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BCMS DELEGATION

BCMS DELEGATION TO TMA WRAPS UP HOUSE OF

DELEGATES BUSINESS DURING TEXMED 2019

BCMS gains another member in the Texas Delegation to the AMA

Congratulations to Ezequiel “Zeke” Silva, III, MD, who was elected
as an alternate delegate to the Texas Delegation to the AMA. He was
elected during the annual TexMed meeting on May 18 at the Hilton
Anatole in Dallas. A board certified, practicing radiologist with the
South Texas Radiology Group, Dr. Silva is a highly experienced mem-
ber of numerous AMA committees and subcommittees, including:
member of the AMA Specialty Society RVS Update Committee
(RUC); chair of the AMA RUC Research Subcommittee; co-chair of
the AMA Digital Medicine Payment Advisory Group (DMPAG); and
member of the AMA RUC Health Care Professionals Advisory Com-
mittee. Dr. Silva joins the following physicians also representing BCMS
on the Texas AMA Delegation: Drs. David Henkes, chair of the Texas
Delegation to the AMA; Jayesh Shah, Delegate; and Jennifer Rushton,
Alternate Delegate. Delegate and alternate delegate members in the
Texas Delegation to the AMA represent TMA at AMA meetings.
The members of the BCMS Delegation to TMA also submitted two
resolutions for consideration during the reference committee hearings
including, Resolution 308, Regulation of Electric Scooters, and Reso-
lution 416, Revising the Texas Department of Insurance Division of
Worker’s Compensation Designated Doctor Training and Education
Process.
Resolution 308 asks TMA to: (1) work with the Texas Department
of Public Safety (DPS) to have electric scooters regulated as bicycles
and require operators to follow traffic laws as bicycle operators; (2)
work with DPS to place an age restriction on electric scooter operators
to limit the use of these scooters by children too young to understand Top: Dr. Zeke Silva, candidate for AMA alternate delegate, at the podium pre-
senting his nomination speech before the TMA House of Delegates during TexMed
traffic laws and to allow only one operator per scooter; and (3) work on May 17. Bottom: BCMS Delegates to TMA met during the Caucus Breakfast
with DPS to require the use of helmets when operating electric scoot- on Saturday, May 18 to discuss business of the House of Delegates.
ers and to add safety features so that car drivers can see them. The
resolution was referred for study.
Resolution 416 asks that TMA work with the Texas Department ics; Chelsea Clinton, MD; John Edwards, MD; Harold Gaskill, MD;
of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation: (1) through the Alice Gong, MD; Anupama Gotimukula, MD; Prabhdeep Grewal,
regulatory process to ensure that the TDI-DWC examination being MD – member of the TMA Credentials Committee; Sheldon Gross,
given has questions that are accurate and have been validated; (2) to MD; William Hinchey, MD; David Hnatow, MD; James Humphreys,
eliminate the requirement for physicians to repeat the course and exam MD; Leah Jacobson, MD, served as Chief Teller of the TMA Cre-
process every two years; and (3) to develop less costly methods of ob- dentials Committee; Alex Kenton, MD; David Lam, MD, chair of
taining and maintaining the appropriate level of education requirement the Reference Committee on Financial and Organizational Affairs;
to ensure that the Designated Doctors are using the Guides to the John Menchaca, MD; Jesse Moss, Jr., MD; Lubna Naeem, MD;
Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th edition accurately and that BCMS President, Adam Ratner, MD; Brent Sanderlin, DO; John
injured workers are being evaluated fairly. The resolution was adopted. Shepherd, MD; Ezequiel “Zeke” Silva, III, MD; Marc Taylor, MD;
A special thanks to the following members of the BCMS Delegation and Alexis Wiesenthal, MD.
to TMA, who were on hand throughout the weekend to conduct busi-
ness in the House of Delegates meetings and elections, reference com- For local discussion or to learn how you can become in-
mittees and Caucus Breakfast: Michael Battista, MD and Jayesh Shah, volved with the BCMS Delegation to TMA, contact Mary
MD, chair and co-chair, respectively, of the BCMS Delegation to TMA; Nava, chief government affairs officer and delegation liaison
Brian Boies, MD, chair of the Reference Committee on Socioeconom- at mary.nava@bcms.org.

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