OK ST BD OF EXAMINERS FOR LONG TERM CARE ADMS., 8-17-2011
MINUTES
The Regular Board meeting of the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators (OSBELTCA) was held August 17, 2011. The meeting was held in the Construction Industries Board Conference Center, Ste 5, in the Shepherd Mall Office Complex, 2401 NW 23rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with Mr. Bill Weaver, Chair, presiding.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Mr. Bill Weaver, Chair, OK City
Mr. Bill Pierce, Vice-Chair, OK City
Ms. Nancy Atkinson, OK City
Ms. Susan Barnes, Marlow
Ms. Stella Church, OK City
Mr. Jim Jakubovitz, Tulsa
Ms. Marlene Asmussen, OK City
Ms. Stacie Ware, Broken Arrow
Dr. Maurice Payne, Checotah
MEMBERS ABSENT
Ms. Jeannie Gault, Sec-Treasurer, Lawton
Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Tulsa
Ms. Peggy Wiebener, Thomas
Mr. Terry Williams, OK City
Mr. Marc Edwards, OK City
OTHERS PRESENT
Mr. Gaylord Z. Thomas, Executive Director
Ms. Brinda White, Assistant Attorney General
Ms. Ginger Dean
Ms. Pam Duren
Ms. Linda Thomas
Mr. Don Blades
Ms. Esther Houser
Ms. Tracy Zahl
Ms. Becky Moore
Mr. Bill Weaver, Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and stated that we were in compliance with the Open Meeting Act and Authority.
Mr. Bill Weaver asked Ms. Pam Duren to call roll to establish a quorum.
Present were Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Ms. Stella Church, Mr. Jim Jakubovitz, Ms. Marlene Asmussen, Mr. Bill Weaver, Mr. Bill Pierce and Dr. Maurice Payne. There was a quorum present.
Motion was made by Ms. Susan Barnes, seconded by Mr. Bill Pierce, that the minutes of the 7-27-2011 Board meeting be approved as submitted. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Ms. Jim Jakubovitz, Mr. Bill Weaver, Mr. Bill Pierce and Dr. Maurice Payne. Negative – None. Abstaining – Ms. Stella Church and Ms. Marlene Asmussen.
In the absence of Ms. Jeannie Gault, Chair of the Education Committee, Mr. Jim Jakubovitz, member of the Education Committee, led the review, discussion and possible action regarding the new potential licensee.
Mr. Jakubovitz informed the Board that Mr. Don Blades met the requirements for licensure as a Long Term Care Administrator.
Motion was made by Mr. Jim Jakubovitz, seconded by Mr. Bill Pierce, to approve Mr. Don Blades as an Oklahoma Long Term Care Administrator. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Ms. Stella Church, Mr. Jim Jakubovitz, Ms. Marlene Asmussen, Mr. Bill Weaver, Mr. Bill Pierce and Dr. Maurice Payne. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
There was a presentation of Mr. Blade’s license at this time.
Mr. Jakubovitz led the review, discussion and possible action regarding the request for the following continuing education programs for Oklahoma Long Term Care Administrators
OK ST Dept of Health
Turn the Page – ICFs/MR Provider Training
MooreNormanTechCenter – South Penn Campus
OK City, OK
September 14, 2011
Requesting 6 hrs of CE
Motion was made by Mr. Jim Jakubovitz, seconded by Dr. Maurice Payne, to approve the aforementioned program for the requested number of hours of continuing education for Oklahoma Long Term Care Administrators. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Susan Bares, Ms. Stella Church, Mr. Jim Jakubovitz, Ms. Marlene Asmussen, Mr. Bill Weaver, Mr. Bill Pierce and Dr. Maurice Payne. Negative – None. Abstaining – Ms. Nancy Atkinson.
Cypress Health Care Consulting
Staff Management, Recruitment & Retention
Heart of OklahomaExpoCenter
Shawnee, OK
September 15, 2011
Requesting 6 hrs of CE
Motion was made by Mr. Jim Jakubovitz, seconded by Mr. Bill Pierce, to approve the aforementioned program for the requested number of hours of continuing education for Oklahoma Long Term Care Administrators. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Bares, Ms. Stella Church, Mr. Jim Jakubovitz, Ms. Marlene Asmussen, Mr. Bill Weaver, Mr. Bill Pierce and Dr. Maurice Payne. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
In the absence of Ms. Jeannie Gault, Chair of the Finance Committee, Mr. Gaylord Z. Thomas, gave the report of the Finance committee. Mr. Thomas informed the Board that we were doing well and that there were no significant changes.
