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Martika Martin receives the Young Pharmacist of the Year Award pictured with Joel Thornbury and Don Kupper
Peter Cohron receives the Distinguished Service Award pictured with Joel Thornbury and Don Kupper
Rep. Danny Bentley receives the Professional Promotion Award pictured with Ben Mudd, Rep. Steve Sheldon, Joel Thornbury & Shannon Stigltiz
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Brooke Strong receives the Technician of the Year Award pictured with Cory Smith and staff from Knox Professional Pharmacy.
Annual Meeting House of Delegates June 4-5, 2021 Marriott Downtown Louisville
Speaker Martika Martin opened the meeting with an Invocation led by Board Member Kyle Harris, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the Oath of a Pharmacist. KPhA Board Secretary Brooke Hudspeth gave the credential report as follows: 51 Total Delegates attending the meeting today. Votes needed for 1/2 = 26, 2/3= 34 and 3/4 = 39. Reference Committee was held on Saturday, June 5, 2021 beginning at 7:00 a.m. Speaker Martika Martin appointed the following individuals to the 2021 Reference Committee: Nathan Hughes, Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates Kim Croley, Parliamentarian Joe Carr Misty Stutz Cathy Hanna Taylor Williams Rodrick Millner Including all Vice Speaker Nominees
Motion by Joe Carr to approve the June 26, 2020 and November 13, 2020 House of Delegates minutes as presented, seconded by Trish Freeman. Motion carried. Speaker Martin opened the floor to nominations for the 2021-2022 Vice Speaker of the House. Motion was made by Trish Freeman for Kyle Bryan as the Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates. Kyle accepted the nomination and addressed the House of Delegates briefly.
The Organizational Affairs Committee chaired by Sam Willett. The committee submitted the following addition to the Bylaws:
5.23 No individual shall serve more than three (3) successive full terms as an Elected Director. Nothing in this Article shall prevent a director who has served three (3) full terms from being elected as President, President Elect, Treasurer or Secretary nor does it prohibit any member from serving on a KPhA committee or participating in a KPhA volunteer activity. Once a director has served three (3) successive terms, they are eligible to run for a director seat again after sitting out for at least one year. In the event that an insufficient number of nominations are received to fill all available director seats for an election cycle, the membership will be re-petitioned and individuals who were previously ineligible to serve based upon the above stipulations would now be considered eligible to serve based upon KPhA Organizational Affairs Committee ap proval.
KPhA members recite the Oath of a Pharmacist during the House of Delegates meeting.
This Bylaw recommendation will go to the Reference Committee. The Government Affairs Committee chaired by Trish Freeman. The committee submitted the following Legislative Priorities for 2022:
The action item for the 2021 House of Delegates is to confirm the legislative priorities for 2022. The committee is presenting two items to the House as the primary focus of the Association’s legislative agenda for 2022. It should be noted that as in any legislative session, unanticipated issues may arise that could result in changes in position and priorities. While these are recommendations from GAC, members are reminded that KPhA House of Delegates has the ultimate decision-making power in terms of agenda setting and can add or subtract items from the recommended agenda at will. In addition to legislative priorities, the GAC is presenting, for the first time, a regulatory priority for the association.
The 2022 Legislative Priorities will be sent to the Reference Committee. The Professional Affairs Committee chaired by Clark Kebodeaux. The committee submitted the five names below to be submitted to the Governor’s Office for consideration to the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy by Alphabetical Order: Chris Clifton Pete Cohron Meredith Figg Jill Rhodes Anthony Tagavi
President Joel Thornbury addressed the House of Delegates as the Ex Officio Member of the Professional Affairs Committee, since the committee’s last meeting, Jill Rhodes has asked that her name be removed from the list of candidates. President Thornbury asked that Mark Taylor be amended to the list in Jill Rhodes place, as he was the next candidate in line of nominations by the committee.
List of Candidates as Amended: Chris Clifton Pete Cohron Meredith Figg Anthony Tagavi Mark Taylor
Past President Trish Freeman addresses the House of Delegates.
