2025 Resolutions and Motions

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) shall accept the Report of the Special Interest Group (SIG) Program Review Task Force.

Approved: 15–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors will either approve or deny a proposed 2% bylaws amendment petition (BAP) submitted by a group of individuals who refer to themselves as the “SLP Power In Numbers Collective.”

Denied: 16–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) authorize the use of funds from the Special Opportunities Fund for the purpose of engaging new positions that will directly support the development and implementation of an enterprise-wide taxonomy and ontology management system, and further

RESOLVED, that the taxonomy positions are funded from the Special Opportunities Fund for a 3-year term of up to $400,000 per year.

Approved: 14–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) appoint the following individual to serve on the National Association for Hearing and Speech Action Board (hereafter, “NAHSA Board”), ASHA’s consumer affiliate, in the identified position and term:

• Dr. Kelli A. Uitenham, CCC-SLP, Serenity Speech Therapy, PLCC, effective immediately upon appointment and lasting until December 31, 2027.

Approved: 10–0–0–1

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) deems it advisable and in the best interests of the National Association for Hearing and Speech Action (NAHSA) to convert from a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation to a Maryland nonstock corporation;

RESOLVED, That, in connection with the conversion, the ASHA BOD deems it advisable and in the best interests of NAHSA to change its name to Communication Health Support Association (CHSA);

RESOLVED, That, in connection with the conversion, the ASHA BOD approves the Articles of Incorporation of the CHSA attached hereto;

RESOLVED, That the ASHA BOD approves the Bylaws of the CHSA attached hereto.

Approved: 8–0–0–1

MOVED, That the Board of Directors nominate Dr. Tricia Scaglione, AuD, MBA, CCC-A, FAAA, FNAP, ABAC, CH-TM, CH-AP and Dr. LaGuinn Sherlock, AuD, CCC-A, CH-TM to represent ASHA for review of the AAO-HNS Clinical Practice Guideline on Tinnitus review effective immediately.

Approved: 14–0

MOVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve changes to the following performance measure (PM) for Strategic Objective #1: “Expand Data Available for Quality Improvement and Demonstration of Value”:
 
Change PM #1: Number of members who participate in NOMS.
FROM: 
PM#1: Number of members who participate in NOMS.
Baseline date: 2015
Baseline: 7,771
Target Date: 2025
Target: 13,000
 
TO:
PM#1: Number of Completed Records in NOMS Registries
Baseline date: 2020
Baseline: 998
Target Date: 2025
Target: 200,000

Approved: 15–0