Taiwan Society of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

By-law of Committee

The By-law of the Clinical Pathologist Qualification Committee

  1. A. The provision of the committee is established in accordance with Section 26 of the Constitution.
  2. B. The mission
    1. (1) The committee is responsible for reviewing the qualification of candidates for clinical pathologists.
    2. (2) To formulate the questions for the written examination and the field test
    3. (3) To review the qualification for the renewal of the specialist’s certification
  3. C. The committee shall appoint a secretary and several members. The secretary and the members shall be nominated by the president and approved by the Board of Directors. The tenure of these members is the same as ones of the board of directors. The period is renewable once.
  4. D. The committee is the internal group that shall abide by the mission of the society’s constitution and is responsible for executing the tasks designated by the board of directors. The extramural correspondences or communications shall be authorized under the name of the society.
  5. E. The budget of the committee shall be prepared by the society.
  6. F. The committee holds a meeting at least once a year and is chaired by the chairman and the minutes should be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.
  7. G. The resolution of the meeting shall be adopted by the voting majority in the presence of over half of the members and it shall be implemented upon the approval of the Board of Directors.
  8. H. The chairman shall attend the routine board meeting by forwarding a report and worklists which shall be included in the minutes of the meeting.
  9. I. Upon matters related to the committee being inadvertently incomplete or negligent, shall be amended according to the regulation.
  10. J. Any amendment shall be ratified by the board of directors prior to implementation. Any subsequent amendments are alike.

The By-law of the Healthcare Policy Committee

  1. A. The provision of the committee is established in accordance with Section 26 of the Constitution.
  2. B. The mission
    1. (1) Drafting of healthcare policies and suggestions for amendments to laws and regulations
    2. (2) To propose suggestions for the reimbursement systems to the Bureau of National Health Insurance
    3. (3) Striving for the rationalization of benefits related to medical laboratory-related tests’ reimbursement.
  3. C. The committee shall appoint a secretary and several members. The secretary and the members shall be nominated by the president and approved by the Board of Directors. The tenure of these members is the same as ones of the board of directors. The period is renewable once.
  4. D. The committee is the internal group that shall abide by the mission of the society’s constitution and is responsible for executing the tasks designated by the board of directors. The extramural correspondences or communications shall be authorized under the name of the society.
  5. E. The budget of the committee shall be prepared by the society.
  6. F. The committee holds a meeting at least once a year and is chaired by the chairman and the minutes should be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.
  7. G. The resolution of the meeting shall be adopted by the voting majority in the presence of over half of the members and it shall be implemented upon the approval of the Board of Directors.
  8. H. The chairman shall attend the routine board meeting by forwarding a report and worklists which shall be included in the minutes of the meeting.
  9. I. Upon matters related to the committee being inadvertently incomplete or negligent, shall be amended according to the regulation.
  10. J. Any amendment shall be ratified by the board of directors prior to implementation. Any subsequent amendments are alike.

The By-law of the Medical Laboratory Accreditation Committee

  1. A. The provision of the committee is established in accordance with Section 26 of the Constitution.
  2. B. The mission
    1. (1) The committee is responsible for developing and promoting of medical laboratory-related standards for review and accreditation.
    2. (2) To facilitate and promote the society’s self-sponsored proficiency testing
    3. (3) To get involved actively in the third-party accreditation body’s activities; either government institutions or government-funded accreditation activities alike. Furthermore, it also provides the above institutions with a professional suggestion and/or reference for the further amendment of the accreditation standard.
  3. C. The committee shall appoint a secretary and several members. The secretary and the members shall be nominated by the president and approved by the Board of Directors. The tenure of these members is the same as ones of the board of directors. The period is renewable once.
  4. D. The committee is the internal group that shall abide by the mission of the society’s constitution and is responsible for executing the tasks designated by the board of directors. The extramural correspondences or communications shall be authorized under the name of the society.
  5. E. The budget of the committee shall be prepared by the society.
  6. F. The committee holds a meeting at least once a year and is chaired by the chairman and the minutes should be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.
  7. G. The resolution of the meeting shall be adopted by the voting majority in the presence of over half of the members and it shall be implemented upon the approval of the Board of Directors.
  8. H. The chairman shall attend the routine board meeting by forwarding a report and worklists which shall be included in the minutes of the meeting.
  9. I. Upon matters related to the committee being inadvertently incomplete or negligent, shall be amended according to the regulation.
  10. J. Any amendment shall be ratified by the board of directors prior to implementation. Any subsequent amendments are alike.

The By-law of the Guideline Development Committee

  1. A. The provision of the committee is established in accordance with Section 26 of the Constitution.
  2. B. The mission
    1. (1) The committee is responsible for the development and promotion of a good practice guideline for the diagnostic interpretation of clinical pathology data as the reference for the assessment criteria in clinical pathologists’ training program.
    2. (2) To provide the third-party accreditation body’s activities; either government institutions or government-funded accreditation bodies a professional suggestion and guideline or the reference for the further amendment of the accreditation standard
  3. C. The committee shall appoint a secretary and several members. The secretary and the members shall be nominated by the president and approved by the Board of Directors. The tenure of these members is the same as ones of the board of directors. The period is renewable once.
  4. D. The committee is the internal group that shall abide by the mission of the society’s constitution and is responsible for executing the tasks designated by the board of directors. The extramural correspondences or communications shall be authorized under the name of the society.
  5. E. The budget of the committee shall be prepared by the society.
  6. F. The committee holds a meeting at least once a year and is chaired by the chairman and the minutes should be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.
  7. G. The resolution of the meeting shall be adopted by the voting majority in the presence of over half of the members and it shall be implemented upon the approval of the Board of Directors.
  8. H. The chairman shall attend the routine board meeting by forwarding a report and worklists which shall be included in the minutes of the meeting.
  9. I. Upon matters related to the committee being inadvertently incomplete or negligent, shall be amended according to the regulation.
  10. J. Any amendment shall be ratified by the board of directors prior to implementation. Any subsequent amendments are alike.

