News from DHR: DHR board to meet August 15, 2007 in Atlanta [Aug. 10, 2007C]

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Georgia Department of Human Resources Office of Communications Dena J. Smith, Press Secretary

Two Peachtree Street, NW Suite 29-426 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3 142

Phone: 404-656-4937 Fax: 404-65 1-6815

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 10,2007 For information, contact: Camille Cunningham 4041463-5027 cycunnin~harn@,-dhr.state.~a.us

DHR BOARD TO MEET AUGUST 15,2007 IN ATLANTA

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ATLANTA (GA) - The Board of Human Resources will hold its official monthly meeting at

1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, in room 29.250, Two Peachtree Street N.W. in Atlanta,

immediately following a review of the morning committee meetings.

In its official meeting the board will hear reports from Department of Human Resources (DHR)

Commissioner B. J. Walker and Board Chair Dr. Mary Burns. In addition, the board will hear a

committee report; a Physicians Credentials Committee report; as well as vote on DHR's state fiscal

year 2009 budget proposal; vote on the adoption of rules and regulations for the revisions to Food

Service; approve a resolution for the naming of the new District Public Health Office building in

Rome; and request to authorize a public hearing for the proposed new rules and regulations for Adult

Day Centers.

From 10 a.m. to noon the board will meet in committees to continue their review of all DHR

programs. The committees and meeting room locations at Two Peachtree Street are: Aging, 9th floor,

room 260; Family and Children Services, 29th floor, room 250; Public Health, 15th floor, room 300;

Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases, 22nd floor, room 270; Regulatory

Services, 32nd floor, room 380; and Information Technology, 4th floor, room 305. All Board of

Human Resources meetings, including committee meetings, are open to the public.

The DHR leadership will be in attendance, to include Deputy Commissioner Dave Statton,

Deputy Commissioner Jim Sanregret, Deputy Commissioner Gina Simpson, Division of Aging

Services Director Maria Greene, Division of Family and Children Services Deputy Director Isabel

Blanco, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases Director Gwen

Skinner, Division of Public Health Director Dr. Stuart Brown, Office of Child Support Services

Director Cindy Moss, Office of Regulatory Service Director Sharon Dougherty, Office of Information

Technology Director John Stewart, Office of Legal Services Chief Brenda Woodard, and Office of

Communications Director Dena Smith.