Public Meeting Notice  Public Health Council Meeting, January 10, 2024

Note: The January 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.

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1. ROUTINE ITEMS
   1. Introductions.
   2. Updates from Commissioner Robert Goldstein.
   3. Record of the Public Health Council Meeting held December 13, 2023 (Vote).
2. DETERMINATION OF NEED
   1. Request by Encompass Health Corporation for a Substantial Capital Expenditure (Vote).
3. REGULATIONS
   1. Request to promulgate final amendments to 105 CMR 700.000, Implementation of MGL c.94C (Vote).
4. INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
   1. Massachusetts Health System Capacity – Current State.
   2. Modernization of Hospital Occupancy Data Collection.

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.