THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH              
HENRY I. BOWDITCH PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL ROOM, 2ND FLOOR
250 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA
____________________________________________________________________________________________Revised Meeting Docket:  Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 9:00 AM       
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1)	ROUTINE ITEMS:  No Floor Discussion

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

b)	Record of the Public Health Council Meeting of January 9, 2008 (Approved with corrections) 

2)	PROPOSED REGULATION:  No Floor Discussion (Information Only - No Vote)

Informational Briefing on Proposed Amendments to Reportable Disease, Isolation & Quarantine Regulations – 105 CMR 300.000 

DETERMINATION OF NEED PROGRAM:  

3)	COMPLIANCE MEMORANDUM:  (Approved)

Previously Approved Project No. 3-3A95 of BRN Corp. - Transfer of Ownership of approved but not yet implemented DoN, resulting from a transfer of 100% of the shares of stock in BRN Corporation from Dr. Alfred Arcidi to his three sons, Alfred J. Arcidi, Philip M. Arcidi and Michael Arcidi 

4)	CATEGORY 2 APPLICATIONS: 

a)	Project Application No. 5-4925 of Cape Cod/Taunton PET/CT Services – establishment of mobile Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Axial Tomography (PET/CT) service through a consortium of joint ventures associated with Cape Cod Hospital, Falmouth Hospital, and Morton Hospital to provide services at two sites, Harwich and Taunton  (Approved)

b)	 Project Application No. 2-3B34 of Milford Regional Medical Center – establishment of a PET/CT service with the acquisition of a PET/CT scanner (Approved)

c)	Project Application No. 3-1504 of Edgewood Retirement Community, Inc. – new construction, renovation and relocation of the Skilled Nursing Facility at the existing Continuing Care Retirement Community called the Edgewood Retirement Community in North Andover (Approved)

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5)	PRESENTATION:  (Information Only - No Vote)  

“Massachusetts Deaths 2006”, by Isabel A. Cάceres, Epidemiologist,  Division of Research and Epidemiology, Bureau of Health Information, Statistics, Research, and Evaluation 

6)	PROPOSED REGULATION:  No Floor Discussion (Information Only - No Vote)

Informational Briefing on Proposed Amendments to Determination of Need Regulations – 105 CMR 100.000 et. seq. (original licensure of hospitals, physician exemption letters, and section 308 exemption requirements)

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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.