Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 111 - Public Health
Section 184 - Establishment and Maintenance of Bacteriological Laboratories

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XVI - Public Health

Chapter 111 - Public Health

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Duties of Commissioner of Public Health

Section 2a - Co-Operation With Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

Section 2b - Air Pollution Emergencies

Section 2c - Pollution Violations; Orders of Department of Environmental Protection

Section 2d - Massachusetts State Health HIV and Hepatitis Fund; Definitions

Section 2e - Massachusetts State Public Health and Hepatitis Fund; Expenditures

Section 2f - Massachusetts AIDS Advisory Board; Membership

Section 2g - Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund

Section 2h - Prevention and Wellness Advisory Board

Section 2i - Substance Abuse Services Fund

Section 2j - Public Health Grant Trust Fund

Section 3 - Public Health Council; Hearings, Intervention

Section 3a - Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Hospital School; Appointment

Section 4 - Health Districts; District Health Officers; Enforcement of Laws in Districts

Section 4e - Program to Combat Intellectual Disabilities in Children

Section 4f - Advisory Council on Radiation Protection

Section 4g - Epileptics; Program for Care, Treatment and Rehabilitation

Section 4h - Chronic Renal Diseases; Care and Treatment; Agreements

Section 4i - Erythroblastosis Fetalis; Prevention; Rules and Regulations

Section 4j - Multi–disciplinary Medical Review Team; Certification of Nursing Home Care Eligibility

Section 4k - Diethylstilbestrol; Public Information Program; Regional Screening; Annual Report

Section 4l - Advisory Board for Diethylstilbestrol Program

Section 4m - Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C; Needs Assessment; Prevention, Education, Outreach and Surveillance Programs; Annual Report

Section 4m1/2 - Hepatitis C Screening Test or Hepatitis C Diagnostic Test for Persons Born Between 1945 and 1965

Section 4n - Prescription Drugs Outreach and Education Program for Physicians, Pharmacists and Other Health Care Professionals

Section 4o - Appointment of Dental Director; Office of Oral Health; Responsibilities

Section 5 - Powers and Duties of Department

Section 5a - Preparation and Distribution of Antitoxins, Serums, Vaccines and Products Applicable to Prevention and Cure of Diseases

Section 5a1/2 - Emergency Stockpile Trust Fund

Section 5d - Plastic Bags and Film; Rules and Regulations

Section 5e - Application of Chemicals to Control Aquatic Nuisances; Licenses; Rules and Regulations; Violations; Penalties; Applicability of Section

Section 5f - Aquatic Nuisances; Control; Cost Sharing Programs

Section 5g - Water Supply; Treatment Facilities

Section 5i - Laser Equipment; Rules and Regulations; Penalties for Violation

Section 5j - Radiation Treatment; Clinical Precautions

Section 5k - Nuclear Reactors; Monitoring and Surveillance; Charges and Assessments

Section 5l - Radiologic Technologists; Advisory Commission; Licenses

Section 5m - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 5m to 5p

Section 5n - State Radiation Control Agency; Radioactive Hazards of Sources Emitting Ionizing and Nonionizing Radiation

Section 5o - Notices of Violation and Orders; Hearing; Civil Penalties

Section 5p - Use, Manufacture, Production, Transfer, Receipt, Acquisition, Ownership or Possession of Radiation Sources; License or Registration Requirement; Penalties

Section 5q - Mammography Facilities; Rules and Regulations; Licensing; Inspections

Section 5r - Definitions; Distribution and Sale of Household Cleansing Products Containing Phosphorus; Limitations; Violations

Section 5s - Public Bathing Waters; Minimum Sanitation Standards; Testing, Monitoring and Analysis; Regulations

Section 6 - Power to Define Diseases Deemed Dangerous to Public Health; Control and Prevention

Section 6a - Hemophilia; Program for Care and Treatment; Definition

Section 6b - Hemophilia Advisory Committee

Section 6c - Hemophilia Program; Powers and Duties of Department

Section 6d - Advisory Committee for Genetically Handicapped Persons; Investigation and Study; Rules and Regulations

Section 6e - Collection and Report of Data on Law Enforcement-Related Injuries and Deaths

Section 7 - Investigation of Contagious or Infectious Diseases; Notice

Section 8 - Use of Common Drinking Cup or Towel; Rules and Regulations

Section 8a - Poisonous or Corrosive Substances; Disposal or Closures of Containers

Section 8c - Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies by Local Boards; Advice of Commissioner; Election; Discontinuance

Section 9 - Inspectors, Analysts and Chemists; Appointment; Removal; Power and Authority; Interference With

Section 14a - Rheumatic Fever; Treatment of Patients

Section 15 - Services for Division of Animal Health

Section 16 - Unsanitary Condition of Barns, Stables or Enclosures in Which Cattle Are Kept; Report

Section 17 - Disposal of Sewage; Consultation, Advice or Experiments; Hearing; Improvements; Definition

Section 18 - Powers and Duties of District Health Officer

Section 19 - Annual Report of District Health Officer

Section 20 - Inspection of Correctional Institutions and Lockups; Findings and Recommendations; Report

