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WSALPHO POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Adopted by WSALPHO Steering Committee 4/28/99
Policy Recommendations from Local Health
Jurisdiction or WSALPHO Forum or WSALPHO Committees
1. Local Health
Jurisdiction/Forum/WSALPHO Committee:
a. Forward
policy proposal to either:
1. WSALPHO
Forum(s) for review & recommendation to WSALPHO Board of Directors
2. WSALPHO
Board of Directors
b. LHJ/Forum/WSALPHO
Committee will indicate specific action recommended to be taken by the
WSALPHO Board of Directors including desired timeframe for action.
c. If policy
proposal comes from a WSALPHO Forum, the Forum representatives on the
WSALPHO Board of Directors will be responsible for working with the Board
Chair to coordinate and manage the WSALPHO Board of Directors review
process.
d. If the policy
proposal comes from an individual Local Health Jurisdiction or a WSALPHO
Committee, the responsible LHJ representative or the WSALPHO Committee
Chair will coordinate with the WSALPHO Board of Directors Chair to
initiate the review process.
2. WSALPHO Board
of Directors will:
a. Review policy
against WSALPHO Policy Statement
b. Determine if
policy should move forward:
1. If no,
Board of Directors will notify originator of policy (LHJ, Forum, or
WSALPHO Committee
2. If yes,
Board of Directors will:
a. Adopt
Policy and communicate same to membership if time is of the essence;
or
b. Prepare
recommendation for WSALPHO membership.
3. WSALPHO Board
of Directors determines proposed policy does not fit within policy
statement - LHJ, Forum or WSALPHO Committee may:
a. Accept Board
decision OR
b. Take policy
proposal to WSALPHO membership with both LHJ/Forum/WSALPHO Committee
Chair and Board of Directors presenting to membership.
c. Decision of
WSALPHO membership is final relative to establishment of statewide LPH
policy statement.
4. WSALPHO Board
of Directors determines proposed policy does fit within Policy Statement:
a. Board will
prepare the policy for adoption by WSALPHO membership - time permitting.
b. If time does
not allow for full WSALPHO membership approval, Board will adopt the
policy.
1. Upon Board
of Directors adoption, the Board will communicate policy decision and
any needed LHJ action (such as concurrence by local Boards of Health,
or written letters) to the full WSALPHO membership.
Policy Proposals, requests for support, etc. coming
to WSALPHO from outside local public health (Ex. State Agencies, other
organizations, etc.):
1. Request will be
immediately forwarded to Chair, WSALPHO Board of Directors for action.
2. Board of
Directors will decide to act upon the request themselves per above
procedures OR
3. Board will
refer to appropriate WSALPHO Forum for review, further development and
recommendation back to Board of Directors.
a. Board of
Directors will process in a timely manner per above procedures.
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