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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Please read below. You may send your comments to comments@lists.sca.org.<div><br></div><div>~Hilda, Seneschale<br><br><div>> From: mamaaine@gmail.com<br>> Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:21:24 -0500<br>> To: discussion@aethelmearc.org<br>> Subject: [SCA-AE] Fwd: [Announcements] Announcement Regarding the Society Chirurgeonate / Request for Comments<br>> <br>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>> From: <ea@sca.org><br>> Date: Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 4:55 PM<br>> Subject: [Announcements] Announcement Regarding the Society Chirurgeonate /<br>> Request for Comments<br>> To: announcements@lists.sca.org<br>> <br>> <br>> *Announcement Regarding the Society Chirurgeonate Request for Comments*<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> The SCA Board of Directors seeks commentary on a proposal to eliminate the<br>> official Office of the Chirurgeonate, and the associated changes to Corpora<br>> necessary to accomplish this action.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> The Office of the Society Chirurgeon has been providing exemplary service<br>> to the Society since 1986. The Society and Board of Directors are<br>> tremendously grateful for the sterling service the Office of the Society<br>> Chirurgeon has provided over the years, and hope to continue to allow<br>> licensed first aid providers to provide such service, while needing to take<br>> into account the realities of the climate in which the SCA currently<br>> operates.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> The Board of Directors has been advised by its outside counsel, as well as<br>> by its insurance company, that having officers of the Corporation acting as<br>> emergency services providers and warranting them as official Chirurgeons<br>> represents an unacceptable assumption of liability by the Corporation for<br>> the actions of these individuals. The SCA can allow individual medical<br>> professionals to provide emergency care under their own licenses and the<br>> various Good Samaritan laws. Such services can also be provided by<br>> professional emergency services organizations and companies that provide<br>> such services. However, having corporate officers and warranted officials<br>> do so represents an unacceptable risk according to both our outside counsel<br>> and our insurance company.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Acting upon the recommendations of our professional advisors, the Board of<br>> Directors of the SCA, Inc. seeks commentary regarding a proposal to<br>> eliminate the Office of the Society Chirurgeon, the Kingdom and local<br>> Chirurgeons, and all associated Deputies and warranted Chirurgeons as of a<br>> future date. All Society Chirurgeonate activities and warrants of office<br>> would cease at that time. Any emergency services at SCA activities would<br>> thereafter only be performed by Good Samaritans under their own licenses,<br>> or by professionals or professional organizations specifically hired or<br>> called by event staff to provide such services.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Individuals with appropriate emergency care related licenses or those<br>> acting under the general Good Samaritan laws that might be applicable are,<br>> of course, free to provide emergency care at SCA activities under the terms<br>> of their licenses and applicable state and local laws. However, they would<br>> be doing so as volunteers and would not be warranted by the SCA nor hold an<br>> SCA office related to the provision of emergency care services. Similarly,<br>> professional emergency care organizations (e.g., municipal, non-profit or<br>> for-profit ambulance providers) that are not affiliated with or part of the<br>> SCA or any SCA organization, might provide emergency care services at SCA<br>> events (particularly larger SCA wars) through arranged voluntary or<br>> for-hire agreements with event staff. Licensed individuals would still be<br>> able to provide significant service to their local groups, Kingdoms, and<br>> the Society by offering to provide any emergency services under their own<br>> licenses (and would thus be worthy of any and all appropriate awards) — but<br>> would no longer be providing such services through an official Society<br>> Chirurgeonate.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> The SCA would no longer maintain an Office of the Society Chirurgeon,<br>> Kingdom or local Chirurgeons, or warrant any Chirurgeons or Chirurgeonate<br>> activity. However, individuals are still encouraged to meet and pursue any<br>> and all SCA-related interests on their own. People are, of course, free to<br>> pursue and provide emergency care at SCA activities as licensed medical<br>> practitioners under the licensing laws of their state or any Good Samaritan<br>> laws that might be applicable. Any such unofficial organizations,<br>> communications, or provision of emergency care related services would not<br>> be sponsored or overseen by the SCA, Inc. or any of its groups.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> The SCA would no longer have Corporate, Kingdom, or local Chirurgeon<br>> officers or warranted Chirurgeons, so any and all class material taught on<br>> any related subjects would be developed and provided by SCA members<br>> individually and based on their own accreditation, licenses, and<br>> experience. Because<br>> the SCA, Inc., does not endorse or supply the content of any classes taught<br>> at SCA activities (other than those being taught by Officers in support of<br>> their Office), individual members are free to teach classes on any material<br>> that might be related to unofficial first aid activities, but would be<br>> doing so strictly as individuals with no official sanction or involvement<br>> of SCA, Inc. As individuals, such service could also be considered worthy<br>> of any and all appropriate awards, although there would be no relationship<br>> to an official Society Chirurgeonate.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> The Board of Directors seeks comments on the matter through 03/18/2014,<br>> which can be directed to comments@sca.org. Additionally, we invite all<br>> those interested to send their comments to the Society Chirurgeon (<br>> chirurgeon@sca.org). The Board of Directors invites the populace to take<br>> advantage of the range of our communication outlets -- including email<br>> lists, social media venues, and public meetings -- to discuss the issue,<br>> but would simply like to remind everybody that courtesy and the presumption<br>> of honor are core values of the Society, and apply equally in on line<br>> venues as they do at SCA events. Additionally, the Board of Directors will<br>> be holding a public meeting at Gulf Wars, where these interested in<br>> discussing this issue are welcome to hear what the Board has to say and<br>> share their feedback.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:<br>> SCA Inc.<br>> Box 360789<br>> Milpitas, CA 95036<br>> <br>> You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.<br>> <br>> This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for<br>> Creative Anachronism , Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this<br>> announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic<br>> mailing lists.<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Announcements mailing list<br>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:<br>> http://lists.sca.org/listinfo/announcements<br>> <br>> To change the email address you receive these messages at, visit the URL<br>> listed above, subscribe to with your new email address. 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