HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-28-1991 Board of Health MinutesBOARD MEETING
MARCH 28, 1991
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Plainview -
Hale County Health District was called to order at approximate-
ly 12:30 P.M., Thursday, March 28, 1991 at the Golden Corral
Steakhouse by Board Chairman Lanny Voss.
Those attending were: Lanny Voss, Dorothy Tilson, Dr. Mary
Bublis, Mary Lou Truesdale, Nina Morris, Don Dickson, Donna
Womble, Dr. Tony Loggins, Dr. C.L. Busby, Dr. Kit Linton, Dr.
Gary Abercrombie, Earl Brown and City Manager Jim Jeffers.
Also present were Ben Linton, a guest, Med student Sam Collie
and Secretary Billie Standefer.
Chairman Voss asked Board members to review the minutes of the
last meeting. After corrections were noted, the minutes were
approved as presented.
The Expenditure Report was reviewed, discussed and with a motion
by Dorothy Tilson and a second to that motion by Dr. Linton,
the Board voted to approve payment of the expenditures.
Fee Schedule changes for Environmental Services were explained
by Mary Lou Truesdale and the Board voted to increase the fee
forWater Sampling from $ 5.00 to $ 8.00 and fees for Swimming
Pools from $ 55.00 to $ 64.00. (These changes to become effect-
ive immediately.) In Personal Health Services, the only fee
change was for Newborn Screening, from $ 1.00 to $ 2.00.
Chairman Voss appointed Dorothy Tilson as Chairman of the Budget
Committee and stated that he would serve, along with Dr. Gary
Abercrombie, on that Committee.
In reference to the revision of the Policy Manual, Chairman Voss
explained that it was ready for review, and asked City Manager
Jim Jeffers to consider a time to set as a time of conference
with himself, Dr. Mary Bublis, Mrs. Truesdale, Donna Womble and
Dr. Linton to resolve issues of difference.
Dr. Bublis reported cases of Flu, Strep, Chicken Pox and Hepatitis
in the community. She stated the department was running well.
Mrs. Truesdale reported plans for the Department Nurses to do more
home visits in the future. She stated that the S.T.D. Clinic was
back to normal since Susan Cohen had joined the Nursing Staff and
shared that Patricia Knowles had been a welcome addition to the
Staff, also. She explained that Vision and Hearing Screening
Training was held in the Department. The Department is to begin
involvement in the Early, Periodic Screening and Developement
Treatment (E.P.S.D.T.) Program with the Department of Human Serv-
ices. This service offered to patients receiving Medicaid (from
birth to age 21) would increase the Department's revenue, since
each Screening done would allow a reimbursement of $ 27.00
After allowing an excused absence for Lewellen Hooper and intro-
ducing the guest, the Chairman adjourned the meeting.
Billie Standefer
Secretary
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