The Public Health Committee co-chaired by JoAnne Taheri and Jessika Chilton. The committee submitted the following Position Statement for KPhA: There should be a requirement that pharmacist be registered with KYIR and submit their vaccination data to KYIR. This position statement will be sent to the Reference Committee.
President Joel Thornbury gave his President’s Report from over the last 8 months as your KPhA President. This has been a great year for the Association and the Profession. Thank you to all the Committee Chairs. Thank you to Shannon Stiglitz and all her work towards the profession. The KPhA Staff have worked hard to do their daily work and to put on this meeting. We have continued to work towards the goals of the Strategic Plan through Covid-19. President Thornbury worked with the Executive Director Hiring Committee and the KPhA Board of Directors to hire Dr. Ben Mudd in February and they have worked together daily to advance the Association and the Profession.
Chair Don Kupper made the motion to suspend House Rules, seconded by Lewis Wilkerson. Motion carried. Secretary Brooke Hudspeth read a resolution from the KPhA Board of Directors honoring Sam Willett’s distinguished service to KPhA as he stepped up and was the Interim Executive Director from November 2020- February 2021.
Chair Don Kupper made the motion to adopt the Resolution to Member Sam Willett, seconded by Treasurer Chris Killmeier. Motion carried.
President Thornbury made the motion to Recess the House of Delegates meeting until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2021, seconded by Chair Don Kupper. Motion carried.
The House of Delegates recessed at 11:28 a.m. June 4, 2021.
The Closing House of Delegates began with the Executive Director’s Report from Ben Mudd. Ben began his leadership with KPhA in February 2021 and came in to work immediately with the Government Affairs Committee advocating for the Profession of Pharmacy. With the leadership of the Government Affairs Committee and Shannon Stiglitz, the Profession had a great win with HB48 this year. Ben continues to work to Advocate for the Profession.
Executive Director Mudd gave the Treasurer’s Report for the 2020 Year. KPhA has completed their 2020 Agreed Upon Procedure which Audited the financial position of the Association. All reports came back position for the 2020 year. The Association continues to grow their investment funds with Berthel Fisher.
Executive Director Mudd spoke about the KPhA Ambassador Program that will be led by Chad Corum to help promote growth and retention in the KPhA Membership.
The Credentials Committee gave the following report of the Delegates attending: 35 Total Delegates. Totals needed for Votes: 1/2= 18, 2/3= 23 and 3/4= 26 Clark Kebodeaux gave a brief report from the
Speaker Martika Martin presents the House of Delegate reports.
KPERF Board of Directors. Dr. Kebodeaux is the current KPERF Chair. KPERF continues to raise funds for the Center of Excellence to continue to build the future of KPERF in advancing the role of the Pharmacist. Stay tuned for more opportunities to be involved with KPERF through professional development, endowments, and scholarships. All gifts given to KPERF are tax deductible in accordance with IRS regulations.
Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates was unable to be with us this weekend as Nathan Hughes and his wife welcomed their son Friday, June 4, 2021. Congratulations to the Hughes family! The Reference Committee report was given by acting Chair Joe Carr.
The Bylaw addition presented by the Organizational Affairs Committee was motioned to approve the amendment to add the Speaker and Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates, seconded by President Thornbury. Motion passed for the amended language.
5.23 No individual shall serve more than three (3) successive full terms as an Elected Director. Nothing in this Article shall prevent a director who has served three (3) full successive terms from being elected as President, President Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, Speaker or Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates nor does it prohibit any member from serving on a KPhA committee or participating in a KPhA volunteer activity. Once a director has served three (3) successive terms, they are eligible to run for a director seat again after sitting out for at least one year.
Motion was made by the Reference Committee to approve the Bylaw Addition, seconded by President Thornbury. Motion passed.
The Reference Committee makes the motion to adopt the Government Affairs Committee 2022 Legislative Priorities as presented, seconded by Trish Freeman. Motion passed. Legislative Priority 1: Comprehensive PBM Reform Work with Representative Sheldon to reintroduce HB532 comprehensive PBM reform.
