Retirement Services Division January 11, 2019 MEETING OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD

MINUTES OF MEETING
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2019

A Meeting of the Medical Examining Board was held on Friday, January 18, 2019, at the Office of the State Comptroller, 55 Elm Street, Room 208, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106.

PRESENT:

Nikolai Lieders, M. D., CHAIRPERSON
Richard Blum, M.D.
J. Robert Galvin, M.D.

ABSENT:

Kamel Ghandour, M.D.
Rita Ohene-Adjei, M.D.
Amarjeet Dargan, M.D.
Debra Pollack, M.D.
Lynn Rudich, M.D.
Manny Katsetos, M.D.

OTHERS PRESENT:

Annette Sadlowski, Supervisor Disability Retirement
Colin Newman, Assistant Director Retirement Division
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 9:05 am.

Dr. Lieders motioned to go into the Executive Session to discuss medical condition(s) related to the applications for Disability Retirement, seconded by Dr. Blum at 9:07 am. Members of the Retirement Services Division, and the General Counsel to the Commission were invited to stay during Executive Session. Colin Newman left the meeting at 10:08 am. and returned at 10:14 am. There was a brief break at 10:57 am until 11:04 am. Annette Sadlowski left the meeting at 12:09 pm and returned at 12:10 pm.

Jamall Cotto and Attorney William Wynne appeared before the Board at 11:10 am. They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 11:15 am.
Angela Haupt and Peter Haupt appeared before the Board at 11:17 am. They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 11:24 am.
Karen Kangas, Deron Drum and Cynthia Snyder appeared before the Board at 11:26 am. Ms Kangas made a statement and then they were excused by the Board at 11:39 am.
David Opuszynski, Chief Robert Shea and Attorney Amado Vargas appeared before the Board at 11:48 am. They made statements and then they were excused by the Board at 11:59 am.
On behalf of Debra Phelps, Brett Greenfield and Attorney John Wolfson appeared before the Board at 12:03 pm. Attorney Wolfson made a statement and then they were excused by the Board at 12:07 pm.

Dr. Lieders motioned to come out of Executive Session, seconded by Dr. Blum at 12:13 pm.

DANIEL CALLAGHAN D- 6758 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT(cont�d)
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to table the disability retirement of Daniel Callaghan. Motion approved unanimously.

JAMALL COTTO D- 10174 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to continue the disability retirement of Jamall Cotto. Motion approved unanimously.

KAREN DISCEPOLO (DONOFRIO) D- 7036 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Galvin, to table the disability retirement of Karen Discepolo (Donofrio). Motion approved unanimously.

ANGELA HAUPT D- 7336 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Blum, to continue the disability retirement of Angela Haupt. Motion approved unanimously.

KAREN KANGAS D- 9355 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Blum, to discontinue the disability retirement of Karen Kangas. Motion approved unanimously.

DAVID OPUSZYNSKI D- 9306 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT(reconsideration)
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Blum, to continue the disability retirement of David Opuszynski. Motion approved unanimously.

DEBRA PHELPS D- 9593 CONTINUED ENTITLEMENT(reconsideration)
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Blum, to stand by the Board�s previous decision to discontinue the disability retirement of Debra Phelps. Motion approved unanimously.

ADJOURNMENT:

Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Blum to adjourn the meeting at 12:16 pm.

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