Meeting Minutes Louisiana Commission on Addictive Disorders March 10, 2015 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Bienville Building, 4th Floor, Conference Room #474 Baton Rouge, LA 70806
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: Freddie Landry Tom Lief, Ph.D. Kathleen Leary Tony Wick, Ph.D. Kerri Cunningham
COMMISSION MEMBERS ABSENT: Lana Bel Shelley Mockler Damon Marsala Michael Slocum Dr. Susan Tucker
OBH/HQ STAFF PRESENT: Dr. Rochelle Dunham, OBH Assistant Secretary Kenneth Saucier, OBH Director of Regional Services Gloria Robinson, OBH Receptionist Natresha Duncan, OBH Administrative Assistant
GUESTS PRESENT: LaMiesa Bonton, ARDA Director Marolon Mangham, LASACT Director Stephen Taylor, Capital Area
I. SERENITY PRAYER & ROLL CALL Kathleen Leary called the meeting to order. Freddie Landry led the Commission members and guests in a moment of silence followed by the Serenity Prayer. Gloria Robinson conducted roll call.
II. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 2015 MINUTES A motion to approve the February 2015 minutes was made by Tony Wick. The motion was second by Kathleen Leary. All were in favor and the motion passed to approve the February 2015 minutes.
III. OLD BUSINESS a. Review and Update Strategic Plan Notes for this agenda item were not received. IV. NEW BUSINESS a. Update from Ms. Yolonda Webb, Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD) Executive Director Yolonda Webb was unable to attend the March 10, 2015 LCAD meeting as scheduled. Ms. Webb’s presentation has been rescheduled for the April 14, 2015 meeting. b. Report from the Office of Behavioral Health – Dr. Rochelle Dunham, OBH Secretary . Dr. Rochelle Dunham updated the Commission on the following topics: o Synthetic Marijuana o A law that allows the governor to request an emergency rule adding a new substance to the controlled dangerous substance list. o Educating hospitals, treatment centers and psychiatric facilities on synthetic marijuana and asking these facilities to report the chemicals they find in their labs. c. Report from Commission Members on Regional Advisory Council (RAC) Activities/Meetings o Ms. Cunningham reported the Acadian Area and Human Service District Board February 2015 meeting was canceled because of an ice storm. The meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, March 23, 2015
o The next WRAP meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 20, 2015 at noon. o The LBHAC’s new advisory group has scheduled a meeting for Monday, May 4, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ms. Karen Stubbs extends members of the LCAD an invitation to the introduction of the new advisory group. The purpose of this meeting is to get the new advisory group active, The goal is to create a group of people recognized for their expertise, As far as consultants, how are we going to get a grass roots person to commit? Stephen Taylor will be the coordinator of the consultant group Keri will send out the invitations to the new members d. Report from Freddie Landry on the Integration Advisory Group Ms. Landry reported the following information: . Panel Discussion / Five Health Plans . Magellan of Louisiana’s contract is renewed only until November 3, 2015; afterwards the five Bayou Health Programs take over services. . The idea of integrating primary care and behavioral health is a good thing. For this new collaboration to work: OBH will have to get doctors to realize behavioral health has a major impact on primary health. Add more education for health care providers on addiction and integration and how the two are going to work together Claims/Billing Process e. Report from Kerri Cunningham on the February 2015 Drug Policy Board Meeting Notes for this agenda item were not received. f. Review and Update Commission By-Laws Ms. Cunningham will bring the by-laws to the next Commission meeting. g. Discuss Dr. Thomas Lief’s White Paper Notes for this agenda item were not received. h. ADRA/LASACT Monthly Report (Optional) Marolon Mangham will give a report on the Peer Recovery credentialing process at the April 2015 meeting.
V. NEXT COMMISSION MEETING The next meeting of the LCAD was discussed, and the date, time and location were set. The next meeting will take place in the Bienville Building, in Baton Rouge, at OBH Headquarters, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
VI. ADJOURNMENT Freddie Landry called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. All were in favor, and the motion passed to adjourn the meeting at 2:48 p.m.