Meetings, Hearings and Special Events

December

Thursday, December 4, 2025 (* 2nd Revised)

The Public Health and Health Planning Council will hold the following meetings on Thursday, December 4 at the New York State Department of Health Offices at 90 Church Street, 4th Floor, Rooms 4A and 4B, NYC.

*The Public Health and Health Planning Council's Committee on Codes, Regulations and Legislation will convene at 10:00 a.m.

The Public Health and Health Planning Council will hold its Full Council Meeting immediately following the Committee on Codes, Regulations and Legislation meeting.

You may view but not participate the public meeting via the live webcast at the following link: https://www.health.ny.gov/events/webcasts/

New York City Location:

For the convenience of the public, to expedite access through building security, it is suggested that anyone wishing to attend at the 90 Church Street locationsend an e-mail to PHHPC@health.ny.gov to have their name placed on a list of attendees. For entry to the building, meeting attendees additionally must present a photo ID to the security personnel. You may contact Ms. Leonard for additional information.

For questions about accessibility or for observers and participants who require interpretive services, please contact Colleen Leonard at (518) 402-0964 or e-mail at PHHPC@health.ny.gov. Please provide as much advance notice as possible to allow us to provide optimal access.

No written correspondence shall be distributed to the Council members the day of the meeting. All correspondence addressed to Council members shall be sent to the Council's Executive Secretary at PHHPC@health.ny.gov no later than 72 hours prior to the meeting in which the matter of the correspondence appears on the meeting agenda. Applicants shall have no later than

48 hours prior to the meeting to respond to correspondence pertaining to their application in which the matter of the correspondence appears on the meeting agenda.

Thursday, December 4, 2025

The New York State Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Services Coordinating Council will be held in person from 10am - 1:00 pm at One Commerce Plaza, 16th Floor, Conference Room 1613, Albany NY 12210. If you are unable to attend in person, you can join via WebEx at the following link:

The public may submit written comments at the link above during the meeting, using a portal on this Web Ex platform. The comments will be read into the public record. Members of the public seeking to provide comments must adhere to the following guidelines:

  • Persons providing the comment must be identified in the content of the comment.
  • Comments may only be submitted during the Public Comment Period of the meeting, not prior to or after the meeting.

For questions or more information, please contact the Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program at tbi@health.ny.gov

Friday, December 5, 2025

The New York State Department of Health, Health Equity Council will meet on December 5, 2025, from 10:30a.m. – 1:00p.m., at New York Department of Health, 90 Church Street, Room 4C, New York.

If you are interested in attending the meeting in person, please email ohehr@health.ny.gov.

To attend via the webcast https://totalwebcasting.com/view/?func=VOFF&id=nysdoh&date=2025-12-05&seq=1.

Monday, December 8, 2025 *CANCELED

The Public Health and Health Planning Council will convene The Ad Hoc Committee to Lead the Prevention Agenda on Monday, December 8th from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Empire State Plaza, Concourse Level, Meeting Room 2-4, Albany, NY 12237

You may view but not participate in the public meeting via the live webcast at the following link: https://www.health.ny.gov/events/webcasts/

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

The Early Intervention Coordinating Council will be convened for its next quarterly meeting on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 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:

If you want to attend the meeting at one of the remote locations listed above, send an email request by 1:00pm on December 9, 2025, to: BEI.EICC.health.ny.gov

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

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

The New York State Advisory Council on Drinking Water Quality will meet on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM to provide updates on emerging contaminants, harmful algal blooms, and microplastics. This meeting will be held in person at the following locations:

  • Empire State Plaza Concourse, Meeting Room #6, Albany, NY 12242
  • Long Island Marriott, 101 James Doolittle Blvd., Uniondale, NY 11553

The meeting may also be viewed via live Webcasting link.

Public Comments: Public comment may occur at either of the in-person locations. Please click the webcasting link above to sign-up for both in-person and remote public comment at the meeting. Public comment can also be submitted in writing in advance of the meeting by emailing DWQC@health.ny.gov.

Please note: No registration is required to attend the meeting.

For more information regarding the New York State Advisory Council on Drinking Water Quality and the agenda for this upcoming meeting, please see here.

Tuesday, December 18, 2025

The Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Review Panel (MMCARP) will meet via conference call originating from the offices of the NYS Department of Health in Albany. The call will take place from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

This advisory panel was created by Chapter 649 of the Laws of 1996 to monitor enrollment of Medicaid recipients in managed care plans and ensure access to care in these health care delivery systems.

Members of the public interested in participating will be able to do so by pre-arrangement. Please contact the Bureau of Program Implementation and Enrollment at (518) 474-5737 for more information.