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Minutes October 22, 2004 Telephone Board Meeting Nevada State Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners Held At Homeopathic Board Office Bio Health Center 3663 Pecos McLeod 615 Sierra Rose Dr. Ste. 3 Las Vegas, NV 89121 Reno, NV 89511-2060
• President Daniel Royal called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. A quorum of the board was present (determined by roll call); visitors were welcomed and asked to sign in and identify themselves. • Board Members and Staff Present : Daniel Royal, DO, HMD President; W. Brent Hardy, Vice President; F. Fuller Royal, MD, HMD, Sec-Treasure; David Edwards, MD, HMD; Phillip Minton, HMD; Valerie Kilgore; Ned Reed, Deputy Attorney General; Mary Lou Heacock, Executive Director. Board Member Absent: Diane Kennedy Visitors Present: Renee C. Swain, RN, APH; Robert Hager, Attorney; James Forsythe, MD, HMD; Treva Hearne, Attorney • Motion: Fuller Royal moved that the minutes of July 24, 2004 board meeting be approved. Second : Brent Hardy Action: Passed unanimously • Harvey Bigelsen: During the board's July 19, 2003 meeting, an evidentiary hearing was conducted on the application of Harvey Bigelsen for licensure as a homeopathic physician. His application was denied by the board. The board voted unanimously to grant Mr. Bigelsen a certificate to practice as an advanced practitioner of homeopathic medicine based upon the board's approval of a protocol from his supervising physician. The board did not receive an acceptable protocol from a supervising physician. Reasonable time has been allotted to Mr. Bigelsen to obtain supervision and a protocol. A final decision was necessary in the matter of Mr. Bigelsen's certification as an advanced practitioner of homeopathy. Harvey Bigelsen was not present during the meeting, but was represented by legal counsel, Treva Hearne in Reno and Roger Hager in Las Vegas. Motion: Fuller Royal moved that Harvey Bigelsen be denied a certificate to practice homeopathy as an advanced practitioner of homeopathy. Second: Phillip Minton Action: Passed unanimously • Practice Survey: David Edwards provided an analysis of the 2004 BHME Practice Survey, which was completed by 90% of the licensees. Concerns were expressed by the number of emergencies see by licensee that would require in some cases allopathic medications in material dosages. • Purchase of office equipment: At the present time the computer and furniture is owned by Fuller Royal. Fuller Royal offered to sell the equipment to the board for $600.00. Motion: Brent Hardy moved to purchase and label equipment as owned by the Nevada Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners. Second: Dan Royal Abstain: Fuller Royal Action: Passed unanimously • Phillip Minton: Asked for clarification pertaining to proper times for board members to abstain or recuse themselves from voting and deliberations. The board's legal counsel, Ned Reed, was requested to provide the board with some guidelines during the January, 2005 meeting. Phillip Minton: Asked for an agenda item for the January 2005 board meeting to consider opening a dialogue with the Allopathic Medical Board, Osteopathic Medical Board, and with the Federation of State Medical Boards • Victoria de los Santos: David Edwards reported that he had reviewed and approved Dr. Doug Brodie's protocol for supervising Victorie de los Santos as an advanced practitioner of homeopathy
• Meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m. Dated this 16 th day of November 2004 By: ____________________________________ F. Fuller Royal, Secretary-Treasurer
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