Resolutions are live on ISMA Pulse

Forty-two resolutions submitted by the Sunday, June 28 deadline for consideration at this year’s Convention are now published on the ISMA Pulse digital engagement tool under the “Current Resolutions” tab.

As an ISMA member, you are welcome and encouraged to share your thoughts about the 2026 resolutions on www.ismapulse.com until Thursday, Aug. 27.

The feedback from Pulse will be considered by reference committees in addition to the live in-person testimony when making their recommendations to the House of Delegates on each resolution.

Timely Submitted Resolutions for 2026 House of Delegates:
1. Resolution 26-01 - Sunsetting the Family Violence Committee
2. Resolution 26-02 - Amending ISMA Bylaws to Increase Representation
3. Resolution 26-03 - Access to Covered Specialty Care Regardless of Network Status of Referring Health Care Practitioners
4. Resolution 26-04 - Streamlining the Public Policy Development Process
5. Resolution 26-05 - Affordable Health Insurance Options for Indiana Medical Students
6. Resolution 26-06 - Opposing Use of Medicaid and Medicare Data for Immigration Enforcement
7. Resolution 26-07 - Prioritizing Child Safety in Custody Decisions
8. Resolution 26-08 - Protecting Patient Access to FDA-Approved Medications from Non-Scientific Environmental Regulation
9. Resolution 26-09 - Opposing Statewide Pregnancy Registry
10. Resolution 26-10 - Support for Paid Family Leave and Medical Leave
11. Resolution 26-11 - Full-Term Appointment Agreements and Limits on Discretionary Non-Renewal for Residents and Fellows
12. Resolution 26-12 - Transparency in Post-Acute Care Denials
13. Resolution 26-13 - Expedited Post-Acute Authorization for Hospitalized Patients Ready for Discharge
14. Resolution 26-14 - Due Process for Residents and Fellows Regardless of how an Adverse Action is Characterized
15. Resolution 26-15 - Universal Mental Health Screenings for Indiana’s Youth in Public Schools
16. Resolution 26-16 - Supporting Active Transportation Infrastructure
17. Resolution 26-17 - Safety Standards for Youth Camps
18. Resolution 26-18 - Supporting State Access to Childcare
19. Resolution 26-19 - Expansion of Expedited Partner Therapy in Indiana to Include Trichomonas Infections
20. Resolution 26-20 - Ensuring High-Quality Trauma Care in Indiana
21. Resolution 26-21 - Enhancing Specialty Section Engagement
22. Resolution 26-22 - Opposition of Policies Criminalizing Homelessness
23. Resolution 26-23 - Strengthening ISMA Policy on Non-Emergent Medical Transportation
24. Resolution 26-24 - Seeking & Supporting Funding for Provider-to-Provider Psychiatry Consultation Programs
25. Resolution 26-25 - Closing Auto-Renewal Loophole in Indiana’s Physician Noncompete Law
26. Resolution 26-26 - Medical Spectrum of Gender and Access to Basic Human Service
27. Resolution 26-27 - Removing Statutory Barriers to Collective Bargaining
28. Resolution 26-28 - Support of Medicaid Primary Care Case Management
29. Resolution 26-29 - Strengthening the Review of Expiring Resolutions
30. Resolution 26-30 - Codifying EMTALA
31. Resolution 26-31 - Strengthening Indiana’s Residential Habitability Standards
32. Resolution 26-32 - Expanding Healthcare for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
33. Resolution 26-33 - Affirming Support for Evidence-Based Pediatric Vaccination Recommendations
34. Resolution 26-34 - Promoting Street Medicine Initiatives in Medical Education
35. Resolution 26-35 - Support for Standardized Cognitive Screening of Older Adults During Medical Intake at Indiana Correctional Facilities
36. Resolution 26-36 - Optimizing Public Health in People Who Use Drugs
37. Resolution 26-37 - Expanding Methadone Access for Patients with Disabilities
38. Resolution 26-38 - Focusing Public Policy Manual for Directed Action
39. Resolution 26-39 - Defining Medical Frailty
40. Resolution 26-40 - Ensuring Work Requirement Hardship Exemptions for Medicaid
41. Resolution 26-41- Addressing Medicaid Budget Shortfalls
42. Resolution 26-42-Protecting Community Water Fluoridation

There are two ways to communicate your thoughts on resolutions using Pulse:

Submit feedback: Feedback lets you tell the 2026 House of Delegates how you think it should vote on each resolution: Adopt it (as is), amend it, not adopt it, or refer it to the Board of Trustees for study or action. You can also choose “No Opinion” if you are neutral on a resolution.
Leave a comment: Once you have left feedback on a resolution, you can add additional information, thoughts or opinions. To maintain transparency and encourage interaction, your name will be displayed with your comments, and comments cannot be changed once they have been submitted. (Please adhere to the Code of Conduct displayed on Pulse.)

Summaries of resolution feedback from all ISMA members will be posted on Pulse under the “Pulse Summaries” tab after Tuesday, Sept. 1. Additional background information and fiscal notes may be forthcoming and will be as they become available. If you notice an obvious error, or a missing resolution, please email ISMA Director of Policy and Government Affairs Doug Boyle as soon as possible.

Returning Pulse features
Email visible to members: The first time you log in to ISMA Pulse, you will be prompted to decide whether to allow other users to see your email address to email you directly. If you do opt to receive emails, you can opt out at any time using the menu at the top right of any Pulse page. Members who used Pulse last year will not receive the prompt, but can change their visibility settings in their profile at any time.

View others’ comments. Users can see what other members have said about a resolution before they leave their own feedback (choose how you think the House of Delegates should vote) or comment (state your opinion).

Reply to comments. Before you can reply to any comments on a resolution, you must submit feedback on that resolution. You cannot change or delete a comment you've posted, but you can post additional comments.

Change your feedback. You can change your feedback, or how you think the House of Delegates should vote on a resolution any time before the comment period closes on Aug. 27.

Receive daily summaries. Unless you opt out, you will receive a daily email summarizing interactions, if any, on comments that you’ve posted.

Subscribe to daily comment summaries only. Pulse users do not have to leave a comment to receive notifications on resolution comment activity. Users can receive a single, daily email notification on updated comment threads by simply hitting subscribe when viewing a resolution. Subscribers will have the option to opt out at any time during the comment period.

Review updates to 2025 resolutions
Members can review progress on 2025 resolutions by clicking on the “Resolution Implementation” function in Pulse. After accessing the tab, users can see all of last year’s resolutions and the updates made to them by clicking on the resolution links.

If you have any questions, contact information can be found via www.ismapulse.com/support.

Reminder on late resolution policy
Resolutions received after the deadline stated in the ISMA Bylaws (90 days before the House of Delegates meets at convention) are considered late resolutions. According to Section 3.020701 (c) of the Bylaws, late resolutions will be referred to the Committee on Rules and Order of Business, which will submit a report to the House of Delegates with recommendation(s) limited to the appropriateness of consideration of those resolutions. The report of the committee shall be considered in the same manner as any other reference committee report, and the House may accept or reject any recommendation of the committee.

The Committee on Rules and Order of Business will meet approximately seven days before convention to consider resolutions submitted to the committee, together with a written statement setting forth the reasons the resolution was not submitted by the resolution deadline and the reasons the resolution is of such an emergency nature that it cannot wait until the next meeting of the House.

Discussion on the floor of the House of Delegates will be limited to one speaker in dissent with the committee's recommendation. This discussion will be limited to the appropriateness of consideration and not the merits of the resolution itself.
If you would like to consult with ISMA Government Relations staff about your resolution, email policy@ismanet.org.

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