Physical Therapy Board public meetings in 2020

Physical Therapy Board

This is a procedural meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. The agenda contains only standard notice and location information with no specific items for decision or discussion listed.

The Board authorized the funding of a 12-month CD for operating expenses and updated several licensure application forms and policies. It also temporarily suspended certain live course hour requirements for the 2022 renewal cycle and updated the wall license signature process.

• Approved funding a 12-month CD for $775,000 (unanimous)
• Approved changing Emanuel Antunez’s license from probation to active on December 28, 2020 (unanimous)
• Approved temporary suspension of Rule 194.C regarding maximum live course hours for 2022 renewals (unanimous)
• Approved allowing live Jurisprudence requirements to be fulfilled via board webinars (unanimous)
• Approved 2021 Policy manual and revisions to military affiliation licensing policy (unanimous)
• Approved revised application questions for initial, reciprocity, and reinstatement licenses (unanimous)
• Approved 2-year reappointment of advisory committee members expiring 12/31/2020 (unanimous)
• Approved revising Wall License certificates to include only the Executive Director's signature (unanimous)

Physical Therapy Board

This is a procedural notice for a Physical Therapy Board meeting. The agenda text only provides the date, time, location, and remote access information. No specific agenda items, decisions, or discussions are listed.

• No concrete items provided in the agenda text

Physical Therapy Board

The provided document is a formal notice for a meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. The agenda details for this specific meeting were not included in the source text.

Physical Therapy Board

The provided document is a meeting notice. It does not list specific agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics.

Physical Therapy Board

The provided document is a formal notice for a meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. The agenda details are not included in this notice.

The Board approved using letters from program directors as satisfactory proof of education for licensure. It also issued disciplinary actions in two cases and appointed an Interim Chairman and Interim Secretary/Treasurer.

• Approved using program director letters as satisfactory education documentation for licensure
• Approved no further discipline for Gretchen Duplantis in case 2020-I-006 (unanimous)
• Approved one-year suspension and six months supervised practice for Gretchen Duplantis in case 2019-I-002 (unanimous)
• Approved consent order for Benjamin Tull, case 2020-I-013 (5-0, 2 abstentions)
• Appointed Judith Halverson as Interim Chairman (unanimous)
• Appointed Katie Brittain as Interim Secretary/Treasurer (unanimous)

Physical Therapy Board

The board will meet via Zoom to review the agenda and previous minutes. The session includes an executive session to discuss consent orders for Thomas Bryant and Ryan N.

• Discussion of requested reconsideration of consent order for Thomas Bryant
• Consideration of consent order for licensee Ryan N.
• Exit interview for Tomas Bryant
• Reports from Education & Outreach, CEU, and Rules committees

The Board approved temporary changes to renewal and jurisprudence requirements due to the public health emergency. It also updated the license status of two individuals and adopted a new disciplinary posting policy.

• Approved temporary suspension of Rule 194.C. regarding maximum live course hours for 2021 renewals (Unanimous)
• Approved allowing live Jurisprudence requirements to be fulfilled via board webinars (Unanimous)
• Approved Disciplinary Action Posting Policy as written (Unanimous)
• Changed Odie Hughes license status from probation to active (Unanimous)
• Changed Tomas Bryant license status from probation to active effective Sept. 24, 2020 (Unanimous)
• Approved consent order for Ryan Nogot with technical amendments (Unanimous)
• Denied request to fulfill 'on premises' supervision requirements remotely
• Denied request to waive 50-hour live coursework requirement for dry needling

Physical Therapy Board

The provided document is a formal notice for a scheduled meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. The agenda details for this specific meeting were not included in the source text.

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board approved an amended background check policy to comply with FBI guidelines. The board also voted to waive application fees for course sponsors converting live courses to distance learning due to COVID-19.

• Approved agenda (unanimous)
• Approved May meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved amended background check policy (unanimous)
• Approved fee waivers for converting live courses to distance learning due to COVID-19 (unanimous)
• Approved early issuance of provisional licenses for PTA graduates testing in October 2020 (unanimous)

Physical Therapy Board

This is a notice of a meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and no specific items for decision or discussion. The meeting is open to the public and begins at 2:00 p.m. at the board office in Lafayette.

• No substantive agenda items provided

The Board approved the April minutes, updated post-graduate coursework forms, and denied a Wound Care 101 course. Members also decided to waive a mailing list fee for a student and addressed various licensing and course format inquiries.

