BYLAWS
REVISION DATE: September
2008
Revisions from 2008 for 2009
Section 1. Name
The name of this statewide, non-profit organization
shall be the Michigan Society for Healthcare Engineering, herein after known as
MISHE.
Section 2.
Purpose and Objectives
MISHE is organized for educational purposes and is a
non-profit organization. The main
objective shall be to promote better patient care through improved engineering
practices by:
A.
Encouraging and assisting members to develop their knowledge of
healthcare engineering principles.
B.
Conducting regular meetings, conferences and educational programs.
C.
Promoting the improvement of healthcare services by assisting members
to exchange ideas relating to facilities management.
D.
Promoting communications between MISHE, Michigan Regional Chapters,
American Society for Healthcare Engineering, and other healthcare engineering
and related organizations.
E.
Encouraging communication with regulatory and accreditation agencies to
create a better understanding of necessary codes and standards relating to the
physical plant which are consistent with state of the art engineering
principles.
F.
Promoting the professional development and recognition of MISHE and its
members.
G.
Act as an advocacy group for codes and standards, which affect its
members and healthcare facilities.
Section 1. Professional Members
A Professional membership in MISHE shall include
persons having supervisory responsibility in engineering (maintenance), or
supporting departments of a
Section 2. Associate Members
Associate members of MISHE shall include individuals
who work with or call on healthcare institutions or organizations that do not
have direct healthcare engineering responsibilities and are typically not
employees of a healthcare institution or organization. Associate members may participate in meetings
of the general membership but shall not have voting privileges.
Section 3. Lifetime Members
A member in good standing who retires after 10 years
of Professional membership may be elected to Lifetime member status by
indicating a desire to maintain an interest in hospital engineering and
continue to participate in MISHE activities on a yearly basis. Lifetime members shall not have voting
privileges and must be nominated by a Michigan Regional Chapter or a MISHE
Board Member. Approval of the request will be by a simple majority vote of the
Board of Directors.
Section 4. Honorary Members
Honorary membership may be granted annually to such
persons of distinction as are deemed worthy by the Board of Directors. Nominations for Honorary memberships must be
submitted by a Michigan Regional Chapter or MISHE Board Members. Honorary members may participate in meetings
of the general membership but shall not have voting privileges.
Section
5. Regulatory Liaison
Member
Regulatory
Liaison Members are
those individuals who are employees of regulatory agencies.
Regulatory Liaison Members shall not have voting
privileges and must be nominated by Michigan Regional Chapter or a MISHE Board
Member.
Section
6. Educator/Student/Mentoring Members
An
Educator/Student membership in MISHE shall be available to full-time educators
and enrolled college students taking course work in any discipline related to
work done by Professional Members. A Mentoring membership in MiSHE is available
to any person employed full-time at a healthcare organization and being
mentored into a leadership role within that organization for any discipline
related to work done by Professional Members. The Mentoring Member must
be sponsored by a Professional Member from the same organization. The
Educator/Student/Mentoring Member may serve on committees but may not vote or
hold office. The dues for this membership classification are set at $25.
Section 7. Dues
All members will pay dues individually to be a
member in good standing. All members will join through their respective
regional chapter. Dues shall be payable
by March 1 of each year.
7.1 Professional Dues: Annual dues will be $10.00
for Professional members
7.2 Associate Dues: Annual dues will be $25.00 for
Associate members. If an Associate
belongs to more than one Michigan Regional Chapter, there will be a one-time
charge for MISHE membership.
7.3 Regulatory Liaison, Lifetime and Honorary
members shall pay no dues.
Section 1. Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of MISHE shall consist of two
Professional members from each Michigan Regional Chapters, Board Officers, the
MISHE Director, two Associate members, two Regulatory Liaison members, the MECH
Committee Chairman and healthcare engineering representative on the Michigan
State Fire Safety Board. Directors on
the board will be members in good standing.
The Board of Directors’ terms of office will be two
years, starting in October. The terms of
representatives from the same Michigan Regional Chapter shall be staggered. If
a representative from a Michigan Regional Chapter is elected as a Board
Officer, his term of office shall expire after completing his term as Past
President or Treasurer. There is no term limits on Board representatives.
The duties of the Board of Directors will be to provide the membership with quality educational opportunities, disseminate code and standards communications, develop policies for membership approval, elect the Secretary and Treasurer from the existing Board representatives, and provide directions to the standing and special committees.
Section 2. Succession of Board Members and Officers
Representatives to the Board are selected by
Michigan Regional Chapters for a term of two years. Board members are elected as each
representative’s staggered term runs out. Nominations will be
presented to the Board at the June board meeting and will be presented to the
membership at the Annual Conference meeting in the fall of each year Officers
of the Board are elected from the current Board membership each year to serve a
period of one year, which shall be in addition to their representative tenure
requirement of two years. Officers of
the Board will represent a minimum of 3 Michigan Regional Chapters, holding the
offices of Immediate Past President, President-Elect, and Secretary. Selection of the Board Officers will rotate
in an order described in the Handbook.
The President-Elect will automatically become President after the
September annual meeting. The Secretary
will automatically become President-Elect after the September annual
meeting. The succession of Officers of
the Board will be as follows: Secretary to President-Elect, President-Elect to
President, and President to Immediate Past President. A new Secretary will be elected by the Board
at the Board meeting immediately preceding the Annual meeting. The term of office shall be one year, after
the September annual meeting.
