LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MINUTES

EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL

4601 Ironbound Road

Williamsburg, VA 23187-8791

 
April 19, 2007

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:                        Charles Loundermon, Chair; Emma Rhyne, Co-Chair: Robin Bristow; Rich Adams; Steven Bennett and Timm Eberly.

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:                        Doris Foreman           

 

STAFF PRESENT:                                    Gianna Mitchell, Human Rights Advocate; John Favret, Hospital Director and Lisa Webster, LHRC Liaison.

                       

1.         Call to Order

The Local Human Rights Committee meeting was called to order at 10:35 a.m. with Charles Loundermon, 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 19, 2007 Agenda was reviewed.   Mr. Loudermon announced that the LAR interview on the agenda had been cancelled.

 

           Action:                 Motion was made by Ms. Rhyne and properly seconded by Ms. Adams that the LHRC approve the April 19, 2007 Agenda with noted change.   The motion passed unanimously.

 

3.           Minutes

                Minutes of the March 15, 2007 LHRC meeting was reviewed.

                       

Action:             Motion was made by Ms. Rhyne and properly seconded by Mr.

                         Bennett that the LHRC approve the March 15, 2007 minutes.  The

              motion passed unanimously.

 

4.        Hospital Directors’ Reports

Mr. Favret presented the March 2007 Disposition of the Abuse/Neglect Investigations Report; Facility Monthly Report and the Formal and Informal Complaints Report   (see the April, 2007, LHRC packet).

           

Action:                     The committee members present accepted the Hospital Directors’

Reports for March 2007.

 

 

5.            Tobacco Free Facility

             Mr. Favret announced that Commissioner Reinhard sent out a directive

             that all facilities will be Tobacco Free by October 10, 2007.  The directive was

             distributed to the committee members for information purposes.  Mr. Favret

             stated that a protocol for implementation will be developed before October.

             

6.            Policies Review - Polygraph Examination and Specialized

      Therapeutic Interventions

Mr. Favret reviewed both policies with the committee.  For information purposes, he handed out contracts that will be used by clinical staff in treatment of patients that are sex offenders.  

           

7.         PSR Rules of Conduct and Handbook for Buildings 25(A&B Wards) and

            Building 26.  

Dr. Cairns presented the PSR Rules of Conduct and Handbook to the committee.

 

            Action:           A motion was made by Ms. Bristow and properly seconded by Ms. Rhyne to accept the PSR Rules of Conduct and Handbook with noted recommendations/modifications by the committee.  All were in favor.

 

                                                     #8 of the Rules of Conduct change milieu to treatment environment.  All were in favor.

 

Page 1- Room Checks – at the end of the sentence add the person has the right to be present.

 

                                        Page 3 – Valuables/Personal Property remove the word selling.

                                   

                                                Page 7 - Smoking/Non-Smoking (until such time that

            the hospital is designated tobacco free) change SMOKE to TOBACCO.

 

            There was a question about Ward Rules for Building 4B which is also part of PSR.

 

Action:     Dr. Cairns stated that they were in the process of implementing their own Rules of Conduct/Handbook.

 

 

 

 

           

8.            Follow-up

Chemical Restraints –

                            Action:    Mr.  Eberly presented the committee with information that he researched on Chemical Restraints.  The information was well received by all members present.

                                    

  ECT Video(s)  

            Ms. Mitchell will provide another video at the May 17, 2007 meeting.

 

9.        Announcement(s)

Volunteer Luncheon   Ms. Mitchell presented the committee with a trophy from the SHRC sponsored Volunteer Luncheon held April 3, 2007.

 

Ms. Webster reminded the committee members about the ESH Volunteer Recognition Luncheon that will be held on Friday, April 20, 2007.

 

ESH LHRC Membership The committee is currently soliciting membership for an individual with a consumer background.

 

             Action:   Ms. Webster will place an announcement in the Daily Press and Virginia

                             Gazette specifying the need of a consumer.

 

ESH LHRC Training – Ms. Mitchell announced that she will be facilitating Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) training at the May 17, 2007 meeting.

 

   10.   Adjournment-

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

            seconded by Mr. Adams that the meeting be adjourned.   The motion passed

unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.  The next scheduled meeting will be held Thursday, May, 2007 in Building #33 at 10:30 a.m. 

 

                             

                                                      _________________________ 

                              Charles Loundermon, Chair

04/23/07

/lw

cc:       LHRC Members                        

             Hospital Director

             Patient Safety Officer/Complaint Liaison

             Region V Human Rights Director

             Human Rights Advocates

                       

Attachments:

LHRC Attendance