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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHealth and Human Services 03-25-1999 y L REVISED ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman St . Croix County Board FROM: Robert Stephens (John Borup 246-8223) COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board DATE: 03/25/99 TIDE: 6:30 p.m. LOCATION: St. Croix County Health and Human Services Complex, New Richmond CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 04/13/99 ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: 03/11/99 ANNOUNCEMENTS APPOINTMENTS: UNFINISEED BUSINESS: MSM BUSINESS: 1. Program Reports aNursing Home b.. Economic Support 2 . Resolution supporting use of tobacco settlement money for tobacco control and prevention. 3. Resolution authorizing In-Home Mental Health Outpatient Services 4 . Mental Health 'Drop-in" Center Request for Proposal (RFP) 5. County Barn Lease Contract extension 6 . 1999 General Relief policy update 7 . 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Croix County Board FRd: Robert Stephens (John Borup 246-6223) CGTEE TITIN: St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board DA=' 03/25/99 Tom: 6:30 p.m. LOC&TION: St, Croix County Health and H=a,n Services Complex, New Richmond CALL To ORbER ROLIL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENM TE or NEXT N$ETING: 04/13/99 ACTION Qui PREVIOUS MINMES: 03/11199 ANWOGNCEMENTS APPoXNTNZ9TS trNFi'INISEED BUSINESS: MW $NSI SS; 1. Program Reports a. Nursing Home b. Economic Support 2 . Resolution supporting use of tobacco settlement money for tobacco control and prevention. 3 . Resolution authorizing In-Home Mental Health Outpatient I ST. CROIX COUNTY NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman St. Croix County Board FROM: Robert Stephens (,john Borup 246-8223) COMITTEE TI'T'LE: St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board DATE: 03/25/99 TIME: 6: 30 p.m. LOCATION: St. Croix County Health and Human Services Complex, New Richmond CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA DATE OF NEXT MEETING. 04/13/99 ,ACTION ON PREVIOUS MINUTES: 03/11/99 ANNOUNCEMENTS APPOINTMENTS: UNFINISHED BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: 1. Program Reports a. Nursing Home b. Economic Support 2. Resolution supporting use of tobacco settlement money for tobacco control and prevention. 3. Resolution authorizing In-Home Mental Health Outpatient Services 4 , Mental Health "Drop-in" Center Request for Proposal (RFP) 5. County Barn Lease Contract extension 6. 1999 General Relief Policy update ANNOUNCEMENTS G CORRESPONDENCE POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS .FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT (Agenda not necessarily presented in this order) SUBMITTED BY: John M. Borup DATE: COPIES TO: COUNTY BOARD OFFICE COUNTY CLERK NEWS MEDIA/NOTICE I- ST. CROIX COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BOARD March 25, 1999 The St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board met on March 25, 1999, at the St. Croix County Health and Human Services/Health Center complex. MEMBERS PRESENT: Robert Stephens, Vice Chair Leon Berenschot Chris Bethke Lois Buff i Jack Dowd Einar Home Fern Johnson Mary Louise Olson MEMBERS ABSENT: Allen Limberg STAFF PRESENT: John Borup, Health and Human Services Director Carolyn Krieger, Nursing Home Administrator Ron Kiesler, AODA/Mental Health Coordinator Barbara Nelson, Public Health Supervisor Judy Aronson, Secretary OTHERS PRESENT: None Chair Stephens, called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. noting the meeting was properly and legally publicized. NEXT MEETING: The next Health and Human Services Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 13, 1999 at 8:00 A.M. at the St. Croix County Health and Human Services/Health Center complex. Olson will review vouchers at 7:30 A.M. AGENDA: MOTION: A motion was introduced by Bethke, seconded by Berenschot, and unanimously adopted: That the agenda be approved as circulated. MINUTES: MOTION: A motion was introduced by Berenschot, seconded by Dowd, and unanimously adopted: That the minutes of the 03/11/99 Health and Human Services Board meeting be approved as circulated. