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Public Meeting Notice  Board of Certification of Community Health Workers meeting — March 11, 2025

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.
Posted: February 24, 2025 3:30 p.m.

Overview

The general session is open to the public by Webex or telephone.

General Session is open to the public and will be held via Webex at: 

  • Zoom Meeting Link
  • Call-In Telephone number: 1-929-436-2866 
  • Meeting Number/Access Code: 985 6820 3708

ADA compliance notice: If you need reasonable accommodations in order to participate in the meeting, contact Stacy Hart the DPH ADA Coordinator at phone number 857-274-1120 in advance of the meeting.  While the Board will do its best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may require distinctive requests or the hiring of outside contractors and may not be available if requested immediately before the meeting.

Agenda

TimeItem #ItemStaff Contact
12:30p.m.I

Call to Order & Introductions

Determination of Quorum

Notice of Electronic Recording

Board Chair
 II

Approval of Agenda

Board Chair
 III

Approval of Minutes

  1. Approval of January 14, 2025, General Session Minutes
Board Chair
 IV

Unified Recovery and Monitoring Program

  1. Generic Practice and Supervisor Criteria
  2. Operational Policy 24-08
Director of Policy
 V

Continuing Education Application

  1. Massachusetts Diabetes Network
  2. Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition, Division of Pregnancy, Infancy and Early Childhood
  3. Massachusetts Perinatal Postpartum Depression Fund
  4. AdCare Educational Institute, Inc
Board Chair
 VI

Community Health Worker Education and Training Program Application

  1. University of Massachusetts Boston, Therapeutic Mentoring Community Health Worker Program – Amendment
  2. Epilepsy Foundation New England
Board Chair
 VII

Discussion to Extend Waiver on Online CHW Education & Training Programs

Acting
Executive Director
 VIII

Flex Session

  1. Who will attend the next board meeting?
  2. Potential to return to in-person meetings
  3. Topics for next agenda
Acting
Executive Director
 IX

Executive Session (Roll call vote)

The Board will meet in Executive Session as authorized pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, §21(a)(1) for the purpose of discussing the reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or to discuss the discipline or dismissal of, or complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual.

  1. Specifically, the Board will consider approval of prior executive session minutes in accordance with M.G.L. c.30A, § 22(f) to discuss good moral character matters and decide whether to grant community health worker certification to applicants.

The Board will not reconvene in open session subsequent to the closed session.

Board Chair
 X

Adjournment: Next meeting scheduled for

May 13, 2025.

Board Chair

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