Region 1

Mark Harrison

Present

Region 2

Nell Thomas

Present

Region 3

Jim Inman

Present

Region 4

Mike Swift

Present

Region 5

Barry Brown

Present

Region 6

Sherman Hockenbury

Present

Region 7

Mark Bailey

Present

Region 8

Steve Becraft

Present

Region 9

Terry Fraley

Absent

Region 10

Michael Mason

Present

Region 11

Joe Bradshaw

Present

Region 12

Terry Akin

Present

Region 13

Duane Lee

Present

Region 14

Wendell Hatfield

Present

Region 15

Rodney McKibben

Present

Region 16

Bob Gainer

Present

At Large

Joe Prewitt

David Webb

Chuck Fowler

John Blumenstock

Jamie Locke

Present

Present

Absent

Present

Present

Others Attending

A sign-in sheet is on file.

ITEM

DISCUSSION

ACTION

Call to Order

President Joe Bradshaw called the meeting to order with a quorum being present.

Minutes Approval

Mark Harrison presented copies of minutes from the previous meeting.  With no discussion, a motion to accept was made by B. Gainer and second by M. Swift.

Motion passed

Treasurer's Report

Jamey Locke was unable to attend due to a family emergency.  Doy White presented the Treasurer's report and copies were distributed to the board.  Current balance in the conference fund is $37,288.63; current balance in the general fund is $4,987.61; CD $12,492.25; and the old checking account balance is $98.37.  Total balance including credit card payments not yet deposited is $65,871.86.  Motion to accept by M. Swift and second by M. Harrison.

Motion passed

Old Business

The display board and trailer have been purchased and are setup in the Expo Center.

Motion passed

EMS Olympics

Steve Beecraft reported very good participation this year.  Expenses are slightly over budget.  Mr. Beecraft noted that he was recently elected to serve as President of KAEMT.  A motion was made by M. Swift and second by J. Blumenstock that KAPA donate $850.00 to KAEMT for the 2005 Olympics.

Motion passed

Conference Report

Joe Bradshaw, conference chair gave a general update to the board.  Current registration is at 567.  The final total in 2003 was 551.  2004 will be our biggest year.  Forty-eight companies have registered for the Expo Center.

None needed

CMS Update

Mike Swift reported that a Medicare increase for ambulance services was implemented July 1.

The AAA recently released results of a study by them to determine the average cost of an ambulance transport.  They found the average cost to be $256.00.

The full implementation of the National Ambulance Fee Schedule will be January 2006.

It was noted that the UMWA situation in Kentucky has not improved and KAPA must continue to fight this.

None needed

Legislative Update

John Blumenstock reported that KAPA plans to go to Washington D.C. again in February 2005.  Interested persons should call or email John Blumenstock for information.

Mark Harrison and Joe Bradshaw will be going to Washington the week following the conference to meet with the National Ambulance Coalition (NAC) regarding the 17 state initiative to fight the attempt to slow down implementation of the fee schedule in these 17 states.

A motion was made by M. Swift and second by D. Lee that KAPA support the Cowan Act and the EMS License Plate Bill in the upcoming session.  It was noted that there would be other issues that KAPA will support also.

Sherman Hockenbury stated that Medicaid should be our main priority and that the providers in Kentucky would have to be actively involved for us to be successful.

Motion passed

KBEMS Update

Brian Bishop reported that the Shelby County Judge has been appointed to the board.  The Governor will be making other appointments soon.  Mr. Bishop also stated that the data collection project was moving forward.

Motion passed

Board Elections

Barry Brown, Chair of the nominations committee reported that even numbered regions 2 through 16 were due for re-election as well as 2 positions at-large.  Nominations were accepted in advance by the nominations committee or during the meeting from the floor.

Region 2: Nomination received for Nell Thomas.  Motion and second to cease by Hockenbury/Swift.

Region 4: Nomination received for Mike Swift.  Motion and second to cease by Harrison/Gainer.

Region 6: Nomination received for Sherman Hockenbury.  Motion to cease by Brown/Harrison

Region 8: Nomination received for Steve Beecraft.  Motion to cease by Lee/Hockenbury.

Region 10: Nomination received for Michael Mason.  Motion to cease by Inman/Swift.

Region 12: Nomination received for Terry Akin.  Motion to cease by Swift/Bailey.

Region 14: Nomination received for Wendell Hatfield.  Motion to cease by Webb/Akin.

Region 16: Nomination received for Bob Gainer.  Motion to cease by Inman/Bradshaw.

Motion by Chair Barry Brown to elect nominees by acclimation.  Second by Mark Harrison.

At-Large: Two positions were up for re-election.  Nominations received for Chuck Fowler, Jamey Locke, Charles O'Neal, and Tim Mahone.  Each member present was eligible to vote.

Motion Passed

Elected were Jamey Locke and Charles O'Neal

Recess Meeting

Election of Officers

A motion to recess was made by M. Swift and seconded by J. Blumenstock.

A motion to move into special session for the election of officers to serve in 2005 was made by S. Hockenbury and seconded by J. Blumenstock.

Nominated for Secretary was Mark Harrison by Lee/Swift.

Nominated for Treasurer was Jamey Locke by Hockenbury/Brown

Nominated for Vice-President was Sherman Hockenbury by Beecraft/Akin.

Nominated for President was Joe Bradshaw by Thomas/Harrison.

Motion to cease nominations by Jim Inman and second by Mike Swift.

Motion by John Blumenstock to elect nominees by acclimation.  Second by Barry Brown.

Motion passed

Motion passed

Motion passed

Motion passed

Reconvene Regular Session

Motion to adjourn special session and to reconvene regular session by S. Hockenbury and second by M. Swift.

Bruce Farmer asked if the regional directors could help pass information to the membership.  After much discussion, it was decided that the Treasurer would provide a current membership list to the Secretary to be provided to the board.  Each regional director is to validate contact information in each respective region.  All information provided to the board is to be disseminated to the membership by the local regional director.  Also, the KAPA web site is currently being completely revamped and will be updated on a regular basis.  This should be completed by the end of the year.  The address is www.kyapa.com

Motion passed

Next Meeting

The next KAPA meeting will be held at Yellow Ambulance in Louisville on December 7^th at noon ET.

Adjournment at 10:10 pm

A motion to adjourn was made by M. Swift and second by N. Thomas.

Motion passed