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Borup stated the audit is in motion. Rod Paulson arrived on Monday. Borup stated Accounts Receivable is looking at a different staffing pattern. It was decided not to 1 '' 1 pursue the LTE but to request an additional bookkeeper to Accounts Receivable. They want someone with an accounting background. This will be placed on the agenda for the 4/13/99 Health and Human Services Board meeting. Program Reports: Nursing Home: Krieger distributed a voluntary letter from the doctors at the New Richmond Clinic in reference to the citations issued the St. Croix Health Center from the survey team. Krieger stated they were cited for crowding in the dining room. We need to correct the overcrowding in the dining room quickly. Krieger stated we now have more people in wheelchairs at tables. We went back to two feeding settings. Krieger stated staff have worked very hard to make this work. Krieger stated the State has changed the rules and the surveyors were very challenging to deal with this year. An attorney has been hired to challenge the scope of the cites. This was one of the thirteen federal tags. Krieger stated the survey team will be coming back after Monday. Krieger stated we have a staff shortage with staff calling in sick so we have been operating at the bare minimum. Krieger stated we are trying to come up with more of an incentive to not calling in sick - possibly $25.00 cash a week if the CNA's do not call in sick. The Board authorized temporary increase in this incentive program due to coverage issues. Krieger to report back to the Board at the end of May. The nursing home+census is 107. Economic Support: 1999 General Relief Policy update: Borup stated Economic Support is required to have the Board review the General Relief Policy yearly. We are requesting approval for.changes in two areas: 1) to increase Medical Needs Standard for a group size of one from $577.00/month to $584.00/month, (These figures coincide with the Wisconsin Medical Assistance income limits.), and 2) to increase Total Shelter Needs for a group size of one from $150.00/month to $160.00/month and for a group size of two from $210.00/month to $220.00/month (The non- medical increase is due to a survey regarding the monthly lodging rates at the local hotels.). MOTION: A motion was introduced by Berenschot, seconded by Olson, and unanimously adopted: That the Health and Human Services Board approve the revisions of the General Relief Policy in two areas: 1) to increase Medical Needs Standard for a group size of one from $577.00/month to $584.00/month, and 2) to increase Total Shelter Needs for a group size of one from $150.00/month to $160.00/month and for a group size of two from $210.00/month to $220.00/month. Borup stated we have met the requirements for the "Right of First Selection" for the next W-2 State contract. We are in the last year of a 28-month W-2 contract with the State. We do not anticipate that the State will offer the same financial incentives that they did in our present 2 contract. A letter of congratulations from J. Jean Rogers that we had met the requirements for the "Right of First Selection" had been distributed. Home asked the number of people in W-2 and Borup stated at the present time there are five. Home stated this program needs to be looked at very closely. If other counties only have a few cases also, Home stated it is strange to have all the counties doing the same thing. It is not very cost effective. Horne stated he would like to have this topic covered as much as possible so we don't have to go through all of this again. Resolution supporting the use of tobacco settlement money for tobacco control and prevention: Borup stated Wisconsin's tobacco settlement provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to significantly reduce the harmful consequences of tobacco. An investment in PREVENTION will offset future damages and continue the commitment the State began when it filed its historic lawsuit against the tobacco industry. The TRUST (Tobacco Reduction Using the SettlemenT) campaign funding principles support statewide comprehensive programs and services that will reduce the addiction, disease, disability and premature death caused by the use of tobacco. We are asking your approval of a resolution "dedicating" the tobacco settlement dollars to tobacco control and prevention initiatives. Borup stated he thinks the money should remain in the health programs. Stephens stated they should target this as prevention. Horne stated everyone is doing the same thing for prevention. We should sit on the money until this is evaluated. Olson stated the young people know the risks of smoking. It is mandated in the health programs at schools where the risks of smoking are covered. Olson agreed with Horne that the programs should be evaluated so they are not duplicated and to see if any of the already preventive materials has done any good. MOTION: A motion was introduced by Dowd, seconded by Stephens, and adopted with Horne and Olson voting no: That the Health and Human Services Board approve the resolution supporting the use of tobacco settlement money for tobacco control and prevention. Berenschot stated a copy of the resolution should be sent to our Wisconsin Counties Association, as they are our strongest lobbyist in the state. Nelson invited all members to attend an ETN on Monday, 4/5/99, by John Chapin, Division of Health. This is a great opportunity to ask questions. i Nelson drew attention to copies in the member's packets. One item is the WALHDAB (Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Board) informational brochure. We are a member of this organization and the Board has membership by virtue of being a Health Board member. Also in the packet is a copy of a picture from the Hudson Star Observer of the Teen Mentoring Program volunteers who were recently trained. This program has developed from a Public Health supported coalition. 