State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition public meetings in 2020
5 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition
The Board approved a professional accounting contract with Griffin & Furman, LLC and set the 2021 meeting schedule. Following an executive session, the Board granted performance-based raises to two staff members.
- Approved accounting services contract with Griffin & Furman, LLC at $250 per month and $500 for annual fiscal report (unanimous)
- Approved 2021 meeting dates: January 15, April 16, August 13, and November 12 (unanimous)
- Approved 4% performance raise for Tracy Jeanmarie (unanimous)
- Approved 5% performance raise for Jolie Jones (unanimous)
State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition
The board is holding a scheduled meeting in Prairieville. The provided text contains only the meeting schedule and does not list specific agenda items for discussion or decision.
The Board approved numerous LDN and Provisional LDN licenses and license reinstatements. It adopted Robert’s Rules of Order for meetings and decided to send cease and desist letters to individuals with unrenewed licenses. Several fee refund and reduction requests were denied.
- Adopted Robert’s Rules of Order for board meetings (unanimous)
- Approved sending cease and desist letters to individuals with unrenewed licenses on Sept 1, 2020 (unanimous)
- Denied requests for license reinstatement fee reduction, application fee refund, and renewal fee refund (unanimous)
- Granted Mary Day's LDN license contingent on Open Book Examination and forgave a $500 fine (unanimous)
- Approved 30 LDN licenses and 18 Provisional LDN licenses (unanimous)
- Approved 5 license upgrades and 6 license reinstatements (unanimous)
- Dismissed complaints #2020-07 and #2020-09 (unanimous)
- Accepted complaint #2020-13 and sent letters regarding scope of practice and title protection (unanimous)
State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition
The Board approved a professional legal contract with the firm Roedel, Parsons, Koch, Blache, Balhoff & McCollister. The contract establishes an hourly rate of $225 up to a maximum annual amount of $7,000.00.
- Approved agenda as presented (unanimous)
- Entered Executive Session for investigative and personnel discussions (unanimous)
- Approved legal contract for Roedel, Parsons, Koch, Blache, Balhoff & McCollister at $225/hour up to $7,000.00 annually (carried; opposed: Monica Pierson-McDaniels and Dr. Jennifer Jackson)
- Adjourned meeting (unanimous)
State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition
This agenda is purely procedural: the Louisiana Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition lists its four scheduled 2020 board meeting dates (January 17, April 17, August 14, November 6) and states that agendas will be posted online within 24 hours of each meeting. No substantive decisions, proposals, or public hearings are listed.
- Meeting dates: January 17, April 17, August 14, November 6
- All meetings begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Board office in Prairieville unless noted
- Agendas posted to About Us section of website within 24 hours of meeting
- Minutes available upon written request
The Louisiana Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition approved a $2,100 quote for licensure renewal updates and adopted a new policy for bank transfers to reimburse monthly expenses. The Board also reviewed several complaints and processed multiple license applications, upgrades, and reinstatements.
- Approved $2,100 quote from Covalent Logic for renewal edits (unanimous)
- Adopted new policy for bank transfers to reimburse monthly operating expenses (unanimous)
- Approved letter to CDR regarding potential confusion over title protection (unanimous)
- Dismissed complaint #2019-11 (unanimous)
- Sent letters regarding scope of practice and title protection for complaints #2020-07, #2020-09, #2020-10, and #2020-12 (unanimous)
- Sent letter to facility regarding concerns in complaint #2020-08 (unanimous)
- Approved multiple LDN license applications (unanimous)
- Approved two Provisional LDN license applications (unanimous)
State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition
The Board has established its meeting dates for the 2020 calendar year. Meetings are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Board office in Prairieville.
- Scheduled meeting dates: January 17, April 17, August 14, and November 6