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Reference Committee B

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REFERENCE COMMITTEE B TAB

Item TypeSort ascending by Item Type	Resolution	Comments	Recent
Normal topic BOT 06 - Restoring Balance Billing and Allowing Copay Forgiveness to Preserve Independent Practice and Improve Access to Care By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	6	2	By Mary Laplante Posted: 10/5/2026
Normal topic BOT 07 - Support for Legislative Changes Allowing Partial Medicare Opt-Out for Physicians By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	7	1	By Lynn Jeffers Posted: 10/1/2026
Normal topic BOT 08 - Access to, and Retention of, Electronic Medical Records By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	8	1	By Lynn Jeffers Posted: 10/1/2026
Normal topic BOT 09 - Medicare Should Not Unfairly Penalize Physicians By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	9	1	By Marta Van Beek Posted: 10/1/2026
Normal topic BOT 16 - Ensuring Medical Liability Insurance Transparency and Continuity By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	16	1	By Lynn Jeffers Posted: 10/1/2026
Normal topic BOT 17 - Addressing and Reducing Patients Boarding in the Emergency/Reducing Emergency Department Boarding through Payment Reform By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	17	1	By Melissa Garretson Posted: 10/1/2026
Normal topic BOT 21 - Extending and Expanding the AMA Task Force to Preserve the Patient Physician Relationship to Ensure Access and Regulatory Clarity in Gender Affirming Care By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	21	1	By Melissa Garretson Posted: 10/2/2026
Normal topic Res 201 - (Recommended for Reaffirmation) Artificial Intelligence Having Prescriptive Authority By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	201	2	By William Reha Posted: 10/2/2026
Normal topic Res 202 - (Recommended for Reaffirmation) Rapid Response Framework for Unsupported Medical Claims by Public Officials By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	202	2	By E Griffin Posted: 10/2/2026
Normal topic Res 203 - Set-Aside Federal Funding for Tribal Health Programs By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	203	0
Normal topic Res 204 - Federal Framework for Social Media Access by Minors Under Age 16 By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	204	0
Normal topic Res 205 - Ensuring Accuracy and Physician Protections for Patient Attribution in Health Plan Quality Measurement and Value-Based Programs By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	205	0
Normal topic Res 206 - Third-Party Litigation Funding in Medical Liability Claims By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	206	1	By GERHARD FAST Posted: 10/2/2026
Normal topic Res 207 - Protecting Physician-Led Interventional Pain Medicine, Ending Unsupervised Nonphysician Practice, and Ensuring Patient Transparency and Safety By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	207	1	By E Griffin Posted: 10/2/2026
Normal topic Res 208 - Facilitating Short-Term Supervised Clinical Training for International Physicians By HOD Office Posted: 9/28/2026	208	0
Normal topic Res 209 - Protecting GME Subject to Funding Uncertainty By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	209	0
Normal topic Res 210 - Requiring Physician Oversight for Artificial Intelligence Tools By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	210	0
Normal topic Res 211 - Fair and Clinically Appropriate EMTALA Investigations By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	211	1	By Stephen Epstein Posted: 10/2/2026
Normal topic Res 212 - Medical Staff Approval of Quality-of-Care Issues Prior to Exclusive Contract By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	212	1	By Robert Mc Namara Posted: 10/2/2026
Normal topic Res 213 - Clear Identification and Differentiation of Physicians and Nonphysicians in Clinical Rosters, Signage, and Listings By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	213	2	By Jonathan Jones Posted: 10/2/2026
Normal topic Res 214 - Prohibiting Health Care Sale-Leaseback Transactions By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	214	1	By Gary Gaddis Posted: 10/2/2026
Normal topic Res 215 - Establishing Product Liability for Clinical Augmented Intelligence Failures By HOD Office Posted: 9/28/2026	215	0
Normal topic Res 216 - Comprehensive Reform of the No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution Process By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	216	1	By E Griffin Posted: 10/2/2026
Normal topic Res 217 - (Recommended for Reaffirmation) Strengthening the Patients First Act and Medicare Physician Payment Reform By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	217	1	By AMA Staff Posted: 9/30/2026
Normal topic Res 218 - (Recommended for Reaffirmation) Firearm Manufacturer Accountability for the Cost of Gun Violence By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	218	1	By AMA Staff Posted: 9/30/2026
Normal topic Res 219 - Opposing the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Produce Child and Adolescent Sexual Exploitative Material By HOD Office Posted: 9/24/2026	219	0
Normal topic Res 220 - Advocating for the Older Americans Act and Community-Based Services for Older Adults By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	220	0
Normal topic Res 221 - Preserving Duration of Status for J-1 Physicians in Graduate Medical Education By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	221	0
Normal topic Res 222 - (Recommended for Reaffirmation) Increasing Legislative Advocacy and Dedicated National Educational Programming for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	222	1	By AMA Staff Posted: 9/30/2026
Normal topic Res 223 - Advancing Physician Payment and Medicare and Medicaid Access for Street Medicine By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	223	0
Normal topic Res 224 - Modernize the Medicare Primary Care Exception to Ensure Appropriate Reimbursement for Services Provided by Residents By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	224	0
Normal topic Res 225 - Supporting a Common Legal Framework for Medical Capacity Holds By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	225	0
Normal topic Res 226 - Physician-Led Governance of the Use of Augmented Intelligence in Hospital Credentialing, Privileging, and Peer Review By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	226	0
Normal topic Res 227 - Increasing Access to Long-Acting Injectable Medications for SUD By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	227	0
Normal topic Res 228 - Hospital-Based Substance Use Disorder Care By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	228	0
Normal topic Res 229 - Protecting Individual Rights in the Era of Developing Neurotechnologies, Including for Mental Augmentation By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	229	0
Normal topic Res 230 - (Recommended for Reaffirmation) Due Process, Transparency, and Accountability for Delegated Third-Party Prior Authorization and Utilization Management Entities By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	230	1	By AMA Staff Posted: 9/30/2026
Normal topic Res 231 - Medicare and Medicaid Payment Equity for Puerto Rico By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	231	0
Normal topic Res 232 - Timely Processing of DEA Practitioner Registrations to Protect Patient Access to Care By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	232	0
Normal topic Res 233 - (Recommended for Reaffirmation) Medicaid Protections & Continuous Coverage for Active Cancer Care By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	233	1	By AMA Staff Posted: 9/30/2026
Normal topic Res 234 - Research Infrastructure & Overcoming Non-Medical Clinical Trial Barriers By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	234	0
Normal topic Res 235 - Assisting Physicians in Navigating Changes to Medicaid Medical Frailty Exemptions By HOD Office Posted: 9/29/2026	235	0

Closing the preeclampsia prevention gap with low-dose aspirin

What age-friendly care means for older adults

Pearl of the week: When implementing PDSA, start small

Category III Codes

Graduate Medical Education initiatives and advocacy

AMA advocacy: Graduate Medical Education and student loans

Medical student health insurance: Understand coverage options, cost

UWorld Medical frequently asked questions

Resident-led project seeks connection, smiles and better health

For Match success, look beyond your research publication count

Top stories of Advocacy Update: October 2026

Oct. 2, 2026: National Advocacy Update

UWorld for AMA members

AMA Career Resources

HOD Online Reference Committees: Interim Meeting

2026 Interim Meeting of the HOD: Speakers' updates overview

Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD) Projects

Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs (CEJA) reports

2026 RFS Interim Meeting agenda & resources

International Medical Graduates (IMG) Recognition Week

AMA Research Challenge recognized institutions

AMA Spring Internship Program for medical students and residents / fellows

Reference Committee B