Ok St Bd of Examiners for Long Term Care Adms. 8-26-2015
OK ST BD OF EXAMINERS FOR LONG TERM CARE ADMS. 8-26-2015
MINUTES
The Regular Board meeting of the Oklahoma State Board of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators (OSBELTCA) was held August 26, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. The meeting location was at the Shepherd Mall Office Complex, 2401 NW 23rd, OSBELTCA Conference Room, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ms. Susan Barnes, Chair, presided over the meeting.
Advance notice of this regularly scheduled meeting was transmitted to the Oklahoma Secretary of State on October 30, 2014 and posted on the OSBELTCA website on August 25, 2015. The agenda was posted in a prominent public view on the front doors of the Shepherd Mall Office Complex located at 2401 NW 23rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on August 25 at 9:00 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Ms. Susan Barnes, Chair, Edmond
Mr. Bill Pierce, Vice-Chair, OK City
Ms. Nancy Poteete, Sec-Treasurer, Norman
Ms. Nancy Atkinson, OK City
Mr. Curtis Aduddell, OK City
Ms. Pat Bean, OK City
Mr. Brett Coble, Ardmore
Ms. Georgia Devening, Choctaw
Ms. Susan Haws, Glenpool
Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, OK City
Ms. Lisa Pever, OK City
Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Tulsa
Mr. Bill Weaver, OK City
MEMBERS ABSENT
Dr. Scott Calhoon, OK City
OTHERS PRESENT
Mr. Gaylord Z. Thomas, Executive Director
Ms.Tiffany Wythe, Assistant Attorney General
Ms. Ginger Dean
Ms. Pam Duren
Ms. Melissa Holland
Mr. Ed Hendrix
Ms. LeeAnn Hare
Mr. Gary Porter
Mrs. Mary Porter
Mr. Martin Porter
Ms. Kelly Underwood
Ms. Joanie Ackerman
Mr. Jim Jakubovitz
Ms. Frieda Stewart
Ms. Mary Cay Woodfin
Ms. Teresa Hall
Mr. Matt Stangl
Ms. Samantha Wegmiller
Ms. Lisa Scott
Ms. Susan Barnes, Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:00 am and stated that we were in compliance with the Open Meeting Act and Authority.
Ms. Barnes asked Ms. Pam Duren to call roll to establish a quorum.
Present were Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble and Mr. Bill Weaver. There was a quorum.
Ms. Susan Barnes asked the public to introduce themselves to the Board members.
Ms. Barnes asked the Board members to review the minutes of the 7-22-15 Board meeting.
Motion was made by Mr. Bill Weaver, seconded by Mr. Bill Pierce, to approve the minutes of the 7-22-2015 Board meeting. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Susan Barnes, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble and Mr. Bill Weaver. Negative – None. Abstaining – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever and Mr. Jacki Millspaugh.
The Board members decided to change the order of the agenda and to review the continuing education programs at this time so that one of the other Board members would be present to vote on the candidates for licensure.
Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Chair of the Education Committee, gave the Education Committee report.
Mr. Aduddell led the review, discussion and possible action regarding the following requests for continuing education for Long Term Care Administrators:
Green Country Healthcare Association
3004 S. 121 East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74129
Program Title - “Immunizations”
September 8, 2015
Requesting 1 CEU
Discussion followed regarding this presentation including the negative side-effects of Immunizations as well.
Green Country Healthcare Association
3004 S. 121 East Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74129
Program Title –Hospice Then & Now: A Physician’s Perpective
October 13, 2015
Ti Amo Restaurant, 61st & Sheridan, Tulsa, OK
Requesting 1 CEU
Motion was made by Ms. Nancy Poteete, seconded by Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, to approve the aforementioned programs for Long Term Care Administrators and regarding the Immunization presentation, this should include the negative side-effects as well. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble and Mr. Bill Weaver. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
OK State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th St., OK City, OK
Bridging the Gap-Building a Better Life-
2015 ICF/IID Provider Training
Moore Norman Tech Center, 13301 S. Penn Ave., OK City, OK
9-24-2015
Requesting 6 CEUs
Motion was made by Mr. Curtis Aduddell, seconded by Mr. Bill Weaver, to approve the aforementioned program for Long Term Care Administrators. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble and Mr. Bill Weaver. Negative – None. Abstaining – Ms. Nancy Atkinson,
Mr. Aduddell led the review, discussion and possible action regarding granting the request of a Nursing Home Administrator’s license.
Mr. Aduddell informed the Board that Ms. Joanie Ackerman met the requirements for becoming a Nursing Home Administrator.
Motion was made by Mr. Curtis Aduddell, seconded by Mr. Bill Weaver, to approve Ms. Joanie Ackerman as a Nursing Home Administrator. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble and Mr. Bill Weaver. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
Mr. Aduddell informed the Board that Ms. Lee Ann Hare met the requirements for becoming a Nursing Home Administrator.
Motion was made by Mr. Curtis Aduddell, seconded by Mr. Bill Weaver, to approve Ms. Lee Ann Hare as a Nursing Home Administrator. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble and Mr. Bill Weaver. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
Mr. Aduddell informed the Board that Ms. Lisa Scott met the requirements for becoming a Nursing Home Administrator.
Motion was made by Mr. Curtis Aduddell, seconded by Mr. Bill Weaver, to approve Ms. Lisa Scott as a Nursing Home Administrator. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble and Mr. Bill Weaver. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
Ms. Susan Haws arrived at 10:15 a.m.
Mr. Aduddell led the review, discussion and possible action regarding granting the request of a Residential Care/Assisted Living Administrator’s License.
Mr. Aduddell informed the Board that Ms. Teresa Hall met the requirements for becoming a Residential Care/Assisted Living Administrator.
