APTA seeks to nominate a member to serve on the new Establishment of Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating Committee. The Committee will meet not less than 2 times a year each year. These meetings may be conducted by teleconference or video conference. The Committee will identify areas for improved coordinating related to substance abuse, including research, services, supports, and prevention activities across all relevant Federal agencies. The Committee will provide recommendations for improving federal programs for the prevention and treatment of, and recovery from, substance use disorders. They also will analyze substance use disorder prevention and treatment strategies in different regions and populations in the US and evaluate the extent to which Federal substance use disorder and treatment strategies are aligned with State and local substance use disorder and treatment strategies.
APTA Engage is being utilized to identify individuals who are interested in being nominated by APTA to serve on this Committee. Potential candidates should have significant experience in treating individuals with substance use disorders, and if selected, must be willing and able to represent the physical therapy profession in its entirety.
This is not an APTA-appointed position. When APTA nominates a candidate, the nomination is sent directly to the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), who is responsible for appointing individuals to serve as members of this Committee. The HHS Secretary is responsible for selecting appointees and any future communications on appointment status will come directly from HHS.
The Committee’s 15 non-Federal members serve 3-year terms. Committee members may be appointed for subsequent 3-year terms. This opportunity may require travel to Washington, DC, with a varying time commitment.