Idaho State Board of Optometry
Minutes of May 10, 2002
The meeting of the
Idaho State Board of Optometry was called to order by Dr. Dick Vester, Chair,
Friday, May 10, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. at the Bureau of Occupational Licenses,
Owyhee Plaza, 1109 Main Street, Suite 220, Boise, Idaho.
Board Members Present: Dr. Dick Vester, Chairman
Dr. James Dean, Secretary
Dr. Scott Taylor, Member
Dr. Gary Walker, Member
Dr. Steve Snapp, Member
Also Present: Rayola Jacobsen, Bureau Chief
Budd Hetrick, Jr., Deputy Bureau Chief
Dee Ann Randall, Administrative Secretary
Moved by Dr. Snapp,
seconded by Dr. Taylor and carried that the minutes of the February 8, 2002
board meeting be approved.
Ms. Jacobsen informed
the Board that the Bureau has negotiated with the Owyhee Plaza for additional
office space that will provide for a larger board meeting room, which will have
the capability of being separated for examinations also.
A booklet “The a-b-c’s
of Parliamentary Procedure” was distributed to each board member for their
information. This booklet sets out
the proper procedures for conducting business at meetings and public gatherings.
Ms. Jacobsen reviewed
the passage this year of SB1417 that specifies the requirements for the form and
content of prescription blanks. This
does affect the Optometry Board for the writing of controlled substance
prescriptions. Rules are in place
that will provide for disciplinary action for any violations of this law.
The open meeting law
also changed this year with regards to boards holding conference calls.
As long as the conference call agenda is posted and at least one board
member is present in the room where the call will take place, conference calls
are permissible under the open meeting law.
Ms. Jacobsen stated
that the Bureau is noticing cost savings as a result of the new computer system
in the office and the capabilities of this system.
She also informed the
Board that the Bureau is trying in any way possible to go paperless and provide
the board minutes, agendas etc. visually on a screen instead of on paper.
Should the Board choose not to conduct their meetings paperless, the
Bureau will then still provide hard copies of all necessary documents.
Ms. Jacobsen asked
for a board decision on changing the renewal date of licensees to their birth
date. This change would distribute
the workload in the Bureau and be much easier to handle than the current way.
Moved by Dr. Dean,
seconded by Dr. Snapp and carried that the Board approve changing the renewal
date to the birth date of all licensees.
Ms. Jacobsen stated
that she would send the proposed law change that will be necessary to change
this date to the board members when it has been prepared.
Wall certificates
will now be printed on the Bureau computer instead of by a calligrapher.
This will save time and money for the Board.
Budd Hetrick
distributed copies of the financial reports.
The cash balance in the bureau account is $-4,470.94.
The cash balance in the special optometry account is $70,112.28.
Mr. Hetrick informed
the Board that on their bureau website, there is a link for the financial
report, agendas, official minutes and also if the access is known there is a
link for draft board minutes.
Discussion
was held on the Board maintaining the optometry special fund account.
Mr. Hetrick will provide them with a cost estimation for maintaining this
account at their next meeting.
Moved by Dr. Taylor,
seconded by Dr. Dean and carried that the Board approves the financial report.
Discussion was held
regarding the Board sponsoring and providing funds for the Idaho Optometric
Association annual convention.
Moved by Dr. Dean,
seconded by Dr. Walker and carried that the Board contribute $10,000 to the
Idaho Optometric Association to offer to underwrite continuing education to all
Idaho licensed optometrists all day Friday of the convention, contingent upon
approval of the Board Chair.
Marcie McGinty,
Bureau Secretary, met with the Board to review a list of course providers they
have approved for continuing education credit.
The Board reviewed and updated this list and authorized Ms. McGinty to
continue using this list.
Discussion was held
regarding who would be able to attend the ARBO annual meeting to be held in New
Orleans June 23-25, 2002. None of the board members will be able to attend the
meeting this year. The Board
requested that Dee Ann Randall prepare a draft board report and send to Dr.
Vester for finalizing, which will then be mailed to ARBO for Idaho’s annual
board report.
Dr. Fred Downard
submitted for the Board’s review a TPA course he wants to take in order to
meet the TPA requirements for certification.
Moved by Dr. Taylor,
seconded by Dr. Walker and carried that the TPA course from the Southern
California College of Optometry be approved as meeting the course requirement
for TPA certification along with passing the TMOD examination for Dr. Fred
Downard.
Discussion continued
on the issue of one license classification.
Dr. Vester shared information with the Board regarding the states of
Illinois and Oregon being the only two states thus far who are implementing one
license classification.
The Idaho Optometric
Association board members discussed this matter with the result being a mixed
decision of those present.
Dr. Vester informed
the Board that there are no diagnostic courses available through any of the
approved colleges or universities. He
suggested that perhaps the Board provide a diagnostic course in conjunction with
the School of Pharmacy at Boise State University.
It was the general
consensus of all the board members that all optometrist should be certified at
the diagnostic level.
Moved
by Dr. Walker, seconded by Dr. Snapp and carried that by 2007, all Idaho
licensed optometrists must meet the diagnostic requirements as a condition for
continued licensure. They may take
an approved TPA course, would not have to take the TMOD examination and this
would meet the requirement for diagnostic certification.
The time and place of
the next board meeting, which was scheduled for July 12, 2002, will be changed.
Dr. Dean will provide the board members and bureau with other dates to
consider.
Moved by Dr. Taylor,
seconded by Dr. Dean and carried that the meeting adjourn at 12:00 p.m.
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