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Present:
Judith Coleman, Mary Ellen Nicholls, Ron Dieter, Paul Finn and Mike Mortimer
Not Present:--
Ron Dieter called the meeting to order at 9:05 AM
Minutes of the February 28, 2003 meeting were read Motion was made by Judith Coleman and seconded by Paul Finn to approve the minutes as read.
Motion passed.
For: 0
Opposed: 0
I. Correspondence
A. Andrew Prokopis, Ph.D. - Letter informing the Board that he withdraws his request for a Declaratory Ruling on RSA 330-A:34 (a)(b).
1. Letter discussed
2. Motion was made by Paul Finn and seconded by Judith Coleman to put letter on file.
B. Udo Rauter - Letter of 1/14/03 - Inquiry into whether or not out of state consultants need a license.
1. Letter discussed.
Motion made by Paul Finn and seconded by Mary Ellen Nicholls to inform Dr. Rauter of RSA 330-A:34 and explain unless the consultant is an employee and receives clinical supervision he/she must be licensed to practice mental health in NH.
C. Brown, John, Ph.D.
1. Letter discussed
2. Review of letter Ms. Lynch sent on March 5, 2003 in response to his requests.
3. Board acknowledged his commendation to the Board regarding the posting of the Board meeting agenda on the website.
Motion made by Mary Ellen Nicholls and seconded by Judith Coleman to respond to Dr. Brown's requests for non-public information after consultation with AG's office.
D. Kristen Spath
1. Letter informing the Board of Ms. Hollenberg's resignation from the Attorney General's Office.
Motion was made by Judith Coleman and seconded by Mary Ellen Nicholls to inform Ms. Spath that the Board will be happy to continue working with the APU during this time of limited resourses.
E. NHPA
1. List of names submitted for the Advisory Committee
a. Vicki Anderson
b. Steven Atkins
c. Michael Kandle
d. Eric Mart
Motion was made by Paul Finn and seconded by Mary Ellen Nicholls to accept the four names.
F. Eric Drogin and William Halikias
1. Dr. Drogin and Dr. Halikias sent the Board a letter in response to the Board's request for expert witnesses.
Motion was made by Paul Finn and seconded by Mary Ellen Nicholls to accept them as expert witnesses for possible board hearings.
G. Rorie Hollenberg, Esq.
1. The Board acknowledged Ms. Hollenberg's letter informing them of her resignation from the Attorney General's office.
H. Lou Catano
1. Thank you note from Mr. Catano acknowledged.
All motions passed unanimously
II. ASPPB
A. Motion was made by Mary Ellen Nicholls and seconded by Judith Coleman to confirm phone vote of 2/10/03 nominating Paul Finn as a fellow to ASPPB.
Motion passed.
III. Application Hearings Held
A. Kimberly Briggs - Board voted to grant licensure
B. Timothy Sergi - record staying open for 45 days to submit further documentation.
IV. Declaratory Ruling
A. The Board issued a Declaratory Ruling on the last line of RSA 330-A:2, VI requested by Steven B. Spielman, Ph.D.
Upon the motion of Paul Finn and the second of Judith Coleman, the Board, by roll call vote, resolved to conduct a non-public session for the purpose of discussing applications, investigations of alleged misconduct of licensees, in accordance with RSA 91-A: 3, II(c), RSA 91-A: 3, II (e), RSA 91-A: 5, IV, Lodge v. Knowlton, 118 N.H. 574 (1978), and the Board's executive and deliberative privileges. Each member recorded his or her vote on the motion, which passed by the unanimous vote of all members present.
Upon the motion of Paul Finn and the second of Judith Coleman, the Board by roll call vote, resolved to withhold the minutes of the preceding non-public session, with the exception of approved applications, responses to motions and disciplinary actions until they are served, from public disclosure pursuant t RSA 91-A: 3, III on the grounds that public disclosure would be likely to affect adversely the reputation of a person other than a board member and to render the proposed action ineffective. Each member recorded his or her vote on the motion, which passed by the unanimous vote of all members present.
I. Applications Approved for Licensure
1. Approved social workers: Lucy Hall, Stephanie Mancini, Madelynn Vassallo, Amy Hanulec, Johanna Mautz, Susan Deming.
2. Approved mental health counselors: Patricia Cash, Bruce Magoon, Melanie Mills, Scott Staubach, Brenda Experanza, Angela Krapovicky, K. Krasowski, Christopher Seibel, Candace Wiggum.
3. Approved psychologists: none
4. Approved marriage & family therapists - Mark Bromley
5. Approved pastoral psychotherapists - no applicants for licensure
II. Candidate for Licensure: Supervisory Agreements Approved
1. Mental Health Counselors: Andrea Brewster, Lisa Jobin, Jill Moriarty, Linda Bagshaw, Betsey Harrison, Cara Perkins, Penny Remmick, Sheila Guinther, Stephanie Gould, Jennifer Yebba, Athanasia Triantafyllou, Sandra Hogan, Kristy Selberg.
2. Social Workers: Kevin Keefe, Jennifer Ogren, Vincent Starnino, John Colby, Ann Podlipny,, Talley Cox, James Gamache, Nicole Soroko, Michael Thompson, Nicole Goyette, Jessica Ewell
3. Marriage and Family Therapists: Karla LaRochelle, Heather Myers, Katherine Carpenter
4. Psychologists: Benjamin Locke, Jennifer Price
5. Pastoral Psychotherpists: No applications this month
III. Disciplinary Matters
1. The Board approved a Settlement Agreement reprimanding Thomas Frye, Ph.D.
IV. Application Hearings
1. A hearing is scheduled for Friday, June 20, 2003 on the application of Richard O. Phillips for clinical mental health counselor. The hearing will be held at 49 Donovan Street, Concord, NH at 1:30 PM.
V. Alternative Providers
1. The following names were added to the Board's list of Rostered Alternative Providers: Denise Moquin-Segaloff and Claudia Moore (Gronvaldt).
Application hearings held at 2 and 3
Meeting adjourned at 4:30 PM
Next meeting scheduled for May 9, 2003
The May 9th meeting will be held at 105 Pleasant Street, Main Building, Chapel, 2 1/2 floor, Concord, NH 03301. The meeting will begin at 9:00 AM. The public hearing on the proposed rules will begin at 2:00 PM |
