Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 19 - Department of Mental Health
Section 5 - Legal Counsel

Section 5. The commissioner shall appoint a member of the Massachusetts bar to serve as legal counsel to the commissioner. Such legal counsel shall devote full time to his duties. Such legal counsel shall have been a member of the bar for not less than six years and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of law.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth

Chapter 19 - Department of Mental Health

Section 1 - Creation; Powers of Department and Commissioner; Safety Symposium

Section 2 - Commissioner; Appointment; Qualifications; Appointments by Commissioner; Report; Salary

Section 3 - Deputy Commissioner; Appointment; Duties; Qualifications

Section 4 - Assistant, Deputy or Associate Commissioners; Appointment; Duties; Qualifications

Section 5 - Legal Counsel

Section 6 - Program for Training of Residents in Psychiatry and Other Professional Disciplines

Section 7 - State Facilities Under Department Control; Admission

Section 8 - Superintendents or Directors; Vacancies; Appointments; Qualifications; Officers

Section 8a - Boards of Trustees for Taunton State Hospital and Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital

Section 10 - Crimes Committed by or Upon Persons on Facility Premises or Persons in Care of Facility

Section 11 - Mental Health Advisory Council

Section 11a - Disclosure of Financial Interest in Department Contracts by Human Rights Advisory Committee Members

Section 12 - Community Mental Health Services

Section 13 - Community Mental Health Area Directors

Section 14 - Community Mental Health Area Boards

Section 15 - Duties and Powers of Area Boards

Section 16 - Development and Maintenance of Community Mental Health Services

Section 16a - Program to Provide Remote Mental Health Consultations

Section 17 - Area Advisory Committees

Section 18 - Rules and Regulations

Section 19 - Inpatient Psychiatric, Residential or Day Care Services; Licenses

Section 20 - Mental Health Facility Employees; Civil Service Exemption

Section 21 - Interagency Agreements With Developmental Services Department

Section 22 - Consultation of Commissioner for Behavioral Health Services for Children

Section 23 - Children's Behavioral Research Center; Powers and Duties; Annual Report

Section 24 - Notification of Parent or Guardian of Child Receiving Inpatient Psychiatric Services

Section 25 - Center for Responsive Training in Crisis Intervention