STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
RICK SNYDER  
GOVERNOR  
SHELLY EDGERTON  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY  
OCTOBER 27, 2017 MEETING  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of met on October 27, 2017, at the Ottawa Building, Conference Room 4, 611 West  
Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Bradford Swartz, PhD, CCC-SLP, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Bradford Swartz, PhD, CCC-SLP, Chairperson  
Brit Austin, MA, CCC-SLP  
Ryan Burklow, Public Member  
Jodi Cohen, CCC-SLP  
Patrisha Mervenne, MS, CCC-SLP  
Members Absent: Sarah Clement, SLP  
Janelle Best, Public Member  
Christopher Mills, Public Member  
Jeffrey Weingarten, MD  
Staff Present:  
Weston MacIntosh, Analyst, Board and Committees Section  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Board and Committees Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Mervenne, seconded by Austin, to approve the agenda as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
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Michigan Board of Speech-Language Pathology  
Meeting Minutes  
October 27, 2017  
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Mervenne, seconded by Cohen, to approve the May 2, 2017, meeting minutes  
as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Continuing Education Program Approval – Mid Michigan Health (Jessica Babcock, MA,  
CCC-SLP).  
MOTION by Austin, seconded by Cohen, to approve the request for Continuing Education  
Approval.  
Discussion was held.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Master Full Board Resolution  
MacIntosh presented the Board with a Master Resolution and discussed changes between  
the previously adopted version and the version presented.  
MOTION by Austin, seconded by Cohen, to approve the Master Full Board Resolution.  
Discussion was held.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
MOTION by Austin, seconded by Mervenne, to take a short recess at 9:36 a.m.  
A voice vote was held.  
Michigan Board of Speech-Language Pathology  
Meeting Minutes  
October 27, 2017  
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MOTION PREVAILED  
MOTION by Austin, seconded by Mervenne, to reconvene the meeting at 9:45 a.m.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Master DSC Resolution  
MacIntosh informed the Board that there was a need to update the DSC Resolution. He  
presented the proposed resolution to the Board only for discussion purposes because the  
DSC is responsible for voting on the content of the DSC Resolution.  
Rules Discussion  
MacIntosh informed the Board there is a need to open the rules and make revisions due to  
statutory changes.  
MOTION by Cohen, seconded by Austin, to open the rules.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Chair Report  
Swartz informed the Board this was Austin’s last meeting and thanked her for her service.  
2018 Public Notice  
The Board was given the 2018 Public Notice.  
Department Update  
MacIntosh announced Kim Gaedeke has been named Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
Acting Deputy Director and Cheryl Pezon has been named Acting Director of the Bureau of  
Professional Licensing.  
MacIntosh announced that the Department is in the process of updating its licensing  
software platform, MIPLUS.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
Michigan Board of Speech-Language Pathology  
Meeting Minutes  
October 27, 2017  
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ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held February 6, 2018 at 9:00.a.m. at the  
Ottawa Building, 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper Level Conference Center (UL),  
Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Cohen, seconded by Austin, to adjourn the meeting at 10:17 a.m.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Board Approved on: _______________  
Prepared by:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support  
November 3, 2017  
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