1. Call meeting to order: roll call, determination of a quorum.
Janie Greenspun-Gale, President of the Board, called the meeting to order at 9:15 A.M.

Members Present:
Janie Greenspun-Gale, President, Diane Kennedy, Vice President, Fuller Royal, Secretary/Treasurer, Frank Shallenberger, David Edwards, Phillip Minton, Linda Read

Staff Present:
Kimberly Reese, Executive Director
Kateri Cavin, Deputy Attorney General

President Janie Gale and Secretary-Treasurer Fuller Royal participated via telephone from the homeopathic board office in Las Vegas

2. Welcome members of the Public: The following were present:
Dr. Corazon Ibarra
Mary Marsh Linde
Tiffany Van der Stokker
Louis Test
Dona and Bob Webb
Jacque Vaughters
William Donalson
David Spencer
Dr. James Forsythe
Dr. Robert Rowen
Dr. Theresa Bell Su
Dr. Stuart Currie (by phone in the homeopathic board office in Las Vegas)

3. Approval of minutes of March 31, 2001 meeting
Motion: Fuller Royal motioned to approve minutes as written
Second: Frank Shallenberger
Action: Passed Unanimously

4. Applicants
A. Medical Physicians: Robert Rowen, M.D., and Theresa Bell Su, M.D., were introduced to the board. The Secretary-Treasurer and Executive Director stated the applications of these physicians were in order, and that Dr. Rowen was eligible for licensure by reciprocity with Arizona, and Dr. Su was eligible to take the examination. The board members briefly interviewed Dr Rowen.
Motion: Dr Royal motioned to grant Dr. Rowen a license to practice homeopathic medicine in Nevada.
Second: Dr. Shallenberger
Action: Passed Unanimously

Motion: Dr. Royal motioned to allow Dr. Su to take the examination for licensure.
Second: Dr. Shallenberger
Action: Passed unanimously

Dr. Su passed the written and oral examinations as to her answers to questions 15, 43, 52, 54, 78, and 85.
Motion: David Edwards moved that Dr. Su be granted a license to practice homeopathy.
Second: Frank Shallenberger
Action: Passed unanimously

B. Advanced Practitioner of Homeopathy: The application of Maria Fihn was said to be in order by the Secretary-Treasurer and Executive Director
Motion: Dr. Royal motioned to allow Maria Fihn to take the examination for APH
Second: Dr Shallenberger
Action: Passed Unanimously

Maria Fihn passed the written examination and was interviewed by the board. Maria Fihn was not granted a certificate to practice as an Advance Practitioner of Homeopathy at this time, since no protocol had been received from her supervising physician, Fuller Royal.

5. General Discussion
A. Approval of Kimberly Reese as Executive Director; Dr. Royal advised the board
that Terri Stucky had resigned from the board as Executive Director. She is no longer a signer on board checks. Kimberly Reese was officially introduced to the board.
Motion: Diane Kennedy moved to approve Kimberly Reese as Executive Director.
Seconded: Fuller Royal
Action: Passed Unanimously

B. 1. Vote was taken on whether to proceed in closed session with respect to agenda item
5B(2):
Motion: Diane Kennedy Moved the board go into closed session.
Second: Fuller Royal
Action: Passed unanimously
Motion: Linda Read moved that Agenda Items 5B(2) (3), pertaining to Complaint Committee recommendations in regards to complaint #04-99 be postponed for discussion and action at a later board meeting when Attorney General Deputy Bob Bryant can be present;
and moved that complaint #01-00 to be forwarded to the Office of Attorney General for investigation.
Second: Janie Greenspun-Gale
Action: Passed unanimously

C. Appointment of committee Members and Establishing a Protocol for Complaint
Committee Meetings:
Motion: Fuller Royal moved that Agenda Item C (Appointment of Committee Members and Establishing a Protocol for Complaint Committee Meetings) be tabled until the next board meeting.
Second: Phil Minton
Action: Passed unanimously

D: Cybermedicine (telemedicine): was briefly discussed by Dr. Minton and other board members.
Motion: Frank Shallenberger moved that a committee be established to investigate and recommend to the board regulations pertaining to "electronic medicine," or the practice of homeopathic medicine on the world wide web with Phil Minton as Chairman and David Edwards serving as a member of the committee.
Second: Fuller Royal
Action: Passed unanimously

E: The secretary-treasurer reported the current status of the board’s finances.
Motion: Diane Kennedy moved to accept the secretary-treasurer’s report
Second: Frank Shallenberger
Action: Passed unanimously

F: Legislative Update by James J. Jackson (SB 420 and AB 225)
Motion: Fuller Royal moved to table Agenda Item 5F, legislative update, for a future board meeting, during which legislative counsel James J. Jackson could make a report to the board.
Second: Diane Kennedy
Action: Passed unanimously

