Agenda for Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions on 12/21/23

Thursday, December 21, 2023 – 9:00 a.m.

Board business

  • Public meeting minutes of October 26, 2023 – VOTE
  • Executive session minutes of October 26, 2023 – VOTE

Correspondence

  • 10.20.23 email from B. Sobuta re: pessary fittings and management and physical therapy scope of practice – VOTE
  • 11.3.23 email from J. Reidy re: orthopedic physician extender certification and athletic trainer scope of practice – VOTE
  • Suture and staple removal and occupational therapy scope of practice – VOTE

Monitoring

  • Michael Doucette, 2022-000066-IT-ENF, submission of proposed continuing competence – VOTE

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

Executive session CLOSED under G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(1) for the purposes of discussing the reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or to discuss the discipline or dismissal of, or complaints or charges brought against an individual, and 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:

  1. the physical condition or mental health of licensees as it relates to a licensee’s appeal of the Board’s denial of a request for a continuing competence waiver and a licensee’s request for a continuing competence waiver; and
  1. a request for reinstatement that involves medical records and information of patients. 

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 Erin Bartlett at erin.bartlett2@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.

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