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 Meeting Docket:  Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 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 December 12, 2007 (Approved) 

2)	PROPOSED REGULATION:  No Floor Discussion (Information Only - No Vote)

Informational Briefing on Amendments to 105 CMR 700.000:  Implementation of M.G.L.c.94C (Prescription Monitoring Program)

3)	REGULATION:      No Floor Discussion (Approved)

Request for Promulgation of Amendments to Ban Leaded Children’s Jewelry - 105 CMR 650.000 (Hazardous Substance Regulations) 

DETERMINATION OF NEED PROGRAM:  

4)	COMPLIANCE MEMORANDUM:  (Pulled/not heard)

Previously Approved Project of Merrimack Valley Health Services, Inc. – Request for a Transfer of Site of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging unit from one of four hospital based sites to a free-standing site in North Andover

5)	CATEGORY 2 APPLICATIONS:  (Both Approved)

a)	Projection Application No. 5-3B22 of Southcoast Hospitals, Inc. – establish a new radiation therapy service through acquisition of a megavoltage linear accelerator and new construction to accommodate the proposed unit at a satellite location at 200 Mill Road in Fairhaven (Approved)

b)	Projection Application No. 2-3B25 of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Acquisition of a linear accelerator and establishment of a radiation therapy service on the campus of Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford (Approved)

6)	PRESENTATION:  (Information Only - No Vote)  

“Overview of Regionalization in Massachusetts”

-Over-

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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.