Showing posts with label 2013 Unapproved Minutes--Default Hearing for Royal Palm Compounding Pharmacy Continued. Show all posts
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Monday, June 24, 2013

Vermont Board of Pharmacy May 15, 2013 Unapproved Minutes--Default Hearing for Royal Palm Compounding Pharmacy Continued


BOARD OF PHARMACY – Unapproved Minutes
Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation
23 College Street, Schulmaier Hall, Montpelier, VT 05602
May 15, 2013 at 9:00 A.M.
1. The meeting was called to order at 9:01 a.m.
Members Present: Ms. Julie A. Eaton, RPh, Vice-Chair; Mr. Steven M. Vincent, RPh; Mr. Larry
Labor RPh; Mr. King Milne, RPh; and Mr. James Arisman, Esq., Public Member.
Members Absent: Mr. Jeffrey P. Firlik, RPh, Chair and Ms. Judith Wernecke, Public Member,
Secretary
OPR Personnel Present: Mr. Larry S. Novins, Board Counsel; Mr. Colin Benjamin, Board
Counsel; Mr. Ed Adrian, Prosecuting Attorney; Mr. Dan Vincent, Inspector; Mr. Ronald Klein
RPh, Executive Officer; and Ms. Aprille Morrison, Licensing Board Specialist.
Others Present: Mr. Theo Kennedy, Esq. and Mr. Mike Fish
2. The Vice-Chair called for approval of the Minutes of the April 24, 2013 meeting as presented.
Mr. Labor made a motion to accept the minutes with corrections. The motion was seconded by
Ms. Eaton. Motion passed.
3. Hearings/Stipulations et al:
9:15 am – Stipulation and Consent Order Re.: Thomas Fortier, Docket # 2013-11. Mr. Labor
made a motion to accept the Order as presented. The motion was seconded by Ms. Eaton. Mr.
Vincent did not participate in the hearing as he was the Investigative Team member. The motion
passed.
9:15 am – Summary Suspension Re.: Kelly Conn, Docket # 2013-212. Ms. Conn participated in
the hearing by telephone. Prosecuting Attorney for the State, Ed Adrian, informed the Board that
he had spoken with Ms. Conn the previous day and that she would like to voluntarily surrender
her pharmacist license. Mr. Adrian requested the Board accept Ms. Conn’s request. Mr.
Arisman made a motion to accept Ms. Conn’s request for voluntary surrender of her Pharmacist
license. Mr. Vincent seconded the motion. Motion passed. Mr. Adrian dismissed the Summary
Suspension Order. The Board requested Ms. Conn return her paper copy of her license to the
Board within the next seven (7) days.
Mr. Adrian informed the Board that the Default hearing that was on the agenda for Royal Palm
Compounding Pharmacy, docket # 2010-391, was continued. The hearing will be set for a later
Pharmacy Board meeting.
4. Report of Concluded Investigation:
Report of Concluded Investigation for 2010-682. Ms. Eaton made a motion to reject the report.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Arisman. Mr. Vincent did not participate in the vote as he was
the Investigative Team member. Motion passed. The Board did not feel it was appropriate to
close the case as the pharmacist manager in this case did not follow proper reporting
procedures regarding drug losses.