2 FRIDAY APRIL 18 2014 THE MARYLAND BOARD OF

Open Session

Friday, April 18, 2014

The Maryland Board of Occupational Therapy (OT) Practice (Board)

Location: Spring Grove Hospital Center

55 Wade Avenue – Bland Bryant Building, 4^th Floor

Conference Room

Chairperson: Christine Moghimi, ScD., MAS, OTR/L

9:00 a.m.

GENERAL SESSION AGENDA

8:30 a.m. 1. Board member preparation time.

9:00 a.m. 2. Call to order.

Except in instances when the Board of Occupational Therapy expressly invites public testimony,

questions, comments, or other forms of public participation is otherwise authorized by law, no

member of the public attending an open session may participate in the session.

9:10 a.m. 3. Approve the General Session Agenda – April 18, 2014.

Representatives from MOTA will make a presentation regarding the licensure cycle.

Time To Be Determined.

9:15 a.m. 5. Approve the General Session Minutes – March 21, 2014.

REPORTS

9:20 a.m. 1. Office of Attorney General (OAG) – Grant Gerber, Board Counsel

9:35 a.m. 2. Legislation/Regulations – Kristen Neville, Legislative Coordinator

9:50 a.m. 3. Continuing education – Mr. Kshepakaran, M.Ed., OTR/L, CAPS, FAOTA

- Vanessa Hughes, COTA/L

10:00 a.m. 4. Administrative Reports – FY 13 Donna Ashman, Executive Director

Completed and distributed correspondence in response to Inquiries 1, 2 & 3 from the 3/21/14 Board meeting.

Met with SGHC Administration regarding the Board’s “lease agreement” for office lease agreements for all tenants on the campus.

Planned for the start of the 2014 on-line license renewal process. Open registration begins on May 1, 2014 and closes on June 30, 2014.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

10:15 a.m. 1. Re-cap of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Annual Conference –

April 3 -6, 2014, Baltimore, Maryland

Maryland Occupational Therapy Association (MOTA) Annual Conference – Details TBD

NEW BUSINESS

10:40 a.m. 1. License Ratification – Iyna Adams, OTR/L, CPAM

ANNOUNCEMENTS

10:50 a.m. 1. Financial Disclosure reports must be completed by April, 30, 2014. Go to

ADJOURNMENT

11:00 a.m. Adjournment

11:15 a.m. Executive Session