The following are informative minutes of the June 5, 2003 meeting of the WCA Board of Directors. Please note that these minutes may not cover all of the subjects discussed or motions passed by the board. The portion of the minutes dealing with confidential attorney-client communications, personnel issues, legislative strategies, communications with legislators, communications with government employees, political contribution strategies and specific complaints or information about individual practitioners is considered confidential by the board. WCA members may obtain detailed minutes by contacting the WCA office.

The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. by WCA President Sherry Walker, DC at the WCA building in Madison. Members absent: Drs. Bronston and Douglas.

Motion: Moved by Lyne, seconded by Henrichs to approve the minutes of the May 1, 2003 meeting. Motion carried.

Motion: Moved by Lyne, seconded by McMahon to approve the following:

Applicants seeking regular membership:

Kyle D. Anderson, DC Altoona

Brent P. Bender, DC Madison

Ryan T. Hansen, DC Hayward

William A. Hoffmann, DC Alma

Timothea Massart, DC Green Bay

Applicants seeking student membership:

Katie L. Kielpinski National

Lisa M. Millin Palmer

Motion carried.

Motion: Moved by Lyne, seconded by McMahon to approve the following:

Boundary Training / X-Ray

The boundary training and x-ray schedule was released. The WCA will offer these state mandated courses in 16 locations beginning at the end of October 2003.

Motion: Moved by Lyne, seconded by Varish to go into executive session. Motion carried.

Motion: Moved by McMahon, seconded by Lyne to come out of executive session. Motion carried.

Worker’s Compensation

The board was briefed on the status of the worker’s compensation bill. The portion of the 2003 proposals dealing with cost containment has not been completed. It is expected this will occur at the June 16^th meeting. The council has given preliminary approval that would significantly improve the problem with WC carriers that are raising liability as a defense to case the case out of the Necessity of Treatment Dispute Process. This proposal awaits final approval along with the rest of the package.

Dentist Lawsuit

The board discussed a lawsuit brought by dentists against the insurance company claiming fraud in the determination of reimbursement rate. This lawsuit was brought by the dentist’s national trade association. Because lawsuits of this nature cost a minimum of $500,000, the WCA cannot consider a lawsuit of this nature on behalf of its members.

Stroke Study

The board discussed the recently released stroke study and the attendant news coverage. It does not appear this limited study has had any impact on the profession.

PACE

The board discussed the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB) creation of a service entitled Providers of Approved Continuing Education (PACE).

According to the FCLB, PACE is necessary “to develop a uniform approval process designed to streamline the recognition process for providers seeking board approval for their CE programs. In addition, PACE offers the chiropractic community an efficient mechanism to select their continuing education hours with confidence of compliance with uniform requirements”. The WCA strongly disagrees with the concept of PACE, as it is now envisioned, because it adds significant cost to continuing education without the fundamental reforms necessary to insure the integrity of chiropractic continuing education.

America’s Mattress

Chiropractors in the Madison area were mailed a promotion for which they would be credited 10% of the sale of each bed sold from America’s Mattress. This promotion violates the fee splitting rules and the federal Stark laws.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 2:00 p.m.