Policy Position Development
The National Rural Health Association is a member-driven association, meaning our members set the policies and positions we advocate for at a national level. All members of the association are able to participate, and we offer this page to help our members get involved in the process. Below is a chart of policies under developement with opportunities to collaborate, add additional policies or edit as you see fit.
Each of these policies will eventually be reviewed by the NRHA Rural Health Congress at one of its three annual meetings. If the congress adopts a policy, it will be published on our Official Policy Positions page and become an official policy of the NRHA. For more information about this process or to better understand how to develop a policy, download our guide to developing policy within the NRHA.
Policies under development
In the chart below are the papers, statements and/or briefs currently being worked on by the NRHA membership. To participate in the ongoing collobaration of these policies, click any of the "working titles" below and enter "nrha" as the password.
To make changes to any policy under development, click the "edit this page" link at the top of the page. When you have made the desired changes, click "save as the newest version" at the bottom of the page. To make this process as transparent as possible, we ask that you put your name and your organization in the "name" field of the Writeboard system as you make any changes or comments. For example, "Tim Fry, NRHA" or "Joe Smith, Hope Memorial Hospital."
Please note: prior to publishing final policy online, NRHA staff will format the documents for consistency. When working on the Writeboard, content is most important; format only as needed for understanding.
| Working Title | Lead Author | Status | Target Meeting |
| Rural Health Fellows: Katherine Brewer, Loretta Heuer, Trent Howard, Carole Pratt | Under development | 2010-Jan | |
| Physician Supervision Rule | Dan Rafferty, JD; Kathy Dorale, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P; Mandy Bell, BA; Deanna Larson, RN, BSN; Jay Weems, MBA | Under development | 2010-May |
| EMTALA and Telehealth | Mandy Bell, BA; Deanna Larson, RN, BSN; Jay Weems, MBA | Under development | 2010-May |
| Telehealth Reimbursement | Mary Hughes, RN; Mandy Bell, BA; Deanna Larson, RN, BSN; Jay Weems, MBA | Under development | 2010-May |
| Telemedicine Provider Credentialing and Privileging | Pam Lewis; Mandy Bell, BA; Deanna Larson, RN, BSN; Jay Weems, MBA | Under development | 2010-May |
| Rural Healthy People 2020 | Jane Bolin, Norma Bowyer, Gail Bellamy | Under development | 2010-May |
| Clinical Experiential Experience | Ray Christensen, Norma Bowyer | Under development | 2010-May |
| Food and Nutrition | Denny Berens, Norma Bowyer | Under development | 2010-May |
| Expanding Primary Care in Rural America | Val Schott | Under development | 2010-May |
Questions? Need to develop an additional policy?
If you have any trouble collaborating on these policies through the Writeboard system or if you would like to work on an additional policy item and need a new Writeboard created, contact Ali Renner at 202-639-0550 or Renner@NRHArural.org.
