Advocacy Committee Member Responsibilities

IAHCSMM National Advocacy Committee

There are six members of the National Advocacy Committee.  Five members are in a different geographic areas of the country and represent ten states and one member is at large.  Regions include:

1. Region 1 = CT, DE, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI and VT
2. Region 2 = AL, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA/DC and WV
3. Region 3 = IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NE, ND, OH, SD and WI
4. Region 4 = AZ, CO, KS, LA, MS, MO, NM, OK and TX
5. Region 5 = AK, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA and WY
6. Member at Large

Criteria for Servicing on Committee

• Must be an IAHCSMM member
• Must demonstrate interest or willingness to learn about public policy
• Become familiar with IAHCSMM's public policy issues and resources
• Be available to participate in monthly conference calls

Committee Responsibilities

• Oversee the legislative/regulatory issues in his/her assigned ten states
• Participate in monthly conference calls
• Edit government affairs documents
• Edit legislation
• Help answer questions from elected officials
• Participate in action alerts sent out via email
• Help with International Central Service week campaign