feedback/ Discussion | Form completion by Jinelle. – | ||||
| Call for Director nominations – Timing | Tabled | |||||
| AGM in person? co-ordinate with provincial NP (Lenora) Ont. & BC: Sept. 2020; Sask. & Man: Nov. 2020 | NPAC -BOD in -person meeting | Further discussion – next meeting | ||||
| ICN Guidelines for APN2020 re insurance barriers | Info to N. Legault & J. Weir | |||||
| IC/ NPAM – re sponsorship Nova Scotia, liaison NPAC | Lenora in contact with Deb Hart | On-going | ||||
Adjourned: EST: 9:32 pm / AST: 10:32
Next BOD: Wednesday, May 27, 2020: 8:30 – 10:30 PM Atlantic Time