Continue reading »]]> 1.      President: The President shall have general supervision, direction and control of the business and Officers of the Chapter. The President shall preside at all chapter meetings of the members and at all meetings of the Chapter Board of Directors. The President shall be an ex officio non-voting member of all committees and shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of President.

2.      President-Elect: In the absence or disability of the President, the President- Elect shall perform all the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The President-Elect shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Chapter Board of Directors or these Bylaws.

3.      The Immediate Past-President: In the absences or disability of the President and President Elect, the Immediate Past President shall perform all of the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.  The Immediate Past President shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.

4. Recording Secretary: The Recording Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, a book of minutes of all meetings of the Chapter Board of Directors and Members. These minutes shall include the time, date and place of the meeting, whether regular or special, and if special, how authorized, the notice thereof given, the names of those present at Directors’ meetings, the number of share present or represented at Members’ meetings and the proceedings thereof. Minutes shall be written and available to the membership. The Recording Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all the meetings of the Members and of the Chapter Board of Directors.

5.      Treasurer: The Treasurer shall keep and maintain or cause to be kept and maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, adequate and correct accounts of the properties and business transactions of the Chapter, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, earnings (or surplus) and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any member of the Chapter Board of Directors and the Parent Association. The Treasurer or Chapter designee shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the chapter with such depositories as may be designated by the Chapter Board of Directors. The Treasurer or the Chapter designee shall disburse the funds of the Chapter as may be ordered by the Chapter Board of Directors or Parent Association. The Treasurer shall render to the Chapter Board on a quarterly basis and to the Parent Association on an annual basis an account of all of the transactions and of the financial condition of the Chapter and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Continue reading »]]> *CAROLYN CORDLE Received the 2010 Forensic Nurse of the Year Award from the Kansas City Chapter of the ENA

*DEE BALLARD Received the 2010  Forensic Nurse of the Year Award from the Missouri Chapter of the ENA

*Dr. Rebecca Hierholzer Received   the  2010 Emergency Physcian of the Year Award for her dedication to the Forensic Care of Victims of Violence

Continue reading »]]> *Legislation past a law in August 2007 past a law that patients would not be billed for their exams. DFSS received $1.5 million funding for this law. Patients are to sign DFSS papers that allow permission to summit information to DFSS in order to pay for exam. Starting July 1st, 2008 DFSS will no longer be handling claims; it will be turned over to DPS. Forms will be available online.

*Medical treatment: Insurance of patients will be billed for treatment as well as DOH if there is evidence that trauma accrued. DOH will reimburse you for the treatment but NOT for medications.

*Sexual assault patients will now be able to receive an exam in both KS and MO regardless of reporting or not. Exam information does not have to be given to law enforcement unless patient wishes to do so.
-For KS, kits are to be housed by KBI – will hold for X amount of years
-For MO, place to house kits is TBA – No statues of limits, hospitals currently holding for 60-90 days.