Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 17 - Department of Public Health
Section 7 - District Health Officers

Section 7. The commissioner, with the approval of the public health council, shall appoint a district health officer for each health district provided in section four of chapter one hundred and eleven. Such officers shall be graduates of incorporated medical schools, admitted to practice in the commonwealth, or shall have had at least five years' experience in public health duties and sanitary science, shall give their entire time to the performance of their duties, and shall be subject to chapter thirty-one.

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...