THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL OF 
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Henry I. Bowditch Public Health Council Room, 2nd Floor
250 Washington Street, Boston, MA
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Updated Docket:  Monday, January 24, 2011, 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 November 10,  2010 (Approved)  

2.	PROPOSED REGULATIONS:  No Floor Discussion/Information Only (No Votes)

a.	Informational Briefing on Proposed New Regulation 105 CMR 201.000:  Head Injuries and Concussions in Extracurricular Athletics

b.	Informational Briefing on Proposed Amendments to 105 CMR 532.000, to Add Section 532.300:  Requirements for Use of Mobile Poultry Processing Unit

c.	Informational Briefing on Proposed Amendments to 105 CMR 300.000:  Updates to Requirements for Use of Electronic System for Disease Reporting

DETERMINATION OF NEED PROGRAM:

3.	Compliance Memorandum:  

Previously Approved Project Application No.3-3B62 of Lowell General Hospital – Request for a significant change to decrease the project’s maximum capital expenditure and gross square footage and to build out approved shell space (Approved)

4.	Category 1 Application:  

Project Application No. 4-3B94 of Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital – Request for transfer of ownership of Metro West Rehab Corporation d/b/a Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital- Westborough, a 90-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital to Whittier Healthcare Holdings II, Inc. (Approved)

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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.