Public Meeting Notice  Public Health Council Meeting, July 17, 2024

Note: The July 17 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:

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1. ROUTINE ITEMS
   1. Introductions.
   2. Updates from Commissioner Robert Goldstein.
   3. Record of the Public Health Council Meeting held June 12, 2024 (Vote).
2. DETERMINATION OF NEED
   1. Request by Beth Israel Lahey Health Surgery Center Plymouth, LLC for an Ambulatory Surgery Center (Vote).
   2. Request by UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. for a Transfer of Ownership (Vote).
3. REGULATIONS
   1. Request to promulgate amendments to 105 CMR 130, Hospital licensure (Vote).
   2. Request to promulgate amendments to 105 CMR 222, Massachusetts immunization information 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.