Public Meeting Notice  Public Health Council Meeting, April 19, 2023

Note: The April Public Health Council meeting will be held remotely as a video conference consistent with St. 2021, c. 20, s. 20, which provides for certain modifications to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. 

Members of the public may listen to the meeting proceedings by using the information below: 

Join by Web: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83110642401?pwd=V1Jud1ZUSkhzNVFnSDFpSFRrN0ttQT09 

Dial in Telephone Number: 312-626-6799

Webinar ID: 831 1064 2401  

Passcode: 346042 

1. ROUTINE ITEMS 

a. Introductions. 

b. Updates from Commissioner Robert Goldstein. 

c. Record of the Public Health Council Meeting held March 8, 2023 (Vote). 

2. OTHER ITEMS 

a. Letter to the public health workforce from the Council (Vote). 

3. DETERMINATIONS OF NEED 

a. Request by Excel Surgery Center, LLC for a substantial change in service (Vote). 

b. Request by Navigator Homes of Martha’s Vineyard for a substantial capital expenditure (Vote). 

4. INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS 

a. Update on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 

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.