The January meeting of the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee convened in accordance with its notice to the Secretary of State, the Bergen Record, the Trenton Times, Star Ledger and Courier Post and was conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meeting Act.

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 A.M., by President Argast. The following attendance was recorded for these Minutes.

PRESENT: George Argast ABSENT: Dr. Jeffrey Berman
Todd Newman
Claire O?Connell
Jeffrey Maas

Also in attendance: Dorcas K. O?Neal, Executive Director, Debra Levine, Deputy Attorney General and Kathleen Griffith, Staff.

I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

a. The Committee reviewed the Public Session Minutes for December 14, 2007. On a motion by Todd Newman, seconded by Jeffrey Maas, the minutes were unanimously approved as submitted.

II. OLD BUSINESS

a. The Committee reviewed the letter from Federation of State Medical Boards stating that the organization is pleased with the New Jersey?s Board decision to accept (FCVS) for all physician assistant applicants applying for licensure. The Committee does not mandate the use of FCVS verification.

III. NEW BUSINESS

There were no items of new business.

IV. REVIEW OF BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS MINUTES AND AGENDA

a. The Committee reviewed the Ratified Open Board minutes of November 14, 2007, of the Board of Medical Examiners, as informational.

b. The Committee reviewed the Ratified Open Board Minutes Disciplinary-Matters of November 14, 2007, as informational.

c. The Committee reviewed the Open Board Agenda of January 9, 2008, as informational.

d. The Committee reviewed the Open Board Agenda Disciplinary-Matters of January 9, 2008, as informational.

V. REVENUE REPORT

a. The Committee reviewed the Revenue Report for December 2007, as informational.

VI. LEGISLATION/REGULATION (FYI)

a. The Committee reviewed the summary of Assembly and Senate Bills, as informational.

There bing no other business to come before the Committee in Public Session, on a motion by Claire O?Connell, seconded by Todd Newman the, the Public Session was adjourned and the Committee convened in Executive Session for the purpose of receiving counsel, to review eighteen (18) items of old business and three (3) applications.

The Committee reconvened in Public Session. The next scheduled meeting is March 14, 2008. There being no other business to come before the Committee in Public Session, the meeting was adjourned at 12:00 noon.

Respectfully submitted
Physician Assistant Advisory Committee

Dorcas K. O?Neal
Executive Director

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