a. Ticks and Tick-borne Disease in Massachusetts 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 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. Public Health Council Presented below is a summary of the meeting, including time-keeping, attendance and votes cast. Date of Meeting: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Beginning Time: 9:10 AM Ending Time: 11:33 AM Attendance and Summary of Votes: Board Member Attended Item 1c Item 2a Minutes of the Determination of July 15, 2015 Need No. 2-4952, Meeting Healthcare Enterprises, LLC Yes Yes Yes Monica Bharel Yes Yes Yes Edward Bernstein Yes Yes Yes Derek Brindisi Absent Absent Absent Harold Cox Yes Abstained Recusal John Cunningham Michele David Absent Absent Absent Yes Arrived Not present at Yes – Meg Doherty at 9:57AM time of vote Yes Yes Recusal Michael Kneeland Yes Not present at Yes Paul Lanzikos time of vote Yes Arrived Not present at Yes – Denis Leary at 10:02AM time of vote Yes Abstained Yes Lucilia Prates-Ramos Absent Absent Absent Jose Rafael Rivera
a. Ticks and Tick-borne Disease in Massachusetts 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 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. Public Health Council Presented below is a summary of the meeting, including time-keeping, attendance and votes cast. Date of Meeting: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Beginning Time: 9:10 AM Ending Time: 11:33 AM Attendance and Summary of Votes: Board Member Attended Item 1c Minutes of the July 15, 2015 Meeting Item 2a Determination of Need No. 2-4952, Healthcare Enterprises, LLC Monica Bharel Yes Yes Yes Edward Bernstein Yes Yes Yes Derek Brindisi Yes Yes Yes Harold Cox Absent Absent Absent John Cunningham Yes Abstained Recusal Michele David Absent Absent Absent Meg Doherty Yes – Arrived at 9:57AM Not present at time of vote Yes Michael Kneeland Yes Yes Recusal Paul Lanzikos Yes Not present at time of vote Yes Denis Leary Yes – Arrived at 10:02AM Not present at time of vote Yes Lucilia Prates-Ramos Yes Abstained Yes Jose Rafael Rivera Absent Absent Absent
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