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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS & FIREFIGHTERS DISABILITY BOARD
11 REGULAR MEETING
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February 26, 2019 — 9:00 a.m.
Renton City Hall —1st Floor HRRM Conference Room
Attendees: Jim Phelan, Jim Matthews, Russ Olson, Armondo Pavone, Leslie Clark,
Carolyn Kraft
Absent: Wendy Rittereiser, Ed Prince
LEOFF Board
CALL TO ORDER
Jim Phelan
Jim Phelan called the meeting to order at 9:02 am.
Member at Large
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
(Chair)
Motion to approve January 22, 2019 minutes was made by Armondo Pavone and
seconded by Russ Olson. Motion passed.
Armondo Pavone
OLD BUSINESS
Council Member
• A copy of the revised plan language was provided regarding massage visits being
increased from 10 to 25 visits per calendar year. The amendment was previously
Ed Prince
adopted so the plan language is for reference only.
Council Member
• At a previous board meeting, a question was raised about whether the current
amount of $181.50 max per day for Nursing Facility/Home Health Care is appropriate
James Matthew
(minus the cost of medicine). It has been a number of years since this was last
Fire and Emergency
updated. Leslie presented a memo with a summary of Federal and State laws with
Services
which we must comply. The laws are complicated because Federal and State laws are
very different. The board requested that HR ask HMA what the median amount is
with other plans for the per day maximum for Nursing Facility/Home Health Care.
Russ Olson
Police NEW BUSINESS/CORRESPONDENCE AND BILLS
The board received a letter from a member regarding pain medication after surgery.
There was a discussion about all prescription plans (not just the City of Renton) are
changing because of the opioid epidemic and the "pendulum swing" is in reaction to the
national opioid epidemic. It was disturbing that the member could've paid out of pocket
with cash and received his 40 day prescription. We contract with Envision and they
changed their policy for seven day fills on all opioids. There are some neighboring
agencies whose plans only allow for a three day fill on opioids.
COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
A board member received a phone call from a member whose bill was not being
processed by HMA and he referred the member to the City of Renton HR department.
There was a reminder that members have to process their claims through Medicare first
before HMA will process the claim. Jim Phelan provided a reminder to exclude member
names on materials provided to the board.
ADJOURNMENT at 9:29am, Russ Olson moved and Jim Matthews seconded to adjourn.
Jim Phelan closed the meeting.
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