Hospitals & Institutions (H&I) Sub-Committee
A. The purpose of the H&I committee is to serve as a resource to the members, groups and areas in efforts to carry the NA message of recovery to those
unable to attend NA meetings; such as hospitals, jails, rehabs, detoxs, prisons, etc.
B. The definition of an H&I meeting is a special meeting or introductory meeting held within a facility in which a regular NA meeting cannot be held or where the facility’s restrictions make it impossible for a regular group to operate freely.
C. The duties of the H&I committee include the following:
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- Provides experience and guidance to area H&I sub-committees in the
forming and operating H&I meetings. - Attempts to make NA available to any addict seeking recovery from the disease of addiction by mutual cooperation with these facilities and of the area H&I committee’s attempts to start NA meetings, arranges forums and makes literature available.
- Works on the WSC H&I guidelines from time to time.
- Provides experience and guidance to area H&I sub-committees in the
D. The H&I committee develops and maintains the following:
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- List of all the regional H&I commitments.
- Name and address of each facility.
- Type of H&I meeting being held or type of format.
- Contact phone numbers of the group conducting the meeting as well as the contact for each facility.
- List of which area is servicing each commitment and which facility is not presently being serviced by anyone.
- Brief history of the strengths and struggles of the commitment.