Public Meeting Notice  Public Health Council Meeting, November 9, 2022

Note: The November 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=e211dc34ae83080ed8918ad89c89556d8  

Dial in Telephone Number: 844-621-3956

Access code: 2536 997 0372 

1. ROUTINE ITEMS 

   1. Introductions. 

   2. Updates from Commissioner Margret Cooke. 

   3. Record of the Public Health Council Meeting held October 12, 2022 (Vote). 

2. DETERMINATIONS OF NEED 

   1. Request by UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. for a substantial capital expenditure and substantial change in service (Vote). 

   2. Request by New England Baptist Surgery Center, LLC for a freestanding ambulatory surgery center- transfer from an existing Hospital Based Department (Vote). 

   3. Request by Mass General Brigham, Inc. for an amendment for a significant change (Vote). 

3. PRELIMINARY REGULATIONS 

   1. Overview of proposed amendments to 105 CMR 700, Implementation of MGL c.94C. 

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.