DELAWARE BOARD OF MASSAGE AND BODYWORK



[pic]

|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: dpr. |

| |DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION | |

PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES: Board of Examiners in Optometry

MEETING DATE AND TIME: Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.

PLACE: 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, Delaware

Conference Room A, Second floor Cannon Building

MINUTES APPROVED:

MEMBERS PRESENT

Dr. Sonja Biddle, President, Presiding

Ruth Banta, Public Member

Dr. Carl Maschauer, Secretary

Prameela Kaza

DIVISION STAFF/DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL PRESENT

Renae JC Bailey, Administrative Officer

Eileen Kelly, Deputy Attorney General

Nancy Fields, Administrative Specialist

MEMBERS ABSENT

Dr. Charles Simon

CALL TO ORDER

Dr. Biddle called the meeting to order at 4:18 p.m.

REVIEW OF MINUTES

The Board reviewed the minutes of the September 6, 2007 meeting. A motion was made by Dr. Manschauer, seconded by Mrs. Banta, to approve the minutes as presented. The motion was unanimously carried.

NEW BUSINESS

Review of Applications

A motion was made by Dr. Manschauer, seconded by Mrs. Banta, to approve a six month internship for Mary Sabatino. The motion was unanimously carried.

A motion was made by Dr. Maschauer, seconded by Mrs. Banta, to propose to deny licensure for William J. Prinsket due to not completing all of the required parts of the exam and not having five years experience in DE, since NJ is not a substantially similar state. A six month internship would be necessary for licensure in Delaware. The motion was unanimously carried.

Review of Continuing Education

A motion was made by Dr. Maschauer, seconded by Mrs. Banta, to approve the following continuing education request:

Eye Physicians and Surgeons, P.A.

Newest Advances in the Treatment of Macular Degeneration

The Dry Eye: Etiology, Diagnosis and Management

Eye Care of Delaware

Glaucoma Grand Rounds

Macular Degeneration- The Role of Anti VEGF Treatment

Delaware Ophthalmology Consultants

Detective Work in the Eye/Interesting Cases and Dilemmas

The motion was unanimously carried.

Addition of Supervisor

A motion was made by Dr. Manschauer made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Banta, to approve Dr. Brennan as an additional supervisor for Thuc Nguyen. The motion unanimously carried.

Audits

The Board reviewed the post renewal audits. A motion was made by Dr. Maschauer, seconded by Mrs. Banta, to approve the following audits:

Bruce Scott

Maurice Lynch

Sarah L. Foster

Holly Salloga

Kristen Semenick

Jason Moyer

Don D. Blackburn

Kimberly Bristow

Timothy Westgate

Joseph Senall

George Kledaras

Hayley Sprague

Geoffrey Paterson

Steven Baker

Christopher Davolos

Arlene Mueller

Kelly Malloy

Priti Patel

Lawrence Kruse

Steven Quillin

Matt Epstein

Dennis R. Mirra

Rachana Chokshi

Laura Castillo

The motion carried unanimously.

A motion was made by Dr. Manschauer, seconded by Ms. Kaza, to approve the following licensee’s audits pending receipt of requested documentation. The documentation must be received within twenty days or a show cause hearing will be scheduled.

Lance Underwood – short 4 therapeutic CEUs and only 19 credits

Alton Williams – short 4 therapeutic CEUs

Ronald Pogach – copy of certificates requested

The motion was unanimously carried.

Eye Glass Prescriptions

The Board discussed an email that was received regarding eye glass prescriptions. It was discussed that contact lens prescriptions should have an expiration date like glasses. An eye exam is needed and patients must be given a prescription. Dr. Manschauer advised that Federal law is 2 years and will be researching Federal Trade Commission regulations and advised that Delaware should be the same unless medically notified of less and whether dates are written or not. Ms. Kelly will be drafting a letter in response to the email when research is complete.

OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD (for discussion only)

There was no other business brought before the Board.

Public Comment

None

Next Scheduled Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in Conference Room C of the Cannon Bldg.

Adjournment

There being no further business, a motion was made by Mrs. Banta, seconded by Ms. Kaza, to adjourn the meeting. The motion was unanimously carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:53 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

[pic]

Nancy L. Fields

Administrative Specialist

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download