Members Present: Art Carlson, Gina Thill, Betty Irwin, Carie Pieper, Sue Hebel, Susan Tucker, Lisa Karau, Shell Lea Hainz, Judith Stoeckmann, Patricia Rego, Alice Moyer
Members Absent: Trish Vandre, Bert Vaillancourt, Theron Hill, William Orth, Daniel Brattset, Charlotte Taylor
Carlson called the meeting to order and certified compliance with the open meeting law.
Rego moved to approve agenda, seconded by Irwin, passed by unanimous vote.
Tucker moved to approve minutes, seconded by Hainz, passed by unanimous vote. Rego moved to reorder agenda item #7 next. Vote to skip agenda items #4, 5, and 6, passed by unanimous vote.
Hebel explained progress in Long Term Care Redesign. The State of Wisconsin has approved the Southwest Wisconsin Family Care Alliance application. The ADRC will open in Sauk County on July 1, 2008, and Family Care will start September 1, 2008.
Chairperson: Irwin nominated Art Carlson, Pieper seconded, Stoeckmann moved to close, passed by unanimous vote.
Vice-Chairperson: Carlson nominated Vaillancourt, Moyer seconded, Irwin moved to close, passed by unanimous vote.
Thill reviewed the response from Irene Anderson regarding Sauk County's 2008 COP Plan Update. The update was approved as submitted with minor suggestions made.
Thill reviewed one COP Exceptional Expense Request for hearing aids, cost $1,884.50. This is for a gentleman who is a COP participant and is served by the CSP program. He is not on Medicaid and his Medicare does not pay for this item. Rego moved to accept submitting request to the State, seconded by Tucker, passed by unanimous vote.
Question was raised regarding the eight (8) county transition to Family Care. Each county in the region will stagger start dates. Richland County will go on July 1st, Sauk County will start September 1st, Green County January 1, 2009, and so on.
The next meeting will be held on August 13, 2008, @ 1 p.m.
Rego moved to adjourn meeting, seconded by Stoeckmann, passed by unanimous vote.
Submitted by: Sue Hebel, LTS/CAP Supervisor