MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL    
OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DOCKET:  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2006, 10:00 A.M.
CHINA TRADE CENTER, DALEY CONFERENCE ROOM, 5TH FL.
2 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA

1)	ROUTINE ITEM:  No Floor Discussion

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

b)	Records of the Public Health Council Meeting of  November 15, 2005 (Approved)

STAFF PRESENTATION:

“MASSACHUSETTS BIRTHS 2004:  By James K. West, Ph.D., Chief Demographer & Epidemiologist, Center for Health Information, Statistics, Research and Evaluation
 
2)	MISCELLANEOUS:

Request for Adoption of the Final Agency Decision in the matter of Department of Public Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services v. Leonard Nelson (Approved and Adopted)

3)	REGULATIONS:    No Floor Discussion

a)	Request for Final Promulgation of Emergency Amendments to 105 CMR 130.000:  Hospital Licensure Regulations (emergency contraception) (Approved)

b)	Updated Request for Final Promulgation of Amendments to 105 CMR 130.000: Hospital Licensure Regulations (Maternal and Newborn Services) (Recinded  approval given at the 12/20/2005 PHC.  Approved same amendments presented and approved at the December meeting except for marketing of infant formula (current language regarding infant formula will be retained) and approved technical corrections made at the meeting.)

DETERMINATION OF NEED PROGRAM:

4)	Category 1 Applications:

a)	Project Application No. 5-1474 of Cape Heritage, A Radius Health Center for substantial renovations to upgrade 123 Level I/II Skilled Nursing Facility in Sandwich (Approved)

b)	Project Application No. 5-1475 of Cape Regency, A Radius Health Center for substantial renovations to upgrade 120 Level I/II Skilled Nursing Facility in Centerville (Approved)
Over

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