Public Meeting Notice  Public Health Council Meeting, December 14, 2022

Note: The December 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 due to COVID-19.

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

Join by Web:

https://eohhs.webex.com/eohhs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e5fbdc96cbdec60cbaeb5fd665dd84af8

Dial in Telephone Number: 844-621-3956 Access code: 2536 816 3913

1. ROUTINE ITEMS
   1. Introductions.
   2. Updates from Commissioner Margret Cooke.
      • Review Data from the Biannual Opioid Report.
   3. Record of the Public Health Council Meeting held November 9, 2022 (Vote).

2. DETERMINATIONS OF NEED
   1. Request by BMC Health System, Inc. for a substantial capital expenditure and substantial change in service (Vote).
   2. Request by the Children’s Medical Center Corporation for a substantial capital expenditure and substantial change in service (Vote).

3. EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
   1. Request to promulgate amendments to 105 CMR 130, Hospital licensure (Vote).

4. REGULATIONS
   1. Request to promulgate amendments to 105 CMR 170, Emergency Medical Services System. (Vote).

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.