Section 21 - Rules for Living Conditions of Detainees; Enforcement

Section 22 - Approval of Plans for Police Station Houses, Houses of Detention or Lockups; Enforcement

Section 23 - Annual Report of Commissioner of Environmental Protection; Recommendations

Section 24 - Publication of Parts of Annual Report; Manual of Laws

Section 24a - Reduction of Morbidity and Mortality; Establishment of Program; Information and Reports

Section 24b - Birth Information; Statistical Purposes

Section 24e - Comprehensive Family Planning Services; Program Establishment

Section 24h - Managed Care Program Within Community Health Centers

Section 24i - Universal Immunization Program

Section 24j - Medical Respite Services Program

Section 24k - Pediatric Palliative Care Program; Eligibility; Services

Section 24l - Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Initiative

Section 24m - Computerized Immunization Registry

Section 24n - Childhood Vaccine Program;vaccine Purchase Trust Fund; Vaccine Program Advisory Council; Surcharge

Section 25 - Publication of Certificate of Examination or Results of Analyses

Section 25a - Inventory of Health Care Resources and Related Information; Status as Public Record; Reporting Regulations; Publication; Inter-Agency Cooperation; Contracts Authorized

Section 25b - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 25b to 25g

Section 25b1/2 - Expenditure Minimums; Annual Adjustments

Section 25c - Determination of Need for Construction of Health Care Facility or Change in Service of Facility

Section 25c1/2 - Exemption From Determination of Need of Projects Related to Inpatient Services

Section 25d - Financing for Construction of Health Care Facility or Change in Services of Facility; Notice of Intent; Necessity of Application for Determination of Need; Acceptance of Gifts; Governmental Bodies as Applicant; Report

Section 25e - Administrative Appeal to Health Facilities Appeals Board; Hearing; Decision; Judicial Review

Section 25f - Rules and Regulations; Effective Date

Section 25g - Enforcement of Secs. 25c to 25g

Section 25h - Severability of Secs. 25c to 25g; Voidability of Provisions in Violation of Federal Law

Section 25i - Guidelines for the Reduction of Medication Waste in Licensed Facilities

Section 25j - Competent Interpreter Services in Acute-Care Hospitals

Section 25j1/2 - Intervention Prior to Discharge From Acute-Care Hospital or Satellite Emergency Facility to Reduce Risk of Subsequent Harm and Fatality Following Opioid-Related Overdose

Section 25k - Educational Insert Accompanying Sale of Hypodermic Syringes and Needles

Section 25l - Health Care Workforce Center

Section 25m - Healthcare Workforce Advisory Council

Section 25n - Health Care Workforce Loan Repayment Program

Section 25n1/2 - Primary Care Residency Grant Program

Section 25n3/4 - Primary Care Workforce Development and Loan Forgiveness Grant Program

Section 25o - Programs to Protect Safety of Victims of Violence; Guidelines; Dissemination to and Training of Health Care Providers

Section 26 - Boards of Health in Cities; Membership; Appointment; Removal; Compensation

Section 26a - Health Departments in Cities; Commissioners

Section 26b - Commissioner of Health in Cities; Appointment; Removal; Qualifications

Section 26c - Advisory Council of Health in Cities; Members; Qualifications; Appointment; Terms; Removal; Compensation; Meetings; Function

Section 26d - Abolition of Boards of Health in Cities and Towns Upon Qualification of Commissioner

Section 26e - Rules and Regulations for Departments of Health; Assistants and Clerks

Section 26f - List of Hazardous Chemicals in Water Supply; Effects

Section 26g - Septic System Installers; Inspections

Section 27 - Organization of Boards; Appointment of Physician and Clerk; Compensation

Section 27a - Appointment of Health Officer by Two or More Towns; Duties; Compensation; Joint Committee

Section 27b - Regional Health Districts; Regional Board of Health; Powers and Duties; Administration; Organization; Management; Accounts; Rules and Regulations

Section 27c - Reimbursement of Regional Health Districts; Qualification; Formula for Allocation of State Funds for Operating Expenses

Section 27d - Public Health Excellence Program; Definitions; Purpose; Grant Program; Duties

Section 28 - Annual Reports of Boards of Health

Section 29 - Weekly Reports of Deaths From Diseases Dangerous to Public Health

Section 30 - Agents; Appointment; Inspections

Section 31 - Health Regulations; Summary Publication; Hearings; Impact on Farming or Agriculture; Filing Sanitary Codes and Related Rules, Etc.

