Region 1

Mark Harrison (Secretary)

Absent

Region 2

Nell Thomas

Present

Region 3

Greg Ellis

Present

Region 4

Mike Swift (President)

Present

Region 5

Barry Brown

Present

Region 6

Sherman Hockenbury

Present

Region 7

Mark Bailey

Present

Region 8

Don Adams

Absent

Region 9

Bob Dixon

Absent

Region 10

Michael Mason

Absent

Region 11

Joe Bradshaw (Vice-President)

Absent

Region 12

Charlie Shaw

Present

Region 13

Brian Lindell

Present

Region 14

James Ritchey

Present

Region 15

John David Gantly

Absent

Region 16

Bob Gainer

Present

At Large

Jim Butler

Billy Miller

Jim Inman

John Blumenstock

Jamie Locke

Present

Present

Present

Others Attending

Approximately twenty-one people from the membership attended.

ITEM

DISCUSSION

ACTION

Call to order

President Mike Swift called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM ET and announced that a quorum was present.

None Needed

Approve the minutes

On a motion by Charles Shaw, seconded by Mark Bailey, the minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written. Copies were available for members and visitors.

None Needed

Treasurer's Report

No Treasurer’s Report was given.

Follow-up Business

President Swift noted that he and Billy Miller were still working toward resolving the outstanding debt owed to KAPA by Rick Tibbetts.

President Swift also gave an update on Jim Inman’s family as well as Don Adams.

None needed

Committee Reports

Conference Committee- Jim Butler offered a brief update. Dates for the 2002 Conference are September 9-13. The 2003 Conference will be moved forward by one week. There was also much discussion as to whether KAPA should sponsor the KAEMT Olympics. After the discussion, a motion was made Charles Shaw to ask KAEMT to come before KAPA and present an outline of how the funding would be utilized. Motion seconded by James Ritchey

Legislative Committee- James Ritchey offered a lengthy report. The following bills were covered: HCR-19, HB-388, HB-469, HB-675, HCR-192, SB-212, SB-196, SB136 and HB782.

None needed

Motion Passed

EMS License Plate Initiative

John Hultgren presented the EMS License Plate initiative. Motion to participate in and support this initiative was made by Gainer and Seconded by Charles Shaw.

Motion Passed

EMS Management Training

Jamey Locke presented a draft document for endorsement by KAPA that outlined subject areas for formal management training throughout Kentucky. The draft document was provided for KAPA on behalf of KEMSA.

None needed

HIPPA Update

President Swift gave an update regarding HIPPA and the possibility of upcoming HIPPA compliance classes.

None needed

Executive Session

A motion was made by S. Hockenbury and second by J. Locke to go into executive session to discuss a confidential matter. Board members Mark Bailey and Mike Swift were asked to excuse themselves. The regular meeting was adjourned.

A motion was made to end the executive session by J. Ritchey and second by C. Shaw.

Motion Passed

Motion Passed

Regular meeting reconvened

Mike Swift and Mark Bailey were asked to rejoin the meeting. It was noted that no action was taken during the executive session.

None Needed

Other Business

A motion was made by B. Brown and second by J. Locke to direct V.P. Joe Bradshaw to send a letter to the Executive Director of KBEMS expressing the KAPA Board's dissatisfaction with both the progress being made in EMS and with recent issues pertaining to customer service from the KBEMS office staff.

Motion passed with Mike Swift and Mark Bailey recusing themselves.

Adjournment

With no further business to discuss a motion to adjourn was made by J. Locke and second by N. Thomas.

Motion Passed