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On April 28, the Massachusetts Public Health Council
( PHC ) approved final proposed amendments to the clinic
licensure regulations. The initial revisions presented by the
Department of Public Health (the Department ) in 2016
focused on making the regulations more readable, updating
definitions as necessary, and aligning the clinics reporting
requirements with other state and federal requirements. Following
the initial public comment period, the Department collaborated with
MassHealth, the Department of Mental Health ( DMH ), and
the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services ( BSAS ) to
better integrate mental health services and treatment of substance
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
On April 28, the Massachusetts Public Health Council (“PHC”) approved final proposed amendments to the clinic licensure regulations. The initial revisions presented by the Department of Public Health (the “Department”) in 2016 focused on making the regulations more readable, updating definitions as necessary, and aligning the clinics’ reporting requirements with other state and federal requirements. Following the initial public comment period, the Department collaborated with MassHealth, the Department of Mental Health (“DMH”), and the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (“BSAS”) to better integrate mental health services and treatment of substance use disorder in clinic settings. Additional revisions reflecting the collaboration with MassHealth, DMH, and BSAS were presented to the PHC in January 2020. Following that presentation, the Department held a second public comment period and made additional revisions to the regul
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On April 28, the Massachusetts Public Health Council (“PHC”) approved final proposed amendments to the clinic licensure regulations. The initial revisions presented by the Department of Public Health (the “Department”) in 2016 focused on making the regulations more readable, updating definitions as necessary, and aligning the clinics’ reporting requirements with other state and federal requirements. Following the initial public comment period, the Department collaborated with MassHealth, the Department of Mental Health (“DMH”), and the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (“BSAS”) to better integrate mental health services and treatment of substance use disorder in clinic settings. Additional revisions reflecting the collaboration with MassHealth, DMH, and BSAS were presented to the PHC in January 2020. Following that presentation, the Department held a second public comment period and made addi
Massachusetts Public Health Council member pledges to take COVID vaccine to show it’s safe
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
A doctor in the Massachusetts Public Health Council suggested the body join a growing number of top doctors and elected officials in the state in taking the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them not only as a safety measure, but as an act of trust in the product developed in hopes of ending the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Michael Kneeland, who works at University of Massachusetts Medical School, said he’s often asked by friends outside of the medical field about whether he or his family would get the vaccine. He suggested the PHC members promote the vaccine by getting inoculated together.
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