Section 31a - Permit for Removal or Transportation of Garbage; Application; Exemptions

Section 31b - Rules and Regulations for Removal of Garbage; Penalty

Section 31c - Atmospheric Pollution; Regulation and Control; Publication; Hearings; Penalties; Enforcement; Jurisdiction; Injunction

Section 31d - Privy, Cesspool and Septic Tanks; Disposal of Contents; Investigation of Facilities

Section 31e - Individual Sewage Disposal Systems; Action on Applications

Section 32 - Retention of Cases by Board of Health

Section 33 - Construction and Maintenance of Sanitary Stations

Section 50 - Establishment and Maintenance of Dental, Medical and Health Clinics; Appropriations

Section 51 - Hospitals, Institutions for Care of Unwed Mothers, or Clinics; Licensing

Section 511/2 - Substance Use Disorder Evaluation and Treatment for Acute-Care Hospital or Satellite Emergency Facility Patient Experiencing Opioid-Related Overdose

Section 51a - Out-of-Hospital Dialysis Units; Licensing

Section 51b - Pregnancy Clinics

Section 51c - Applications for Staff Membership or Clinical Privileges; Discrimination

Section 51d - Discrimination by Acute Hospitals Against Medicare Beneficiaries; Discharge Planning

Section 51e - Applications by Clinical Specialists in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing for Staff Membership or Clinical Privileges; Discrimination

Section 51f - Applications by Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers for Staff Membership or Clinical Privileges; Discrimination

Section 51g - Acute-Care Hospitals; Original Licensure Process; Determination of Suitability and Responsibility; Factors

Section 51h - Reporting About Healthcare-Associated Infections and Serious Reportable Events, and Serious Adverse Drug Events; Charges or Reimbursement for Resulting Services Prohibited

Section 51i - Checklists of Care

Section 51j - Limited Services Clinics

Section 51k - Home Health Agency Licensure

Section 52 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 51 to 56

Section 53 - Classification of Hospitals; Rules and Regulations; Dialysis Units; Inspections

Section 53a - Hospitals and In-Patient Clinics to Offer and Perform ''pap Tests''

Section 53b - Physician Staff Privileges; Report of Denial, Restriction, Revocation or Failure to Renew; Liability of Informant; Annual Disciplinary Summary; Penalty

Section 53c - Non-Reusable Syringes; Regulation Advisory Committee

Section 53d - Devises Minimizing Risk of Injury to Health Care Workers From Hypodermic Syringes or Needles; Regulations

Section 53e - Patient and Family Advisory Councils; Establishment

Section 53f - Requests for Additional Assistance for Deteriorating Patients

Section 53g - Entity Certified as Ambulatory Surgical Center for Participation in Medicaid Program Deemed a Clinic for Purposes of Licensure Under Sec. 51.

Section 53h - Contracts With Physicians Affecting Ability to Testify in Administrative or Judicial Hearings

Section 54 - Audit of Medical Records

Section 55 - Advisory Council on the Licensing of Hospitals, Hospital Surveys and Construction Planning

Section 56 - Penalties; Enforcement

Section 57 - Establishment and Maintenance of Tuberculosis Dispensaries; Rules and Regulations; Inspection

Section 57a - Establishment and Maintenance of Cancer Clinics

Section 57b - Establishment and Maintenance of Muscular Dystrophy Clinics

Section 57c - Establishment and Maintenance of Clinics for the Aging

Section 57d - Hospice Programs; Licensure; Limitations

Section 62a - Establishment of Children's Health Camps in Cities and Towns

Section 62b - Commission on Children's Health Camps; Membership; Appointment

Section 62c - Powers and Duties of Commission

Section 62d - Investment by City or Town Treasurer of Money and Securities Received From Commission; Bond

Section 62e - Records; Annual Reports of Receipts and Disbursements

Section 62f - Formation of Union Children's Health Camp District by Two or More Cities or Towns; Management; Commission; Membership

Section 62g - Location and Construction Plans for Health Camp; Approval; Inspection

Section 62h - Contracts for Care and Treatment of Children as Compliance With Secs. 62a to 62g

Section 62i - Hospital School and Hospital for State Minor Wards; General Supervision

Section 62j - Purpose of School; Children From Other States; Inpatient or Outpatient Services

Section 62k - Trustees; Corporation; Additional Powers and Duties; Grants; Devises; Gifts; Trusts

Section 62l - Administration of School; Appointment of Personnel; Expenses

Section 62m - Admissions; Applications; Discharges; Tuition

Section 62n - Inspection of Schools; Report; Audit

Section 62o - Accounts and Books of Treasurer; Inspection by Trustees

Section 62p - Construction and Maintenance of Hospital for State Minor Wards

Section 62q - Powers and Duties of Trustees; Management; Admissions; Approval

Section 62r - Use of Land, Buildings and Farm Products by Hospital School and Hospital for State Minor Wards

Section 62s - Assignment of State Minor Wards to Hospital; Approval

Section 63 - Supervision and Control by Commissioner

Section 63a - Admissions to Hospital

Section 63b - Medicare Program Billings; Commissioner's Report

Section 64 - Annual Inventory; Report; Audit

Section 64a - Cushing Hospital; General Supervision by Department

Section 64b - Chronic Care Hospital; Services Provided; Research on Aging

Section 64c - Board of Trustees

Section 64d - Corporation; Investments

Section 64e - Administration of Hospital; General Trust Fund

Section 64f - Projected Revenue and Disbursement Schedule of General Trust Fund

Section 64g - Establishment of Other Trust Funds; Assent to Federal Laws; Contracts and Agreements

