Physical Therapy Board public meetings in 2021

Physical Therapy Board

This is a notice of a meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board scheduled for December 8, 2021, at 1:00 PM at their office in Lafayette, LA. The agenda contains only procedural information and no specific items for decision or discussion.

• No concrete agenda items (resolutions, votes, or proposals) are provided in the notice.

The provided document contains no meeting minutes or records of decisions. The text consists of website navigation menus and a 404 page error.

Physical Therapy Board

The provided document is a formal notice for a scheduled meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. The text contains only procedural information regarding the meeting location and accessibility.

The provided document contains no meeting minutes or records of decisions. The text consists of website navigation menus and a 404 page error.

Physical Therapy Board

The provided text is a formal notice for a scheduled meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. The document contains only procedural information regarding the meeting location and accessibility.

The provided document contains website navigation menus and a 404 error page. No meeting minutes or substantive decisions were recorded.

Physical Therapy Board

This is a notice of a meeting for the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. The agenda details provided in this document are limited to meeting location and attendance information.

The provided document contains no meeting minutes or records of decisions. The text consists of website navigation menus and a 404 error page indicating the requested content was not found.

Physical Therapy Board

The provided document is a general notice of meeting for the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. It contains no specific agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics for the June 30, 2021 date.

The provided document does not contain meeting minutes. It is a website navigation menu and a 404 error page.

Physical Therapy Board

The provided document is a formal notice for a scheduled meeting of the Louisiana Physical Therapy Board. The agenda contains no specific items for discussion or decision.

The provided document contains no meeting minutes or records of decisions. The text consists of website navigation menus and a 404 Page Not Found error.

Physical Therapy Board

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board holds a regular meeting with routine business including approval of minutes, a treasurer's report with a proposed budget amendment for 2020-2021, and an executive session to discuss the character, professional competence, or physical/mental health of a licensee. The meeting also includes an online training session on trauma's impact on boundary violation investigations. Public comment is allowed per state rules.

• Executive session to discuss licensee's character, professional competence, or health (closed to public)
• Proposed budget amendment for 2020-2021 (no dollar amount specified)
• Online training: An Overview of Trauma’s Impact on Boundary Violation Investigations
• Approval of previous meeting minutes

The Board unanimously approved updates to its investigative processes and a contract for the Recovering Physical Therapy Program (RPTP) manager. It also authorized website improvements and accepted a consent agreement for a licensee.

• Approved recommendations to improve investigative processes (unanimous)
• Required all dismissal decisions to be brought to the board for approval (unanimous)
• Approved website improvement proposals (unanimous)
• Approved Participation Agreement for J.C. to enter confidential recovery program (unanimous)
• Approved Interim Consent Agreement for Christopher Blackstone, License PT05051 (unanimous)
• Approved updated board-recognized provider list for evaluators and treatment (unanimous)
• Approved FY2022 contract for RPTP manager Kathie Pohlman at $110 per hour (unanimous)
• Approved March 2021 meeting minutes (unanimous)

Physical Therapy Board

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board will hold a regular meeting on March 10, 2021, under a declared state of emergency, allowing teleconference participation. The agenda includes an executive session to discuss potential litigation involving an injunction against a non-licensee, a report from an SSA consultant on organizational assessment, and committee reports on rule changes. New business includes discussion of other states administering the COVID-19 vaccine with provisions. The meeting also includes approval of minutes and public comment.

• Executive session to discuss potential litigation involving injunction against non-licensee (La R.S. 42:§17(A)(2))
• SSA Consultant’s Report: Organizational Assessment
• Rules Committee: Rule Changes for Consideration
• New Business: Other states administering the COVID-19 vaccine, with provisions
• Meeting conducted via teleconference/video conference due to gubernatorially declared state of emergency

The provided document contains no meeting minutes or records of decisions. The text consists of website navigation menus and a 404 page error.

Physical Therapy Board

The Board will meet via teleconference to discuss emergency response matters and administrative updates. The agenda includes a request to amend an interim consent agreement for Jose Garcia.

• Request for amendment to Interim Consent Agreement and Board Order for Jose Garcia (License No. A09801)
• Rules Committee report on rule changes and recommendations
• Continuing Education Committee report
• Executive Director updates

The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board denied a request from licensee Jose Garcia to change the requirements for his psychosexual and sexual addiction evaluations. The board also approved changes to its rules and the minutes from the January 27, 2021 meeting.

• Denied Jose Garcia's request to revise Interim Consent Agreement and Board Order (Approved, Phil Page abstained)
• Approved January 27, 2021 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
• Approved proposed Rules changes (Unanimous)
• Approved meeting agenda (Unanimous)

Physical Therapy Board

The Board will review the 2021-2022 annual budget proposal and conduct officer elections. The meeting includes a request for reconsideration by Gretchen Duplantis and various committee reports.

• Request for Reconsideration: Gretchen Duplantis (License No. 04772F)
• 2021-2022 Annual Budget Proposal
• PT Minimum Data Set Question Addition
• Officer Elections
• Discussion of potential IT solutions

The Board unanimously approved the 2021-2022 annual budget and authorized a contract for IT support. It also elected Judith Halverson as Chairman and Katie Brittain as Secretary/Treasurer for 2021. Additionally, the Board made specific rulings regarding the license requirements and suspension dates for Gretchen Duplantis.

• Approved 2021-2022 annual budget (unanimous)
• Denied Gretchen Duplantis' request to lift continuous supervision requirement (unanimous)
• Modified Gretchen Duplantis' one-year suspension to be effective September 24, 2020 (unanimous)
• Authorized IT support contract not to exceed $49,000 (unanimous)
• Elected Judith Halverson as Chairman for 2021 (unanimous)
• Elected Katie Brittain as Secretary/Treasurer for 2021 (unanimous)
• Appointed Michael Laudadio and Lindsey Robinson to the Advisory Committee (6-0, 1 abstention)
• Approved adding degree-related questions to the PT MDS (unanimous)