2023 Resolutions and Motions

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the extension of the Ad Hoc Committee to Plan Next Steps to Redesign Entry-Level Education for Speech-Language Pathologists (hereafter, “the Committee”) and receipt of the final report to May 1, 2023, to accommodate time needed to conduct the qualitative data analyses of the stakeholder responses and complete the final report.

Approved: 11–0–1

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) shall approve the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee on Centennial Planning (AHC CP), which would be charged to (1) advance discussion and planning for ASHA’s 2025 Centennial celebration and (2) strike a balance between a retrospective and a future vision, with a spotlight on the present; and further

RESOLVED, That the AHC CP shall (1) develop a comprehensive concept and recommendations for a portfolio of events to cover the 2025 Centennial year and (2) solicit member input and collate member ideas; and further

RESOLVED, That the AHC CP shall comprise 12 members—consisting of two co-chairs and eight members from the audiology and speech-language pathology professions, all of whom would have voting rights—to be appointed by the Committee on Committees (CoC); and further

RESOLVED, That the two AHC CP co-chairs shall be former BOD presidents and shall vote only in the case of a tie; and further

RESOLVED, That the 2023 BOD president shall serve as BOD liaison and shall participate in all activities of the AHC CP but without a vote, and that the ASHA chief executive officer (CEO) shall appoint the ex officio; and further

RESOLVED, That the term of the AHC CP shall be from February 15, 2023, through February 15, 2024; and further

RESOLVED, That the AHC CP Standard Operating Procedures policy section be approved.

Approved: 11–1

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) renew its recognition of the following speech-language-hearing association through December 31, 2027:

• Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists

Approved: 10–1

RESOLVED, That BOD 42-2014 be rescinded; and further

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve eliminating the requirement to include a member of the Health Care Economics Committee and a member of the School Finance Committee and transition these two positions to be permanent members of the Medicaid Committee (also known as “the Committee”); and further

RESOLVED, That these two positions may either be audiologists or speech-language pathologists with specific knowledge of Medicaid services in health care and educational settings; and further

RESOLVED, That the policy section of the Medicaid Committee Standard Operating Procedures be approved.

Approved: 9–0

RESOLVED, That the Board of Directors (BOD) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) approve the financial support of the SLP-IC during their 3-year initial operation phase.

Approved: 12–0

RESOLVED, That the Board of Directors (BOD) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) approve a request for financial support of the new Equity Action and Accountability Project by authorizing up to $200,000 from the Special Opportunities Fund to create a microsite.

Approved: 14–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s 2023 annual report of the Association’s membership in, and affiliation with, other organizations be approved; and further 

RESOLVED, That affiliation with the following organizations be approved:

• Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS)
• ADVION (formerly known as National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care) [Associate Membership]
• Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA)
• American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF)
• American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association (ACPA)
• American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance)
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM)
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Brain Injury—Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group
• American Council on Education (ACE)
• American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC)
• American Medical Association Current Procedural Terminology Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee (AMA CPT HCPAC)
• American Medical Association Relative Value Scale Update Committee Health Care Professionals Advisory Committee (AMA RUC HCPAC)
• Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA)
• Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Commission (ASLP-CC) Executive Committee
• Clear2Connect Coalition
• Coalition for Global Hearing Health
• Coalition for Patients’ Rights
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International (CARF International)
• Committee for Education Funding (CEF)
• Connecting to Coverage Coalition
• Consortium for Constituents With Disabilities (CCD)
• Continuing Education Accreditors in Health Professions Collaborative
• Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC)
• Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
• Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD)
• Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
• Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alliance (DHHA)
• Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)
• Global Rehabilitation Alliance Board (GRA)
• Habilitation Benefits Coalition (HAB Coalition)
• Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
• Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE)
• Institute of International Education (IIE)
• IALP: International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (formerly known as International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics)
• International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) Framework
• International Society of Audiology (ISA)
• Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)
• Johns Hopkins Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference
• Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH)
• Long COVID Alliance
• Modern Medicaid Alliance (MMA)
• National Alliance of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (NASISP)
• National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP)
• National Coalition on Personnel Shortages in Special Education and Related Services
• National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE) (formerly known as National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education)
• National Council of State Boards of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (NCSB)
• National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)
• National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD)
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
• Patient Access to Responsible Care Alliance (PARCA)
• Professional Certification Coalition (PCC)
• Standards Secretariat, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
• Friends of National Center for Birth Defects and Other Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
• The Joint Commission (formerly known as Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations [JCAHO])
• The National Academies Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education (IHPE Forum)
• TriAlliance of Health and Rehabilitation Professions
• WHO World Hearing Forum
• World Parkinson Coalition, Inc.