Section 64h - Rules and Regulations

Section 64i - Staff Members Employees of Commonwealth

Section 64j - Delegation of Authority by Trustees

Section 64k - Deposit of Patient or Resident Funds; Disposition of Unclaimed Deposits or Personal Property; Registration and Regulation of Fiduciaries

Section 64l - Superintendent; Subordinate Officers and Employees

Section 64m - Care Center

Section 65a - Admission to Lakeville Hospital

Section 65c - Patients' Funds; Deposit

Section 65d - Patients' Funds; Disposition of Unclaimed Deposits

Section 67 - Gifts or Bequests

Section 67a - Notice of Birth of Infant Weighing 2500 Grams or Less or With High Risk Problem; Annual Reporting on Status of Premature and High Risk Infants

Section 67c - Programs and Payment of Expenses for Care of Premature and Other High Risk Infants; Procedures for Hospital Discharge and Follow Up Care; Reporting on Causes and Incidence of Re-Hospitalizations

Section 67e - Children Born With Congenital Anomaly, Birth Defect, Birth Injury or an Intellectual Disability; Reports

Section 67f - Newborn Hearing Screening Tests

Section 67g - Audiometric Testing of Children; Costs

Section 67h - Literature on Hearing Impairments

Section 69e - Inpatient and Outpatient Services; Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment Center; Admissions Policy

Section 69f - Notice of Admission of Needy Person

Section 69g - Effect of Notice of Admission of Needy Person

Section 69h - Charges for Support; Rate

Section 69i - Liability for Charges for Support; Assessment; Proceedings; Written Statements

Section 69j - Operation of Concessions

Section 69k - Patients Eligible for Federal Veterans' Benefits

Section 69l - Vehicles; Moving and Parking Rules; Violations

Section 70 - Records of Hospitals or Clinics; Custody; Inspection; Copies; Fees

Section 70a - Hospital Lien; Creation; Priority; Application

Section 70b - Notice of Lien

Section 70c - Settlement Disregarding Hospital Lien; Effect; Limitation of Action

Section 70d - Itemized Statement of Charges; Effect of Failure to Furnish

Section 70e - Patients' and Residents' Rights

Section 70f - HIV Test; Informed Consent; Disclosure of Results or Identity of Subject of Test

Section 70g - Genetic Information and Reports Protected as Private Information; Prior Written Consent for Genetic Testing

Section 70h - Down Syndrome; Information Provided to Parents Upon Positive Prenatal Test Result or Postnatal Diagnosis

Section 71 - Licensing of Convalescent and Nursing Homes, Infirmaries, Etc.

Section 71a1/2 - Deposit of Inpatient or Resident Funds

Section 71c - Minimum Safety and Quality of Services Standards for Dementia Special Care Units; Compliance by Providers of Specialized Services or Programming Licensed Under Sec. 71; Training

Section 72 - Classification of Convalescent and Nursing Homes, Infirmaries, etc.; Rules and Regulations; Inspections; Records of Violations; Jurisdiction

Section 72c - Convalescent or Nursing Homes; Lighting and Ventilation

Section 72d - Nursing Homes, etc.; Telephone Access

Section 72e - Convalescent and Nursing Homes; Notice of Violations; Plan of Correction; Penalties; Enforcement

Section 72f - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 72f to 72l

Section 72g - Reports of Abuse of Patients

Section 72h - Duties of Department

Section 72i - Filing of Reports; Confidentiality

Section 72j - Registry; Establishment; Documented Findings of Patient or Resident Abuse

Section 72k - Definitions; Civil Penalties; Recovery by Attorney General

Section 72l - Abuse by Licensed or Registered Professional; Any Necessary Disciplinary Action Including Suspension or Revocation of License

Section 72l1/2 - Immunity From Liability as Result of Compliance With Secs. 72f to 72l

Section 72m - Appointment of Receiver; Emergency; Definition

Section 72n - Action to Appoint Receiver; Hearing; List of Persons; Purpose of Receivership; Stay of Actions

Section 72o - Authority of Receiver; Duties; Closure of Facility; Repairs; Financial Assistance

Section 72p - Leases, Mortgages or Secured Transactions; Avoidance; Setting of Rental or Interest Rate; Hearing; Foreclosure

Section 72q - Compensation of Receiver; Bond; Lien; Recoupment of Commonwealth Expenditures

Section 72r - Termination of Receivership

Section 72s - Actions Against Receiver; Liability

Section 72t - Effect of Appointment; Violation of Regulations

Section 72u - Rules and Regulations

Section 72v - Nursing Homes, etc.; Storage Space for Residents

Section 72w - Nurses' Aide Training

Section 72x - Nursing Homes; No Smoking Areas; Use of Tobacco Products Prohibited

Section 72y - Nursing Pool Registrations

Section 72z - Licensed Skilled Nursing Facilities; Intermediate Care Facilities; Family Councils

Section 72aa - Informational Document Containing Laws and Regulations; Distribution by Long-Term Care Facilities

