LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MINUTES

EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL

4601 Ironbound Road

Williamsburg, VA 23187-8791

April 20, 2006

MEMBERS PRESENT: Emma Rhyne, Co-Chair; Mary Rickmond; Robin Bristow; and Steven Bennett.

MEMBERS ABSENT: Charles Loundermon, Chair; Ned Goodwin; Rich Adams and Doris Foreman.

STAFF PRESENT: Virginia Goodell and Willie Barnes, Human Rights

Advocates; Dennis Murray for John Favret, Hospital Director; Lisa Webster, LHRC Liaison.

GUEST: Attorney Paul Buckley from VOPA.

1. Call to Order

The Local Human Rights Committee meeting was called to order at 10:45 a.m. with Emma Rhyne, Co-Chair presiding, for the purpose of hearing business as presented on the agenda and such other transactions or matters that may be presented to the Committee.

2. Agenda

The April 20, 2006 Agenda was not reviewed for approval/disapproval.

Action: The April 20, 2006 Agenda was tabled for approved/disapproved due to lack of a quorum.

3. Minutes

Minutes of the LHRC meeting of March 16, 2006 was not reviewed for approval/disapproval due to lack of a quorum.

Action: The March 16, 2006 Minutes were tabled for approval/disapproval due to lack of a quorum.

4. Hospital Directors’ Report

Dennis Murray presented the Directors’ Report for March 2006 (see the April 20, 2006, LHRC packet).

Action: The committee members present accepted the Directors’ Report for March 2006.

5. Advocates’ Report

Ms. Goodell presented the Advocates’ Report for March 2006(see the April 20, 2006 LHRC packet).

Action: The committee members present accepted the Advocates’ Report for March 2006.

6. Formal and Informal Complaints

Ms. Goodell presented the Formal and Informal Complaints for March 2006 (see the April 20, 2006, LHRC packet).

Action: The committee members present accepted the FIC Report for March 2006.

7. Executive Session-

The motion was made by Ms. Rickmond properly seconded by Ms. Bristow, and passed for the LHRC to go into executive session pursuant to Virginia Code 2.2-3711(A) 4 for the protection of the privacy of individuals in personal matters not related to public business, namely for the purpose of hearing of authorized representatives, hearing of behavior modifications and/or conducting a hearing pursuant to the regulations.

Motion was made by Ms. Rickmond and properly seconded by Mr. Bennett and passed that we go into open session. The LHRC unanimously certified that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, only private business matters lawfully exempted from statutory open meeting requirements and only private business matters identified in the motion to convene the executive session were discussed in the executive session.

Emma Rhyne So certify

Mary Rickmond So certify

Robin Bristow So certify

Steven Bennett So certify

Motion: A motion was made by Ms. Bristow and properly seconded by Ms. Rickmond to accept the Behavioral Plan for A.M. as presented by Dr. Mazzarella. The sub-committee voted and the vote was unanimous.

Action: The sub-committee will present the motion to the full committee at the May 18, 2006 meeting.

8. Research Project – Dr. Janet Colaizzi

Dr. Colaizzi presented the committee with an overview of the Research Project by Solvay Pharmaceuticals: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability Study of Bifeprunox in the Treatment of Elderly Subjects with Psychosis and Behavioral Disturbances Associated with Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type.

Motion: A motion was made by Ms. Rickmond and properly seconded by Ms. Bristow to approve the Research Project as presented by Dr. Colaizzi. The sub-committee voted and the vote was unanimous

Action: The sub-committee will present the motion to the full committee at the May 18, 2006 meeting.

9. ECT/Consent Form Revisions/Update

Tabled until the May 18, 2006 LHRC Meeting.

ACTION: Members present agreed to table the ECT/Consent Form Revisions until the

May 18, 2006 meeting with full committee.

10. Announcement(s)

N/A

11. Adjournment:

Having no further business, a motion was made by Ms. Bristow properly

seconded by Ms. Rickmond that the meeting be adjourned. The motion passed

unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 11:55 a.m. The next scheduled meeting will be held Thursday, May 18, 2006 in Building #33 at 10:30 a.m.

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Charles Loundermon, Chair

04/25/06

/lw

cc: LHRC MEMBERS

Mr. Daye

Advocate

Hospital Director

Attachments:

LHRC Attendance

Local Human Rights Committee

Executive Session