DRAFT Idaho State Board of Medicine Regular Meeting September 12
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DRAFT Idaho State Board of Medicine Regular Meeting September 12, 2008 Chairman Stephen Marano, MD, called the meeting to order at 11:10 a.m., Friday, September 12, 2008, in the Brown House Conference Room, Bonner General Hospital, Sandpoint, Idaho. Attending were: Vice Chairman David McClusky, II, MD, Twin Falls; Laura McGeorge, MD, Boise; Michael Melendez, MD, Coeur d’Alene; Leo Harf, MD, Nampa; Ralph Sutherlin, DO, Meridian; Joyce McRoberts, public member, Meridian; Matt Ellsworth, public member, Meridian; and Jerry Russell, Director, Idaho State Police. Board staff present were: Nancy Kerr, executive director; Mary Leonard, associate director; Cynthia Michalik, quality assurance specialist; Beverly Kendrick, quality assurance specialist; Janet Whelan, quality assurance specialist; Darlene Parrott, compliance monitor; Cathleen Morgan, Board counsel; and Jean Uranga, Board attorney. The Board expressed its appreciation to the staff and administration of Bonner General Hospital for their hospitality in providing a meeting room and to the members of the medical staff who joined the Board members for lunch. In accordance with Idaho Code §67-2345 (b), (d) and (f), the Board moved to go into Executive Session at 10:18 a.m. (Motion McRoberts - Affirmed Harf, Marano, McClusky, McGeorge, Ellsworth, Russell, Melendez, and Sutherlin) In Executive Session, the Board reviewed and considered the recommendations of the Committee on Professional Discipline and allied health boards in the cited discipline cases. The Board acted to leave Executive Session at 11:18 a.m. (Motion McRoberts - Affirmed Harf, Marano, McClusky, McGeorge, Russell, Melendez, Sutherlin and Ellsworth) The Board acted to accept the recommendations of the Committee on Professional Discipline in Case Numbers: 3962, 4180, 4821, 4956, 5234, 5511, 5821, 5888, 5904, 5965, 6036, 6089, 6099, 6100, 6103, 6104, 6115, 6121, 6124, 6126, 6127, 6131, 6132, 6133, 6136, 6137, 6139, 6141, 6142, 6144, 6145, 6147, 6148, 6149, 6150, 6153, 6155, 6157, 6158, 6160, 6161, 6162, 6163, 6165, 6170, 6172, 6173, 6177, 6178, 6179, 6181, 6183, 6185, 6186, 6189, 6190, 6198, 6199, 6204, 6205, 6212, 6214, 6217, 6218 in addition, non-jurisdictional complaints, licensure renewal reviews, Patient Freedom of Information Act compliance and order compliance reports. (McGeorge/Unanimous) (Case Number 6156 Marano recused) 1 Upon consideration and discussion, the Board of Medicine acted to reject the recommendations of the Committee on Professional Discipline in Case Number 6172 and issue a confidential letter of concern. (Marano/Unanimous) Upon consideration and discussion, the Board of Medicine acted to reject the recommendation of the Committee on Professional Discipline in Case Number 6156 and issue a confidential letter of concern. (McGeorge/Unanimous) The Board acted to approve the recommendations of the allied health boards in Case Numbers: 5512, 5940, 6025, 6060, 6063, 6114, 6123, 6138, 6140, 6146, 6169, 6171, 6188, 6191, 6192, and 6193 . (McRoberts/ Unanimous) Following discussion the Board acted to deny the request for early termination of the Stipulation and Order in Case Number 5891. (McGeorge/Unanimous) In further consideration, the Board acted to request surrender of licensure in Case Numbers 6146 and 6219. (Marano/Unanimous) Section I - Business Section II - License and Registration MINUTES Minutes of the Board meeting of June 6, 2008 regular meeting, and the May 21, and August 11, 2008 Physician Assistant (PA) Subcommittee meetings, were approved as written. (McRoberts/Unanimous) Unless otherwise noted, all actions were taken on motions duly made and adopted unanimously. ADMINISTRATION Board members reviewed the financial report from the last quarter and budget proposals for a web based database that will allow secure access to all boards and committees, to completed investigations, access for hospitals for credentials review, and on-line applications for health professions. The Board approved the budget and directed staff to use remaining operating to begin some of the data collection and transfer required for the new system. (McRoberts/Unanimous) Chairman, Stephen Marano, MD and Vice Chairman, David McClusky, II, MD provided a review of the highlights of the recent Idaho Medical Association (IMA) meetings. 