The By-law of the Precision Medicine and New Technology Committee

  1. A. The provision of the committee is established in accordance with Section 26 of the Constitution.
  2. B. The mission
    1. To define the application, research and specification of precision medicine and new technology in laboratory medicine.. To define the application, research and specification of precision medicine and new technology in laboratory medicine
      1. To provide counseling upon the precision medicine/laboratory developed test (LDT) related issues in a timely manner
      2. To develop the new technology-related specifications
    2. Deliberation on Education and Promotion Issues Related to Precision Medicine and New Technology
      1. New technologies include testing data, science, and wearable physiological monitoring devices, etc.
      2. Research and development of relevant updated education and promotion issuesThe committee is the internal group that shall abide by the mission of the society’s constitution and is responsible for executing the tasks designated by the board of directors. The extramural correspondences or communications shall be authorized under the name of the society.
  3. C. The committee shall appoint a secretary and several members. The secretary and the members shall be nominated by the president and approved by the Board of Directors. The tenure of these members is the same as ones of the board of directors. The period is renewable once.
  4. D. The committee is the internal group that shall abide by the mission of the society’s constitution and is responsible for executing the tasks designated by the board of directors. The extramural correspondences or communications shall be authorized under the name of the society.
  5. E. The budget of the committee shall be prepared by the society.
  6. F. The committee holds a meeting at least once a year and is chaired by the chairman and the minutes should be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.
  7. G. The resolution of the meeting shall be adopted by the voting majority in the presence of over half of the members and it shall be implemented upon the approval of the Board of Directors.
  8. H. The chairman shall attend the routine board meeting by forwarding a report and worklists which shall be included in the minutes of the meeting.
  9. I. Upon matters related to the committee being inadvertently incomplete or negligent, shall be amended according to the regulation.
  10. J. Any amendment shall be ratified by the board of directors prior to implementation. Any subsequent amendments are alike.

The By-law of the Education, Training, and Scientific Committee

  1. A. The provision of the committee is established in accordance with Section 26 of the Constitution.
  2. B. The mission
    1. (1) The committee is responsible for promotion of new knowledge in laboratory medicine.
    2. (2) To assess the performance in continued medical education (CME) for the clinical pathologists and clinicians, respectively
    3. (3) To facilitate the research, development, and application of the Society of Clinical PathologyThe budget of the committee shall be prepared by the society.
  3. C. The committee shall appoint a secretary and several members. The secretary and the members shall be nominated by the president and approved by the Board of Directors. The tenure of these members is the same as ones of the board of directors. The period is renewable once.
  4. D. The committee is the internal group that shall abide by the mission of the society’s constitution and is responsible for executing the tasks designated by the board of directors. The extramural correspondences or communications shall be authorized under the name of the society.
  5. E. The budget of the committee shall be prepared by the society.
  6. F. The committee holds a meeting at least once a year and is chaired by the chairman and the minutes should be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.
  7. G. The resolution of the meeting shall be adopted by the voting majority in the presence of over half of the members and it shall be implemented upon the approval of the Board of Directors.
  8. H. The chairman shall attend the routine board meeting by forwarding a report and worklists which shall be included in the minutes of the meeting.
  9. I. Upon matters related to the committee being inadvertently incomplete or negligent, shall be amended according to the regulation.
  10. J. Any amendment shall be ratified by the board of directors prior to implementation. Any subsequent amendments are alike.

The By-law of the International Academic Exchange Committee

  1. A. The provision of the committee is established in accordance with Section 26 of the Constitution.
  2. B. The mission
    1. (1) To strengthen the relationship with the international clinical pathology and laboratory medicine related societies or associations
    2. (2) To promote and implement international clinical pathology and laboratory medicine related activities and conferences
  3. C. The committee shall appoint a secretary and several members. The secretary and the members shall be nominated by the president and approved by the Board of Directors. The tenure of these members is the same as ones of the board of directors. The period is renewable once.
  4. D. The committee is the internal group that shall abide by the mission of the society’s constitution and is responsible for executing the tasks designated by the board of directors. The extramural correspondences or communications shall be authorized under the name of the society.
  5. E. The budget of the committee shall be prepared by the society.
  6. F. The committee holds a meeting at least once a year and is chaired by the chairman and the minutes should be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.
  7. G. The resolution of the meeting shall be adopted by the voting majority in the presence of over half of the members and it shall be implemented upon the approval of the Board of Directors.
  8. H. The chairman shall attend the routine board meeting by forwarding a report and worklists which shall be included in the minutes of the meeting
  9. I. Upon matters related to the committee being inadvertently incomplete or negligent, shall be amended according to the regulation.
  10. J. Any amendment shall be ratified by the board of directors prior to implementation. Any subsequent amendments are alike.