Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 17 - Department of Public Health
Section 6a - Training Programs for Residents in Medical Specialties; Fellowships

Section 6A. Under the supervision of the commissioner, superintendents of hospitals under the control and supervision of the department may establish programs for the training of residents in medicine, and in such other specialties and subspecialties of medicine as he may deem necessary. The persons undergoing such training shall be designated as fellows and shall be eligible for training grants from the commonwealth, which grants shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter sixty-two. Recipients of said grants shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one and shall not be deemed to be employees of the commonwealth. Approval of said training program by the personnel administrator shall be required in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-eight of chapter seven.

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Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth

Chapter 17 - Department of Public Health

Section 1 - Composition of Department

Section 2 - Commissioner; Qualifications; Appointment and Term; Salary

Section 2a - Powers of Commissioner Upon Declaration of Emergency

Section 3 - Public Health Council

Section 4 - Other Divisions; Directors; Civil Service

Section 4a - Poison Information and Control Center

Section 5 - Deputy Commissioners

Section 6 - Assistant Directors, Treasurers, Superintendents, Inspectors and Other Employees

Section 6a - Training Programs for Residents in Medical Specialties; Fellowships

Section 6b - Hearings Officer

Section 7 - District Health Officers

Section 7a - Public Health Officers; Eligibility; Salaries

Section 11 - Commission on Hypertension

Section 13 - Drug Formulary Commission

Section 15 - Advisory Council on Organ and Tissue Transplants and Donations

Section 16 - Office of Violence Prevention; Duties

Section 17 - Advisory Council on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes; Members; Duties

Section 18 - Bureau of Substance Addiction Services; Telephone Helpline; Website

Section 18a - Voluntary Training and Accreditation Program for Operators of Alcohol and Drug Free Housing

Section 19 - Regulations Relative to Coordination of Care and Management; Discharge Planning for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs

Section 20 - Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance Fund

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...