The monthly Health Care Services Board Meeting is scheduled for May, 16, 2020 and will be conducted via WebEx

The Health Care Services Board (HCSB) meeting will be held remotely due to State guidance to minimize the spread of the COV-19 virus. The meeting will be held via WebEx and convene at 9:30 AM. The Board will vote on the minutes of previous meeting, review the Neck and Back Treatment Guideline Draft, and discuss the DIA Opioid Alternative Pathway Program with speaker Dr. Cora Roelofs.

The HCSB Treatment Guideline Subcommittee will meet remotely prior to the full Board meeting at 8:00 AM to review and discuss the most recent draft of the Neck and Back Treatment Guideline.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the 9:30 AM HCSB meeting remotely. Members of the public who attend the meeting must have their device muted at all times. Failure to mute, attempts to comment, and attempts to disrupt the meeting in any way, intentional or otherwise, by any public online participant may result in being blocked from the meeting.

Any person interested in attending this remote meeting should can contact Diane Neelon at diane.neelon@mass.gov any time prior to or during said meeting, and will receive a link as soon as practical thereafter to join the meeting.