The commission overseeing work tied to the Department of Public Health voted to approve its annual report for submission to the Connecticut Legislature after brief debate about how partnerships and home‑health services are characterized. The motion passed by voice vote with all members answering "aye." The clerk recorded 15 appointed members present earlier in the meeting.

The report, the commission chair said, is intended to inform the legislature and to guide the commission's work going forward. "We do hope to have [contracts] done in short fashion...so that as the new session starts and there are discussions on work and funding in this sphere there is more information out there as well," the chair said.

Colleen, a Department of Public Health staff member who led the presentation, told commissioners that the final draft had been shared the prior Friday and was attached to the meeting invite. "It's also attached to the meeting invite...all of the links are going to be up on the DPH web page," she said, adding that draft materials would be watermarked and that minutes and recordings would be posted.

Members debated whether to list specific community organizations by name in the executive summary and partnership sections. "Unless they were vetted and maybe have presentations, then we can name specific organizations," said Jacqueline Santiago Norazo, a commission member who urged caution about naming providers without commission review. Deborah, another member, supported that approach, saying the commission had not seen presentations from the named providers.

Others defended keeping at least one provider on the list. Chief Carl Jacobson, a co‑chair, said that HAVI had presented to the committee and is referenced in Medicaid legislation as a training provider; for that reason he recommended leaving it in the report.

Members also pushed to broaden the language in the home‑health section to emphasize community‑based and "credible messenger" services that begin bedside and continue after discharge. Commissioners agreed to add or refine definitional language so the section reflects a holistic approach that includes bedside intervention and community supports, not only hospital‑based clinical care.

The motion to approve the report was moved by Johanna Schubert and seconded by Deborah; the chair called a voice vote and declared the motion passed after an affirmative response from members. The chair and staff said they were trying to get contract information out by March 1 and expected to post additional materials on the DPH website later in the week.

The commission adjourned and staff said a February meeting date has not yet been set but will be circulated within the next week.