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Minutes of December 20, 2004 Public Board Meeting

Members Present:

Cynthia Woodard
Reid Stevens (arrived at 11:10 a.m.)
David Bellville (left at 2:19 p.m.)
Polly Moutevelis-Burgess
Karen St. Clair, Acting Chair
Scott Hutcherson
Cheryl Davis

Others Present:

Judy Peters, AAG
Penny Vaillancourt, Board Administrator
Jessica Doody, Board Clerk
Jeffrey Frankel, OLR Staff Attorney

Members Absent:

Theodore Chaffee

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Karen St. Clair, Acting Chair at 9:06 a.m.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Approval of November 15, 2004 Minutes
  
  Cheryl Davis made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 15, 2004 meeting as amended. The motion was seconded by Cynthia Woodard.
  Vote: 4 – In favor 2 – Recused (Polly Moutevelis-Burgess & Karen St. Clair)
NEW BUSINESS
1. License Denial Hearings
  Linda Patrie – 9:00 a.m.
  
  David Bellville made a motion to overturn the denial as the applicant completed the required number of supervision hours. The motion was seconded by Polly Moutevelis-Burgess.
  Vote: 5 – In Favor 1 – Recused (Cheryl Davis)
  
  J. Todd Dubose – 10:00 a.m.
  
  The hearing was called to order at 10:01 a.m. The applicant was not represented by legal counsel.
  The hearing was closed at 10:15 a.m. and deliberations immediately followed.
  
  Scott Hutcherson made a motion to reverse the board’s denial of LCPC-Conditional application and examination. The motion was seconded by Polly Moutevelis-Burgess.
  Vote: 4 – In Favor 1 – Opposed (David Bellville)
2. Administrator’s Report
  Penny Vaillancourt provided the board with copies of draft legislation submitted by the department to include the proposed fee cap increase, reinstatement, inactive status, convictions and changes to examination language in the statute.
  
  Ms. Vaillancourt also provided the board with a financial quarterly report for FY05.
  
  She also notified the board of the executive order that came from the Governor’s office regarding the hiring freeze and travel restrictions.
3. Complaint Presentations
  
  COU – 118 – Complainant alleges that the LCPC violated the Standards of Practice by failing to provide a copy of his disclosure statement, misrepresented himself professionally, and initiated dual relationships.
  
  COU – 121 – Complainant alleges that the LCPC failed to safeguard the rights and confidence of a client, failed to protect the welfare and best interests of clients, and misrepresented himself professionally.
  
  Reid Stevens made a motion to dismiss the complaints for insufficient evidence and issue a letter of guidance to be drafted by Judith Peters and Chery Davis in regards to legible treatment notes. The letter will remain in the files for a period of 10 years. The motion was seconded by Polly Moutevelis-Burgess.
  Vote: 5 – In favor 1 – Recused (Cheryl Davis)
  
  COU – 128 – Polly Moutevelis recused herself.
  Complainant alleges that the individual misrepresented himself professionally to the public.
  
  Karen St. Clair made a motion to dismiss the complaint due to lack of jurisdiction with a letter containing information regarding representation of services. The letter will be drafted by Judith Peters & Cheryl Davis. The motion was seconded by David Bellville.
  Vote: 4 – In favor 2 – Recused (Cheryl Davis & Polly Moutevelis-Burgess)
4. Draft Rules Review/Discussion – Jeffrey Frankel, OLR Staff Attorney
  The board discussed the draft rules as presented by Jeff Frankel. The board offered suggested changes to which Jeff Frankel will make and incorporate into the current draft. The board will receive the updated draft rules for discussion at the December board meeting.
5. Rules Committee Meeting
6. Correspondence
  Don Saastamoinen – Tabled
  Jean Aho – Tabled
7. Miscellaneous
  1. Supervisor Approvals
    
    Caroline Davison – Approved
    Alan Algee – Approved
    Elizabeth Meyer – Tabled pending receipt of additional information
    Patricia Mucenski – Approved
    
    Cindy Woodard made a motion to accept the supervisor approvals. The motion was seconded by David Bellville.
    Vote: 6 – In Favor
  2. Inactive Status
    
    Diane Dunton - Tabled
    Sherry Ragone - Tabled
    Christina Solak-Goodwin - Tabled
    Elaine Garmon - Tabled
8. Application and Continuing Education Review
  LCPC
  Chad Parisi –
  Karen St. Clair made a motion to overturn the denial and grant LCPC licensure as the applicant completed the required number of supervision hours. The motion was seconded by Cheryl Davis.
  Vote: 5 – In Favor 1 – Abstained (Reid Stevens)
  
  Susan Sanders – Tabled
  Hope Hanron – Tabled pending receipt of additional information
  Barry Scott Misler – Approved pending receipt of revised disclosure statement
  Kathie White – Tabled
  Destry Oldham-Sibley – Approved
  Suzanne Simon – Tabled
  Melinda Chadbourne – Approved pending receipt of revised disclosure statement
  Valerie Renshaw – Approved pending receipt of documentation of CEU’s
  
  LMFT
  Melinda Chadbourne – Approved pending receipt of revised disclosure statement
  
  Registered Counselors
  Michael Morrison - Approved
  
  Renewal Applications
  Julie Sullivan – Tabled
  
  Polly Moutevelis-Burgess made a motion to allow staff and a designated person to review applications. The motion was seconded by Karen St. Clair.
  Vote: 7 – In Favor
9. Compliant Items
  No items were available to the board.
OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURN

The meeting was adjourned at 2:26 p.m.
The next meeting is scheduled for January 24 & January 31, 2005.

Respectfully submitted,
Jessica S. Doody
Board Clerk

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