Section 72bb - Administering of Psychotropic Medication by Nursing Home, Rest Home or Other Long-Term Care Facility; Informed Consent

Section 73 - Penalties

Section 73a - Facilities Operated by and for Persons Who Rely Exclusively Upon Treatment by Spiritual Means Through Prayer for Healing

Section 73b - Facilities Operated by Roman Catholic Church

Section 74 - Appropriation of Money for Maintenance of Free Bed in Hospital

Section 75 - Unlawful Use of Buildings for Hospitals

Section 77 - Department; Duty to Provide Care and Treatment of Tuberculosis Patients

Section 78 - Utilization of County Institutions; Contracts; Notice of Discontinuance; Payments; Regulations

Section 78a - Hospital Care of Persons Suffering From Chronic Diseases; Admission; Cost

Section 79 - Admissions, Transfers and Discharges of Tuberculous Patients; Supervision; Rates of Charges

Section 80 - Payments for Care by Cities, Towns or Able Patients; Definitions; Classifications; Appeals

Section 81 - Programs of Control and Eradication of Tuberculosis; Responsibility

Section 81a - Use of Intradermal Tuberculin Tests to Show Freedom From Tuberculosis

Section 82 - Operation of Hospitals by County Commissioners or Trustees

Section 83 - County or Municipal Tuberculosis Institutions; Conveyance to Commonwealth

Section 83a - Indemnity Insurance for Officers and Employees of Hospital

Section 83b - Authority to Raise and Expend Money for Tuberculosis Hospital; Borrowing; Notes; Apportionment of Costs

Section 85 - Maintenance of County Tuberculosis Hospitals; Apportionment of Costs and Expenses

Section 85a - Maintenance, Operation and Repair of Hospitals; Apportionment; Expenditures

Section 86 - Acquisition of Land

Section 87 - County Commissioners as Trustees of Institutions

Section 88 - Conversion of Hospitals Into Chronic Disease Hospitals or Homes for the Aged

Section 91 - Exemptions; Size of Cities and Towns; Change; Cities and Towns to Become Part of District; Proportionate Payment of Costs

Section 91c - Diseases of Chest; Use of Facilities for Treatment; Rules and Regulations

Section 92 - Construction and Maintenance of Isolation Hospitals; Approval

Section 93 - Regulation of Persons Approaching Isolation Hospital

Section 94 - Receiving Persons From Adjoining Towns

Section 94a - Certification of Non-Hospitalized Persons Afflicted With Active Tuberculosis; Examination; Transportation; Release

Section 94b - Detention of Patient at Sanatorium; Petition; Transfer to Tuberculosis Treatment Center; Release

Section 94c - Court Commitment to Tuberculosis Treatment Center; Procedure; Notice; Hearing

Section 94d - Tuberculosis Treatment Center; Establishment; Supervision

Section 94e - Financial Responsibility for Treatment of Patients; Residence

Section 94f - Discharge From Treatment Center; Declassification; Transfer

Section 94g - Petition for Release; Order of Release

Section 94h - Regulations Concerning Content of Certification; Minimum Standards

Section 95 - Powers and Duties of Boards in Cases of Infectious Diseases

Section 96 - Warrants to Remove Persons Infected With Dangerous Disease

Section 96a - Transportation of Person Infected With Dangerous Disease to Another Town

Section 97 - Removal of Patient From Home Where Patient Cannot Be Isolated

Section 98 - Permits for Removal of Infected Articles or Sick Persons

Section 99 - Warrant to Secure Infected Articles; Application

Section 100 - Warrant to Take Houses for Safe Keeping of Infected Articles

Section 101 - Execution of Warrant; Breaking Open Houses

Section 102 - Payment of Expenses in Purifying Infected Articles

Section 103 - Compensation for Houses and Stores Impressed

Section 104 - Prevention of Spread of Infection; Public Notice; Removal

Section 105 - Violation of Regulations

Section 106 - Travelers From Infected Places Outside Commonwealth; License

Section 107 - Transportation of Infected Dead Bodies; Rules and Regulations

Section 108 - Removal of Sick Prisoners

Section 109 - Notice of Householder That Person in Family or House Is Infected With Dangerous Disease

Section 109a - Treatment of Infants' Eyes at Time of Birth

Section 110 - Report of Diseases of the Eyes of Infants

Section 110a - Tests of Newborn Children for Treatable Disorders or Diseases

Section 110b - Reyes Syndrome Treatment or Examination; Reports

Section 110c - Congenital Heart Defects Screenings for Newborns Through Pulse Oximetry Testing or Other Testing; Regulations; Development of Protocols

Section 111 - Notice to Board of Health That Persons Infected With Dangerous Diseases; Application of Section

Section 111a - Cerebral Palsy; Reports

Section 111b - Malignant Disease and Benign Brain-Related Tumor Registry; Reports

Section 111c - Unprotected Exposure Capable of Transmitting Infectious Disease; Standardized Trip Form

