STATE OF NEVADA
BOARD OF HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL EXAMINERS

MINUTES
Telephone Meeting of the Homeopathic Medical Board
March 11, 2002 at 5:00 P. M.
Held at

1. Call meeting to order: roll call, determination of a quorum.
Janie Gale, President of the board, called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M.

Members Present:
Janie Gale, Fuller Royal
Reno Office: Phillip Minton, Diane Kennedy, David Edwards

Staff Present:
Kimberly Reese, Executive Director
Robert Bryant, Deputy Attorney General (by phone in Reno)

Members Absent: Linda Read, Stuart Currie

2. Welcome members of the Public: The following were present:

Dr. Michael Gerber
Louis Test
Erlene Forsythe

3. Approval of minutes of December 15, 2001 meeting
Motion: Diane Kennedy motioned to approve minutes as written
Second: Fuller Royal
Action: Passed Unanimously

4. Discussion was given regarding the Homeopathic Board's quarterly report required by the Legislative Council Bureau requiring to report quarterly a summary of disciplinary action taken, For the LCB to determine if continued existence of the board is in order based upon statistics. A letter was sent to the LCB by Kimberly Reese the Board's Executive Director to comply with law SB420. NO ACTION

5. Cybermedicine Committee Report:

Motion: Fuller Royal motioned to table this item for April 27th meeting.
Second: Phillip Minton
Action: Passed unanimously

6. Discussion regarding Oriental Board sharing office space, 50/50 split in regards to rent and expenses with the Homeopathic Board at the Homeopathic board location and Kimberly Reese accepting the position with the Oriental Board as their Executive Director.

Motion: Diane Kennedy made a motion to permit the President or Secretary-Treasurer to sign an independent contract with Kimberly Reese prior to the April 27, 2002 Board Meeting, and to sign an agreement with the Oriental Medical Board to share expenses and office space, upon approval by the board's Deputy Attorney General.
Second: Fuller Royal
Action: Passed unanimously

7. Phillip Minton discussed problems in the area of Alternative Medicine in
regards to Ethics and Advertising. Phillip Minton asked the board if they would like to appoint someone to do further research on some source of guidelines for physicians in order to continue the good ethics of Alternative Medicine. President Greenspun-Gale appointed Phillip Minton to oversee the research with the assistance of Fuller Royal to be presented at the next board meeting.

8. Complaint 04-99#: Linda Read and Stuart Currie were not present. Therefore,
there were insufficient members of the board eligible to vote. This item was tabled.

9. Fuller Royal reported he had not heard from Websetters in regards to the board's
website, and had nothing to report at this time. Diane Kennedy said she had
talked with Troy Arnold of Websetters who said he would shortly provide
the board office with an update as to the website. NO ACTION

10. Discussion about the scheduled board meetings for the year 2002.

Motion: Fuller Royal moved that the board have its meetings on April 27th and August 31st in Reno, NV and the December 14th meeting in Las Vegas, NV.
Second: Phillip Minton
Action: Passed Unamiously

Public Comment - Dr. Michael Gerber said the Nevada Homeopathic and Integrative Medical Association will present recommendations to the board in regards to Continuing Education Credits at the next board meeting April 27th, 2002.

Meeting Adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

Signed: __________________________________ March 25, 2002
F. Fuller Royal, Secretary-Treasurer Date

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