Clark County Public Health Ethics Committee Charter

Clark County Public Health
Ethics Committee Charter

Last updated: June 16, 2014
Background/ Purpose
The Clark County Public Health (CCPH) Ethics
Committee comprises a diverse group of community
volunteers charged with:
Providing guidance to CCPH staff, management,

and community partners on ethical issues;
Encouraging and supporting an institutional

culture of ethical awareness and high ethical
standards; and
Providing a process of open and transparent

decision making.
The Committee has representation from CCPH

Leadership Team, staff, and management. There is
also participation from the Prosecuting Attorneys
Office and representation from the community. The
Committee uses the Public Health Code of Ethics
as a framework for conducting ethical analyses.
The Committee provides the administrative function
of the ethical analyses. In addition, the Committee
will meet regularly to:
Continue education and training;
Review suggested ethical dilemmas and

determine if they are appropriate for analysis;
Facilitate and/or participate in analyses with at

least two Committee members at each analysis
in addition to the facilitator;
Prepare reports describing analyses outcomes

and recommendations (reports will include all
perspectives from the analysis);
Coordinate reporting of ethical analyses,
recommendations, and results back to
participants.
To ensure an open and transparent process, key

stakeholders will be invited to ethical analyses.
When appropriate, the Committee may also invite
non-stakeholders, such as content experts, to
participate. All staff will have the responsibility of
bringing ethical issues to the Committee.
Committee members will ensure that managers and
other staff with key information will be involved in
determining whether to move forward with a full
ethical analysis.
Once an ethical analysis has been completed, the

Committee will submit a recommended course of
action to CCPH Leadership Team. This
recommendation will be supported with the results
of the analysis and, therefore, will carry a high level
of influence. However, it is ultimately the
responsibility of CCPH Leadership Team to make
the final policy decision and determine how to
implement their decision(s).
This Charter currently addresses ethical analyses
related to Clark County Public Health policies and
operations. In the future if other regional partners
adopt the ethical analysis charter and framework,
recommendations based on the ethical analysis will
go to the appropriate decision making body.
Values
Stakeholders will be invited to participate in
ethical analyses to ensure transparency of
process.
Ethical analyses will focus on policy or

operations and will not focus on individual or
group behavior. Suspected unethical behavior
on the part of an individual or group will be
referred to the appropriate CCPH program
manager or Leadership Team representative.
Staff facilitating ethical analyses will have met

basic training requirements as outlined in the
training plan.
CCPH will develop and support a culture that

values high ethical awareness and standards.
CCPH will be a leader in the field of public

health for its efforts in organizational ethics.
Ground Rules
Committee members will be respectful of each
other and of all participants.
The Committee will be clear with staff and other

participants about the level of confidentiality that
can be practiced.
The Committee will focus on policies, systems,

and operations. Personnel issues are to be
referred outside of the Committee.
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Committee members will respect decisions

made when they are absent but may ask for
reconsideration if strong objections.
Existing Assumptions
No additional resource allocations are available
to the Committee.
CCPH Leadership Team will respect and give

strong consideration to Committee
recommendations.
Results of ethical analyses, including CCPH

Leadership Team decisions, will be
communicated back to all participants.
Roles and Responsibilities

Chair
Organize, facilitate, and schedule meetings. Ensure
that all members of the Committee have input and
are equally valued.
Prosecuting Attorney
Provide the Committee with guidance regarding
legal considerations and limitations.
CCPH Leadership
Act as a liaison to the CCPH Leadership Team and
supplement training, and provide an understanding
of departmental vision and direction.
Committee Members
Actively participate in trainings, ethical analyses,
and team meetings. Committee members should
also be willing to facilitate ethical analyses, model
ethical standards, and contribute to the Committees
education and learning.
Note: Ethical analyses may also be facilitated by
non-Committee members if they have met training
criteria and have been authorized to do so by the
Committee.
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Ethics Committee Charter

Providing guidance to CCPH staff, management,

Encouraging and supporting an institutional

Providing a process of open and transparent

The Committee has representation from CCPH

Continue education and training;

Review suggested ethical dilemmas and

Facilitate and/or participate in analyses with at

Prepare reports describing analyses outcomes

To ensure an open and transparent process, key

Once an ethical analysis has been completed, the

Ethical analyses will focus on policy or

Staff facilitating ethical analyses will have met

CCPH will develop and support a culture that

CCPH will be a leader in the field of public

The Committee will be clear with staff and other

The Committee will focus on policies, systems,

Committee members will respect decisions

CCPH Leadership Team will respect and give

Results of ethical analyses, including CCPH

Roles and Responsibilities

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