Motion was made by Mr. Curtis Aduddell, seconded by Mr. Bill Weaver, to approve Ms. Teresa Hall as a Residential Care/Assisted Living Administrator. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble, Mr. Bill Weaver and Ms. Susan Haws. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
Mr. Aduddell informed the Board that Ms. Frieda Stewart met the requirements for becoming a Residential Care/Assisted Living Administrator.
Motion was made by Mr. Curtis Aduddell, seconded by Mr. Bill Weaver, to approve Ms. Frieda Stewart as a Residential Care/Assisted Living Administrator. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble, Mr. Bill Weaver and Ms. Susan Haws. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
Mr. Aduddell informed the Board that Ms. Mary Woodfin met the requirements for becoming a Residential Care/Assisted Living Administrator.
Motion was made by Mr. Curtis Aduddell, seconded by Mr. Bill Weaver, to approve Ms. Mary Woodfin as a Residential Care/Assisted Living Administrator. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble, Mr. Bill Weaver and Ms. Susan Haws. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
Licenses were presented at this time.
Mr. Gaylord Z Thomas, Executive Director, led the review, discussion and possible action regarding the request to certify the following administrators as Preceptors:
INITIAL CERTIFICATION
Christie Bartley
Ernest Johnson III
Rhonda Shirley
REFRESHER
Brett Coble
Motion was made by Mr. Bill Weaver seconded, by Mr. Curtis Aduddell to approve the aforementioned administrators as Preceptors. Motion carried with voting as follows: Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble, Mr. Bill Weaver and Ms. Susan Haws. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
Ms. Nancy Poteete, Chair of the Finance Committee, informed the Board members that the report in their packet reflected one month only, which was July 2015 and pointed out that our cash balance was $557,000 and explained that lists and plans have been previously made to spend this money. Ms. Poteete stated that our Budget Request will be due by October 1, 2015 and also upcoming, there is a Health and Human Services Cabinet meeting, scheduled September 9, 2015, with Dr. Terry Cline, Oklahoma’s Cabinet Secretary of Health and Human Services. Attending this meeting, in representation of the Board, will be Mr. Bill Pierce, Vice-Chair of our Board and Mr. Gaylord Z. Thomas, Executive Director of the agency. Discussion followed.
Mr. Gaylord Z Thomas led the review, discussion and possible action regarding the Probable Cause Committee Report.
Mr. Thomas informed the Board that the Probable Cause Committee recommended that there was no probable cause regarding 15-028(HB)
Motion was made by Mr. Bill Weaver, seconded by Mr. Curtis Aduddell, to accept the recommendation of the Probable Cause Committee that there was no probable cause regarding the aforementioned case. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Brett Coble and Mr. Bill Weaver. Negative – Ms. Susan Haws. Abstaining – Ms. Nancy Atkinson and Mr. Bill Pierce.
Ms. Tiffany Wythe, Assistant Attorney General for the Board, led the review, discussion and possible action of Executive Order 2015-33 andthe letter from the Attorney General's office regarding review of board decisions that could lessen competition by discouraging, deterring, or removing a participant from the market. It was discussed that although it is a close issue whether the board is controlled by active market participants, the board should comply with the executive order.
Motion was made by Mr. Bill Weaver, seconded by Mr. Brett Coble to allow the Executive Director to request review by the Attorney General’s Office of all Board actions that are subject to Executive Order 2015-33. Motion carried with voting as follows: Affirmative – Ms. Nancy Atkinson, Ms. Susan Barnes, Mr. Curtis Aduddell, Ms. Lisa Pever, Ms. Jacki Millspaugh, Ms. Georgia Devening, Ms. Nancy Poteete, Ms. Pat Bean, Ms. Nancy Pfeifer, Mr. Bill Pierce, Mr. Brett Coble, Mr. Bill Weaver and Ms. Susan Haws. Negative – None. Abstaining – None.
Mr. Gaylord Z. Thomas, Executive Director, gave his report as follows:
1. FALL AU CLASS UPDATE: The Fall AU class for NHAs started as scheduled with a full class of 25; however, we did recently lose one student with an unanticipated medical issue following a surgery (blood clots) who missed 3 of the first 4 weeks and has opted to re-start the class in January. So, we’re down to 24.
2. BOARD SEAT VACANCY UPDATE: Chris Bruehl from the Governor’s office is still actively working to fill our vacant seat (Res Care Administrator seat). Nothing new to report.
3. NAB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATE: Having just returned from the NAB Executive Committee meeting, I have new insight on the new “credential” (the HSE or Healthcare Services Executive) exam and how that is intended to work. It really should be seamless with our current licenses as this new credential will only come with an additional examination after having passed a primary exam such as the NHA or RCAL exam (or the HCBS exam when that also comes out. It will not be a “stand alone” exam but an additional examination with “modules” for the missing aspects. The benefit of having this credential will primarily be for those seeking licensure by endorsement as it is intended to expedite licensure by endorsement. I plan to address this in our next rules revision effort to account for it as well as for the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) examination. Both the HSE and HCBS examinations are projected to be in place by July 2017. Item writing for the HCBS examination is expected to begin following the November NAB meeting.
4. RULES REVISION: We are already working on a draft of the next rules revisions so if there’s something you want the Rules Committee to address, please be sure I am aware of it so it can be included in these first drafts for discussion/inclusion.
5. UPCOMING EVENTS/DATES:
Next Board Meetings - September 23, October 28
FYI - Out of town (Parents Weekend at USAF Academy) – Labor Day weekend (Sep 3-8)
NAB NCERS Meeting (September 17-19) – NAB funded - Montreal
The meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
MS. NANCY POTEETE, SEC-TREASURER
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