MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL    
OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DOCKET:  TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2006, 10:00 A.M.
CHINA TRADE CENTER, DALEY CONFERENCE ROOM, 5TH FL.
2 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA

1)	ROUTINE ITEMS:  No Floor Discussion

a)	Compliance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30A, §11A ½ - No Vote

b)	Records of the Public Health Council Meetings of December 20, 2005, January 24, 2006 and February 21, 2006 (Approved)

DETERMINATION OF NEED PROGRAM:

“INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET)”, By Joan Gorga, Acting Director, Determination of Need Program (No Vote/Infor. Only)

2)	COMPLIANCE MEMORANDUM:

Previously Approved DoN Project No. 4-3A58 of  Lahey Clinic Hospital, Inc. – Request for a significant change to increase the Project’s Maximum Capital Expenditure and Gross Square Footage (Approved)

3)	CATEGORY 1 APPLICATIONS:

a)	Project Application No.2-1468 of Quaboag on the Common to renovate a 141 Level II/III bed nursing facility and construct an on-site sewage treatment system (Approved)

b)	Project Application No. 4-4909 of Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Inc. to provide Positron Emission Tomography services through acquisition of a PET/CT body scanner (Approved)

4)	CATEGORY 1 APPLICATIONS (COMPARABLE):

a)	Project Application No. 4-3A93 of Brigham and Women’s Hospital to expand Positron Emission Tomography services through acquisition of a PET/CT body scanner dedicated to evaluation of patients with cardiovascular disease (Approved)

b)	Project Application No. 4-4916 of Caritas PET Imaging to expand Positron Emission Tomography services through acquisition of a mobile PET/CT body scanner to serve 7 sites (Approved)

The Commissioner and the Public Health Council are defined by law as constituting the Department of Public Health.  The Council has one regular meeting per month.  These meetings are open to public attendance except when the Council meets in Executive Session.  The Council’s meetings are not hearings, nor do members of the public have a right to speak or address the Council.  The docket will indicate whether or not floor discussions are anticipated.  For purposes of fairness since the regular meeting is not a hearing and is not advertised as such, presentations from the floor may require delaying a decision until a subsequent meeting.