Massachusetts General Laws
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 17 - Department of Public Health

Section 1 - Composition of Department - Section 1. There shall be a department of public health,...

Section 2 - Commissioner; Qualifications; Appointment and Term; Salary - Section 2. At the time of appointment, the commissioner shall...

Section 2a - Powers of Commissioner Upon Declaration of Emergency - Section 2A. Upon declaration by the governor that an emergency...

Section 3 - Public Health Council - Section 3. (a) There shall be a public health council...

Section 4 - Other Divisions; Directors; Civil Service - Section 4. There shall be in the department a division...

Section 4a - Poison Information and Control Center - Section 4A. There shall be in the department a poison...

Section 5 - Deputy Commissioners - Section 5. The commissioner may, with the approval of the...

Section 6 - Assistant Directors, Treasurers, Superintendents, Inspectors and Other Employees - Section 6. The commissioner may, with the approval of the...

Section 6a - Training Programs for Residents in Medical Specialties; Fellowships - Section 6A. Under the supervision of the commissioner, superintendents of...

Section 6b - Hearings Officer - Section 6B. The commissioner shall appoint a hearings officer who...

Section 7 - District Health Officers - Section 7. The commissioner, with the approval of the public...

Section 7a - Public Health Officers; Eligibility; Salaries - Section 7A. The commissioner, with the approval of the secretary...

Section 11 - Commission on Hypertension - Section 11. There shall be in the department, but in...

Section 13 - Drug Formulary Commission - Section 13. (a) There shall be in the department a...

Section 15 - Advisory Council on Organ and Tissue Transplants and Donations - Section 15. (a) There shall be an advisory council on...

Section 16 - Office of Violence Prevention; Duties - Section 16. There shall be in the department an office...

Section 17 - Advisory Council on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes; Members; Duties - Section 17. There shall be an advisory council on quality...

Section 18 - Bureau of Substance Addiction Services; Telephone Helpline; Website - Section 18. (a) There shall be a bureau of substance...

Section 18a - Voluntary Training and Accreditation Program for Operators of Alcohol and Drug Free Housing - Section 18A. (a) As used in this section, the following...

Section 19 - Regulations Relative to Coordination of Care and Management; Discharge Planning for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs - Section 19. The department shall promulgate regulations relative to coordination...

Section 20 - Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance Fund - Section 20. There shall be established and placed within the...

Section 21 - Promulgation of Regulations Relative to Patient Access to Hospital Emergency Rooms or Departments Requiring Hospitals to Meet Minimum Criteria and Standards That Ensure Safe, Timely and Accessible Patient Access to Hospital Emergency Roo... - Section 21. The department of public health shall promulgate regulations...