Physician Compensation Committee. While the Management Committee has a broad and general oversight responsibility and authority over all the matters within the scope and purposes of this AMA Agreement, the parties agree to provide for a specific and focused authority regarding the physician compensation, plans and programs other than the Grant Programs which are within the scope and purposes of this AMA Agreement. Accordingly:
Physician Compensation Committee. What/How The Physician Compensation Committee (PCC) has specific and focused authority in the AMA Agreement regarding physician compensation matters. The PCC will be comprised of not more than seven members and not less than three: • Up to three members each from AH and AMA. • An independent chair selected jointly by the Minister and the President. • In the event that the Minister and President cannot agree on a chair, there are provisions within Schedule 5 for the appointment of the chair by the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta. • Voting of the PCC is by majority. The AMA will have one vote, AH will have one vote and the chair will have one vote. The specific roles, responsibilities and duties of the PCC are laid out in Schedule 4 of the AMA Agreement. Generally, these include: • Managing the compensation aspects of the AMA Agreement, including: Allocation of negotiated increases. Reviewing and adjusting fees. Reviewing and determining prices for the Rural Remote Northern, Physician On-Call and Business Costs programs. Reviewing and managing the distribution of funding among insured medical services, plans and programs. The PCC does not have jurisdiction or responsibility for any program managed by the AMA through grant agreements with AH (see Element 11 Grant Agreements). Each party will be responsible for the costs of their own PCC members and will share the costs of the chair. AMA Agreement Document Reference You Might Ask
