Health Care Services Committee
May 17, 2011
Called to Order: 6:00 PM
Adjourned: 7:30 PM
Participants: Beverly Jaynes, Sue Tranquilla, Carolyn Doty, Julie Eaman Karen Al Saadi, Tim Weise, Maria McElmeel, Margaret Tiner, Stacy Brown, Ann Comstock .
Guest speaker: Fran Eldis
AGENDA:
1. Meeting dates for the rest of 2011 were set as:
July 28th
Sept 22
October: phone conferencing date to be determined
December 3rd
2. State Board Update: Tim Weise reported the there should be a link to the State Board on the MSHA website to help members keep up with information.
3. Reimbursement: Tim continues to send STAR and SMAC minutes to the VP. Bev Jaynes indicated she began forwarding the info to other committee members for feedback. Regarding the latest BCBS issue: there is report of a rehab manager interpreting guidelines to mean that SLP is not included in the 3 hours of therapy a day rule. As new issues are identified, Bev will try to post to the website or send out news blasts. It was decided that the next meeting would focus on reimbursement concerns facilities were identifying.
3. The conference sub committee reported that they still need to input for Friday Speakers. They are still waiting for a response from Sandra Glista regarding potential speakers from the west side of the state.
4. INSERVICE BY FRAN ELDIS, Ph.D, CCC-A/SLP on the topic of Central Auditory Processing Disorders. Some references Fran suggested to start to research this topic:
• ASHA 1996: Position Statement- CAP/CAPD
• ASHA 2005: CAPD, technical report
• AAA Clinical Practice Guidelines 2010: Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and management of children and adults with CAPD.
• Bellis, T.J. (2003). Assessment and Management of CAPD’s in the Educational Setting. From science to practice. 2nd Edition. (A Singular book.) N.Y.: Thompson Division of Delmar Learning.
• Chermack, G.D. & Musiek, F.E. (1997). Central auditory processing disorders: New Perspectives. San Diego: Singular Publishing Group, Inc.