Year: 2019
Resolution Number: 34
Action Taken: Disapproved
Status:
Author(s): Latonya Riddle-Jones, MD
Sponsor: Latonya Riddle-Jones, MD
On behalf of: Wayne County Delegation
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS supports all health care providers routinely asking questions about firearms in the home utilizing the ‘5 L’s’ (Locked, Loaded, Little children, feeling Low, Learned user) or similar non-judgmental method, during every preventative health visit or annually, and be counseled and/or given appropriate resources on safe gun storage, if needed; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS continue to support American Medical Association (AMA) policy H-145.976, Firearm Safety Counseling in Physician-Led Health Care Teams, and ask our AMA for “clarification on the circumstances under which physicians are permitted or may be required to disclose the content of such conversations to family members, law enforcement, or other third parties;” and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) encourage our AMA to recommend that all health care providers routinely ask questions about firearms in the home and safe gun storage practices during preventative health visits for all ages, or annually.
RESOLVED: That MSMS supports all health care providers routinely asking questions about firearms in the home utilizing the ‘5 L’s’ (Locked, Loaded, Little children, feeling Low, Learned user) or similar non-judgmental method, during every preventative health visit or annually, and be counseled and/or given appropriate resources on safe gun storage, if needed; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS continue to support American Medical Association (AMA) policy H-145.976, Firearm Safety Counseling in Physician-Led Health Care Teams, and ask our AMA for “clarification on the circumstances under which physicians are permitted or may be required to disclose the content of such conversations to family members, law enforcement, or other third parties;” and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) encourage our AMA to recommend that all health care providers routinely ask questions about firearms in the home and safe gun storage practices during preventative health visits for all ages, or annually.
Fiscal Note: $1,000 or more for costs related to the adoption of new or revised MSMS or AMA policy.
Resolution: View PDF for Home Firearms Inquiry During Preventive Health Visits