Idaho State Board of Optometry
Conference Call Minutes of August 9, 2002
Dr. James Dean,
Chair, called the conference call meeting to order Friday, August 9, 2002, at
9:05 a.m. at the Bureau of Occupational Licenses, Owyhee Plaza, 1109 Main
Street, Suite 220, Boise, Idaho.
Board Members Present: Dr. James Dean, Chairman
Dr. Gary Walker, Member
Dr. Steve Snapp, Member
Dr. John Rietz, Member
Also Present: Rayola Jacobsen, Bureau Chief
Budd Hetrick, Jr., Deputy Bureau Chief
Roger Hales, Administrative Attorney
Dee Ann Randall, Administrative Secretary
Moved by Dr. Snapp,
seconded by Dr. Walker and carried that the minutes of the May 10, 2002 board
meeting be approved.
Ms. Jacobsen
discussed with the Board some of the cost effective measures the Bureau has
implemented, such as the new conference room and examination room and the new
computer system and its capabilities.
Mr. Hetrick discussed
the financial reports with the
Board. The Bureau account has a
cash balance of $-7,671.57; the special account has a cash balance of
$76,177.45.
Moved by Dr. Snapp,
seconded by Dr. Walker and carried that the Board authorize the transfer of
$10,000 from the special account to the Bureau account to bring that account
into a positive balance.
The Board discussed
maintaining the optometry special fund account and requested that Mr. Hetrick
prepare a written report on the pros and cons of combining the accounts into the
Bureau account. The Board requested that this written report be sent to them as
soon as possible. The Board will
act on this at their next meeting.
Moved by Dr. Walker,
seconded by Dr. Snapp and carried by unanimous vote that the Board authorize the
bureau to submit a legislative idea to the Governor’s office to eliminate the
special fund from the optometry law and deposit all funds into the Board’s
fund within the Bureau account. The
Bureau will prepare the necessary legislation for their review at the October
24, 2002 board meeting.
Mr. Hetrick presented
the investigative report.
Mr. Hetrick reviewed
the fiscal year 2003 contract between the Board
and the Bureau noting the changes in the financial sections of the contract.
Moved by Dr. Snapp,
seconded by Dr. Walker and carried that the Board approves the contract between
the Board and the Bureau and authorizes Dr. Dean, Chair of the Board to sign the
contract.
The Board discussed
with Mr. Hales their action from the May 10, 2002 meeting wherein they moved
that by 2007 all Idaho licensed optometrist must meet the diagnostic
requirements as a condition for continued licensure.
Mr. Hales will review the legal aspects of this and report to the Board
of his findings at their next meeting.
Moved by Dr. Rietz,
seconded by Dr. Walker and carried that the Board authorizes Dr. Dean to review
the continuing education audits and if he has any questions, they will be
discussed at the next meeting.
Dr. Dean reviewed and
approved all of the continuing education audits for licensees.
The Board will have
their next meeting on October 24, 2002 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Moved by Dr. Walker, seconded by Dr. Snapp and carried that Mr. Hetrick
attend the board meeting in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on October 24, 2002.
Moved by Dr. Rietz, seconded by Dr. Walker and carried the meeting adjourn at 10:40 a.m.
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