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MAINE BOARD OF COUNSELING PROFESSIONALS LICENSURE

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JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI

 

ANNE L. HEAD

GOVERNOR

 

DIRECTOR

Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure - Publications

Minutes of March 28, 2005 Public Board Meeting

Members Present:

  • Reid Stevens (arrived at 8:54 a.m.)
  • Cynthia Woodard (left at 9:44 a.m.)
  • Cheryl Davis
  • Polly Moutevelis-Burgess
  • Theodore Chaffee, Board Chair
  • Karen St. Clair

Others Present:

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

Members Absent:

  • David Bellville
  • Scott Hutcherson
  1. CALL TO ORDER
    The meeting was called to order by Theodore Chaffee, Chair at 8:41 a.m.

  2. OLD BUSINESS
    1. Approval of January 24, January 31, 2005, and February 28, 2005 Minutes

      Cheryl Davis made a motion to approve the January 24, 2005 minutes.  The motion was seconded by Cynthia Woodard.
      Vote: 5 – In Favor

      Cheryl Davis made a motion to approve the January 31, 2005 minutes.  The motion was seconded by Polly Moutevelis-Burgess.
      Vote: 5 – In Favor

      Polly Moutevelis-Burgess made a motion to approve the February 28, 2005 minutes as amended.  The motion was seconded by Cynthia Woodard.
      Vote: 5 – In Favor

  3. NEW BUSINESS

     

    1. License Denial Hearings

      Mary Domareki – 1:00 p.m.
      The hearing was called to order at 1:56 p.m.
      Mary Domareki was represented by Attorney Susan Farnsworth and Lynn Hickerson was identified as a potential witness.
      The hearing was closed to testimony at 2:49 p.m. and deliberations immediately followed.

      Polly Moutevelis-Burgess made a motion to grant the appeal.  The motion was seconded by Karen St. Clair.
      Vote:  5 – In favor

    2. Proposed Rules Hearing 9:00 p.m.

      The hearing began at 9:01 a.m.
      Testimony from the public was heard by the board regarding the proposed rules.
      The hearing closed at 9:43 a.m.

    3. Administrator’s Report

      Penny Vaillancourt gave the board a legislative update on LD 27, LD 28, and LD 685.  Ms. Vaillancourt also talked to the board about a future discussion regarding MHRT certification.

    4. Complaint Items

      COU – 119 – Review and approve decision and order
      Reid Stevens made a motion to approve the decision and order as amended.  The motion was seconded by Polly Moutevelis-Burgess.
      Vote: 3 – In Favor     2 – Recused (Cheryl Davis & Karen St. Clair)

      COU – 116 & COU – 109 – Review quarterly report
      Reid Stevens made a motion to accept the quarterly report.  The motion was seconded by Polly Moutevelis-Burgess.
      Vote: 4 – In Favor     1 – Recused (Cheryl Davis)

      Supervisory Form – Polly Moutevelis-Burgess made a motion to accept the supervisory form as amended.  The motion was seconded by Karen St. Clair.
      Vote: 5 –In Favor

    5. Rules Committee Meeting
      The Rules Committee did not meet.

    6. Correspondence
      Jean Aho – Tabled pending additional information from Judy Peters, AAG regarding the ADA.
    7. Miscellaneous
      1. Supervisor Approvals

        Keith LaPlante – Approved
        Allyson Cohen – Approved
        Alfred Sawan – Approved

      2. Inactive Status

        No Requests for inactive status

    8. Applications

      Renewal Applications
      Susan Deschene –
      Karen St. Clair made a motion to approve the renewal application upon receipt of a revised disclosure statement.  The motion was seconded by Cheryl Davis.
      Vote:  5 – In favor

      Julie Sullivan –
      Polly Moutevelis-Burgess made a motion to approve the renewal application.  The motion was seconded by Karen St. Clair
      Vote:  5 – In favor

      Denise Williams –
      Cheryl Davis made a motion to deny renewal based on failure to complete CEU’s.  The motion was seconded by Karen St. Clair.
      Vote: 5 – In favor

      Cheryl Davis made a motion to offer a consent agreement as an alternative to the denial  The consent agreement will include the following conditions:  Completion of 34 hours of continuing education within 6 months.  These CEU’s will not count towards the continuing education requirements for the 2004-2006 renewal cycle.  The motion was seconded by Karen St. Clair.
      Vote:  5 – In favor

      Gail Anderson –
      Cheryl Davis made a motion to deny renewal based on failure to complete CEU’s.  The motion was seconded by Karen St. Clair.
      Vote: 5 – In favor

      Cheryl Davis made a motion to table the request for active status pending an offer of a consent agreement as an alternative to the denial and to table the request for active status pending compliance with the consent agreement to include the following conditions:  Completion of 46 hours of continuing education within 6 months.  These CEU’s will not count towards the continuing education requirements for the 2004-2006 renewal cycle.  The motion was seconded by Karen St. Clair.
      Vote:  5 – In favor

      LCPC
      Kristin Stone – Approved
      Stephanie Francis – Pended for additional information
      Susan Ryder – Approved
      Georgene Dwyer – Approved pending receipt of revised disclosure statement
      Tracy Downing – Approved
      James Wright – Approved
      Hope Hanron – Approved
      Diane Geyer – Approved pending receipt of a revised disclosure statement
      Meghan Knieser – Approved pending receipt of revised disclosure statement
      Kathleen Dulac – Approved pending receipt of revised disclosure statement
      Jan Hebert Parmenter - Approved

      LMFT
      Julia Adams – Approved

      LPC
      Wayne Duplessis – Denied

      LMFT – Conditional
      Rebecca E. Clark – Approved

      LPC – Conditional
      Cecile Achey – Approved pending receipt of a revised supervision plan
      Grace Eaton – Approved

      LCPC – Conditional
      Glenn Mayer – Approved
      Jennifer Holweger – Approved pending receipt of revised disclosure statement
      Marlene Silva – Denied
      Raymond Townsend – Denied
      Linda Edwards – Approved
      Michelle McComb – Approved pending receipt of revised disclosure statement

      Reid Stevens made a motion to accept applications as approved as presented.  The motion was seconded by Karen St. Clair.
      Vote:  5 – In favor

      Karen St. Clair made a motion to accept applications as denied as presented.  The motion was seconded by Reid Stevens.
      Vote:  5 – In favor

      Miscellaneous

    9. Election of Officers

  4. OTHER BUSINESS

  5. ADJOURN

The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

The next meeting is scheduled for April 25, 2005.

Respectfully submitted,
Jessica S. Doody,
Board Clerk

 

Last Updated: July 20, 2011

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