MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL     
OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH              
REVISED DOCKET:  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008, 9:00 A.M*.
HENRY I. BOWDITCH PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL ROOM, 2ND FLOOR
250 WASHINGTON STREET,  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 Meeting of November 14, 2007 – (Approved) 

2)	PROPOSED REGULATION:      No Floor Discussion/No Vote

Informational Briefing on Proposed Revisions to 105 CMR 164.000 et seq.:  Licensure of Substance Abuse Treatment Programs; the rescission of existing chapters relating to the licensure of substance abuse treatment programs; and, amendment of 105 CMR 130.000 and 105 CMR 140.000 (Hospital and Clinic regulations), to the extent they incorporate the substance abuse treatment regulations by reference

3)	FINAL REGULATION:      No Floor Discussion – (Approved)

Request for Final Promulgation of Proposed Amendments to 105 CMR 130.000 (Hospital Licensure) Regarding Prevention and Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections 

4)	PRESENTATIONS:  No Vote/Information Only

 “HIGHLIGHTS FROM MASSACHUSETTS BIRTHS, 2006”, by Dr. James K. West, Chief, Demographer/Epidemiologist, Division of Research and Epidemiology, Bureau of Health Information, Statistics, Research, and Evaluation

“HIV and AIDS:  An Assessment of Service Gaps and Unmet Need”

*Note the time change for start of meetings:  9:00 a.m. instead of 10:00 a.m. for all future Public Health Council meetings. 

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.