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, November 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 September 24, 2008 (Approved)

2.	FINAL REGULATION:  (Approved)

Request for Final Promulgation of Amendments to 105 CMR 270.000:  Regulations Governing the Testing of Newborns for Treatable Disease 

3.	EMERGENCY REGULATION:  (Approved)

Request to Promulgate Emergency Amendments to 105 CMR 100.000 (Determination of Need Regulations) 

4.	PRESENTATIONS:  (No Vote/Information Only)  

“A Comprehensive Opiate Overdose Prevention Program Using Nasal Narcan”, by Dr. Alex Walley, Medical director of Bureau of Substance Abuse OD Prevention Program, Sarah Ruiz, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services”

“A Drop in Heart Attack Deaths and the Massachusetts Smokefree Workplace Law”, by Thomas Land, Ph.D., Director of Surveillance and Evaluation, Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program, Eileen M. Sullivan, Director of Policy and Planning, Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program
	
“Health Profile of Massachusetts Adults by Sexual Orientation Identity”, by 
Stewart Landers, Kerith Conron, and Matthew Mimiaga

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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.