BOARD MEETING
February 14, 2008
Tieszen Law Office Conference Room
Pierre, South Dakota
9:00 a.m.
a. Background checks- Board secretary will contact the South Dakota Optometric Society again about co-sponsoring statute, specifically sharing the expenses and possibly having Bob Riter lobby. Tabled until next meeting.
b. Review office inspection form- Dr. Kollis-Young moved to approve the form, seconded by Dr. Hartford. Motion passed.
c. Automatic COPE approval- Ann Meyer reported that it would require a new statute to automatically accept COPE approved education. We would still need to accept non-COPE courses and can not have social security numbers mandatory or as identifiers. Naomi Cromwell will work on the language for a new statute and Deni Amundson will send her information on other states procedures. A motion was made by Dr. Kollis-Young to move forward with working on the statute and tabling it until the next meeting. Dr. Garrity seconded motion. Motion passed.
d. OE Tracker- Ann Meyer will check to see if we need a statute to start utilizing OE Tracker. She will let Naomi Cromwell know how to proceed. Deni Amundson will contact ARBO and SDOS to let them know we are interested in using the OE Tracker. She will also find out the procedure needed to begin. Both Naomi Cromwell and Deni Amundson will report at next meeting .
a. Moving office to Langford, SD- Board secretary, Deni Amundson, will be moving to Langford, SD. She asked the boards permission to move the State Board of Examiners in Optometry office with her, as it is currently in her home. The move will take place in the next few months after the sale of her home in Sturgis, SD, and she will keep the board informed of any action before it takes place. Dr. Garrity motioned to accept the move and absorb the cost of doing so. Dr. Kollis-Young seconded. Motion passed.
b. Colored contact lens sales- Dr. Kollis-Young will contact the American Optometric Association on possible federal options to issue of colored contact lens sales. Deni Amundson will contact investigator and request he call Naomi Cromwell. Dr. Garrity motioned to authorize an investigation, seconded by Dr. Hartford. Motion passed.
c. Bill requiring mandatory reporting to boards- no discussion.
d. Review application and verification process- Deni Amundson presented current application with proposed edits. The board also discussed changing required references from four to two; the board secretary will contact these references as well as confirming the location the new applicant is intending on practicing with every application. Dr. Kollis-Young motioned to move forward with the revision of the application and reviewing the final copy at the next meeting. Dr. Garrity seconded, motion passed.
e. Review endorsement application- Application was approved by signature vote.
f. Legislative update on HB 1107- Naomi Cromwell reported the board needs an administrative rule to set fee for licensure by endorsement (per 36-7-13) at $175. She recommended we act upon it as quickly as possible. Amendment to 20:50:02:04.03.- will remove “required under SDCL 36-7-13”, and add “of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175)”. Dr. Hartford motioned for Naomi Cromwell to move forward with the administrative rule change required by new legislation. Seconded by Dr.Garrity, motion passed. Will be discussed again at next meeting.
