The mission of NOAP is to promote public safety through participation of potentially impaired healthcare professionals in monitored rehabilitation and recovery as an alternative to license discipline, emphasizing fitness to practice and retention of competent professionals. NOAP is committed to working in cooperation with regulatory and professional organizations toward this objective.

 


BYLAWS

ARTICLE III: Bylaws

Section 1.

  1. The by-laws shall be the governing precepts of the organization.
  2. Proposed bylaws revisions shall be submitted to the bylaws committee for review.
  3. These by-laws may be amended by a two-third vote of current members present at any regularly scheduled business meeting.

ARTICLE IV. Resolutions

Section 1.
 

  1. Proposed resolutions shall be submitted in writing to the executive committee for review.
  2. Resolutions shall be sent to members by mail 60 days prior to the annual meeting and shall be adopted or rejected by majority of voting members present.

Section 2.

  1. Emergency resolutions.  The organization has the authority to adopt an emergency resolution at the annual meeting.

 

ARTICLE V. Elections

Section 1.

  1. All elections shall be conducted under the authority of the nominating committee. 
  2. Elections shall be conducted every year, and mailed ballots provided to each eligible voting member 60-days prior to the annual meeting.
  3. In the event of a vacancy of Vice-President, Secretary, or Treasurer, nominations and elections will be conducted from the floor at the next organization meeting for the remaining term of office.           
  4. Organizational officers shall be duly elected by a majority of the ballots cast.
  5. Officers shall be elected for a two-year term. The President, Secretary and one (1) Officer at large shall be elected on alternate years from the Vice-President, Treasurer and the other Officer at Large.
 

CONTINUE WITH ARTICLE VI

 

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