The Reference Committee makes the motion to adopt the list of names to be sent to the Governor for the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy as presented in alphabetical order, seconded by President Thornbury. Motion passes.
Joel Thornbury presents the President’s report.
Chair Don Kupper, Secretary Brooke Hudspeth and President Joel Thornbury at the House of Delegates
The Reference Committee recommends adopting the position statement supporting utilization of the Kentucky Registry from the Public Health Committee as amended below: KPhA supports utilization of the Kentucky Immunization Registry, herein refereed to as “the registry”, and encourages immunizing pharmacists to register with the registry and submit all vaccination data to the registry. The motion for amendment from the Reference Committee, seconded by Cassy Hobbs. Motion passes. The motion for adoption as amendment from the Reference Committee, seconded by Kyle Harris. Motion passes.
This concludes the Reference Committee Report. Thank you to all who served on the Reference Committee today.
Speaker Martin called for any further nominations of Vice Speaker, seeing none, she called for a motion to close the 2021-2022 Nominations for Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates. Trish Freeman made the motion to close nominations, seconded by Jessika Chilton. Motion carried.
President Thornbury presented the 2020 Technician of the Year, Brooke Strong. Congratulations Brooke! Speaker Martin announced Kyle Bryan as the 2021-2022 Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates. Congratulations Kyle!
Chair Don Kupper and President Thornbury recognized the outgoing KPhA Board of Directors for their service to the Board. Those Board Members recognized were Chris Killmeier, Treasurer; Jessika Chilton, Director; Chad Corum, Director; Trevor Ray, Director; Lewis Wilkerson, Past President Representative; Thao Batovsky, Sullivan College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Student Director; and Jacob Barnett, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Director. Again, thank you to all of our outgoing KPhA Board of Directors for their service!
Chair Kupper and President Thornbury recognized the new KPhA Board of Directors for the coming year. Those Board Members were as follows Steve Hart, Lakin Mills, Emma Sapp as Board of Directors, Taylor Williams, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Director, and Roderick Millner Sullivan College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Director.
*Board members Hart, Mills and Sapp were not present for the installation. They will be installed at the next KPhA Board Meeting.
Bryan was installed as the 2021-2022 Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates by Chair Kupper and President Thornbury.
*Vice Speaker Hughes was not able to be at the meeting. He will be installed as the 20212022 Speaker of the House at the next KPhA Board Meeting.
President- Elect Stutz was installed as the 2021-2022 KPhA President Elect by Chair Kupper and President Thornbury. Congratulations to the 2021-2022 KPhA Board of Directors.
Members of the House of Delegates.
Speaker Martin called for any new Business to come before the House of Delegates.
The KPhA Board of Directors brought forth the access issue of buprenorphine to the house. There are variety of reasons for the shortage to Pharmacies throughout the state of Kentucky. The Physician Assistants are proposing a Regulation change to allow the PA to dispense buprenorphine. The KPhA Board would like to discuss how the KPhA Membership feels on Physician Assistants having the ability to dispense buprenorphine products?
After much discussion, motion was made by Ben Mudd to oppose the Physician Assistant dispensing privileges of any medication at this time, seconded by Jessika Chilton. Motion carried.
Ben Mudd made the motion to refer the topic of buprenorphine to the Public Health Committee to address the access issue of buprenorphine as a position statement and bring back to the House of Delegates, seconded by Trish Freeman. Motion carried.
Trish Freeman asked that all in the room reach out to their Congressional Leaders in support of HR2759, this is Federal Bill to add Pharmacists as Providers to the Social Security Act, this bill currently has 30 co-sponsors, none are Kentucky Congressional Leaders at this time. Please write your congressional leader to support and sponsor HR2759!
Don Kupper and Joel Thornbury presented Speaker Martika Martin with a plaque for her leadership over the last year with the House of Delegates!
As always, the KPhA House of Delegates is a time to come together as a Profession and to debate and come together on many issues and topics facing the profession. Thank you to all Members who have participated in this meeting.
Motion was made by Joel Thornbury to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Lewis Wilkerson. Motion carried.
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