Kentucky Occupational Therapy Board

KENTUCKY BOARD OF LICENSURE FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY MINUTES January 15, 2004

A meeting of the Kentucky Occupational Therapy Board was held at the Division of Occupations and Professions, Frankfort, KY on January 15, 2004.

MEMBERS PRESENT OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS STAFF Kelly Nash, Vice-Chair Karen M. Robinson, Board Administrator Teresa Conley-Buckner Nancy L. Black, Executive Director Laura Strickland OTHERS ABSENT James Grawe, Office of the Attorney General Julya Westfall, Chair Linda Freudenberger, KOTA Representative Julie Kropf Michael Muscarella, Western Baptist Hospital

Vice-Chair, Kelly Nash, called the meeting to order at 9:17 A.M.

Director’s Report Nancy Black stated that the Deep Physical Agent Modalities regulation had gone through the first stage of approval and that the next step is go through another committee for final approval.

Ms. Black informed Board members that $15,000 would be transferred from restricted funds to general funds per orders from Governor Fletcher in order to balance the budget.

Approval of Minutes Minutes of the December 12, 2003 meeting were presented for the Board’s review. A motion was made by Teresa Conley-Buckner to approve the minutes as amended. Motion, seconded by Laura Strickland, carried.

Approval of Financial Statement The Board reviewed the financial statement for July 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003. After review, Laura Strickland made the motion to accept the financial statements as presented. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

Licensure Status Report A licensure status report for the month of December 2003 was provided for member information. The report showed that there are currently 1492 licensed OTs and 380 OTAs along with 167 OTs and 6 OTAs certified to practice in Deep Physical Agent Modalities.

New Business A motion was made by Laura Strickland to elect Julya Westfall to the office of Chairman of the Board, Kelly Nash to the office of Vice Chairman of the Board, and Teresa Conley-Buckner, Secretary of the Board. The motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried. The Board had planned to discuss goals of the Board for 2003 and new goals for 2004. The Board decided to table discussion of this topic until February’s Board meeting.

Laura Strickland made a motion for Julya Westfall to draft a response to the request for topics at the NBCOT State Regulatory Conference in April 2004. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

The Board reviewed a request to respond to a survey regarding the Occupational Therapy Lifetime Certification Commission. A motion was made by Laura Strickland that the Board take no action in this matter. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

A motion was made by Laura Strickland to have Karen Robinson draft a letter of response to Teresa Ruley, Lourdes Home Health Services regarding the use of electronic signatures. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

Laura Strickland made a motion requesting Karen Robinson to draft a letter of response and forward it to Julya Westfall for approval to a licensed OTR regarding the practice of discharging children from OTs in a school setting. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

A motion was made by Laura Strickland to have Karen Robinson draft a letter of response to a licensed OTR regarding the use of deep physical agent modalities by Level II OT students. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

Laura Strickland made a motion requesting Karen Robinson to draft a letter of response to a licensed OTR regarding supervision of COTAs. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

Laura Strickland made a motion requesting Karen Robinson to draft a letter of response to a licensed OTR regarding COTA duties. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

Laura Strickland made a motion requesting Karen Robinson to draft a letter of response to a licensed OTR regarding the use of biomechanical treatments. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

A motion was made by Laura Strickland that she respond to the issue of Continuing Competence to be added to the list of “Frequently Asked Questions”. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

The Board reviewed a letter from Mike Muscarella regarding the state’s supervision regulation. Mr. Muscarella addressed the Board with concerns from Western Baptist Hospital.

At this time, the Board cannot suspend the regulations. The Board is working on ways to actualize the practice of supervision and will continue to have discussions regarding this topic.

A motion was made by Laura Strickland that 201 KAR 28:130 be revised and to eliminate “for each client” from Section 3 7b(2) and to make adjustments to the process of supervision such that OT

2 cosignature be required for initial evaluation, plan of care and discharge summary documentation. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

Old Business The Board discussed the DPAM regulation during the director’s report by Nancy Black.

A motion was made by Teresa Conley-Buckner to charge the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners to meet again and draft another version of low vision and submit it to Jim Grawe. Motion, seconded by Laura Strickland, carried.

Pending Complaints Teresa Conley-Buckner made a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss complaints. Motion, seconded by Laura Strickland, carried.

Laura Strickland made a motion to come out of Executive Session. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

The following actions were taken on the complaints discussed in the Executive Session:

OT-2002-05 - Further information is still pending.

OT-2003-01 - An investigation has been initiated and an investigative report is pending.

OT-2003-02 - The investigation process is still pending.

New Complaints The motion was made by Laura Strickland to have Jim Grawe draft a letter to Chad Herrberg about his state licensure. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

OT-2003-03 - A motion was made by Teresa Conley-Buckner to initiate an investigation. Motion, seconded by Laura Strickland, carried.

DPAM Application Review The motion was made by Laura Strickland to approve the following deep physical agent modality applications as discussed. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

DPAM Specialty Certification - Kathy G. Adkins, OT/L; Kristina M. Anderson, OT/L; Stephanie J. Brangers, OT/L; Carolyn E. Burns, OTA/L; Kimberly A. Carley, OT/L; Vickie L. Crabtree, OT/L; Camille Skubik-Peplaski, OT/L; and Carrie S. Ward, OT/L.

Sharmini V. Inbaraj, OT/L was denied approval for a DPAM specialty certification because she needs supervisor approval for her supervised treatment sessions.

Peter N. Kiongo, OT/L was denied approval for a DPAM specialty certification because course objectives for his 2nd course were not submitted.

3 DPAM Specialty Certification Supervisor – Shayne Ferguson and Amanda S. Rusk.

DPAM Course, Workshop, or Seminar Provider Application from Jennifer Bercaw was denied approval for 36 hours of continuing education credit for the course “Deep Physical Agent Modalities” scheduled for May 9-11, 2004 and June 13-15, 2004. The Board is requesting that current information for this year’s course be submitted with course objectives.

Application Review The motion was made by Laura Strickland to approve the following applications as discussed. Motion, seconded by Teresa Conley-Buckner, carried.

The Board reviewed a draft of the continuing education program approval form submitted by Karen Robinson. The Board requested Karen Robinson to draft a template of a reinstatement form and a reinstatement cover letter for Laura Strickland to review and bring to the Board for approval at the February meeting.

TEMPORARY COTA – Vanessa G. Hammers, Erin R. Jones, Jennifer L. Miller, and Kellie R. Pride.

OT/L – James P. Boyd, Molly C. Costello, and Joy L. Dean.

Jason M. Hale was approved for licensure as an occupational therapist pending receipt of the 2nd page of his KBLOT application. Once this page is received in the Board office, Mr. Hale will be issued a license.

OT/L Reinstatement – Paula G. Cantrell, Molly P. Deters, and Angela L. Wren.

Approval of Travel and Per Diem A motion was made by Teresa Conley-Buckner to approve travel and per-diem for today’s meeting. The motion, seconded by Laura Strickland, carried.

Adjournment With all business completed, the meeting adjourned at 12:35 P.M.

The next meeting of the Occupational Therapy Board will be held at 9:00 A.M. on February 19, 2004 at the Division of Occupations and Professions, Frankfort, KY.

Approved