Section 112 - Notice by Local Board to Department

Section 113 - Records of Reports of Dangerous Diseases; Notice

Section 114 - Forfeiture of Claim

Section 115 - Recovery of Expenses

Section 116 - Payment of Reasonable Expenses; Chronically Nonresident Person Defined

Section 116a - Hospitalization of Persons Suffering From Chronic Rheumatism; Rules and Regulations

Section 117 - Establishment and Maintenance of Clinics for Treatment of Venereal Diseases; Examinations; Minors

Section 118 - Discrimination Against Treatment of Venereal Diseases

Section 119 - Records Pertaining to Venereal Diseases

Section 121 - Treatment of Venereal Diseases or Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Public Charitable or Penal Institutions; Expenses

Section 121a - Serological Test for Syphilis of Pregnant Women

Section 121b - Prescription and Distribution of Drugs to Treat Chlamydia in Unexamined Sexual Partners of Patients

Section 122 - Regulations Relative to Nuisances; Examinations

Section 122a - Regulation of Domestic Water Supply; Powers of Board of Health; Penalties

Section 123 - Abatement of Nuisance by Owner; Penalty

Section 124 - Service of Order for Abatement

Section 125 - Removal of Nuisance by Board

Section 125a - Review of Order Adjudging the Operation of a Farm to Be a Nuisance

Section 126 - Location of Privy Vaults

Section 127 - Regulations Relative to House Drainage

Section 127a - State Sanitary Code; Adoption; Enforcement; Jurisdiction; Speedy Trial

Section 127a1/2 - Requirement of Personal Flotation Devices for Municipal and Recreational Programs and Camps for Minor Children; Determination of Swimming Ability

Section 127b - Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation; Order to Vacate or to Abate Nuisance; Removal of Occupants; Demolition Expense, Lien; Inspection Reports; Code Violations; Notices; Enforcement Proceedings, Jurisdiction; Appeal

Section 127b1/2 - Petition for Agreement to Remove Underground Fuel Storage Tank, Media Contaminated by Home Heating Oil or Lead Paint, or to Provide Proper Service by a Septic System; Costs; Authority to Evict

Section 127c - Petition for Violation of Sanitary Code; Requisites

Section 127d - Entry Fee; Notice Upon Offending Owner

Section 127e - Copy of Report of Investigation; Admissibility in Evidence

Section 127f - Court Order Regarding Rental Payments; Disbursement of Funds; Receiver

Section 127g - Removal From District to Superior or Housing Court; Transmittal of Rents and Removal Fees

Section 127i - Enforcement of Sanitary Code; Remedies; Receiver

Section 127j - Petition by Receiver to Apply for Financial Assistance; Notice and Hearing; Financial Assistance; Lien

Section 127k - Agreement to Waive Enforcement of Sanitary Code; Validity

Section 127l - Repairs by Tenants of Residential Premises to Cure Violations; Reimbursement for Cost

Section 127n - Actions by Tenants Against Owners of Residential Premises; Joinder of Certain Other Persons as Parties; Liability; Exception

Section 127o - Conveyance of Real Estate With Intent to Evade Nuisance Provisions; Penalty

Section 127p - Land Covered by Subdivision Plan; Application of State Environmental Code

Section 128a - Filling of Sites of Demolished or Removed Buildings

Section 128g - Farm Labor Camps; Inspection; Certificate; Complaints

Section 128h - Migrant Workers; Educational and Recreational Opportunities; Locomotion; Visitation Rights; Regulations; Injunctive Relief

Section 129 - Removal or Destruction of Nuisance on Conviction of Owner

Section 130 - Enjoining Nuisance

Section 131 - Compulsory Examination of Premises; Complaint; Warrant

Section 142a - Pollution or Contamination of Atmosphere; Prevention; Regulations; Violation; Enforcement

Section 142b - Metropolitan Air Pollution Control District; Establishment; Composition; Powers of Department of Environmental Protection

Section 142c - Other Air Pollution Control Districts; Formation

Section 142d - Air Pollution Control Districts; Standards and Plans for Implementation; Establishment; Periodic Review; Amendment; Compliance With Minimum Federal Standards

Section 142e - Air Pollution; Preventing and Controlling by Departments, Agencies, Commissions, Authorities and Political Subdivisions

Section 142f - Discharging Excess Fuel From Aircraft Into Atmosphere; Penalty; Definitions

Section 142g - Burning of Christmas Trees Restricted

Section 142h - Ceremonial Bonfires Restricted; Permits

Section 142i - Bonfires From July 2 to July 6 Authorized

Section 142k - Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards; Late Models

Section 142l - Agricultural Burning

Section 142m - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Repair; Definitions; Rules and Regulations; Inspection Facilities; Waivers; Quality Assurance Program; Violations

Section 142n - Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generation Facilities; Uniform Performance Standards

Section 142o - Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Facilities; Stage Ii Vapor Recovery Systems; Operation and Standards

Section 143 - Trade or Employment Attended With Noisome and Injurious Odors; Assignment of Places; Prohibition; Appeal

