Public Meeting Notice  Public Health Council Meeting, September 8, 2021

Note:  The September 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://statema.webex.com/statema/onstage/g.php?MTID=ea3074f066c780be2ad870c2d3d6f3cc8
• Dial in Telephone Number: 1-866-692-3580
• Access code:  161 742 2335

1. ROUTINE ITEMS
   1. Introductions
   2. Updates from Acting Commissioner Margret Cooke.  
   3. Record of the Public Health Council Meeting held August 11, 2021. (Vote)
2. REGULATIONS
   1. Further action regarding 105 CMR 316.000, Use of Face Masks and Coverings in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Vote)
   2.    Request to amend, on an emergency basis, 105 CMR 150, Standards for long-term care facilities. (Vote)
   3.    Request to amend, on an emergency basis, 105 CMR 141, Licensure of hospice programs. (Vote)
   4.    Request to promulgate, on an emergency basis, 105 CMR 159, COVID-19 vaccinations for certain staff providing home care services in Massachusetts. (Vote)