LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MINUTES
EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
4601 Ironbound Road
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8791
Friday, December 1, 2006
MEMBERS PRESENT: Charles
Loundermon, Chair; Doris Foreman; Rich Adams; Steven Bennett; and Timm Eberly.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Emma
Rhyne, Co-Chair; Mary Rickmond; Robin Bristow and Ned Goodwin.
STAFF
PRESENT: Willie
Barnes and Gianna Mitchell, Human Rights Advocates; John Favret, Hospital
Director; Dick Roberts, Patient Safety/Complaint Liaison and Lisa Webster, LHRC
Liaison.
A.M. ‘s
Treatment Team: Dr. Donna Cairns, Dr. Ed Turner, Dr. Ombac, Edna Webb, SW and
Christy McFarland.
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 December 1, 2006
Agenda was reviewed.
Action: Motion
was made by Ms. Foreman and properly seconded by Mr. Bennett that the LHRC
approve the December 1, 2006 Agenda.
The motion passed unanimously.
3. Minutes/October 19, 2006 and November 16,
2006
Minutes of the October 19, 2006 LHRC
meeting was reviewed.
Action:
Motion was made by Mr. Adams and properly seconded by
Ms. Foreman, that the LHRC approve the October
19, 2006 minutes.
The motion passed unanimously.
Minutes of the November 16, 2006 LHRC
meeting were reviewed.
Action:
Motion was made by Mr. Bennett and properly seconded by Mr.
Adams, that the LHRC approve the November 16,
2006 minutes. The
motion passed unanimously.
4. Addendum to Behavioral Plan for
A.M. - See
Executive Session Minutes
The
motion was made by Mr. Bennett properly seconded by Mr. Adams, 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
Mr. Bennett and properly seconded by Mr. Adams 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.
Charles Loundermon So certify
Timm Eberly So
certify
Steven Bennett So
certify
Rich Adams So
certify
Doris Foreman So certify
5.
Announcement(s) -
Annual Holiday Party for Geriatric
Patients without Family
Action: Plans were finalized for the Party
which will be held on December 21, 2006
from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in Building #35.
6. Adjournment-
Having no further business,
a motion was made by Ms. Foreman properly
seconded by Mr.
Bennett that the meeting be adjourned.
The motion passed
unanimously and the meeting adjourned at
11:30 a.m. The next scheduled meeting
will be held Thursday, January 18, 2007 in Building #33 at 10:30 a.m.
_______________________________
12/28/06
/lw
cc: LHRC Members
Hospital Director
Patient Safety Officer/Complaint Liaison
Region V Human Rights Director
Human Rights Advocates
Attachments:
LHRC Attendance
Local
Human Rights Committee
Executive
Session
December
1, 2006
The motion was made by Mr.
Bennett properly seconded by Mr. Adams 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.
1.
Addendum to A.M. Behavioral Plan - Dr. Cairns explained to the committee that due to recent
changes in A.M.’s, the Treatment Team agreed that it was necessary to revise
the old plan. The committee heard and
reviewed the Addendum to A.M. Behavioral Plan.
Recommendation: It was
recommended that each staff member receive a copy of Policy #450-35 – Emergency Use of Restraint for
use and providing services.
Motion: A motion was made by Mr.
Bennett and properly seconded by Mr. Adams to approve the addendum to the plan
along with the recommendation made by the committee members.
_______________________________
Charles Loundermon, Chair
12/28/06
/lw
cc: LHRC MEMBERS
Mr.
Daye
Advocate
Hospital Director
Attachments:
These
minutes are not subject to mandatory public disclosure in accordance with Code
of Virginia 2.1-344.1.H. (1989, c.358)