MEETING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL    
OF THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
REVISED DOCKET:  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2006, 10:00 A.M.
JOHN W. MCCORMACK BUILDING, 21st Floor Conference Rooms 1&2
ONE ASHBURTON PLACE, BOSTON, MA

1)	ROUTINE ITEM:  No Floor Discussion

a)	Compliance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30A, §11A ½  

b)	Record of the Public Health Council Meeting of August 29, 2006[Approved]

STAFF PRESENTATION:  No Vote/ Information Only

“From Information to Action:  The Case of Prescription Opioid Abuse”, by Commissioner Paul J. Cote, Jr., Commissioner, Dept. of Public Health

2)	REGULATION:  No Floor Discussion

Request for Final Promulgation of Amendment to 105 CMR 100.000:  Determination of Need Regulations Governing Filing Days for Applications for Innovative Services and New Technology (filing dates for radiation therapy projects) [Approved]

3)	INFORMATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT:  No Vote

“Statewide Pandemic Campaign”

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.