Public Meeting Notice  Public Health Council Meeting, February 8, 2023

Note: The February 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=e313897d5d8f3154282b73ef5f42c852b  

Dial in Telephone Number: 844-621-3956

Access code: 2535 102 4093 

1. ROUTINE ITEMS 

   1. Introductions. 

   2. Updates from Commissioner Margret Cooke. 

   3. Record of the Public Health Council Meeting held January 11, 2023 (Vote). 

2. REGULATIONS 

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

3. INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS 

   1. Updates from the COVID-19 Community Impact Survey (CCIS). 

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.