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
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 REVISED Docket:  Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 9:00 AM ________________________________________________
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 12, 2008 (Approved with corrections to typos)

2.	FINAL REGULATIONS:  No Floor Discussion

a.	Request for Final Promulgation of Amendments to Congenital Anomalies Registry Regulations 105 CMR 302.000 (Approved with clarity and grammar changes to pages 2 and 9 of the regulations)

b.	Request for Final Promulgation of Amendments to Determination of Need Regulations – 105 CMR 100.000 et seq. (Changes required by St.2008,c.305, outpatient projects with a capital expenditure in excess of $25 million, physician-owned ambulatory surgical centers that are Medicare-certified, grandfathering, definition of new construction, electronic filing) (Approved)

3.	PRESENTATION:  (No Vote/Information Only)

“Mass in Motion – A New Initiative to Address Obesity in Massachusetts”

4.	PROPOSED REGULATION: No Floor Discussion/Information Only

a.	Informational Briefing on Proposed Amendments to 105 CMR.200.000 - Regulations Governing Physical Examination of School Children (No Vote) 

b.	Informational Briefing on Proposed Amendments to 105 CMR 590.000, State Sanitary Code Chapter X:  Minimum Sanitation Standards for Food Establishments, Requiring the Posting of Calorie Information (No Vote)

5.	DETERMINATION OF NEED - CATEGORY 1 APPLICATIONS:

a.	Project Application No. 4-3B64 of Lahey Clinic Hospital, Inc. – Provide Pancreas transplantation services at Lahey Clinic Hospital’s main campus in Burlington as part of the New England Pancreas Consortium  (Approved)

- Over-

01-14-2009 PHC Mtg.			- 2-

DETERMINATION OF NEED CONTINUED

b.	Project Application No. 5-4932 of The West Bridgewater MA Endoscopy ASC, LLC d/b/a Commonwealth Endoscopy Center – Transfer of ownership of single specialty (endoscopy) ambulatory surgery center  (Approved)

6.	PRESENTATION:  (No Vote/Information Only) 

“Interpreter Services in Massachusetts Acute Care Hospitals”, by Georgia Simpson May, MMHS, Director, Office of Health Equity and James Destine, MA, M.Div, Coordinator, Hospital Based Interpreter Services

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.