Arizona Telemedicine Council
The Arizona Telemedicine Council was created by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the Arizona State Legislature. Chaired by the Chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the Council was given oversight for the Arizona Telemedicine Program and the development of its telecommunications network. Senator Robert (“Bob”) Burns, who initiated the legislation that created the Arizona Telemedicine Program, became the first Co-chairman of the Council which has met quarterly in Phoenix since 1996.
2008-09 Membership
Legislators
Senator Robert Burns
Senator Amanda Aguirre
Representative Marian McClure
Agency Members
AZ Department of Health Services - Susan Gerard
Arizona State University - David Hrabe, PhD, RN
Joint Legislative Budget Committee - Steve Grunig
AZ Supreme Court - Niki O’Keeffe, RN, MA
AZ Corporation Commission - Jeff Hatch-Miller
AZ Department of Corrections - Debbie Pangborn, RN
AZ Government Information Technology Agency - Galen Updike
Public Members
Indian Health Services - Mark Carroll, MD
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale - Cheryl Cypert
AZ College of Osteopathic Medicine - Lori Kemper, DO
AZ Telecommunications & Information Council - Ralph Gierish
A.T. Still University - Thomas McWilliams, DO
Northern AZ Behavioral Health Authority - Susan Morley, MSW
Banner Health System - Marshall “Mark” Smith, MD
Carondelet Health Network - Donna Zazworsky, RN, MS, CCM, FAAN
UA College of Medicine Phoenix – Stuart D. Flynn, MD
A.T. Still Univ. School of Osteopathic Medicine in AZ – Douglas L. Wood, DO, PhD
Arizona Health-e Connection - Brad Tritle
Ex-Officio Members – Guests
Northern Arizona Behavioral Health Authority - Nancy Rowe
AZ Department of Education - Bruce Groll, PhD
Banner Health System - Steve Sowards