Meetings, Hearings and Special Events

November

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

The Public Health and Health Planning Council's Public Health Committee will convene on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the New York State Department of Health Offices at 90 Church Street, 4th Floor, Conference

Rooms 4A and 4B, NYC.

For questions contact Colleen Leonard at (518) 402-0964 or e-mail phhpc@health.ny.gov

Thursday and Friday November 5th and November 6th, 2026

The 2026 Northeast Epidemiology Conference will be held in downtown Albany, NY, at The Albany Capital Center.

The New York State Department of Health is hosting this conference to advance public health, improve the skills of new epidemiologists, foster collaboration, and share best practices. Attendees are professionals in the Northeast Region’s nine states.

For details and to register: 2026 Northeast Epidemiology Conference

Friday, November 6, 2026

The Drug Utilization Review Board (DURB) will meet on November 6, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Empire State Plaza, Concourse Level, Meeting Room 3, Albany.

For further information please call (518) 486-3209 or e-mail dur@health.ny.gov (Please refer to the DURB Agenda for November 6, 2026).

Thursday, November 12, 2026

The New York State Medicaid Evidence Based Benefit Review Advisory Committee (EBBRAC) will hold an in-person meeting on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at The State University of New York, Global Classroom, 116 East 55th Street, New York, NY 10022 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. EBBRAC is charged with assisting the New York State Department of Health in examining new and emerging services/technologies, as well as existing services/benefits currently included in the Medicaid benefit package.

The Committee will review: Heartflow FFRct Analysis for Noninvasive Identification of Coronary Artery Disease.

The public may submit written comments and present them at the meeting. Requests may be submitted no later than November 6, 2026, via e-mail to EBBRAC@health.ny.gov. Please include "EBBRAC Speaker Request" in the subject line of your email and complete the information in the template at: EBBRAC Public Presentation Registration Form (PDF)

Thursday, November 19, 2026

The Public Health and Health Planning Council's Establishment and Project Review Committee will convene on Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the New York State Department of Health Offices at 90 Church Street, 4th Floor, Conference Rooms 4A and 4B, NYC.

For questions contact Colleen Leonard at (518) 402-0964 or e-mail phhpc@health.ny.gov

December

Thursday, December 3, 2026

The Early Intervention Coordinating Council will be convened for its next quarterly meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2026, from 10:15am to 3:00pm in Meeting Room 6 of the Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany, NY. This meeting is open for public attendance.

Remote locations to attend the meeting through videoconferencing are located at:

  • New York State Department of Health
    Rochester Western Region Office
    1565 Jefferson Road, Suite 120
    Rochester, NY 14623
  • State University of New York
    Downstate Health Sciences University
    Health Sciences Education Building
    395 Lenox Road
    Brooklyn, NY 11203

If you want to attend the meeting at one of the remote locations listed above, send an email request by 1:00pm on December 2, 2026, to: BEI.EICC@health.ny.gov

The meeting will be webcast live at http://www.health.ny.gov/events/webcasts/