G: Educational Review Committee Report:
Motion: Phil Minton moved the board review its policy regarding CME requirements at a future meeting of the board.
Second: Diane Kennedy
Action: Passed unanimously

H: David Edwards agreed to withdraw his petition to the board to revise NAC 630A.132(1)(c), which relates to a licensee providing records to patients in a timely manner.
Motion: Frank Shallenberger moved to accept David Edwards’ agreement to withdraw his petition.
Second: Phil Minton
Action: Passed unanimously

I: Attorney General Report on Billing procedures.
Motion: Diane Kennedy moved to table Agenda Item 5I, Billing Procedures of the Office of Attorney General, until Deputy Attorney General Bob Bryant were present at a future board meeting.
Second: Phil Minton
Action: Passed unanimously

J. Executive Director’s Report (includes items under Agenda Item S.) Information as to the activities and responsibilities of the Executive Director were reviewed. Office procedures were also reviewed at this time. David Edwards questioned whether or not the board should notify the Federation of State Licensing Boards about disciplinary actions taken against a licensee, since the homeopathic board is not a member of the FSLB. (See minutes of September 13 1997 board meeting).

Motion: Diane Kennedy moved that the board accept all of the Agenda 5S Items.
Second: Frank Shallenberger
Action: Passed with David Edwards voting against the motion.

K Report of Secretary-Treasurer by Fuller Royal: Supervisor-physician registration renewal form was discussed. A combined form for a physician supervising homeopathic assistants and advanced practitioner of homeopathic medicine (Agenda Item 5Kb) was considered.
Motion: David Edwards moved to accept Agenda Item 5Kb, renewal registration for supervising physician, be approved.
Second: Frank Shallenberger
Action: Passed unanimously

Motion: Frank Shallenberger moved to remove the requirement for the supervising physician form to be notarized.
Second: Fuller Royal
Action: Passed unanimously

L. Review the Board’s Declaratory Opinion issued on March 31, 2001: David Edwards agreed to withdraw his request for the board to reconsider the declaratory opinions submitted by the board on March 31, 2001 with one exception. Dr. Edwards requested the board review its Opinion in regards to the legality of trainees being supervised by an NRS 630A licensee with a restricted (NRS 630.310(c)) or limited license (NRS 630A.320).

Motion: Diane Kennedy moved to table until another meeting the board’s review of its position in regards to the legality of trainees being supervised by an NRS 630A licensee with a restricted (NRS 630.310(c)) or limited license (NRS 630A.320).
Second: Frank Shallenberger

M. Request of President Gale and Secretary-Treasurer Royal: The board reviewed the May 16, 2001 letter addressed to Dr. David Edwards, which stated the concerns of the president and the secretary-treasurer in regards to phone calls to the Office of Attorney General. The time invested in talking with various board members have not been budgeted by the board.

Motion: Phil Minton moved that the May 16, 2001 letter to Dr. Edwards be adopted as the policy of the board.
Second: Diane Kennedy
Action: Passed unanimously

N. Security at Board meetings: The board discussed a request made by one of the board members: whether or not to provide security at future board meetings. No action was taken.

O. Failure of a graduate of a foreign medical school to have six months postgraduate training in the United States: A discussion, but no action, ensued concerning continuing education courses, and consequences of failure of a licensee that is a graduate of a foreign medical school to have six months postgraduate training in the United States.

P. No discussion/Action.

Q. No discussion/Action.

R. Herbal therapy, including marijuana (cannabis) usage:
Motion: Fuller Royal moved that the discussion of marijuana as an herb be tabled for a future meeting.
Second: Diane Kennedy
Action: Passed unanimously

S. Review of rules of practice of the Board to determine if changes are necessary and review regulations promulgated by the Board to determine if any additions or deletions are necessary: No discussion/action.

T. Presentation by the Attorney General’s Office on the Open Meeting Law and how to ensure compliance: No discussion/action

U. No discussion/action

V. Review proposed medical board regulation, LCB File No. R108-01: has been removed and replaced with the temporary regulation the medical board adopted on August 28, 2000. The homeopathic board has no opposition to the newly proposed R108-01 regulation. David Edwards stated he would not be attending the medical board meeting on October 11, 2001, during which time the medical board will adopt this regulation.

W. Next meeting: December 15, 2001. No discussion/action.

X. Public Comment and Discussion: Dr. Michael Gerber reported on the speakers and topics scheduled for the annual meeting of the Nevada Homeopathic and Integrative Medical Association, to be held in Las Vegas on October 5-7, 2001.

Y. Meeting Adjourned at 1:30 p.m.

Signed: F. Fuller Royal, Secretary-Treasurer Date: October 1, 2001