Approved: 11–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors approve the changes to the ASHA Travel Policy, dated March 11, 2023; and further

RESOLVED, That the revised ASHA Travel Policy go into effect June 1, 2023.

Approved: 12–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the extension of the Ad Hoc Committee to Plan Next Steps to Redesign Entry-Level Education for Speech-Language Pathologists (hereafter, “the Committee”) and receipt of the final report to December 31, 2023, to accommodate time needed to conduct the qualitative data analyses of the stakeholder responses and complete the final report.

Approved: 11–0–1

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) accept the Schools Issues Advisory Board 2022 Regional Listening Sessions Report.

Approved: 13–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the renewal of ASHA as a Non-State Actor (NSA) in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to continue implementing joint activities in countries identified by PAHO of Latin America and the Caribbean for a 3-year term starting in 2024 and ending in 2026.

Approved: 13–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Board of Directors (ASHA BOD) approve the creation of model education program(s) for speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs); and further 

RESOLVED, That the BOD provide funding for a consultant to assist volunteers and staff in completing this work; and further

RESOLVED, That the BOD approve the formation of a subject-matter expert (SME) panel to create model SLPA education program(s) (hereafter, “SME panel”) to include up to 10 volunteers—including representation from ASHA-certified SLPAs, SLPA educators, and SLPA supervisors; and further

RESOLVED, That the SME panel complete its work by September 30, 2024, providing a report to the BOD that includes proposed model education program(s) for SLPA education; and further

RESOLVED, That ASHA’s Vice President for Standards and Ethics in Speech-Language Pathology serve as the BOD liaison and that a staff ex-officio be appointed by ASHA’s Chief Executive Officer; and further

RESOLVED, That ASHA provide for travel and per diem expenses of the SME panel appointees to support their attendance at one 1.5-day, in-person meeting at the ASHA National Office.

Approved: 12–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Bylaws be amended to extend the term of members of the Committee on Nominations and Elections (CNE); and further

RESOLVED, That the term of office for a member of the CNE be extended from a 2-year to a 3-year term; and further

RESOLVED, That the approved ASHA Bylaws go into effect on January 1, 2024

Discussion open until 10/22. Voting to occur at the October ASHA BOD Meeting (10/20–10/22).

Approved 11–3

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) renew recognition of the following speech-language-hearing associations through December 31, 2028:

• Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama
• Alaska Speech-Language Hearing Association
• Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc.
• Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc.
• Delaware Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Inc.
• Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Approved: 11–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors approve the Bylaws of the ASHA Political Action Committee (PAC), effective immediately.

Approved: 12–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) accept the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Bilingual Service Delivery on Competencies, Expectations, and Recommendations for Multilingual Service Delivery.

Approved: 12–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the extension of the Ad Hoc Committee on Leadership Strategy (AHC LS) until June 1, 2024; this Committee has been charged to (1) develop a leadership strategy for the Association and discipline and (2) to make recommendations on how to implement the strategy; and further

RESOLVED, That the Committee on Committees appoint Judy Rich as a committee member effective January 1, 2024, who will have voting rights; and further

RESOLVED, That the AHC LS submit a Leadership Development Strategy with recommendations to the ASHA BOD by June 1, 2024; and further 

RESOLVED, That the ASHA BOD approve the Policy section of the revised AHC LS Standard Operating Procedures.

Approved: 11–0–1

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve a request for financial support for the 2023–2024 Health Care Providers Practice Information (HCPPI) Survey by authorizing up to $75,000 from the Special Opportunities Fund.

Approved: 11–0

RESOLVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) approve the 2024 Public Policy Agenda.

Discussion open until 10/22. Voting to occur at the October ASHA BOD Meeting (10/20–10/22).

Approved 15–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Board of Directors approve the revisions to the BOD Operational Guidelines.

Approved: 13–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors approve the appointments of the following individuals to serve as trustee of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, effective immediately and ending December 31, 2025.

• Elise Davis McFarland, PhD, CCC-SLP
• Andrea Hillock Dunn, AuD, PhD, CCC-A
• Rita R. Patel, PhD, CCC-SLP

Approved: 13–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of directors appoint ASHA members Georgia Malandraki, PhD CCC-SLP, BCS-S and Elizabeth U. Grillo, PhD., CCC-SLP, to serve on the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Joint Task Force to develop an expert consensus statement on clinical outcomes of telehealth services for voice and swallowing disorders, effective immediately and ending December 31, 2023.

Approved: 10–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors approve the revisions to the BOD position descriptions, effective immediately.

