History of NCAFC, NC Association of Free Clinics

North Carolina Association of Free Clinics

Development Timeline & Accomplishments

Pre-NCAFC:

1991 First Indigent Care Conference held in Raleigh, NC

1994 Indigent Care Conference held in Winston-Salem, NC

1996 Indigent Care Conference held in Fayetteville, NC

1997 Indigent Care Conference held in Lexington, NC

· Exploratory meeting held at conference with those interested in creating a free clinic association

· Initial Board of Directors approved bylaws November 11, 1997

· North Carolina Indigent Care Association Inc., received its Articles of Incorporation on November 14, 1997

NCAFC:

1998 First NCICA Conference held in Asheville, NC

· Twenty-eight free clinics and pharmacies joined during NCICA’s first membership

drive

· Dr. Don Lucey elected first president of NCICA

· Start-up funding received from NCAPA, Kate B. Reynolds and the Janirve Foundation

· First financial support received from NC Medical Society

· Started DBA NCAFC, developed logo and marketing plan

1999 First NCAFC Conference held in Wilmington, NC

· $306,750 distributed to members from NC Attorney General’s settlement fund

· First Executive Directors’ Retreat held at Caraway Conference Center

· NCAFC Member Resource Manual Developed

· Glenn Pierce appointed Volunteer Executive Director

· Thirty-three members of NCAFC

2000 Second NCAFC Conference held in Charlotte, NC

· Sandy Motley elected as Board President

· Kate B. Reynolds funds ED position

· John Mills hired as first Executive Director, March 1, 2000

· New Clinic Development seminar held in Raleigh, NC

· ED Retreat held at Montreat

· Committee structure developed

· Thirty-eight members of NCAFC

2001 Third NCAFC Annual Conference held in Raleigh, NC

· Pam Jenkins elected as Board President

· Web-site developed

· NC Free Clinic Legislative Day held in Raleigh, NC

· NC Good Samaritan Bill amended to include “free clinics”

· ED Retreat held at The Summit Retreat Center

· Legislative Resource Guide developed

· NCAFC begins negotiations with FDA on sample medication regulation

· Director’s and Officer’s Insurance pool developed

· Membership votes to change name to NCAFC

· Medication Assistance Program training seminar held in Winston-Salem

· Phase I of funding from NC Foundation for Advanced Health Programs

goes for technical support of member programs

· Membership approves 5% management fee proposal

· Forty-two members of NCAFC

2002 Fourth NCAFC Annual Conference held in Boone, NC

· Erich Smith elected as Board President

· Regulatory Resource Guide developed

· Kate B. Reynolds Grant’s $35,000 operating support

· FDA grants relief on sample medication regulation

· Phase II of funding from NC Foundation for Advanced Health Programs goes

for program expansion for member programs

· NCAFC asked to help develop plan to distribute $2 million from the

NC Attorney General’s settlement fund

· ED Retreat held at the Summit

· Membership votes to increase NCAFC board from 7 to 9

· NCAFC New Clinic Development Seminar held in Charlotte, NC

· NCAFC Accreditation Program Developed

· NCAFC Mentoring Plan Developed

· NCAFC Free Clinic Salary Survey completed

· Forty-seven Members of NCAFC

2003 Fifth NCAFC Annual Conference held in Greensboro, NC

· Detra Morton elected as Board President

· Fifty-six members of NCAFC

· NC Foundation for Advanced Health Programs awards NCAFC $142,000

· Accreditation Plan introduced

· Mentoring Program introduced

· Program Officer hired

· BCBSNC Foundation Grant negotiated

· Long-term care pharmacy medication donation negotiated

· ED Retreat held at the Aqueduct Conference Center

· Vitamin settlement from NC Attorney General pays $1.8 million to members

2004 Sixth NCAFC Annual Conference held in Atlantic Beach, NC

· Jerri White elected as Board President

· Sixty-one members of NCAFC

· NCAFC announces $10 million, 5-year grant from BCBSNC Foundation

· Fund Raising Training held in Greensboro,NC

· Mentor Training held in Winston-Salem, NC

· NCAFC negotiates nursing home medication donations to free clinics

· ED Retreat held at Aqueduct Conference Center

· Membership votes to expand NCAFC board to 11

· 2005 Seventh NCAFC Annual Conference held in Raleigh, NC

· Jerri White re-elect as Board President

· Sixty-seven members of NCAFC

· FTCA Training held in Asheville, NC

· FTCA Grant approved by TDE

· Second Year funding from BCBSNC Foundation disbursed

· Director of Training and Technical Assistance hired

· TAP-In grant received

· John Mills resigns as ED

2006 Eighth NCAFC Annual Conference held in Greensboro, NC

· Mike Darrow hired as Executive Director

· Margaret Elliott elected as Board President

· Seventy members of NCAFC

· Third Year funding from BCBSNC Foundation disbursed

· Awarded grant from The Duke Endowment for comprehensive

Marketing and Development project

· Awarded grant from The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Foundation to

conduct a Technology Assessment

· Successfully pilot-test TAP-IN project for recruiting retired physicians; full

launch scheduled for Spring 2007

· ED Retreat held at Caraway Conference Center

2007 Ninth NCAFC Annual Conference held in Greensboro, NC

· Nancy Hudson elected as Board President

· Seventy members of NCAFC

· Fourth Year funding from BCBSNC Foundation disbursed

· Work initiated on comprehensive Marketing and Development project

· Results of Technology Assessment published; design of implementation plan

commenced

· ED Retreat held at Caraway Conference Center

2008 Tenth NCAFC Annual Conference held in Durham, NC

· Nancy Hudson re-elected as Board President

· Seventy Four members of NCAFC

· Announced 2nd $10 Million/5 year grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of

North Carolina Foundation to be awarded in 2009

· Announced pilot program for centralized pharmacy services; 3-clinic test

began Spring

· ED Retreat to be held in Concord, NC Fall 2008

· New website launched Summer 2008

2009 Eleventh NCAFC Annual Conference held in Boone, NC

Jim Robinson elected as Board President

Seventy Five members of NCAFC

NC Attorney General holds a press conference to announce the implementation

of NC's centralized pharmacy program - formally called NC MedAssist

ED Retreat hosted in Greensboro, NC - Fall 2009

Free Clinic members receive Economic Boost Grants from BCBSNC Foundation

BCBSNC Foundation/NCAFC introduce Clinical Outcomes Program

NCAFC hosts Lunch & Learn sessions across the state for NC MedAssist, central fill

program

2010 Twelfth NCAFC Annual Conference held in Greenville, NC

Centralized pharmacy program - formally called NC MedAssist available

statewide to all North Carolinians

Seventy Nine members of NCAFC

Free Clinic members receive BCBSNC Outcomes grant for demonstrated

clinical success

Dr. Michael Lischke elected to NCAFC Board of Directors