Board of Directors
Minutes
The meeting was call to order
at
Motion: Moved by
Motion: Moved by McMahon,
seconded by Baker, to approve the following:
Applicants seeking regular membership:
Jerod J. Bergman, DC Rhinelander
Larry D. Bruno, DC
Nancy J. Soliven, DC Shawabo
Dennis R. Smith, DC Hartland
Applicants seeking student membership:
Christina E. Lapp Life
Motion carried.
Motion: Moved by Hendrichs,
seconded by Varish to approve the following:
Members wishing interim status:
Gregory W.
Thomas J. Friedemann, DC
Jared Holthe, DC
Amy Jakubovsky, DC
Barbara Meldonia, DC
Kurt Simons, DC
Jonathon Streblow, DC
Michael Wichgers, DC
Motion carried.
Motion: Moved by Hendrichs,
seconded by Baker to approve the following:
Members wishing to cancel membership:
Elizabeth McLean, DC Not practicing for 3-5 years
Motion: Moved by McMahon,
seconded by Lyne to move into executive session for the purpose of discussing
the OIG investigation. Motion carried.
CARE Initiative
The board was briefed on the
district meetings conducted by the executive director dealing with the
Chiropractic Administrative Responsibility and Ethics Initiative (CARE). To
date meetings have been conducted in all of the districts except the
Northcentral and Northeast. Member reaction has been favorable in all of the
districts except the Southeast where reaction has been mixed. Complete details
of the legislative proposal are in the February issue of the Wisconsin Chiropractor.
Wisconsin 2003 Budget
Governor Doyle has an urgent
need to reduce expenditures from every facet of government. Medical assistance
is likely to lose a portion of its budget. The board was told that the
elimination of chiropractic benefits for Medical Assistance is a possibility.
The board reviewed a decision
by the Illinois Attorney General that found that
PART IV
The Chiropractic Examining
Board has voted to accept the PART IV exam. This decision means
Motion: Moved by Varish,
seconded by
Motion: Moved by Bronston,
seconded by Baker to approve the financial report. Motion carried.
2003 Workers Compensation
Bill
The board discussed the first
in a series of meetings that will result in the 2003 WC bill. Once again, it is
likely that the WCAC will request a significant reduction in provider fees. The
WCA and the medical society have joined forces to discuss alternative methods
of reducing cost with the WCAC that do not involve fee reductions.
CCE
The board reviewed
correspondence from students regarding the loss of accreditation at
Insurance reimbursement to
patients
The board discussed the
approach taken by Blue Cross to reimburse non-network patients directly for
their care. The board has referred this to the Government Affairs Committee for
possible legislative action.
Cold Laser
The board received a letter
from the Department of Regulation & Licensing confirming that the use of
Cold Laser is currently outside the scope of chiropractic practice. The
Department requested an opinion from the WCA regarding its opinion.
Motion: Moved by Varish,
seconded by Lyne to request an opinion on the use of cold laser by the Clinical
Advisory Committee. Motion carried.
External Review System
The WCA has received the
first complaints about the external review system. If members do not believe
they were treated fairly in the external review process, they are encouraged to
send the complaints to the WCA for action.
Table to March: Resignation
of Brian Markgren, DC – McMahon to call