Section 144 - Revocation of Location Assignment; Removal of Nuisance

Section 145 - Damages

Section 146 - Orders of Prohibition; Service

Section 147 - Appeal From Order; Notice; Trial

Section 148 - Exercise of Trade or Employment During Pendency of Proceedings

Section 149 - Verdict; Effect

Section 150 - Damages and Costs

Section 150a - Solid Waste Disposal Facilities; Maintenance and Operation; Applications for Site Assignment

Section 150a1/2 - Standards and Criteria for Siting of Facilities; Rules and Regulations

Section 150b - Establishment of Facility Site

Section 151 - Slaughter Houses; Regulation; Public Hearing; Application of Section

Section 152 - Use or Occupation of Buildings or Premises for Carrying on Offensive Trades or Occupations

Section 153 - Restraint of Unauthorized Occupancy, Use or Extension of Building or Premises Occupied or Used for Offensive Trades or Occupations

Section 154 - Killing or Rendering of Horses; Licenses; Application; Notice to Director of Animal Health; Fees

Section 155 - Licensing of Stables in Cities and Large Towns; Fees

Section 156 - Stables in Vicinity of Churches

Section 157 - Penalty for Violation of Secs. 155 and 156

Section 158 - Licensing of Stables in Small Towns; Fees; Restraint of Erection, Occupancy or Use of Stables

Section 159 - Supervision of Inland Waters

Section 160 - Examination of Water Supply; Assistance to Cities, Towns and Districts for Groundwater Aquifers and Recharge Areas

Section 160a - Cross Connections Between Distribution System of Public Water Supply and Distribution System of Unapproved Water Supply; Certification for Inspection and Testing of Backflow Prevention Devices

Section 160b - Water Quality Violations; Orders of Department of Environmental Quality Engineering; Enforcement

Section 160c - Home Water Treatment Devices; Definitions Applicable to Secs. 160b to 160g

Section 160d - Analysis of Drinking Water; Disclosure Form

Section 160e - Analysis of Drinking Water by Uncertified Person; Penalty

Section 160f - Misrepresentations; Sale of Home Water Treatment Devices

Section 160g - Enforcement of Secs. 160c to 160f

Section 162 - Removal of Causes of Pollution; Petition; Hearing; Notice; Damages; Violation of Order

Section 163 - Appeal

Section 164 - Enforcement of Orders, Rules and Regulations

Section 165 - Entry on Premises; Compensation of Agents; Apportionment

Section 167 - Protection of Sources of Water Supply

Section 168 - Prescriptive Rights of Drainage; Application of Sec. 167

Section 169 - Injunction Against Pollution of Water Supply

Section 170 - Willful Defilement or Corruption of Spring or Source of Water

Section 171 - Wilful Deposit of Excrement or Foul Matter Into Water Supply; Bathing in Water Supply

Section 173a - Police Employed to Protect Water Supply; Powers and Duties

Section 173b - Entry Upon Premises Within Water Shed of Source of Water Supply

Section 174 - Driving Animal on Ice of Pond or Stream Used for Domestic Water Supply

Section 174a - Prevention of Defilement of Domestic Water Supply by Gulls or Terns

Section 175 - Protection of Charles River From Pollution

Section 181 - Enforcement of Vaccination of Inhabitants of Towns

Section 182 - Vaccination of Inmates of Institutions Supported by Aid of Commonwealth

Section 183 - Exemptions From Vaccination Requirement

Section 184 - Establishment and Maintenance of Bacteriological Laboratories

Section 184a - Certificates of Approval Relative to Bacteriological Laboratories; Rules and Regulations; Renewals; Fees

Section 184b - Blood Banks

Section 184c - Donation of Blood by Minors

Section 185 - Disinfecting Public Mutoscopes and Other Apparatus

Section 185a - Rules of Instruction, Test Cards and Other Appliances

Section 186 - Public Use of Machines Requiring Application of Lips

Section 186a - Shoe-Fitting Machines; Restrictions on Use; Penalty

Section 186b - Sale of ''flammable'' Fabric or Related Material to Be Used for Children's Sleepwear; Penalties

Section 187 - Enforcement of Chapter

Section 188 - Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures

Section 189 - Application of Chapter to Cities

Section 189a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 189a to 199b

Section 190 - Program for the Prevention, Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lead Poisoning; Lead Poisoning Control Director; Advisory Committee

Section 191 - Reports of Lead Poisoning; Notifications to Agencies; Records

Section 192 - Lead Poisoning Educational and Publicity Program

Section 192a - Field Testing and Approval of New Methods of Removing Paint and Other Materials Containing Lead

Section 192b - Preparation of Educational Materials

Section 193 - Lead Poisoning Early Identification Program; Examination and Reports

Section 194 - Detection of Sources of Lead Poisoning; Inspection; Search Warrant; Notice; Examination of Children; Reports; Records

Section 195 - State Laboratory for Lead and Lead Poisoning Detection; Specimen Analysis; Fee; Report as Prima Facie Evidence

Section 196 - Prohibited Acts Relating to Lead-Based Paint, Glaze or Other Substance; Punishment; Embargo of Personal Property

