State Board of Optometry Examiners public meetings in 2022
9 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
State Board of Optometry Examiners
The Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners has scheduled a meeting in Lafayette. The provided agenda contains only the meeting notice and contact information.
The State Board of Optometry Examiners authorized a collections review process to satisfy legislative audit requirements. The board denied a request for a contract rate adjustment for its private investigator. Several rule updates regarding continuing education and reciprocity were tabled.
- Approved motion to authorize Dr. Avallone to contact board CPA for collections review process
- Denied request for private investigator contract rate adjustment
- Approved October 28, 2022 minutes with edits (unanimous)
- Tabled discussion on continuing education changes
- Tabled reciprocity La. R.S. 37:1051
- Agreed to require written invoice from Dr. Lewis before payment
State Board of Optometry Examiners
The Board will review license activities, budget reports, and the status of several rules including telehealth and pharmaceutical dispensing. Members will also discuss continuing education changes and legislative updates.
- Motion not to renew Sabine CD maturing November 8, 2022
- Discussion of communications budget for each Board Member
- Review of Louisiana Legislative Audit 2020 and 2021 updates
- District 4 Board Member Ballot Nominations at 5:00 p.m.
- Executive session regarding potential litigation and complaints against Barthelemy’s Optical and America’s Best
The Board established a new fee structure for telehealth registration and approved rules regarding the dispensing of pharmaceuticals. It also updated continuing education requirements to allow specific amounts of online and accredited asynchronous credit. Additionally, the Board approved a tolling agreement with the OAL regarding public funds.
- Approved Telehealth fees: $100/$100 for in-state and $750/$500 for out-of-state issuance/renewal (3-2)
- Accepted rule proposal for Dispensing of Pharmaceuticals with no fee assigned (Unanimous)
- Approved up to 6 hours of online credit for non-TPA required hours (Unanimous)
- Approved max 8 hours of asynchronous COPE-accredited CE for non-TPA courses (3-2)
- Denied motion for 8 hours of synchronous COPE-accredited CE (2-3)
- Authorized cashing of Sabine Bank CD to establish a Legal Reserve fund (Unanimous)
- Authorized electronic payments directed by Secretary and approved by President (Unanimous)
- Approved tolling agreement with OAL regarding shared public funds (Unanimous)
State Board of Optometry Examiners
The Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners is holding a meeting on August 12, 2022, at the Law Office of Taggart and Morton LLC in New Orleans. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate; no specific items for decision or discussion are listed.
The Board adopted a new sexual harassment policy and updated continuing education (CE) rules regarding COPE approved courses. It also approved entering mediation with the OAL regarding public funds and found no violation in the Dehlice Shelton complaint.
- Adopted and approved sexual harassment policy (unanimous)
- Approved COPE approved courses for 8 required TPA hours (5-1)
- Denied requirement for all 16 CE hours to be COPE approved (3-2)
- Approved increase of allowable online CE from 2 to 6 hours of COPE approved non-TPA (unanimous)
- Approved entering mediation with the OAL regarding potentially shared public funds (unanimous)
- Found no violation of law or ethics in Dehlice Shelton complaint
- Amended agenda to include Telehealth registration and fee discussion (unanimous)
- Denied agenda amendment for License by Endorsement qualifications
State Board of Optometry Examiners
The provided text is a meeting notice for the Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners scheduled for July 15-16, 2022. The document contains only administrative contact information and board member names; it does not list specific agenda items or proposed actions.
The Board administered and scored licensing examinations for 24 candidates, all of whom achieved satisfactory scores. No other business was discussed or action taken during the scoring meeting because a quorum was not present.
- Adopted agenda (unanimous)
- Completed scoring for 24 license candidates; all achieved satisfactory scores
State Board of Optometry Examiners
The Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners is holding its annual meeting. The agenda contains only procedural items such as board member attendance and administrative updates. No specific decisions or public hearings are listed.
The Board met to ratify actions taken during a previous meeting held on June 24, 2022, which were considered voidable due to a failure to post the agenda 24 hours in advance. The motion to ratify those actions passed unanimously. Members of the public suggested increasing meeting awareness and hiring a full-time Executive Director.
