Respiratory Care Board of California

June 24, 2004 Board Meeting Agenda

Respiratory Care Board of California
BOARD MEETING

PUBLIC SESSION AGENDA

June 24, 2004
Holiday Inn
1355 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 232-3861

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Mission Statement:
"To protect and serve the consumer by administering and enforcing the Respiratory Care Practice Act and its regulations in the interest of the safe practice of respiratory care."

10:00 AM
1. Call to Order
Scott J. Svonkin, President

 
2. Approval of November 14, 2003 Public Session Minutes

 
3. Executive Officer's Report
Stephanie Nunez, Executive Officer
 
 
a. Profession Request: Licensure Examination
 
 
b. Publication of Disciplinary Actions
 
 
c. General Report

 
4. Professional Licensing Committee Report
Larry L. Renner, RCP, Chair
Richard L. Sheldon M.D., Member
 
 
a. Polysomnography, Pulmonary Function Testing, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and Cardiac Catheterization Certification Personnel
 
 
b. Home Care

 
5. The Board and RCP Professionals - DVD Presentation by Larry L. Renner, RCP, Member

 
6. Education Committee Report
Barbara M. Stenson, RCP, Chair
Kim Cooper Salinger, MBA, RRT, Member
 
 
a. Law and Professional Ethics Course
 
 
b. Student Work Permit/Background Checks
 
 
c. Section 3735.5: Exam Equivalencyt

 
7. Fees: State Comparison and Discussion Regarding Policy for Reduction in future Years Based on Budget/Reserves
Kim Cooper Salinger, MBA, RRT, Vice-President

 
8. Executive Committee Report
Scott J. Svonkin, President
Kim Cooper Salinger, MBA, RRT, Vice-President
 
 
a. Strategic Goals and Objectives
 
 
b. Sunset Review Recommendations
 
 
c. Budget/Revenue Reports
 
 
c. Disciplinary Self Assessment on Web

 
9. Enforcement Committee Report
Vacant, Chair
Gary N. Stern, Esq., Member
 
 
a. Enforcement Statistics
 
 
b. Unlicensed Personnel Regulations

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM

CLOSED SESSION

The Board will convene into Closed Session, as authorized by Government Code section 11126(c)(3) and will reconvene into open session at approximately 1:30 PM.

 
a. Prososed Stipulated Settlements in the Matters of the Accusations Against: Alfieri T. Acosta, Elmer G. Diwa, Alejo M. Tana

- End of Closed Session -

1:30 PM
10. RCP Recognition: Ms. Gloria "Jean" Leblanc, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla
Barbara M. Stenson, RCP

 
11. Legislative/Legal Affairs Committee Report
Vacant, Chair
Scott J. Svonkin, Member
 
 
a. 2004 Proposed Legislation

 
12. Board/Badge/Identification
Scott J. Svonkin, President

 
13. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda

 
14. Future Agenda Items

 
15. Rescheduling of October 14th & 15th Board Meeting and/or Strategic Planning Session
Scott J. Svonkin, President

2:00 PM
16. Adjournment

PLEASE NOTE: Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Time and order of agenda items are subject to change at the discretion of the President. Meetings of the Respiratory Care Board are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Public Meetings Act. In addition to the agenda item which addresses public comment, the audience will be given appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Board, but the President may, at his discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak. Contact person: Stephanie Aguirre; telephone: (916) 323-9983

The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs disability-related accommodations or modifications in order to participate in the meeting shall make a request, no later than six (6) working days before the meeting, to the Board by contacting Stephanie Aguirre at (916) 323-9983 or sending a written request to: Stephanie Aguirre, Respiratory Care Board, 444 North 3rd Street, Suite 270, Sacramento, CA 95814.