Policies and Bylaws
ACOEP Policies
The American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP) developed the Practice Management Guidelines as a tool to assist members in their practice of Emergency Medicine.
Click the links below for downloadable pdfs of these policies.
The Role of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians in Safe Opioid Prescribing
EM Practice Characteristics – Reaffirmed 10-2011
The Role of EM Physicians in Preventive Medicine – Reaffirmed 10-2011
Role of Non-Physician Practitioners in EM – Reaffirmed – 10-2011
RSI – Reaffirmed 10-2014
Ed Ultrasound – Revised & Reaffirmed 10-2014
ED Telephone Advice – Reaffirmed 10-2014
The Practice of Emergency Medicine– Approved 10-2014
Public Access to AEDs – Reaffirmed 10-2014
Emergency Medicine in Medical School – Approved 10-2011
HIV Screening in the ED – Approved 10-2011
Emergency Physicians Writing Admitting Orders – Approved 10-2011
Recognized Certifying Boards in Emergency Medicine – Approved 10-2014
Treatment of Victims of Sexual Assault – Approved 10-2011
Social Media Use by Emergency Physicians – Adopted October 2012
Timely Radiological Interpretations – Reaffirmed 10-2014
Advertising and Publicizing Emergency Medical Care – Adopted October 2012
Patient Handoff in the ED – Approved 10-2014
Critical Medication Shortages – Approved 10-2014
Bylaws of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians
Click here to download a PDF of ACOEP’s bylaws, now in effect.