Regular Board Meeting
July 27, 2012 @ 1:00 p.m.
Regulation and Licensing Department
5200 Oakland Avenue
Albuquerque, NM 87113
MEETING MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
At 1:00 p.m. the Board Chair, Dr. Wanda Eastman called the July 27, 2012 regular meeting of the New Mexico Nutrition and Dietetic Practice Board to order.
II. ROLL CALL
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Wanda Eastman, Chair, PhD, RD, LD, Professional Member
Paula West, Vice Chair, RD, LD, Professional Member
Louise Donahe, RD, LD, LN, Professional Member
Elizabeth Carling, Secretary, DOM, LADAC, Public Member
STAFF PRESENT:
Anita Villegas, Team Leader
OTHERS PRESENT:
Mark Reynolds, Assistant Attorney General/Civil Division Director
Not present at time of Roll Call
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Dr. Elizabeth Carling, DOM made a MOTION to approve the agenda as written. Ms. Paula West, LD SECONDED the motion which was PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
IV. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
April 12, 2012
Dr. Elizabeth Carling, DOM made a MOTION to approve the minutes of the April 12, 2012 Regular Meeting as written. Ms. Paula West, LD SECONDED the motion which was PASSED by UNAMIMOUS APPROVAL.
Dr. Wanda Eastman made a MOTION to recess the meeting for 15 minutes to move to a different room. Ms. Paula West, LD SECONDED the motion which was PASSED by UNAMIMOUS APPROVAL.
Return from Recess at 1:30 pm
V. NEXT MEETING DATES
Tentatively the next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Albuquerque, NM at the Regulation and Licensing Department in the Main Conference Room.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
Ordering Writing Privileges
Table until next meeting
1. Ratification of Licensure
a. Licensed Dietitian:
Erin Nelson
Shelley Swift
Jon Williams
Robin Jarrell
Jennifer Kinter
Kathleen Mone
Julia Zumpano
Ginny Womack
Nita Cantrell
Kathryn Piehowski
Erin Schmidt
Sheryl Stampher
Amanda Kozimor
Jada Stevenson
Jennifer White
Virginia Thomas
Ella Bonfiglio
Kelly Harris
b. Licensed Nutritionist List:
None to Ratify
Ms. Paula West, LD made a MOTION to ratify licenses for Licensed Dietitians. Dr. Elizabeth Carling, DOM SECONDED the motion which was PASSED by UNAMIMOUS APPROVAL.
VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Chair: I will hear a motion for closure of the meeting to enter into Executive Session.
Board Member: Ms. Wanda Eastman, LD moved that the New Mexico Nutrition & Dietetics Practice Board close this meeting in order to enter into Executive Session to discuss the items listed on the agenda. Pursuant to Sections §10-15-1 H 1, 3, & 7 of the Open Meetings Act the board may enter into executive session to discuss licensing matters; limited personnel matters; deliberation in connection with an administrative adjudicatory proceeding; or meetings subject to the attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened or pending litigation, specifically the items listed on the agenda.
Chair: Would the Administrator take a roll call vote to enter into Executive Session?
Roll Call Vote:
Wanda Eastman Aye
Paula West Aye
Louise Donahe Aye
Elizabeth Carling Aye
Chair: The motion is approved by a unanimous approval. Let the record show that at 2:00 p.m. the Board entered into closed session and the recorder has been turned off.
(Items listed on Agenda)
AMBER ABHOLD
Hearing Officer Report- Amber Abhold
Back in Open Session
Let the record show that the recorder has been turned back on. The New Mexico Nutrition & Dietetics Practice Board returned to open session at 2:17 p.m. Pursuant to 10-15-1. H 1, 3, & 7 of the Open Meetings Act, the matters discussed in the closed meeting were limited only to those specified on the agenda pertaining to licensing matters.
VIII. BOARD ACTION ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Let the record show that Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds joined the meeting during executive session and the order of writing privileges was discussed after the Board decision on executive session matters.
Ms. Wanda Eastman, LD made a MOTION to have Ms. Paula West, LD and Ms. Louise Donahe, LD to draft a letter to Ms. Louise C. Zamzow, LD regarding the writing privileges. Ms. Elizabeth Carling, DOM SECONDED the motion which was PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
Ms. Paula West, LD made a MOTION to grant the license on the requirements she fulfills current criminal probation without any issues through May 31, 2013. If probation requirement are not met, the Board will summarily suspend the licensee based on the Code of Ethics. Dr. Elizabeth Carling, DOM SECONDED the motion which was PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
IX. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Ms. Amber Abhold thanked the Board for the consideration and agreement to issue the State licensure.
X. ADJOURNMENT
There being no other business to come before the New Mexico Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Board, Ms. Louise Donahe, LD made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 2:34 p.m. Dr. Elizabeth Carling, DOM SECONDED the motion. Motion PASSED by UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
Submitted by: ______
Cynthia Salazar, Administrative Assistant Date
Approved by: ______
Wanda Eastman, PhD, RD, LD, Chair Date
New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
BOARDS AND COMMISSION DIVISION
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