• Approved May 14 agenda (unanimous)
• Accepted April 2020 minutes as written (unanimous)
• Approved updates to post-graduate coursework forms
• Denied Wound Care 101 course due to course length criteria
• Approved extension for a licensee to submit legal name change documentation
• Approved waiving mailing list fee for a PT student
• Decided no changes will be made to 2022 renewal requirements at this time
• Approved moving a course from 2020 to 2021 approval status

Physical Therapy Board

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board will hold a regular meeting via Webex. The agenda includes officer and committee reports, but the only substantive new business is a discussion of COVID-19 considerations. No votes on specific rules or enforcement actions are listed.

• New business: COVID-19 Considerations

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board approved a 90-day extension for five provisional licenses due to NPTE cancellations. The board also denied a request from an out-of-state licensee for a renewal extension past May 30, 2020.

• Approved April meeting agenda (unanimous)
• Approved March meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Extended five provisional licenses for 90 days (unanimous)
• Denied renewal extension request for out-of-state licensee

Physical Therapy Board

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board is holding a special meeting via videoconference. The board will discuss its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Discussion of COVID-19 pandemic response

Physical Therapy Board

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board is holding a regular meeting to review agenda and minutes, hear officer and committee reports, and discuss unfinished and new business. The main new business item is a proposed live continuing education unit (CEU) requirement for the 2020 renewal period. Public comment is accepted before each vote and at a designated period.

• Live CEU requirement for 2020 renewal (new business)
• Review of agenda and minutes
• Officer reports
• Unfinished business
• Committee reports

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board approved several contract renewals and extended the 2020 license renewal deadline. The board also approved a license reinstatement for an applicant and adjusted course requirements for the 2020 renewal period.

• Approved March 16 agenda (unanimously)
• Accepted February 20, 2020 minutes as written (unanimously)
• Renewed Champagne & Co accounting consulting contract for $10,000 (unanimously)
• Renewed Kathie Pohlman as manager of Recovering Physical Therapy Program for $30,000 (unanimously)
• Renewed E Solutions Group IT services contract for $10,000 (unanimously)
• Issued license to Isabelle Omijie per Rule 145.B (unanimously)
• Extended 2020 license renewal deadline to May 30, 2020 (unanimously)
• Allowed online courses to substitute for live courses for 2020 renewals (unanimely)

Physical Therapy Board

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board will meet to discuss and possibly vote on an interim consent agreement for Jose Garcia (Case 2018-I-036). The board will also hold an administrative hearing for reinstatement applicant Carla Russell. Other agenda items include reports from the Recovering Physical Therapy Program manager, officer and committee reports, and public comment periods.

• Interim consent agreement for Jose Garcia, Case 2018-I-036
• Administrative hearing for reinstatement applicant Carla Russell
• Report from Recovering Physical Therapy Program manager Kathie Pohlman
• Legal report
• Public comment periods

The Board denied an application for reinstatement of a physical therapist assistant license for Carla Russell due to findings of habitual intemperance and failure to display good moral character. The Board also approved the Provider List and Terms and Conditions for the Confidential Recovering Physical Therapy Program.

• Denied Carla Russell's application for reinstatement of PT assistant license A636 and adopted modified findings of fact (unanimous)
• Approved the Provider List presented by Kathie Pohlman (unanimous)
• Approved Confidential Recovering Physical Therapy Program Terms and Conditions of Participation (unanimous)
• Approved the January 16, 2020 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved the 2019 Governor’s report as written
• Approved interim consent agreement for Jose Garcia (voted; Secretary/Treasurer abstained)
• Determined PTs may complete handicap tag applications if within their personal scope of practice
• Determined inactive licensees may offer certain consulting services if they do not hold themselves out to the public as physical therapists

Physical Therapy Board

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board is holding a regular meeting at its Lafayette office. The meeting is open to the public. The specific agenda items are not detailed in this notice, which only provides the date, time, location, and instructions for viewing the full agenda online.

• Meeting date: January 16, 2020, at 2:00 p.m.
• Location: 2110 W. Pinhook Dr, Suite 202, Lafayette, LA 70508
• Meeting is open to the public; special accommodations available upon request
• Full agenda available at www.laptboard.org

The board approved the annual budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 and accepted findings of fact and conclusions of law for two licensees. The board also accepted a report on crisis communications engagement and denied two licensee requests for reimbursement and CEU exemptions.

• Approved FY 2020-21 annual budget (unanimous)
• Accepted findings of fact and conclusions of law for Marshall Peak (unanimous)
• Approved order for Brant Landry (unanimous)
• Accepted Crisis Communications Engagement report from SSA Consultants (unanimous)
• Decided to take no action against Nigelle Williams regarding Compact privilege
• Denied $43 license verification fee reimbursement request
• Denied request for CEU hour exception for 2020 license renewal
• Approved December 2019 meeting minutes (unanimous)