Present in Sioux Falls: Gale Walker, Wayne Muth, and Joyce Vos.
Via teleconference: Chris Hipple, Gail Ferris, Paul Engbrecht, and Jeff Tronvold from the AG’s Office.
Absent: Bob Stahl, Tam Baker, and Dr. Tieszen.
A quorum was reached. Call to order at 9:20am and move into Executive Session.
M/S/P Hipple/Muth to move into General Session at 9:30am.
M/S/P Muth/Engbrecht to permanently revoke Kenneth Opp’s nursing home administrator license.
The review of another licensure case was assigned to Hipple. He will discuss the situation with Tronvold and notify the board of their determination at the next board meeting.
At this point, Ferris had to depart from the conference call leaving the Board short of a quorum. The remaining business was reviewed and discussed as informational.
1. The November 19, 2004 Board Meeting Minutes will be filed as presented.
2. Staff reported the new licensees on the list, were all reviewed and approved by Engbrecht. She reported that the office was told Jim Lewandowski could be back from active duty in March, and the facility wanted to know how soon he was required to be on the job as the administrator. She told the board that she told the facility there wasn’t a requirement from the State, but instead it depended on when Lewandowski felt able to function in that capacity.
3. There wasn’t anything new to report on the facility surveys.
4. The non-compliant administrators, Larry Veitz and James Torgerson, were noted. It was stated that their licenses have now expired and they will have to go through the application process again to get a license.
5a & b. Staff wanted the board to be aware of the former licensees that either gave up their license or did not respond to the renewal notice, in case they knew of any of them working as an active administrator in a facility. A few comments were made whether the individuals left the profession or retired. Staff noted she had a current list of facilities and Administrators from Stahl’s office, which was cross-checked.
Those present selected April 11th as the next possible board meeting date to settle the licensure case and review Staff’s management contract. Staff will email this date to the full board to determine whether it will work. The annual management contract needs to be to the Department by May 1, 2005.
The meeting adjourned at 9:50am.
