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NASW Leaders Sought

Nominations for NASW's 2006 election must reach the National Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification by Oct. 31, 2005. Tentatively, the committee will meet Dec. 2-3, 2005, to develop the slate of candidates. Positions to be filled include:
Officers: Vice president (2006-09); treasurer (2006-09).
Board of Directors: MSW student (2006-08); regional representatives (2006-09) - Regions III, IV, VII, VIII, IX.
National Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification (2006-09): Regions IV, VIII, X, XI, XIII.

In recommending nominees, members should bear in mind the following NASW bylaws:
The slate must reflect the ethnic minority distribution, sex distribution, sexual orientation distribution, geographic distribution, students, and special interests of membership. (In order to further implement 1996 bylaws amendments, members' self-identification of sexual orientation is invited on the nomination form.)
At least one board member must be a person whose current, most advanced degree is the baccalaureate.
The candidate for a nominations committee seat who garners the second-highest vote total in an electoral region will be the alternate to the elected committee member.
Current board members whose terms expire next June may be elected to other board positions, but may not succeed themselves in their current positions and may not be elected to a third consecutive board term in any capacity.

Only names submitted by Oct. 31, but not included in the slate, may be included by petition on the final ballot. For details: Luisa Lopez, NASW, (202) 336-8287

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Medicare Teleconference

NASW's Legal Defense Fund will sponsor a teleconference on "Documenting for Medicare and Social Work Record Retention" on October 19, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time. This is the first of a series of Medicare teleconferences that NASW will host to assist members who are Medicare providers and private practitioners in improving their skills. CEUs will be available upon request. Members may access the teleconference by dialing 1-888-238-7805 and entering passcode 824612. For further information, check the NASW Web site.

HIPAA Reference

The NASW Legal Defense Fund's "HIPAA Desk Reference" has been expanded and updated to include information about the new HIPAA Security Standards that became effective in April 2005. The new material includes the text of the security regulations, NASW presentation slides and a Small Practice Security Implementation Guide. Information about the latest online HIPAA training course is also included. For details: Click here

Sanctions in Force Online

NASW adjudicates certain allegations of violations of its Code of Ethics by members, and if violations are found, may impose sanctions. For the current list of sanctions of public notification imposed within the past 10 years that remain in force: Sanctions in Force

Attention, Charter Members

If you joined NASW as a Charter Member (before January 1957) and are still a member, check the Web site list to make certain that you, or others you know, are included. NASW is making every attempt to ensure the accuracy of the list. Charter Members will receive special recognition throughout the 50th Anniversary year - including listing on the NASW Foundation Web site.

Vol. 50, No. 8, September 2005

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