Ms. Stacie Ware arrived at 9:10 a.m.
Ms. Stella Church led the review, discussion and possible action regarding the Personnel Committee report. There was discussion regarding the salary range of the Executive Director and that we should get some comparables from other agencies and from other states. Also, it was determined that there would be a review of the Executive Director and that all evaluations would be returned to Ms. Church prior to the September 28th Board meeting so that it could be on the agenda for that meeting. Discussion followed.
Mr. Bill Pierce, Chair of the Quality Assurance/Rules Revision Committee, led the review, discussion and possible action regarding the committee report. Mr. Pierce informed the Board that the committee had been in the process of revising the rules to include the transitioning of the other disciplines under the Board’s authority and that there would be a meeting today following the Board meeting. Discussion followed.
There was no report regarding the Code of Ethics Committee.
There was no report regarding the Legislative Committee.
Mr. Gaylord Thomas gave his report as follows:
1. NAB REVIEW WORKSHOP: Went pretty well… 15 students (1 from Kansas). Feedback has been very positive. I will let you know how they did on the NAB. Some will be first time examinees; some have failed previously. Scheduled the next one for February 27-28, 2012. Considering making this the “capstone” piece of AU (making it mandatory) and including the “fee” for this in an increased AU fee and charge other attendees (such as out of state and remnant previous AU students…) to attend.
a. FEES: Previously, we have not been able to collect fees via credit card with the sole exception of annual licensure renewals. We are working with OK.GOV to expand our ability to collect all fees via credit card (AU, AIT, Preceptor training, Examination fees, NAB Review Workshops…) and expect that with this improvement that this may also allow more people to attend (we currently require full payment prior to class starting…that does seem to be a barrier for some students so we think that if they are able to set up a payment system with their credit card, at no risk to us, that this will actually help more students to be able to enroll and more students is a plus for us and for the industry).
2. AU: Going well…19 students plus the one student auditing the class. Will be starting to “advertise” via Facebook to try to stir up even more interest for the January class. Optimistic that with the “fee” being payable by credit card for the first time and with advertising and the current increased interest, that we will start to see some larger classes.
3. LICENSE ISSUANCE UPDATE: In 2010, this Board only issued 26 licenses (a little over 2 per month average), plus 11 Certified Assistants. In 2011, already (through July, not counting this month), we have issued 23 licenses and 7 Certified Assistants.
a. The “pace” for Certified Assistants is consistent with 2010 (about 1 per month average).
b. The “pace” for licensure is about 50% ahead of 2010 (about 2 per month in 2010; about three per month so far in 2011) and with 15 recently sitting through the NAB review, we may see several of these apply for licensure yet this year. Depending on when they test, some of these may wish to have their license effective in 2012, too, which could skew our numbers. But still, it’s noteworthy that in spite of smaller AU classes (until this class which has spiked a little bit), it seems we are licensing quite a few more this year than last year.
4. PRECEPTOR TRAINING: Scheduled to occur prior to the next Board meeting (9/21); will have Preceptors to certify and re-certify at the September Board meeting.
5. CASES: You probably noticed there were NO cases (Richard wasn’t here this week, out of the country actually) and there were no Probable Cause cases either. Expect in the next two months to see Richard turning up the heat on the remaining cases. For a word summary, here is what he has left on his plate at this time:
a. ADMINISTRATORS WITH MULTIPLE CASES PENDING(9 total cases):
i. One administrator with a 2008 case and a 2009 case
ii. One administrator with three (3) 2009 cases
iii. One administrator with 9 and a 2010 case
iv. One administrator with two (2) 2011 cases
- ADMINISTRATORS WITH SINGLE CASES PENDING (15 total cases):
i. Seven individual 2009 cases
ii. Five individual 2010 cases
iii. Three individual 2011 cases
c. SUMMARY: This is a total of 24 cases pending at this time… One is from 2008, 12 (half of all of them) are from 2009 with six remaining from 2010 and five from 2011. Richard is aware of the Board’s expectations regarding these cases, particularly the older (2008 and 2009 cases). We’re in pretty good shape, honestly (relative to where we were one and two years ago), especially with the current (2011)cases, ut we do need to go into a full court press to finish as many of these as possible in September and October so as to not “dump” them on the new Board and start them out behind the curve.
6. NEXT BOARD MEETING–September 28th(4thWednesday). I’m still soliciting input for information to give to the successor Board in a binder. If you think of something you’d like to have known or to have at your fingertips, that’s what I’m trying to put together for them.
The meeting adjourned at 9:27 a.m.
JEANNIE GAULT, SEC-TREASURER
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