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Palliative Care Advisory Council Members

CGS 19a-6o contains the statutorily desiganted representation on the council. Current appointees are listed below.

  Appointing Authority Description Member Appointed
 1  DPH Commissioner
 licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of (G) inpatient palliative care in a psychiatric facility  Chair: Karen Mulvihill, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN
 2  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of (A) Inpatient palliative care in a hospital  Barbara Cass, RN
 3  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of (B) inpatient palliative care in a nursing home facility  Tracy Wodatch, BSN, RN
 4  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of  (C) palliative care in the patient's home or a community setting  ToniAnn Marchone  RHHC LRT (M) BS
 5  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of (D) pediatric palliative care  Kerry M. Moss, MD
 6  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of (E) palliative care for young adults  Taryn J Hamre, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPHON
 7  DPH Commissioner  licensed health care provider with experience or expertise in the provision of  (F) palliative care for adults or elderly persons  Jennifer M. Kapo, MD

Note: At this time, the two Governor's appointees and the four legislative appointees are pending.