MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL    
OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
REVISED DOCKET:  TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2006, 10:00 A.M.
CHINA TRADE CENTER, JOHN DALEY CONFERENCE ROOM, 5TH FL.
2 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA

1)	ROUTINE ITEM:  No Floor Discussion

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

STAFF PRESENTATION:  No Vote/Information Only

“PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE STROKE CONTINUUM” by Kathy Foell and Hilary Wall, Heart Disease and Stoke Prevention and Control Program, DPH

2)	PROPOSED REGULATION:  No Floor Discussion/Information Only/No Vote

a)	Informational Briefing on Proposed Amendments to 105 CMR 128.000, Health Insurance Consumer Protections

b)	New Business:  Informational Briefing on Proposed Amendments to 105 CMR 305.000 (Confidential Birth Information)

3)	REGULATIONS: No Floor Discussion

a)	Request for Approval to Promulgate Emergency Amendments to 105 CMR 300.000:  Reportable Diseases, Surveillance, and Isolation and Quarantine Requirements to Institute the Reporting of Cases of Human Immunodefiency Virus (HIV) Infection by Names (Approved)

b)	 Request for Emergency Promulgation of Proposed Amendments to 105 CMR 150.000: Licensing of Long Term Care Facilities, Related to Employee Influenza Vaccinations (Approved) 

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.