CANNON BUILDING STATE OF DELAWARE TELEPHONE: (302) 744-4500 861 SILVER LAKE BLVD., SUITE 203 DEPARTMENT OF STATE FAX: (302) 739-2711 DOVER, DELAWARE 19904-2467 WEBSITE: WWW.DPR.DELAWARE.GOV DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES: EXAMINING BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND ATHLETICS TRAINERS
MEETING DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware Conference Room A, First floor of the Cannon Building
MINUTES APPROVED: November 27, 2007
MEMBERS PRESENT
Gary Nowell, Chairman, Professional Member Ruth Ann Messick, Public Member John Smith, Secretary, Professional Member Katherine Daniello, Professional Member Kristen Burris, Professional Member Denise Smith, Vice-Chairperson, Professional Member William Holland, Professional Member
MEMBERS ABSENT
Sharon Harris, Public Member Patrick McKenzie, Professional Member Steve Kotrch, Public Member
DIVISION STAFF/DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL PRESENT
Eileen Kelly, Deputy Attorney General Jennifer Myer, Administrative Specialist II Gayle Melvin, Administrative Specialist III
ALSO PRESENT Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers Minutes – June 26, 2007 Page 2 None
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Nowell called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.
REVIEW OF MINUTES
The Board reviewed the minutes of the September 25, 2007. Ms. Messick made a motion, seconded by Mr. Holland, to approve the minutes as written. The motion was unanimously carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Review of Continuing Education Courses Ms. Smith made a motion, seconded by Ms. Daniello, to approve the following continuing education courses: 1. Christiana Care a.Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury- 0.10 CEUs b. Basic Wound Care- 0.10 CEUs 2. Cynthia Barry: Home Care Therapist’s Role in Disease Management- 0.70 CEUs 3. Craig Weaver: The Lumbar Spine and Pelvis Diagnosis and Therapy- 2.10 CEUs 4. Institute for Natural Resources a. Emotions, Stress and Disease- 0.60 CEUs b. Advances in Women's Health: Hormones, Mid-Life and Menopause- 0.60 CEUs 5. Delaware Technical & Community College a. Prevention Practice: Helping Your Clients Be Well- 0.60 CEUs b. Motor Imagery- 0.30 CEUs 6. Health Ed: A Strength-based Approach to Asperger's, Nonverbal Learning Disorder and High Functioning Autism- 0.60 CEUs 7. Sundance Rehab: Thermal, Light and Mechanicals Modalities- 0.80 CEUs 8. Otto Bock Health Care: Otto Bock Rehab Roadshow- 0.60 CEUs 9. At Home Seminars: Prenatal & Postpartum Exercise Design- 0.80 CEUs
The following course was approved but for a different amount of CEUs than requested.
1. Regal Medical Inc: Clinical Pathways for Successful Contracture Management- 0.75 CEUs
The motion was unanimously carried.
Tabled Applications Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve Physical Therapy licensure by Reciprocity for Kaska Hill. The motion was unanimously carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Review of PT/PTA/AT Applications by Examination Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers Minutes – June 26, 2007 Page 3 Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Ms. Messick to amend the agenda and add the application of Ali Alnahdi. The motion was unanimously carried.
Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Mr. Holland, to approve licensure by examination for the following persons:
Stephanie Menicos (PT) Geno Collarini (PT) Michael Phillips (AT) Falguni Shah (PT) Kate Bartnik (PT) Theresa Guinan (PT) Lisa Rice (PT) Michael DiMare (PT) Perry Stermer (PT) Christina Beaulieu (PT) Julie Shulman (PT) Regidor Verzosa (PT)
The motion was unanimously carried.
Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Ms. Daniello to propose to deny the application of Ali Alnahdi based on lack of qualifying education. The motion was unanimously carried.
Review of PT/PTA/AT Applications by Reciprocity Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Ms. Smith, to approve licensure by reciprocity for the following persons:
Jennifer Forbes (PT) Kimberly Czaika (PTA) Susan Goliaszewski (PTA) Paul Spadino (PT) Ron Wist (PT)
The motion was unanimously carried.
Review of Test Results Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Ms. Smith, to recognize examination results for the following persons:
Derek Holder (PTA) Kimberly Turoski (PT) Rayna Torchia (PT) Alissha Alexander (PT) Ronald Lorca (PT) May Fiesta-Dela Paz (PT) Laurie Clay (PT) Lea Guerrero (PT) Carla Calogero (PT) Hazel Barredo (PT) Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers Minutes – June 26, 2007 Page 4 Jennifer Bickhart (PT)
The motion was unanimously carried.
Request for Reactivation Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Ms. Daniello, to approve the reactivation of Monica Thomas’s Physical Therapy licensure. The motion was unanimously carried.
Review of Continuing Education Courses Ms. Smith made a motion, seconded by Mr. Smith to approve the following continuing education courses:
1. Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter: Caregivers Taking Care of Themselves – 0.50 CEUs 2. Widener University: MLK Healthcare Leadership Conference - 0.60 CEUs 3. CIAO Seminars: Recent Advances in Rehabilitation of the Medically Complex Patient – 0.25 CEUs 4. Institute for Natural Resources a. Depression, Heart Disease and Stroke – 0.60 CEUs b. Reinventing Midlife: Sleep, Aging & Overeating – 0.60 CEUs 5. Medtronic, Inc: Chronic Pain Management and Advanced Pain Therapies Overview – 0.20 CEUs
Correspondence The Board reviewed a letter sent from Ms. Cynthia Barry requesting a rules change to specify PTA supervision for Home Health Care. Currently, the rules for supervision allow a Physical Therapist to supervision no more than 1 PTA off site and they must be present with the PTA at every 5th visit or three weeks. Ms. Barry is asking that it be changed to every 6th visit and that the PT take that visit alone and confer with the PTA. Ms. Barry is also asking that PTs and PTAs have more years of experience. Ms. Barry’s letter mentioned that Home Health Care was not considered when the Board first discussed the supervision rule changes.
Ms. Smith noted that changing the rules from every 5th visit to 6th visit would work if the PT and PTA had a good communication and work plan in place. However, dropping the face to face co- visits would be a huge change because the PT would not be observing the PTA in action.
Ms. Nowell noted that Home Health Care was indeed discussed at the time of the rules changed and was an issue. The Board created the rules across the Board so that all patients would be covered. The Home Health Care patient is one of the most fragile and therefore should have more supervision, not less. The Board should regulate for a worse case scenario and take that action across the Board.
Ms. Smith made a motion, seconded by Ms. Daniello to create a subcommittee to review the Rules and Regulations for PTA supervision. The motion was unanimously carried.
The subcommittee will consist of Ms. Smith, Ms. Daniello and Mr. Holland. They plan to meet after regularly scheduled Board meetings. The subcommittee will also review the current CEU Rules.
Other Business Before the Board (for discussion only) Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers Minutes – June 26, 2007 Page 5
Mr. Nowell discussed the idea of Foreign Trained Physical Therapists using Delaware as a launching pad for licensure in the United States. A comparison of Delaware’s rules to neighboring states shows that the laws are less restrictive here. The Board will review additional requirements for Foreign Trained PTs.
Public Comment
There was no public comment at this meeting.
Next Scheduled Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. in Conference Room A, first floor of the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Ms. Smith made a motion, seconded by Ms. Burris, to adjourn the meeting. The motion was unanimously carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer L Myer Administrative Specialist II