Approved: 14–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors rescind the following five (5) practice policy documents and retain them in ASHA’s archives.

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2006). Roles, knowledge, and skills: audiologists providing clinical services to infants and young children birth to 5 years of age [Knowledge and Skills]. doi:10.1044/policy.KS2006-00259
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2004). Knowledge and skills for speech-language pathologists with respect to vocal tract visualization and imaging [Knowledge and Skills]. doi:10.1044/policy.KS2004-00071
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2004). Vocal tract visualization and imaging: technical report [Technical Report]. doi:10.1044/policy.TR2004-00156
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2004). Evaluation and treatment for tracheoesophageal puncture and prosthesis: technical report [Technical Report]. doi:10.1044/policy.TR2004-00138
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2004). Roles and responsibilities of speech-language pathologists with respect to evaluation and treatment for tracheoesophageal puncture and prosthesis [Position Statement]. doi:10.1044/policy.PS2004-00107

Approved: 11–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of directors appoint ASHA member Laura Verdun, MA, CCC-SLP, to serve on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) technical expert panel (TEP) convened to develop cost measures for movement disorders, such as Parkinson's Disease, effective immediately and ending May 31, 2024.

Approved: 13–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Board of Directors acknowledge and accept the 2022 audit report.

Approved: 11–0

MOVED, To reaffirm that the 2024 ASHA dues will remain at the same rate as the 2023 dues.

Approved: 11–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Board of Directors approve conferral of the 2023 ASHA Public Service Award to the Honorable Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.

Approved: 11–0

MOVED, That the Board of Directors approve Teri James Bellis to receive Honors of the Association for 2023.

Approved: 15–0

MOVED, That the Board of Directors approve Catherine J. Crowley to receive Honors of the Association for 2023.

Approved: 15–0

MOVED, That the Board of Directors approve Elise Davis-McFarland to receive Honors of the Association for 2023.

Approved: 15–0

MOVED, That the Board of Directors approve Catherine Gottfred to receive Honors of the Association for 2023.

Approved: 15–0

MOVED, That the Board of Directors approve Yvette D. Hyter to receive Honors of the Association for 2023.

Approved: 15–0

MOVED, That the Board of Directors approve Devin L. McCaslin to receive Honors of the Association for 2023.

Approved: 15–0

MOVED, That the Board of Directors approve Karla K. McGregor to receive Honors of the Association for 2023.

Approved: 15–0

MOVED, That the Board of Directors approve Kenneth O. St. Louis to receive Honors of the Association for 2023.

Approved: 15–0

MOVED, That the Board of Directors approve Linda Ritchie Watson to receive Honors of the Association for 2023.

Approved: 15–0

MOVED, That the Board of Directors approve A. Lynn Williams to receive Honors of the Association for 2023.

Approved: 15–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Associations (ASHA) Board of Directors (BOD) appoint the following individuals with the designated position and terms to the Political Action Committee (PAC):

• Nancy Kuhles, CCC-SLP, as Chair-elect for a one-year term starting January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024;
• Farrah Rizwi, CCC-SLP, as Member for a four-year term starting January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2027.
• Alexandra Watts, CCC-A, as Early Career Professional for a two-year term January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2025.

Approved: 9–0

MOVED, That the ASHA Board of Directors approve changes to the following Performance Measure for Strategic Objective #1 to “Expand Data Available for Quality Improvement and Demonstration of Value”:

Add the following new Performance Measure:

• Number of “Demonstrating Value” fact sheets produced.
• Baseline date: 2023
• Baseline: 0
• Target: date: 2025
• Target: 20

Approved: 13–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors approve the appointments of the following individuals to serve as trustees of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHF) for 3-year terms starting January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2026:

• Robert E. Hanyak, AuD, CCC-A
• Sucheta Kamath, MA, CCC-SLP
• Rene L. Utianski, PhD, CCC-SLP; and further

MOVED, That the following individual be appointed as trustee of the ASHF effective immediately and ending December, 31, 2025 to complete the term of a member who resigned 

• Nia B. Potier, AuD, CCC-A

Approved: 11–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors appoint Claudio F. Milstein, PhD, CCC-SLP, effective immediately, to the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA) ad hoc joint committee to update the 2005 Joint Committee report on the  Role of The Speech-Language Pathologist, the Teacher of Singing, and the Speaking Voice Trainer in Voice Habilitation.

Approved: 13–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors appoint Chandra Walsh-Williams, MS, CCC-SLP, to participate as an observer at the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) consensus conference on treatments for snoring and sleep apnea.

Approved: 9–0

MOVED, That the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors approve the proposed 2024 ASHA budget.

Approved: 14–0