STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE  
FEBRUARY 19, 2020 MEETING  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Respiratory Care met on February 19, 2020, at the Ottawa Building, Conference  
Room 4, 611 West Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Andrew Weirauch, BSRT, RRT-ACCS, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Andrew Weirauch, BSRT, RRT-ACCS, Chairperson  
Matthew Anderson, Public Person  
John Byrd, Public Member  
Emil Sokora Zyla, MSHS, RRT  
Laurie Niemer, MPA, LRT, RRT  
Elizabeth Weir, Public Member  
Members Absent: Veena Erinjeri, LRT  
Michael Dunn, MD  
Shari Heydenburg, LRT, Vice-Chairperson  
Jonathan Vono, RRT  
Staff Present:  
Kimmy Catlin, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
Dena Marks, Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section  
Kiran Parag, Analyst, Compliance Section  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Byrd, seconded by Zyla, to approve the agenda as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
611 W. OTTAWA P.O. BOX 30670 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909  
www.michigan.gov/bpl 517-241-0199  
LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program  
Michigan Board of Respiratory Care  
Meeting Minutes  
February 19, 2020  
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MOTION by Byrd, seconded by Anderson, to approve the August 2, 2019 meeting  
minutes as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
HPRP Annual Report  
Marks presented the Health Professional Recovery Program (HPRP) Annual Report and  
discussed statistics of the participants in the program from October 1, 2018 through  
September 30, 2019.  
Discussion was held.  
Elections  
Marks ran the election for chair.  
MOTION by Niemer, seconded by Byrd, to nominate Vono as chair.  
A roll call vote was held:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Yeas – Anderson, Byrd, Niemer, Weir, Zyla, Weirauch  
Nays – None  
Marks ran the election for Vice-chair.  
MOTION by Byrd, seconded by Weirauch, to nominate Niemer as vice-chair.  
A roll call vote was held:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Yeas – Anderson, Byrd, Niemer, Weir, Zyla, Weirauch  
Nays – None  
Michigan Board of Respiratory Care  
Meeting Minutes  
February 19, 2020  
Page 3 of 4  
Committee Assignments  
Weirauch made the following appointments:  
Allegations:  
Vono  
Niemer  
Heydenburg  
Disciplinary Subcommittee:  
Byrd, Chair  
Weir  
Erinjeri  
Vono  
Zyla  
Anderson, Alternate  
Heydenburg, Alternate  
Rules:  
Vono  
Weirauch  
Niemer  
Rules Discussion  
Marks informed the Board that LARA leadership has mandated that all rules committee  
meetings will be open to the public and will be referred to as Rules Work Group  
Meetings. The public will be invited to attend and will be able to discuss proposed rules  
with the Rules Committee.  
MOTION by Byrd, seconded by Zyla, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote was held:  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Chair Report  
Yeas – Anderson, Byrd, Niemer, Weir, Zyla, Weirauch  
Nays – None  
Weirauch informed that the Board of the National Board for Respiratory Care Annual  
Meeting will be held in August and encouraged participation to ensure that the Michigan  
Board of Respiratory Care is represented.  
The Board thanked Weirauch for his time serving as Chair.  
Michigan Board of Respiratory Care  
Meeting Minutes  
February 19, 2020  
Page 4 of 4  
Department Update  
Marks announced that the Department will be providing another Board training on  
February 27, 2020, and all members are welcome to attend.  
Marks announced that Debra Gagliardi has been named Director of the Bureau of  
Professional Licensing.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held May 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the Ottawa  
Building, 611 W. Ottawa Street, Upper Level Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Byrd, seconded by Weir, to adjourn the meeting at 10:36 a.m.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on_______________.  
Prepared by:  
Kimmy Catlin, Board Support  
February 19, 2020  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
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