November 14, 2003 Board Meeting Agenda
Respiratory Care Board of California
BOARD MEETING
PUBLIC SESSION AGENDA
November 14, 2003
Department of Consumer Affairs
400 R Street, 1st Floor Hearing Room
Sacramento, CA 95814
9:45 AM - 4:00 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."
9:45 AM
1. Call to Order
Scott J. Svonkin, President
2. Election of Officers
3. Enforcement Process Overview
Presented by the Honorable Jaime René Román, Presiding Judge of Sacramento, Office of Administravtive Hearings and Mara Faust, Deputy Attorney General of Sacramento Office of the Attorney General
10:30 AM
4. Arguments in the Non-Adoption of the Decision in the Matter of Colin Howard
CLOSED SESSION
[Closed to the public as authorized by section 11126(c)(1), and (c)(3)]
The Board will convene into Closed Session, as authorized by Government Code section 11126(c)(3) and will reconvene into open session at approximately 12:15 PM.
A. Deliberation in the Matter of Colin Howard
- Short Break -
B. In the Matter of the Petition for Reconsideration of Raymundo Bolivar
C. In the Matter of the Petition for Reconsideration of Pamela Austin
D. In the Matter of the Stipulated Decision of Steven Karol
E. In the Matter of the Stipulated Decision of Joseph Virula
- End of Closed Session -
5. Approval of May 16, 2003 Public Session Minutes
6. California Code of Regulations Sections 1399.301 - 1399.395
RE: Technical Amendments and Education Board Discussion/Vote
(No further public testimony will be taken)
7. California Code of Regulations Section 1399.391
RE: Citation and Fine - Unlicensed Personnel Board Discussion/Vote
(No further public testimony will be taken)
8. Executive Officer's Report
Stephanie Nunez, Executive Officer
a. Budget Update
b. Personnel Changes / Impact
c. Collection of Outstanding Costs
9. Executive Committee Report
Scott J. Svonkin, President
Larry L. Renner, RCP, Vice-President
a. Strategic Goals and Objectives -Status
b. Sunset Review Recommendations -Status
c. Fiscal Analysis
10. Professional Licensing Committee Report
Larry L. Renner, RCP, Chair
Richard L. Sheldon M.D., Member
a. Delivery of Anesthetic Agents via Mechanical Ventilation
b. Home Care Action Plan
c. Polysomnography, Pulmonary Function Testing, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and Cardiac Catheterization Certification Proposal
1:00 PM
11. Troop Recognition
Presentation by Respiratory Care Board; Special Presentations by the Honorable Mike Machado of the California State Senate and the Honorable Lois Wolk of the California State Assembly. Honorees: Matthew A. Petrovich, CRT, RCP, MSgt, USAF; Teddy L. Denison, RRT, RCP, PO2, US Navy; Austin E. DelaCruz Jr., RRT-NPS, RPFT, RCP, TSgt, USAF; Michael C. Hermon, CRT, RCP, SSgt, USAF; Fred T. Maddox II, CRT, RCP, SSgt, USAF; Lisa M. Pickett, RRT, CPFT, RCP, SSgt, USAF; Jeffrey S. Rutherford, CRT, RCP, MSgt, USAF; Daniel L. Severson, RRT, RCP, SCPO, US Navy; Cloria E. Smith, CRT, RCP, TSgt, USAF; Darrell R. Waite, CRT, RCP, TSgt, USAF; Claire L. Zink, CRT, RCP, Sgt, US Army
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Lunch
12. Education Committee Report
Barbara M. Stenson, RCP, Chair
Kim Cooper, BS, RRT, Member
a. Mandating "Law and Professional Ethics" Course
b. Scholarship/Recruitment
13. Enforcement Committee Report
Eugene W. Mitchell, Chair
Gary N. Stern, Esq., Member
a. Enforcement Statistics
b. In-House Review Guidelines
14. Legislative/Legal Affairs Committee Report
Eugene W. Mitchell, Chair
Scott J. Svonkin, Member
a. 2003 Legislation
b. 2004 Proposed Legislation
15. Outreach Committee Report
Gopal D. Chaturvedi, Chair
Scott J. Svonkin, Member
a. PLEMS Update
16. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda
17. 2004 Board Meetings
18. Future Agenda Items
4:00 PM
19. 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.
