They serve as an important adjunct to treatment and recovery activities common to other individuals with the added benefit of a professional-specific focus. While each professional assistance group is autonomous and may operate in unique ways, they all provide some common services. Each one has a list of Program Committee The Program Committee, consisting of one person appointed by each participating board, provides guidance on the general operation of the program, sets the budget, and ensures that the program's direction is in accord with its authority. The Committee meets bimonthly on the first Tuesday of the month. The next scheduled meeting is February 2, 1999.
All meetings are public.
Appointments to the Program Committee are annual. Executive Directors of the participating boards are contacted in November each year and asked to submit appointments by January 15. The current Chair of the Committee, Susan Hennessy of the Board of Nursing, was elected in August. Henry Capiz, the Board of Pharmacy appointee, had served faithfully as the Chair since 1994. They can provide information to the professional, their colleagues and family members, as well as participate in interventions.