2 Board members reviewed the draft of the Fall 2008 newsletter. Julia Bouchard, MD, volunteered to write the Board member article. (Consensus) The Board acted to approve funds for the executive director, associate director, physician licensing manager and compliance monitor, to attend the Administrators in Medicine (AIM) Licensing and Technology workshop in Kansas in November 2008. The Board reviewed proposed changes to the current interview policy and acted to adopt the recovery stipulation policy. The executive director will send the application and proposed stipulation to board members for review and approval on interim disk. (McGeorge/Unanimous) Board members acted to schedule the 2009 Idaho State Board of Medicine and Committee on Professional Discipline meeting dates for March 6, June 12, September 11, and December 4, 2009. In further action, the Board acted to hold the June 2009 meeting in Pocatello, and the December 2009 meeting at the Board of Medicine conference room. (Russell/Unanimous) Members reviewed and approved revisions to the Board of Medicine Strategic Plan for FY 2010-2013 to be submitted in 2009. (McGeorge/Unanimous) Members reviewed the follow up information on mandatory Continuing Medical Education (CME) topics. (Information) In follow up to the Board’s direction at the June 2008 meeting, members reviewed examples for the “active practice of medicine” and discussed the need for further consideration of the definition. The Board directed staff to prepare a proposal for the definition of the “active practice of medicine” at its December meeting, for Board review. (Melendez/Unanimous) In further follow up on state examples of Maintenance of Licensure (MOL) and continued competency efforts, the executive director has been appointed to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) MOL committee to assist in drafting a model policy. The federally mandated Uniform Volunteer Health Practitioners Act will be executed by the Department of Health and Welfare in cooperation with the state licensing boards. The Board considered proposed changes to IDAPA 22.01.01, Rules of the Board of Medicine for the Licensure to Practice Medicine and Surgery and Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Idaho. The Board directed the staff to continue the rule promulgation process. (Marano/Unanimous) 3 The members directed staff to continue the rule promulgation process on IDAPA 22.01.03, Rules for the Licensure of Physician Assistants. (Marano/Unanimous) LICENSURE The Board acted to approve the request of Saltzer Medical Group for a waiver of number of physician assistants supervised and their plans for supervisory coverage of physician assistants. (Ellsworth/Unanimous) The Board acted to refer unlicensed practice Case Number 6128 to law enforcement for criminal investigation. (Marano/Unanimous) The Board acted to refer unlicensed practice Case Number 6147 to Washington state where the lay midwife holds registration. (Marano/Unanimous) In accordance with Idaho Code §67-2345 (b), (d) and (f), the Board moved to go into Executive Session at 1:20 p.m. (Motion Ellsworth - Affirmed Harf, Marano, McClusky, McGeorge, McRoberts, Russell, Melendez, and Sutherlin) In Executive Session, the Board reviewed applications, interviewed the applicants. The Board acted to leave Executive Session at 4:12 p.m. (Motion McGeorge - Affirmed Harf, Marano, McClusky, McRoberts, Russell, Melendez, Sutherlin and Ellsworth) The Board acted to propose to deny licensure of applicant BOMA 1765. (Russell/Unanimous) The Board acted to propose to further evaluation of applicant BOMA 2052 prior to consideration of licensure. (McGeorge/Unanimous) The Board acted to propose to deny licensure of applicant BOMA 1722. (Ellsworth/Unanimous) The Board acted to approve full unrestricted licensure of applicant BOMA 2061. (Melendez/Unanimous) The Board acted to grant licensure with conditions to applicant BOMA 1943. (Harf/Unanimous) The Board acted to grant full, unrestricted licensure of applicant BOMA 2044. (McGeorge/Unanimous) The Board acted to request further investigation and information on applicant BOMA 2212. (Marano/Unanimous) 4 The Board acted to request further evaluation and investigation of applicant BOMA 2093. (McGeorge/Unanimous) The Board reviewed minutes of the July 23, 2008 meeting and August 6, 2008 conference call of the Athletic Trainers Licensure Board, and the August 8, 2008 minutes of the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee. The Board acted to re-appoint Susan Almeida, PA, to a second term on the PA Advisory Committee. (Melendez/Unanimous) Chairman Stephen Marano, MD, adjourned the meeting at 4:29 p.m. Temporary licensure was issued to the following physicians pending receipt of a negative criminal background check: TL-3829 THOMAS CHARLES NOLTE, MD 06/06/2009 TL-3830 CYNTHIA AGNES DABNEY, MD 07/17/2008 Permanent licensure to practice medicine and surgery in Idaho was issued to the following physicians subsequent to the last Board Meeting: M-10280 KARIE-LYNN JANET KELLY, MD 05/19/2008 M-10281 JOSHUA EDWARD HALL, MD 05/19/2008 M-10282 DANIEL MORRIS JONDLE, MD 05/19/2008 M-10283 MARLA MARIE KLEIN, MD 05/19/2008 M-10284 ANDREW JOSEPH KOWALKOWSKI, MD 05/19/2008 M-10285 JEFFREY LEE CREASY, MD 05/21/2008 M-10286 JEFFREY