MINUTES SEPTEMBER 21, 2007
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS BOARD OF EXAMINERS
Approved October 19, 2007
The meeting was called to order by G Bockrath at 1:00 a.m. A roll call was taken and a quorum was present. Board Committee Meeting were from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Guests:
G Grand
Board Attorneys Present:
S Adams
Members present: Staff present:
G Bockrath, Board Chair E Boeneke
R Dufrene, Vice-Chair M Crayton
L Pearlmutter J Johnson
T Moore
A Williams
J Williams Absent:
C Gagnon V Triplett
L Falcon
A Cole
Agenda
J Williams moved to accept the agenda as amended. Seconded by C Gagnon.
Approved, no abstentions.
Board Minutes
T Moore moved to approve the minutes from August 10 & 11,2007, Board meeting as amended. Seconded by J Williams. Approved, no abstentions.
Financial Report
J Williams moved to approve the financial reports from July 20, 2007 and August 10 & 11, 2007, Board meetings. Seconded by T Moore, Approved, no abstentions.
AdHoc Committee on Complaints/Disciplinary Affairs – June Williams, Roxane Dufrene
LPC/LMFT 06/07-1 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated.
LPC/LMFT 06/07-3 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. Case being investigated.
LPC/LMFT PA 06/07-5 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated.
LPC/LMFT PA 06/07-7 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. Case being investigated.
LPC/LMFT 06/07-8 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated.
LPC 06/07-9 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated.
LPC/LMFT 06/07-10 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated.
LPC 06/07-11 Complaint against LPC for Unprofessional Conduct
Case is being investigated.
06/07-12 Complaint for Unprofessional Conduct. Not licensed.
Case is being investigated.
LMFT 06/07-13 Complaint against LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct
Case is being investigated.
LPC/LMFT 07/08-1 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated.
LPC 07/08-2 Complaint against LPC for Unprofessional Conduct.
Case is being investigated
LPC/LMFT 07/08-3 Complaint against LPC/LMFT for Unprofessional Conduct. . Case is being investigated
LPC 07/08–4 Complaint against LPC for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated
LPC 07/08-5 Complaint against LPC for Unprofessional Conduct. Case is being investigated.
R Dufrene made a motion to open 07/08-6 and to not open PA 06/07-14, PA 06/07-17
and to close 07/08-4. Approved, no abstentions.
Committee on Licensure and Supervision - C Gagnon, A Williams, A Cole
A Williams reported that 66 folders were reviewed for LPC
20 Approved for LPC License
35 Registered for Supervision
6 Changing Supervisor
5 Denied for Supervision
L Pearlmuter reported that 10 folders were reviewed for LMFT
6 Approved for MFT Interns
1 Approved for LMFT
1 Approved for LMFT Supervisor
1 Approved Supervisor Plan
1 Denied for Supervison
C Gagnon made a motion to allow the Executive Director to send a denial to those who blatantly do not meet the qualifications for licensure. Approved, no abstentions.
C Gagnon moved to accept the report on licensure/supervision for LPC/LMFT. Approved, no abstentions.
Committee on Privileging - C Gagnon
None for privileging
Committee on Correspondence - L Falcon
The Board reviewed several items of correspondence and directed staff as to appropriate responses.
AdHoc Committee on Rules – A Cole, L Falcon, C Gagnon, A Williams
C Gagnon reported in the absence of A Cole. The Rules Committee has basically reviewed everything up to Chapter 21 and there are several changes that are being considered and the committee still needs recommendations from the supervision sub committee. The committee is also working on changes to the code.
Report of Marriage and Family Therapy Advisory Committee - A Cole
In the absence of A Cole, T Moore reported that A Cole and T Moore attended the AMFTRB Conference in Atlanta. T Moore reported several states are working on getting Medicaid approval for LMFT Interns and we will keep in contact with these states for progress reports. Also, the Gulf States representatives got together and talked about a compact between the Gulf States that would clarify our corporation with each other in a state in case of an emergency. It was a very good meeting and another meeting has been scheduled before the first of the year.
