Greater Houston EMS Council

The October meeting of the Greater Houston EMS Council meeting was called to order at on October 13, 2004 at 10:10 am by chair Rafeal Galvan. Introductions made the following were present.

Odilom Gonzalez AMR

Robert Arreola AMR

Thomas Coldwell Starfire EMS

Kevin Mifflin Goldstar EMS

Kristy Aiken Texas Medical Transport

Reggie Greff City of Houston

Keir Scrivener Northstar EMS

Donna Russell Northstar EMS

Rafeal Galvan Phoenix EMS

Perry Dobbs Emergency Responder

Orlando Sorto City of Houston

Joe Hamilton San Jacinto College

Kimberly Cunningham Precedence EMS, LLC

Thelma Lemley Consumer

Don Bently ACE Ambulance

A motion to approve the minutes of the previous meetings from August, 2004 was made by Thelma Lemley, seconded by Joe Hamilton. Motion passed.

Joe Hamilton presented the treasurers report indicating an ending balance as of August 31, 2004 of $4,195.37. A motion by Thelma Lemley was made to approve the treasurer’s report, second by Kevin Mifflin. Motion passed.

City of Houston Report

Orlando Sorto from the City of Houston reported he did 46 vehicle inspections and have one new Provider Permit issued to Advance Diagnostic Transport. The City of Houston currently has 110 permitted providers. Orlando also reported the City of Houston EMS Department Bureau has moved to 7411 Park Place Blvd and the new phone number is (713)640-4359.

TDH Report

None

Committee Meetings

Ethics Committee

Has not met. A motion was made by Perry Dobbs, second by Thelma Lemley, to have the Committee Chair contacted to see if he was still interested in participating on the committee. Motion passed. Rafael Galvan stated he would contact the chair. The current members of the Ethic Committee are: Robert Berleth, Kevin Mifflin, Kristy Aiken, Kimberly Cunningham, Robert Arreola, and Don Bently.

Membership Committee

A motion was made by Thelma Lemley to contact the Chair and see if he was still interested in that position, second by Perry Dobbs. Motion passed. Rafeal Galvan stated he would contact that chair also.

Task Force Report

Nothing to report.

Certificate of Need Committee

Nothing to report currently. They will met in November, unknown date.

Old Business

An agreement on the layout of the GHEMSC generic business cards was made and they are expected to be here by the November meeting.

Keir Scrivener suggested to the members to investigate the HIPPA material from a n additional source, prior to the purchase of the material for out current and new GHEMSC members.

New Business

Donna Russell informed the Council of the intention of resigning of Mike Russell from the board due to scheduling complications. He will have a letter of resignation at the next meeting.

Discussion was mad eon the possibility of having a sliding scale for the City of Houston Permit fees, based on the size of the company.

A motion was made by Robert Arreola to have a liaison for the City of Houston and the GHEMSC, second by Kevin Mifflin. Motion passed. Robert Arreola volunteered as the liaison.

Kevin Mifflin made a motion to have Keir Scrivener email the latest copy of the ordinance to Kristy Aiken, and have her forward the ordinance to Reggie Greff and Robert Arreola, second by Thelma Lemley. Motion passed.

Keir Scrivener stated she needs a date for an “All Day in Service”. After brief discussion, the focus is on the last week of January. She will contact Medicare, Medicaid and Justin Bland from the FBI.

The next meeting is scheduled for November 10, 2004 at 10am.

The motion to adjourn was made by Thelma Lemley second by Perry Dobbs. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 12:06 pm.

Respectfully Submitted for Approval,

Kristy Aiken

Secretary

GHEMSC