MOLST Advisory Council

Established pursuant to CGS Sec. 19a-580i, the MOLST Advisory Council consists of health care providers, public health professionals and advocates that makes recommendations to the Commissioner concerning the requirements of the MOLST program prescribed in section 19a-580h.

Current Advisory Council Members:

 Committee Role Member Appointment
 Public Health Practitioner  Barbara Cass, RN, CT DPH
 Physician Representative  Scott Sussman, MD, FHM, FACP,  Yale School of Medicine
 ED Physician Representative  Rich Kamin, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, UConn Health, CT DPH
 APRN Representative  Cynthia O'Sullivan, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, Sacred Heart University
 PA Representative  Nick Patino, MPAS, PA-C, Yale School of Medicine
 EMS Provider  John Spencer, MPA, MPO, NRP, Emergency Management Director for the Town of Suffield
 Patient Advocate (1)  Cathy Ludlum, Disability Rights Advocate, Second Thoughts Connecticut
 Patient Advocate (2)  Jim McGaughey, JD, Past Director of the CT Protection and Advocacy Office
 Hospital Representative  Marielle Daniels, JD, Connecticut Hospital Association
 Long-Term Care Facility Representative  Matt Barrett, JD, MPA, CAHCF/CCAL
 Mag Morelli, LeadingAge Connecticut
 Other Representatives who possses familiarily with the issues concerning MOLST  Judge Michael Darby, JD
 Leah Ward, DNP, A-GNP-C, ACHPN, Connecticut Organization to Advance Palliative Care
 Mary Horan, MSP, Windam Hospital
 Barbara Jacobs, PhD, MPH, RN, HEC-C, Hartford Hospital
 Samantha Shapiro, MD, Hartford Hospital
 Tracy Wodatch, Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home