South Dakota is allowed two delegates to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Summer Meeting who are responsible for  serving as representatives of the state of South Dakota. The next meeting will be held in Baltimore MD, June 10-13, 2012.  All delegates must be  members of ASHP. The SDSHP Board of Directors has adopted the following which explains the responsibilities of each delegate:

1. The term of office of each delegate will be as follows:

• Each term is four years
   
• The first two years the delegate will serve as an alternate delegate

                                         i.    Year one: Junior alternate delegate

                                        ii.   Year two: Senior alternate delegate

• The last two years the delegate will serve as a full delegate to ASHP

                                         i.    Year three: Junior delegate

                                        ii.    Year four: Senior delegate

2. Delegates and alternate delegates should attend the Regional Delegate Conference (RDC) each spring. The two full delegates will represent South Dakota at the ASHP Annual Meeting. If the full delegates are unable to attend, the alternate delegates will be expected to attend based on seniority. Two delegates must attend the Regional Delegate Conference and the ASHP Annual Meeting every year.
    
3. In the event that a delegate can not serve a full term, each delegate will move up a position and two delegates will be elected the next election year.
    

4. Delegates whom attend the ASHP Summer Meeting are expected to provide written and verbal updates to the Board of Directors. Summative information will be provided to the SDSHP membership at the SDSHP Annual Meeting and will be posted on the SDSHP Website.
    

5. Reimbursement for the Delegates whom attend the Regional Delegate Conference (RDC) and the ASHP Summer Meeting will follow the SDSHP Travel Policy including the following procedure.

• SDSHP will only provide funding for two delegates to attend the ASHP Annual Meeting.
• SDSHP will provide funding for all delegates whom want to attend the RDC.  The two senior delegates who are attending the ASHP Summer Meeting are expected to attend the RDC.
• Candidates must be members of ASHP and SDSHP to be eligible for travel reimbursement.
  
  
  SDSHP will be emailing a Call for Delegate to serve as Junior Alternate Delegate for 2012 about Sept 1 to all ASHP and SDSHP members.  Delegates for 2011were:
  
   

  Thomas Johnson	Senior Delegate
  Mark Burggraff	Junior Delegate
  Erin Christensen	Senior Alternate Delegate
  Tadd Hellwig	Junior Alternate Delegate