Department of Health Upcoming Meetings

Infant Hearing Screening Advisory Committee Meeting

The Infant Hearing Screening Advisory Committee (Committee) established under the Infant Hearing Education, Assessment, Reporting and Referral (IHEARR) Act will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. The meeting will be conducted both in person and with a virtual teleconference option.

The location for in-person attendance is the WIC Office Conference Room, Health and Human Services Building, 625 Forster Street, 7th Floor West, Harrisburg, PA 17120. Individuals should RSVP no later than Monday, March 23, 2026, if they plan to attend in person.

The link to attend virtually is included in the bulletin link included below.

The agenda will include Department of Health updates, updates on the Family Connections for Language and Learning program, a review of ongoing Committee and subcommittee business and updates from the National Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Conference.

For more information, please review the March 21, 2026 edition of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

Renal Disease Advisory Committee Meeting

The Renal Disease Advisory Committee, established by section 4 of the Renal Disease Treatment Act will hold its quarterly public meeting on Friday, April 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss new and ongoing issues relating to treatment of chronic renal disease and the Department of Health's programs related to care and treatment.

The meeting will be held in Willow Oak Conference Room 114A, CoPA Hub Building, 2525 North 7th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110. In-person participants are asked to RSVP to Josh Goodling, josgoodlin@pa.gov, (717) 772-2762 by close of business on April 10, 2026. Upon arrival, sign in at the front desk in the lobby of the building by 9:45 a.m. to await an escort to the meeting room.

The meeting agenda will be posted on the Chronic Renal Disease Program's website at https://bit.ly/ChronicRenalAdvisoryCommittee at least 24 hours prior to the meeting date and time.