Applying for an NHPCO Standing Committee

Standing committee appointments are made quarterly basis, with most vacancies occurring at the end of the year when terms are scheduled to expire.  All applicants will be notified of their status at the end of each year.  Individuals not appointed may request to keep their application active.

Membership Requirement
Standing committee service is limited to NHPCO members.  Individuals employed by a hospice or palliative care provider must meet the membership eligibility requirement based on the membership status of their employer.  Other, non-employment affiliations with an NHPCO member organization may not be substituted for an employment relationship with a non-member hospice or palliative care provider organization.

Organizational Approval
All committee applicants are asked to review the committee expectations with their supervisor, or appropriate member of their governing board and secure the organization’s support for their active participation.  Supervisors will be notified of the application.  Standing Committee Member Expectations.

Terms
Regular Committee terms are for three years, beginning on January 1.  Committee members may serve two consecutive terms on a committee.  Individuals appointed to fill a vacancy will serve until the end of the vacated term.  Service completing the term does not count against the two term limit.

Apply for an NHPCO Standing Committee

Individual applications must be submitted for each committee of interest.

Tips for completing your application
Start by clicking Apply for an NHPCO Standing Committee. Select the committee of interest

Enter your e-mail address.  You will receive an e-mail with a link you can use to access the application to make revisions at a later date.

Look up your member record - Enter your last name, click seach for this name then find your name on the list. Click “Select this match.  If you need to update your information click “Select and edit this match.”  Only if you can’t find your record should you create a new record in the system.

Organizational Approval - Enter the information about your supervisor who has given your organization’s support for committee membership.

Membership Requirement - Click on “Not Answered.” In the pop up window indicate how you meet the NHPCO membership criteria and type your name in the signature box.

Application Questions - You will find it easier to prepare your answers to the application questions in a document then cut and paste your responses into the fields in the application webpage.  The application questions are:

1. What expertise or experience will you bring to the Ethics Committee?
2. List past NHPCO committee service, include committee name and dates of service.
3. Describe committee service with state and local hospice and palliative care organizations and groups. Include name of committee, the organization or state sponsoring the committee, and dates of service.
4. Other comments you’d like to share

Confirmation Page – Review your information.  You can go back to different sections by clicking on the section names on the left navigation bar.  If everything is acceptable, click conclude submission. Must submit separate applications for each committee of interest.

You will receive a second e-mail with link you can use to revise your application at a later date.