Region 10: 2014 Meeting Minutes (2/25)

HSTP Region 10

Quarterly Meeting Minutes

 February 25, 2014

Attendees:

Michael ‘Spud’ Egbert	Opportunities For Access CIL
Dayo Adenekan	CILA Corporation
Gidget Simpson	CILA Corporation
Debra King	Rides MTD
Janice Zwilling	Lawrence-Crawford Association
Roger Petrashek	Lawrence Co. Ambulance Service
Peter Niccum	ARC-CSS
Fred Lash	Heartland Human Services
Shana Holmes	S. Eastern Il. Area Agency on Aging
Mark Auten	TRADE Industries
Erica Penrod	Career Development Center
Dennis Presley	SIUC\Rural Medical Transportation Network
Dennis Shiley	Central Il. Public Transportation\Effingham Co. Public Transportation\CEFS
Terri Finn	HSTP Coordinator

The quarterly HSTP Region 10 meeting, held at Treeview Terrace in Flora, was called to order at 11:05 by Vice Chairperson, Mark Auten.  Introductions were done by all attending.

The meeting minutes, from December 10, 2013, were reviewed.  A motion was made by Debra King and 2^nd by Mike Egbert to approve the minutes.  Motion carried.

Committee members had been asked to review the latest updates to the Regional Plan, including their agencies Provider Inventory, and provide any further changes that may need to the HSTP Coordinator.  Roger Petrashek stated that they have one accessible vehicle.  Terri Finn asked the Committee if they felt that ECPT needed to be added separately from CIPT to the Inventory since they are an entity that is funded to serve only Effingham Co.  Debra King provided information regarding the role that Rides is playing in Effingham Co. to provide vital transportation to those residents.  Mike Egbert stated that ECPT reports to the County Board each month on how the transportation service is doing.  It was decided that Provider Inventories for Lawrence Co. Ambulance, SEIAAA, Heartland Human Services and Effingham Co. Public Transportation will be added.  CRC had been asked for information but nothing received as of yet.  Terri will email the updated Plan to the Committee before the next meeting so that it may get final approval.

Terri Finn told the Committee about a new website that Mike Healy, CVP Section Chief, has developed to keep everyone updated on anything CVP, including vehicle deliveries.  The site is cvpupdates.wordpress.com.  Terri said that the 2014 CVP applications should be released soon and providers should receive an email of this notification\release date.  Grant applications and the process for applying will be done differently this year.  There will be an application training in Springfield in March and any agency planning to apply should send a staff person to the training.

Terri Finn provided the Committee with a flyer on National Transportation Month, which is in May.  The flyer provides examples for promoting public transportation during the month and Terri encouraged providers to do something.

Dennis Presley spoke to the Committee about the Patient Navigator pilot program that the RMTN has started in Quincy.  Dennis discussed patient abuse of ambulance services when, in most cases, that service is not necessary.  Results of the pilot program in Adams Co. revealed 621 unnecessary ambulance calls.  Since the Navigator Program started the calls have dropped to just 112.  The RMTN hopes to bring more awareness of this problem and help the public be aware of non-emergency providers that would be used to reduce ambulance calls and ‘no show’ appointments. 

Shana Holmes provided information on the need for everyone to contact their legislators to remind them about State budgetary funding issues in Southern Il.  There is a meeting in Belleville in March.  She will email further information to the HSTP Coordinator for regional distribution.  Dennis Presley added that anyone can log into the State of Illinois Dashboard website for updates and information on certain Bills that we need to be aware of. 

The next quarterly meeting will be held on April 15^th in Carmi with Opportunities for Access hosting. 

Dayo Adenekan made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Debra King 2^nd the motion.  The HSTP quarterly meeting was adjourned at 11:53am.         

*Note: The April 15^th meeting was rescheduled to May 13^th to accommodate the endorsement process of CVP applications.

Approved by Committee on 7\15\14