MINUTES OF MEETING STATE OF CONNECTICUT MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD FRIDAY,DECEMBER 20, 2019

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MINUTES OF MEETING
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD 
FRIDAY,DECEMBER 20, 2019

A Meeting of the Medical Examining Board was held on Friday, December 20, 2019, at the Office of the State Comptroller, 55 Elm Street, Room 208, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106. 

PRESENT:
Lynn Rudich, M.D., CHAIRPERSON
Manny Katsetos, M.D.
J. Robert Galvin, M.D. 

 ABSENT:
 Nikolai Lieders, M. D.
 Richard Blum, M.D
 Amarjeet Dargan, M.D.
 Kamel Ghandour, M.D.
 Rita Ohene-Adjei, M.D.
 Debra Pollack, M.D. 

  OTHERS PRESENT:
 Colin Newman, Assistant Director Retirement Division
 Annette Sadlowski, Supervisor Disability Retirement
 Faith Murray, Investigations & Recovery Unit
 Cindy Ceislak, General Counsel to the Commission Rose Kallor, LLP 

Please note that a portion of the meeting was conducted in executive session as the focus of the meeting was the medical condition(s) of each Disability Retirement applicant. 

CALL TO ORDER 

The Chairperson called meeting to order at 9:03 am.

At 9:04 am. Dr. Rudich motioned to amend the Agenda, seconded by Dr. Katsetos to remove Trinene Davis. 

Dr. Rudich motioned to go into the Executive Session to discuss medical condition(s) related to the applications for Disability Retirement, seconded by Dr. Galvin at 9:04 am.  Members of the Retirement Services Division, and the General Counsel to the Commission were invited to stay during Executive Session.  Annette Sadlowski left the meeting at 9:52 am and returned at 9:54 am. There was a brief break at 10:13 am until 10:22 am.  Annette Sadlowski left the meeting at 10:33 am and returned at 10:34 am. 

  1.  John Sinclair appeared before the Board at 10:23 am.  He made a statement and then was excused by the Board at 10:36 am.
  2.  Kevin Cowser appeared before the Board at 10:40 am.  Attorney John Walsh Jr. appeared before the Board at 10:55 am.  They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 11:15 am.
  3.  John Thorton and Attorney Russell Zimberlin appeared before the Board at 11:42 am. They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 12:13 pm.

Dr. Rudich motioned to come out of Executive Session, seconded by Dr. Katsetos at 12:18 pm. 

KEVIN COWSER      D- 9229     CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT(reconsideration) 
Dr. Rudich moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to continue the disability of Kevin Cowser.  Motion approved unanimously. 

JOHN SINCLAIR       D- 6990     CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT 
Dr. Rudich moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to discontinue the disability of John Sinclair.  Motion approved unanimously. 

JOHN THORTON      D- 7934      CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Rudich moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to discontinue the disability of John Thorton.  Motion approved unanimously. 

CORDELIA THORPE       D- 7887      CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Rudich moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to discontinue the disability of Cordelia Thorpe.  Motion approved unanimously. 

ADJOURNMENT:

Dr. Rudich moved, seconded by Dr. Katsetos to adjourn the meeting at 12:20 pm. 

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