Report of LAMFT Liaison - L Pearlmutter
L Pearlmutter received an update from A Forsyth. A Forsyth talked about the success with Trispan and the concerns that interns cannot provide psychotherapy reimbursed by Trispan. LAMFT and other groups are continuing to attempt to resolve those issues. L Pearlmutter reported that there was an educator meeting at the LAMFT meeting and they are working on a directory, intern sites, and practicum sites where students can find required hours for working with couples and families. On behalf of LAAH, A Forsyth advised that leaders of the national organizations are to meet regarding the Medicare rate cuts among other things. There will be a Town Hall meeting in November with Dr. Judith Miranti as the presenter and an Ethics Blitz November 15-17, in Baton Rouge, Metairie, Alexandria and Shreveport. The featured presenter is Thorana Nelson, Ph.D. The LAMFT Conference will be held February 7-9, 2008, at the Baton Rouge Hilton Capital Center. Presenters include. Cloe Madanes, Ph.D., Ray Becvar, Ph.D. and Dorothy Becvar, Ph.D. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary now has a student chapter of LAMFT and a student chapter is also being formed at ULM. LAMFT is looking forward to working with the LPC Board, MFTAC and LCA on the Impaired Professionals Committee. At the LAMFT Board’s request, Dr. Carolyn White from Our Lady of Holy Cross College will fill out Kelly Barnett’s term, who has accepted a full time MFT faculty position in Texas.
Report of LCA Liaison - J Williams
J Williams reported that with the Trispan issue resolved LCA would like to thank the LPC Board for partnering with them in getting this issue resolved. A good thing that has come from the Trispan issue has been LCA and LAMFT working together to make this happen. The LCA Conference is October 6-8 at the Baton Rouge Hilton Capital Center.
Ad Hoc Committee Supervision - Supervision Task Force – T Moore,V Triplett,
C Gagnon, A Williams, L Pearlmutter
T Moore reported the Supervision task force met and the plan is to have a partial list of rule changes that the Task Force is proposing as a committee by the end of October and that is getting into the first draft.
Ad Hoc Committee Impaired Professionals – L. Pearlmutter, J Williams, S Adams
L Pearlmutter reported the Impaired Professional Committee met briefly and S Adams is going to take the Social Worker Impaired Professional Policy and work on converting that to a policy for Impaired Professionals that we can use as a starting point to work from. L Pearlmutter and S Adams decided they would be primarily an email and conference call committee because we have representatives from LCA, from LAMFT and our on core group and the committee thought this would be the best way to communicate.
Unfinished Business
LPC/LMFT Renewal Report
The 946 renewals were mailed and so for 860 have renewed.
Scanner, Laptop Computer, Calligraphy Machine.
E Boeneke will look into the cost for a scanner and calligraphy machine. An external hard drive has been ordered for laptop data.
Mental Health Consumers Rights
The Mental Health Consumers Rights Certificate is at the printer and mailing envelopes have been ordered. The mailing should go out by mid October.
Trispan
S Adams received a letter from Timothy Hill, Chief Financial Officer and Director, Office of Financial Management responded on the behalf of Herb Kuhn concerning
(Trispan) that after an extensive review of the applicable laws, it was determined that Trispan will pay all claims denied due to LPC licensure and scope of practice concerns and will discontinue the self-audit.
PowerPoint - R Dufrene
The list of universities is ready and the letter should go out by the end of September or first of October.
September Newsletter
NBCC – A Williams
AMFTRB – A Cole
LMFT Exam – A Cole
Website Changes
Everyone needs to write down any changes and turn them in to E Boeneke at the October meeting and E Boeneke will get in touch with S Moore about coming to the November meeting.
New Business
October Board Meeting Date
Four Board Members will be out for the October meeting; the Board talked about changing the date but decided to leave the meeting for October 19, 2007. The Board decided to change the November meeting date to November 9, 2007.
ACA Conference
The ACA Conference is being held March 26 – 30, 2007, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
LCA Conference
The LCA Conference will be held October 6-8, 2007. Some topics of discussion will be discipline, supervision, some of the new rule changes with regards to supervision. E Boeneke will draw up a form to put in the packets that are given out at the conference to write down any questions, topics for discussion or suggestions someone may have for the Board at the Conference. The Board will allow more time for questions and answer time.
Memorandum of Understanding
E Boeneke submitted a Memorandum of Understanding between the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and the LPC Board of Examiners. This report was required by Act 207 in case of an emergency for coordination of licensing, certification and registration of health care professionals in the event of an emergency or disaster. E Boeneke went to a meeting on August 21, 2007 with the Department of Health and Hospital Office of Public Health, Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) for Boards to provide access to their database to be interfaced with the State’s ESAR-VHP System to enable the pre-verification of licensure status of prospective volunteers. T Moore made a motion not to provide the Board’s database to any other inanity at this time. Seconded by J Williams.
Approved, no abstentions. J Williams suggested that we put this on the agenda to discuss again about what we are going to do. E Boeneke will get more information as exactly what ESAR need and what they want and look at this again next month.
LMFT Renewals
E Boeneke is getting the forms ready to go to the printer for the October 1, 2007, mailing.
J Williams made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by T Moore. Approved by the Board.
Adjourned 3:15 pm. Calendar: Next meeting will be October 19, 2007, at the Board Office.
Respectfully submitted by
Lin Falcon (signature on file)
Secretary, Licensed Professional Counselors Board