Established pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. 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.
View the names, credentials, and affiliations of the MOLST Advisory Council appointees below.
Barbara Cass, RN, CT DPH
Public Health Practitioner Representative
Scott Sussman, MD, FHM, FACP, Yale New Haven Health
Physician Representative
Rich Kamin, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, UConn Health, CT DPH
ED Physician Representative
Cynthia O'Sullivan, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, Sacred Heart University
APRN Representative
Nick Patino, MPAS, PA-C, Yale New Haven Health
PA Representative
John Spencer, MPA, MPO, NRP, Emergency Management Director for the Town of Suffield
EMS Provider Representative
Cathy Ludlum, Disability Rights Advocate, Second Thoughts Connecticut
Patient Advocate (1)
Jim McGaughey, JD, Past Director of the CT Protection and Advocacy Office
Patient Advocate (2)
Marielle Daniels, JD, Connecticut Hospital Association
Hospital Representative
Mag Morelli, LeadingAge Connecticut and Rhode Island
Long-Term Care Facility Representative
Judge Michael Darby, JD
Representative who possesses familiarity with the issues concerning MOLST
Leah Ward, DNP, A-GNP-C, ACHPN, Connecticut Organization to Advance Palliative Care
Representative who possesses familiarity with the issues concerning MOLST
Mary Horan, MSP, Windam Hospital
Representative who possesses familiarity with the issues concerning MOLST
Barbara Jacobs, PhD, MPH, RN, HEC-C, Hartford Hospital
Representative who possesses familiarity with the issues concerning MOLST
Samantha Shapiro, MD, Hartford Hospital
Representative who possesses familiarity with the issues concerning MOLST
Tracy Wodatch, Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home
Representative who possesses familiarity with the issues concerning MOLST
