Public Meeting Notice  Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions on 12.19.24

Board business

• Roll call vote for attendance
• Public meeting minutes of September 26, 2024 – VOTE
• Executive session minutes of September 26, 2024 – VOTE
• Public meeting minutes of December 6, 2024 – VOTE
• Harm Reduction Services in Healthcare Settings for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD)

Discussion

• Manual cervical traction and physical therapist assistant scope of practice
• Spinal mobilizations, peripheral joint mobilizations, and physical therapist assistant scope of practice
• Nutrition, supplements, relationships with supplement companies, and physical therapist scope of practice

Application review – prior discipline

• GNB Physical Therapy and Sports Rehabilitation, physical therapy facility license - VOTE
  • Sergey Wortman, principal

Monitoring

• Austin Callahan, 2021-001189-IT-ENF, 4th quarterly monitoring report and petition to terminate probation – VOTE

Comments from professional associations

Open session for topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours before meeting

Executive session CLOSED under G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(7) to comply with G.L. c. 4, § 7, ¶ 26(c) and G.L. c. 214, § 1B – adhering to the public records law and to preserve the confidentiality of medical record information; specifically, the Board will discuss and evaluate the physical condition or mental health of a licensee as it relates to a licensee’s monitoring reports.

Investigative conference CLOSED under G.L. c. 112, § 65C

Adjournment

If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the meeting, contact the DPH ADA Coordinator Stacy Hart at stacy.hart@mass.gov in advance of the meeting. While the Board will do its best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may require distinctive requests or the hiring of outside contractors and may not be available if requested immediately before the meeting.