Section 197 - Duty of Residential Premises Owners; Interim Control Measures; Abatement or Containment of Paint, Plaster or Other Accessible Structural Material Containing Lead

Section 197a - Notice to Prospective Purchasers of Premises of Hazards of Lead in Premises; Forms; Letter of Compliance; Civil Penalty

Section 197b - Lead Paint Inspectors; Deleaders; Licensure

Section 197c - Child Exhibiting Dangerous Blood Lead Level After Issuance of Letters of Compliance or Interim Control; Liability

Section 197d - Secured Lenders; Liability

Section 197e - Lead Abatement Loan Program

Section 198 - Violations of State Sanitary Code; Enforcement

Section 199 - Liability of Owner of Premises; Punitive Damages

Section 199a - Unlawful Practices in Selling, Renting, or Leasing Premises Containing Lead in Paint, Plaster or Materials

Section 199b - Exemptions From Secs. 189a to 199a

Section 201 - First Aid Training of Emergency Personnel, Including Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Standards; Refresher Course; Coordination by Department; Personnel Excepted

Section 202 - Fetal Deaths; Reports; Confidentiality; Disposition of Remains; Violations; Forms

Section 203 - Health Care Provider Misconduct; Medical Peer Review

Section 204 - Confidentiality of Medical Peer Review Committee Proceedings, Reports and Records; Exceptions; Immunity

Section 205 - Information and Records Necessary to Comply With Risk Management and Quality Assurance Programs; Confidentiality; Definitions

Section 206 - Program to Reduce Incidence of Mortality and Morbidity From Accidents and Diseases; Risk Factors; Wellness Programs

Section 206a - Seal of Approval for Wellness Programs Implemented by Businesses

Section 207 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 208 to 214

Section 208 - Tanning Facilities; Licenses; Necessity; Expiration; Fees; Inspection of Tanning Facilities; Violations; Revocation; Appeals

Section 209 - Tanning Facilities; Statement of Warning and Notice; Posting; Form; Acknowledgment by Customer

Section 210 - Tanning Facilities; Presence of Operators; Protective Eyewear Required; Limitation of Exposure and Temperature

Section 211 - Use of Tanning Device by Minors

Section 212 - Tanning Facilities; Promotional Material; Liability Not Affected by Warnings; Report of Injuries

Section 213 - Access to Tanning Facilities for Inspections; Rules and Regulations; Phototherapy Devices Excluded

Section 214 - Violations; Fines

Section 215 - Needle Exchange Programs; Approval; Report

Section 216 - Fragrance Advertising Inserts; Microencapsulated Fragrance; Penalty

Section 218 - Guidelines for Human Leukocyte or Histocompatibility Locus Antigen Testing

Section 219 - Meningitis Immunization Awareness

Section 220 - Multidisciplinary Advisory Board; Training and Examination of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

Section 220a - Prevention of the Practice of Female Genital Mutilation

Section 221 - Breastfeeding in a Public Place

Section 222 - Interscholastic Athletic Head Injury Safety Training Program; Written Authorization Required for Participation in Extracurricular Athletic Activity Following Unconsciousness or Diagnosis of Concussion; Maintenance of Records Showing Com...

Section 223 - Nutritional Standards for Sale or Provision of Foods or Beverages in Public Schools; School Wellness Advisory Committees; Food Safety Inspections at Public Schools

Section 224 - Commission on Falls Prevention; Members; Duties

Section 225 - Presenting Claim for Payment for Anatomic Pathology Services

Section 226 - Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Prohibited; Exception for Emergency Situations

Section 227 - Palliative Care and End-of-Life Options; Distribution of Information Regarding Availability

Section 228 - Allowed Amount; Advance Disclosure of Allowed Amount or Charge for Admission, Procedure or Service; Referrals; Nonparticipation in Plan; Penalties

Section 229 - Distribution of Information Regarding Benefits of Annual Immunization Against Influenza for Children

Section 230 - Folic Acid Awareness Initiative

Section 231 - Limitation on Patient Assignments per Nurse in Intensive Care Units; Development and Certification of Acuity Tool

Section 232 - Collection, Recording and Analyzation of Data on Suicides in the Commonwealth; Annual Report

Section 233 - Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council

Section 234 - Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program

Section 235 - Surgical Technologists; Standards and Requisites for Employment; Waiver

Section 236 - Nondiscrimination in Access to Organ Transplantation

Section 237 - Analysis of Population Health Trends; Opiate Overdoses

Section 238 - Promoting Awareness of Reproductive Health Care Facilities in the Commonwealth

Section 239 - Promulgation of Regulations Regarding the Advertisement and Sale of Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems

Section 240 - Reimbursement for Travel and Ancillary Costs for Cancer Clinical Trials

Section 241 - Rare Disease Advisory Council; Membership; Duties; Funding; Reports

Section 242 - Advisory Council on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder; Membership and Terms; Annual Report; Cooperation From State Agencies; Funding

Section 243 - Parkinson's Disease Registry