- Ratified all actions taken at the June 24, 2022, Annual Meeting (Unanimous)
State Board of Optometry Examiners
The Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners will hold an annual meeting in New Orleans. The provided agenda contains only the meeting notice and board member roster.
The meeting was concluded after it was determined that the agenda had not been posted 24 hours in advance as required by the Open Meetings Law. All actions taken during the session were considered voidable. The Board rescheduled the meeting for July 12, 2022, to ratify actions.
- Approved minutes of the May 6, 2022, meeting (unanimous)
- Approved taking agenda items out of order (passed without objection)
- Adjourned meeting and rescheduled for July 12, 2022, to comply with Open Meetings Law
State Board of Optometry Examiners
The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate such as meeting location, board member listing, and contact information. No specific decisions, proposals, or public hearings are listed.
The Board approved new alternate routes for licensure testing and decided on specific endorsement applications. It also established a committee to handle an independent audit reimbursement. Several legal matters and complaints were deferred pending review by new legal counsel.
- Approved endorsement application for Dr. Selvin Gnanakkan (6-0)
- Denied endorsement application for Dr. Shannon Zingle (6-0)
- Approved request for finalized independent audit from Carr, Riggs (unanimous)
- Appointed Avallone and Benoit to a committee to agree on OAL reimbursement (unanimous)
- Denied state exam application for Namra Tanveer due to lack of Doctor of Optometry degree (unanimous)
- Approved accepting NBEO Part I, II, III, ISE, and LSPE scores in lieu of the state board practical exam
- Denied legal advice requests from Dr. Brasseaux, Ms. Hughes, and Mr. Radkin (unanimous)
- Tabled dispensing of pharmaceuticals and Apriss Insights items for legal counsel review
State Board of Optometry Examiners
The Board will review license activity and provide updates on a state audit and ethics training. Members will discuss the status of telehealth rules and the dispensing of pharmaceuticals.
- Status of Telehealth Rules Promulgation
- Status of Dispensing of Pharmaceuticals
- Discussion of Legal Counsel Interviews
- State Audit update regarding public funds and CPA candidates
- Review of SB 328
The Board appointed A.J. Herbert of Taggart Morton as executive counsel and approved a $9,000 audit to investigate the potential misdirection of public funds between 2014 and 2021. The Board also established new delinquent license renewal fees and granted hardship CE waivers for 2021.
- Approved engagement of Carr, Riggs & Ingram for audit of shared expenses up to $9,000 (Unanimous)
- Appointed A.J. Herbert of Taggart Morton as executive counsel (3-1)
- Approved $250 delinquent fee for late renewals with qualifying CE and $500 for those without (Unanimous)
- Granted 2021 Hardship CE waivers to all applicants (5-1)
- Adopted resolution stating no objection to Senate Bill 328 (Unanimous)
- Denied sponsorship request for NBEO examinations from Dr. Ken Youngwoo Baek (Unanimous)
- Found no violations of law, rules, or ethics in Lu Peng vs Edwin Adams, OD (Unanimous)
- Tabled pharmaceutical dispensing and Apriss Insights requests pending legal review
State Board of Optometry Examiners
The Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners has a meeting scheduled in Baton Rouge. The provided agenda contains only the meeting notice and board member names.
The Board approved the 2022 budget and voted to terminate an office lease in Oakdale. Members authorized a financial audit and the selection of legal counsel to investigate the inappropriate use of public funds. The Board also set the Secretary's monthly pay at $3,500.
- Approved 2022 draft budget (Unanimous)
- Approved termination of Oakdale office lease and payment of outstanding balance (Unanimous)
- Approved Hardship CE waivers for 2021 applicants (4-2)
- Approved $500 delinquent fee and $300 renewal fee for Dr. Alison Miller (Unanimous)
- Approved soliciting CPAs to conduct a financial audit of shared expenses (Unanimous)
- Approved soliciting three attorneys to determine a look-back period for shared expenses (Unanimous)
- Authorized $3,500 per month plus expenses for LSBOE Secretary (Unanimous; Avallone abstained)
- Selected July 15-16 as State Board Examination dates