The FMA House of Delegates (House) is comprised of delegates representing the following groups:
Each society represented in the House is required to provide the FMA with the names of delegates by May 9. With the exception of the FMA Alliance, each delegate is required to be an active dues-paying member in good standing with the FMA. County and specialty medical society executive directors are responsible for providing the names of all delegates and alternates by May 9. Submit rosters to events@flmedical.org or by fax 850-224-6627. Changes to delegate rosters for contested election voting will not be made after the registration desk closes on Friday, July 25. Delegate changes for the House of Delegates will be made throughout the weekend. Delegates – County Medical Societies Each component county medical society is entitled to representation in the House as follows: One (1) voting delegate for every forty (40) active/current dues-paying members of the FMA (or fraction thereof) as of December 31, 2024. No delegate may represent more than one organization. Please make every effort to select Delegates and Alternates who are able to attend the FMA Annual Meeting in its entirety. The list of entitlements is COMING SOON. Delegates – Specialty Medical Societies Each recognized specialty medical society is entitled to representation in the House as follows: One (1) voting delegate for every forty (40) active/current dues paying members of the FMA (or fraction thereof). No delegate may represent more than one organization. Please make every effort to select Delegates and Alternates who are able to attend meeting in its entirety. A list of entitlements are COMING SOON. For more information, please contact Adam Baust, by email at events@flmedical.org. Delegates – FMA Board of Governors, Sections and Other Delegate entitlements for FMA Sections, FMAA and elected members of the FMA Board of Governors is COMING SOON.
Business is introduced into the House through the presentation of resolutions by delegates on behalf of their county or specialty medical society, section or as an individual. Resolutions received by Friday, May 9, 5 p.m. ET, will be published in the FMA Delegate Handbook. Resolutions received after May 9, 5 p.m. ET, and prior to Friday, May 30, 5 p.m. ET, will be published in the Handbook Addendum. Additional information on resolutions will be available in mid-2025.
Resolutions received after 5 p.m. ET, May 30, and prior to 11 a.m., July 25, will be considered late and referred to the Credentials and Standing Rules Committee for review. The Credentials and Standing Rules Committee is responsible for determining whether the late-filed resolution should be considered as the business of the House. Sponsors of late resolutions are required to attend the Credentials and Standing Rules Committee on Friday, July 25, and formally request consideration by the House, paying particular attention to addressing the reason(s) why the resolution could not have been submitted in a “more timely fashion." This will give them some guidance as to what they should focus on rather than coming to discuss the merits of the resolution's content.
Reference Committees are groups of at least five delegates, who are not current officers or members of the Board of Governors, selected by the Speakers to conduct open hearings on matters of business of the House of Delegates. All members of the Reference Committee are voting members. Having heard discussion on the subject before it, the Committee draws up a report with recommendations to the House for disposition of its items of business. Reference committee applications will be available in 2025. The deadline for reference committee nominations was May 9. Information about online testimony will be available in 2025.
Reference Committee Descriptions