Section 3. Immediate Past President
The Immediate Past President will serve at the
direction of the President and shall assume duties as assigned. The Immediate Past President is to serve as
the Chair for the Membership Committee.
The Immediate Past President is to serve on the ASHE Region V Director
Nomination Committee.
Section 4. President
The President shall preside at all meetings of the
Board of Directors and of the membership, shall appoint committee chair and any
special committees by the final MISHE board meeting of the year, serve as a
member of the Annual Conference Planning Committee and shall serve as a member
of his/her represented Michigan Regional Chapter during the tenure of office.
Section 5. President-Elect
The President-Elect shall perform such duties as
assigned by the President, shall preside over meetings in the absence of the
President, shall serve as a member of the Annual Conference Planning Committee
and will assume the office of President should said position become vacant
prior to the completion of the President’s term of office.
Section 6. Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall receive and disburse funds of
the society at the direction of the President and Board of Directors. The Treasurer is also responsible for
completing annual paper-work associated with state and federal reporting and/or
tax filing. The Treasurer
position is elected every four years; there are no term limits. The Treasurer must be a Professional member.
Section 7. Secretary
The Secretary shall be the recording officer of
MISHE, and act as corresponding secretary at the direction of the President and
for the Board of Directors. The
Secretary shall be the Chairperson for the Bylaws Committee.
Section 8. Associate Members
There will be two Associate Members nominated and
elected to the board. These two
Associate Members may be chosen from any of the Michigan regional chapter, but
may not be from the same regional chapter or company. Associate members have voting rights. Their terms shall be staggered.
Section 9. Members of the Board
Board Members represent their constituent Michigan
Regional Chapters and the interests of Healthcare Engineering statewide. Board members not serving as officers shall
be responsible for submitting quarterly news items to the MISHE Newsletter
Chair.
Section 10. Members at Large
Members at Large are the MECH Chair
and the healthcare engineering representative on the Michigan State Fire Safety
Board and the MISHE Director. All three
have voting privileges.
Section 11. Officers and Board Members Handbook
The Officers and Board Members Handbook should be
consulted to clarify responsibilities of officers, Board members, committee
chairman, Members at Large, and committee members. The handbook guides the internal operation of
the MISHE Board and can be edited, revised and updated by vote of a simple
majority of an official meeting of the Board.
Section 12. Quorum Count and Voting Board Members
A quorum shall be representation from at least three
Michigan Regional Chapters and at least five board members. (Also See Article IV, Section 2, Electronic
Participation) The voting members on the board are: 10 Regional
Representatives, two from each of the five Michigan regional chapters; 5 Board
Officers, President, President Elect, and Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past
President (who are MI regional chapter representatives also), 2 Associate Board
Members, and 3 Members at Large. The maximum number of voting Board Members is
(15). Officers of MRC may act as their regional representative if said
representative is absent.
Section 1. Meetings of the Board
Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held
quarterly, at the call of the President or at the request of a majority of the
Board members.
Board members are encouraged to attend every Board
meeting. Missing a Board meeting will
not excuse members from their responsibilities and committee assignments during
a meeting. When a member cannot attend,
they are to pass all material, and meeting information to be discussed to
another representative from their Michigan regional chapter, to another Board
member on their committee, or to the MISHE Director.
“Roberts’ Rule of Order” shall govern MISHE in all
cases to which they may be found applicable and not inconsistent with the
Bylaws of MISHE.
Section 2. Electronic Participation
Board Members physically unable to attend to
quarterly Board Meetings or specially called Board Meetings, shall be
considered in attendance and part of the quorum count if said Board Member is
in attendance via electronic conferencing. The Board Member is considered
“present” as long as real time communications exists between the Board Member
and The MISHE Board
Section 3. Annual Meeting
There shall be a minimum of one annual meeting of
general membership of MISHE during the regular business year. The Annual Conference has been designated the
appropriate time to have a general membership meeting. The Board of Directors may change the meeting
date if announced at least two months in advance of the meeting.
The purpose of the annual meeting shall include:
A.
Educational programs
B.
Transaction of MISHE business and committee reports
C.
Introduction of new Board members and new President
D.
Membership vote on changes to the Bylaws of MISHE
Section 1. List of Standing Committees
The following standing committees shall be appointed
by the President:
A.
Codes and Standards
B.
Annual Conference
C.
Education
D.
Newsletter
E.
Membership
F.
MECH
Each committee shall include at least one Board
member.
Section 1. Amendment Procedure
The affirmative vote of two-thirds of the
Professional members present of MISHE voting at the annual meeting, or other
meeting called for such purposes, shall be required to amend the Bylaws. Notices of such a proposal shall be sent to
the membership at least 30 days prior to the meeting at which the proposed
change will be voted upon.
Section
1: Dissolution of Assets
Upon
the dissolution of MiSHE, assets shall be distributed to an exempt
organization, ASHE (American Society for Healthcare Engineering), within the
meaning of IRS 501 code, or the corresponding section of any future Federal Tax
Code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local
government for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be
disposed of by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction of the county in which the
principal office of the association is located.