MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL     
OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
REVISED DOCKET:  TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2006, 10:00 A.M.
JOHN W. MCCORMACK BUILDING, 21st FlOOR CONFERENCE ROOMS 
ONE ASHBURTON PLACE, BOSTON, MA

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 Meetings of October 24, 2006 and November 14, 2006 (Approved with Amendment)

STAFF PRESENTATIONS:  No Vote/ Information Only

“Implementing New Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data Collection Standards: An Overview”, by Brunilda Torres, Director, Office of Multicultural Health

“Lessons Learned from the MDPH Native American Health Status Report”, by Malena Hood, Epidemiologist and James West, Chief Demographer & Epidemiologist, Center for Health Information, Statistics, Research & Evaluation

2)	PROPOSED REGULATION:  No Floor Discussion/No Vote

Informational Briefing on Amendment to 105 CMR 220.700:  Meningococcal Vaccine Requirements for Students and 105 CMR 221.300:  Dissemination of Information about Meningococcal Disease and Vaccine 

3)	REGULATIONS:      No Floor Discussion

a)	Request for Final Promulgation of Amendment to Long Term Care Regulations 105 CMR 150.000:  Nursing Home Satisfaction Survey  (Approved)

b)	Request for Final Promulgation of Amendments to 105 CMR 410.000:  Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation (State Sanitary Code, Chapter II) (Approved)

DETERMINATION OF NEED PROGRAM

4)	CATEGORY 1 APPLICATION:

Project Application No. 4-3A90 of Children’s Hospital to add 4 beds to the existing Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (Approved)

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5)	ALTERNATIVE PROCESS FOR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP APPLICATIONS: 

a)	Project Application No. 5-3B29 Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, Inc. – Request for transfer of ownership and original licensure of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital resulting from a change of control whereby The Massachusetts General Hospital will become the Hospital’s sole corporate member  (Approved)

b)	Project Application No. 5-3B30 Nantucket Cottage Hospital – Request for transfer of ownership and original licensure of Nantucket Cottage Hospital resulting from a change of control whereby The Massachusetts General Hospital will become the Hospital’s sole corporate member          (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.