3 - -------------- r` adopted: That the Health and Human Services Board approve to go ahead with the negotiations of the contract with APT and then send it to Corp Counsel. Stephens asked that the next agenda include a resolution seeking annexation of county lands to the City of New Richmond. Stephens asked if there were any other issues to bring before the Board. MOTION: A motion was introduced by Horne, seconded by Stephens, and unanimously adopted: That the Health and Human Services Board meeting be adjourned. Time: 7:55 p.m. Chairman: Attest: Secretary 5 J` RESOLUTION ri DEDICATION OF TOBACCO SETTLEMENT DOLLARS TO TOBACCO CONTROL AND PREVENTION INITIATIVES WHEREAS, Wisconsin has actively participated in a national coalition of states involved in the historic $206 billion lawsuit settlement with the Tobacco Industry; and WHEREAS, the settlement money «ill be allocated to states on a per capita basis over the next 25 years, and WHEREAS. ,Wisconsin's total share of the settlement is expected to total $5.9 billion; and WHEREAS, Wisconsin's tobacco settlement provides a golden opportunity to invest in prevention to significantly reduce the harmful consequences of tobacco: and WHEREAS. the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) has made state-specific recommendations to fund an innovative, long-range, broad-based plan of action that will prevent and reduce tobacco use in Wisconsin; and WHEREAS, a coalition of Wisconsin citizens are joining together behind the TRUST campaign, (Tobacco Reduction Using the SettlemenT) in support of funding for statewide, comprehensive programs of services that will reduce the addiction, disease, disability, and premature death caused by the use of tobacco; and WHEREAS, TRUST requests the dedication of$80 million annually, or approximately 50 percent of Wisconsin's settlement funds, to preventing and reducing tobacco use in Wisconsin; and WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society, St. Croix Unit, and the Pierce-St. Croix Tobacco-Free Coalition with health. medical, education, consumer, civic, and business members are organized in support of the TRUST campaign; and WHEREAS, funding of the four cornerstones of the campaign: • Counter-advertising to de-glamorize the image of tobacco • School and community-based programs and initiatives, • Statewide effort for cessation services to help people quit tobacco use • Comprehensive research and evaluation program on tobacco use and the effectiveness of strategies for intervention are essential to support St. Croix County tobacco free efforts. i ST. CROIX COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BOARD March 25, 1999 The St. Croix County Health and Human Services Board met on March 25, 1999, at the St. Croix County Health and Human Services/Health Center complex. MEMBERS PRESENT: Robert Stephens, Vice Chair Leon Berenschot Chris Bethke Lois Burri Jack Dowd Einar Home Fern Johnson Mary Louise Olson MEMBERS ABSENT: Allen Limberg STAFF PRESENT: John Borup, Health and Human Services Director Carolyn Krieger, Nursing Home Administrator Ron Kiesler, AODA/Mental Health Coordinator Barbara Nelson, Public Health Supervisor Judy Aronson, Secretary OTHERS PRESENT: None Chair Stephens, called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. noting the meeting was properly and legally publicized. NEXT MEETING: The next Health and Human Services Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 13, 1999 at 8:00 A.M. at the St. Croix County Health and Human Services/Health Center complex. Olson will review vouchers at 7:30 A.M. AGENDA: MOTION: A motion was introduced by Bethke, seconded by Berenschot, and unanimously adopted: That the agenda be approved as circulated. MINUTES: MOTION: A motion was introduced by Berenschot, seconded by Dowd, and unanimously adopted: That the minutes of the 03/11/99 Health and Human Services Board meeting be approved as circulated. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Borup stated the audit is in motion. Rod Paulson arrived on Monday. Borup stated Accounts Receivable is looking at a different staffing pattern. It was decided not to 1