Who governs the KAEPS?
The Academy is governed by a Board of Directors who are responsible for establishing goals and setting policy. Several committees of the Board serve various program activities. Officers are elected by the membership at-large every two years during the annual business meeting of the KAEPS. Committee Chairpersons are appointed by the President of the KAEPS and serve as the Board of Directors.
2006-2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Charles Barr, M.D., President
Woodford VanMeter, M.D., President-Elect
John Kitchens, M.D., Secretary/Treasurer
John W. Collins, M.D., Councilor
David Jones, M.D., Alternate Councilor
James W. Matthews, M.D., Immediate Past President
Carl Baker, M.D., At-Large Member
Julie Lee, M.D., At-Large Member
Maurice Oakley, M.D., At-Large Member
William N. Offutt, IV, M.D., At-Large Member
W. Douglas Back, M.D., Health Plans Relations Chair
David Garrett, M.D., Membership Chair
Mark A. Henry, M.D., Bylaws Chair
Robert Williams, M.D., KOPAC Chair
Thomas Furgason, M.D., Legislative Chair
Angelia Thompson, M.D., Ethics Chair
Joern B. Soltau, M.D., UL Representative
John Franklin, M.D., UL Resident
Julia Stevens, M.D., UK Representative
Melanie Bradley, M.D., UK Resident
KAEPS COMMITTEES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Bylaws Committee - Review and submit proposed changes to the Bylaws to the Board and membership.
- Ethics Committee - Establish professional standards for KAEPS members.
- Health Plan Relations Committee - Works with all third party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, to establish appropriate medical policies for services provided by ophthalmologists. Responds to questions from the membership. Addresses problems members are having with the appropriate third party payer. Addresses problems members are having with the appropriate managed care program.
- KOPAC - Coordinates collection and distribution of PAC funds.
- Legislative Committee - Work with the lobbyist and legislature on proposed rules and bills before the General Assembly and other state regulatory commissions and committees.
- Membership Committee - Enlists and recruits qualified persons for active membership, maintains a census of ophthalmologists, and supervises a collection of demographic information regarding Kentucky ophthalmologists.
KAEPS Membership Application
KAEPS Bylaws
KAEPS Board Policies
KAEPS Conflict of Interest Statement