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Massachusetts General Laws > Part I > Title XV > Chapter 111 - Public Health


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§ 26Boards of health in cities; membership; appointment; removal; compensation
§ 26AHealth departments in cities; commissioners
§ 26BCommissioner of health in cities; appointment; removal; qualifications
§ 26CAdvisory council of health in cities; members; qualifications; appointment; terms; removal; compensation; meetings; function
§ 26DAbolition of boards of health in cities and towns upon qualification of commissioner
§ 26ERules and regulations for departments of health; assistants and clerks
§ 26FList of hazardous chemicals in water supply; effects
§ 26GSeptic system installers; inspections
§ 27Organization of boards; appointment of physician and clerk; compensation
§ 27AAppointment of health officer by two or more towns; duties; compensation; joint committee
§ 27BRegional health districts; regional board of health; powers and duties; administration; organization; management; accounts; rules and regulations
§ 27CRegional health districts; reimbursement; qualification; statement
§ 28Annual reports
§ 29Weekly reports of deaths from diseases dangerous to public health
§ 30Agents; appointment; inspections
§ 31Health regulations; summary publication; hearings; filing sanitary codes and related rules, etc
§ 31APermit for removal or transportation of garbage; application; exemptions
§ 31BRules and regulations for removal of garbage; penalty
§ 31CAtmospheric pollution; regulation and control; publication; hearings; penalties; enforcement
§ 31DPrivy, cesspool and septic tanks; disposal of contents; investigation of facilities
§ 31EIndividual sewage disposal systems; action on applications
§ 32Retention of cases by board of health
§ 33Construction and maintenance of sanitary stations
§ 50Establishment and maintenance of dental, medical and health clinics; appropriations
§ 51Hospitals, institutions for unwed mothers, or clinics; licensing
§ 51AOut-of-hospital dialysis units; licensing
§ 51BPregnancy clinics
§ 51CApplications for staff membership or clinical privileges; discrimination
§ 51DDiscrimination by acute hospitals against medicare beneficiaries; discharge planning
§ 51EApplications by clinical specialists in psychiatric and mental health nursing for staff membership or clinical privileges; discrimination
§ 51FApplications by licensed independent clinical social workers for staff membership or clinical privileges; discrimination
§ 51GAcute-care hospitals; original licensure process; determination of suitability and responsibility; factors
§ 52Definitions applicable to secs. 51—56, inclusive
§ 53Classification of hospitals; rules and regulations; inspections
§ 53AHospitals and in-patient clinics to offer and perform "Pap tests"
§ 53BPhysician staff privileges; report of denial, restriction, revocation or failure to renew; liability of informant; annual disciplinary summary; penalty
§ 53CNon-reusable syringes; regulations
§ 54Audit of medical records
§ 55Advisory council
§ 56Penalties; enforcement
§ 57Establishment and maintenance of tuberculosis dispensaries; rules and regulations; inspection
§ 57AEstablishment and maintenance of cancer clinics
§ 57BEstablishment and maintenance of muscular dystrophy clinics
§ 57CEstablishment and maintenance of clinics for the aging
§ 57DHospice programs
§ 62AEstablishment of children's health camps in cities and towns
§ 62BCommission on children's health camps; membership; appointment
§ 62CPowers and duties of commission
§ 62DInvestment by city or town treasurer of money and securities received from commission; bond
§ 62ERecords; annual reports of receipts and disbursements
§ 62FFormation of union children's health camp district by two or more cities or towns; management; commission; membership
§ 62GLocation and construction plans for health camp; approval; inspection
§ 62HContracts for care and treatment of children as compliance with secs. 62A—62G
§ 62IHospital school and hospital for state minor wards; general supervision
§ 62JPurpose of school; children from other states; inpatient or outpatient services
§ 62KTrustees; corporation; additional powers and duties; grants; devises; gifts; trusts
§ 62LAdministration of school; appointment of personnel; expenses
§ 62MAdmissions; applications; discharges; tuition
§ 62NInspection of schools; report; audit
§ 62OAccounts and books of treasurer; inspection by trustees
§ 62PConstruction and maintenance of hospital for state minor wards
§ 62QPowers and duties of trustees; management; admissions; approval
§ 62RUse of land, buildings and farm products by hospital school and hospital for state minor wards
§ 62SAssignment of state minor wards to hospital; approval
§ 63Supervision and control of state hospitals by commissioner
§ 63AAdmissions to hospital
§ 63BMedicare program billings; commissioner's report
§ 64Annual inventory; report; audit
§ 64ACushing hospital; general supervision by department
§ 64BChronic care hospital; services provided; research on aging
§ 64CBoard of trustees
§ 64DCorporation; investments
§ 64EAdministration of hospital; general trust fund
§ 64FProjected revenue and disbursement schedule of general trust fund
§ 64GEstablishment of other trust funds; assent to federal laws; contracts and agreements
§ 64HRules and regulations
§ 64IStaff members employees of commonwealth
§ 64JDelegation of authority by trustees
§ 64KDeposit of patient or resident funds; disposition of unclaimed deposits or personal property; registration and regulation of fiduciaries
§ 64LSuperintendent; subordinate officers and employees
§ 64MCare center
§ 65AAdmission to Lakeville hospital
§ 65CPatients' funds; deposit
§ 65DPatients' funds; disposition of unclaimed deposits
§ 67Gifts or bequests
§ 67APremature infants; notice to department
§ 67CPrograms and expenses for care of premature infants
§ 67EChildren born with congenital deformities, birth injuries or mental retardation; reports
§ 67FChildren with hearing impairments; distribution of literature; diagnostic evaluation
§ 67GAudiometric testing of children; costs
§ 67HLiterature on hearing impairments
§ 69EState hospitals; inpatient and outpatient services; diagnostic evaluation and treatment center; admissions policy
§ 69FNotice of admission of needy person
§ 69GEffect of notice of admission of needy person
§ 69HCharges for support; rate
§ 69ILiability for charges for support; assessment; proceedings; written statements
§ 69JOperation of concession
§ 69KPatients eligible for federal veterans' benefits
§ 69LVehicles; moving and parking rules; violations
§ 70Records of hospitals or clinics; custody; inspection; copies; fees
§ 70AHospital lien; creation; priority of liens; application
§ 70BNotice of lien
§ 70CSettlement disregarding hospital lien; effect; limitation of action
§ 70DItemized statement of charges; effect of failure to furnish
§ 70EPatients' and residents' rights
§ 70FHTLV-III test; confidentiality; informed consent
§ 71Licensing of convalescent and nursing homes, infirmaries, etc.
§ 71A½Deposit of inpatient or resident funds
§ 72Classification of convalescent and nursing homes, infirmaries, etc.; rules and regulations; inspections; records of violations; jurisdiction
§ 72CConvalescent or nursing homes; lighting and ventilation
§ 72DNursing homes, etc.; telephone access
§ 72EConvalescent and nursing homes; notice of violations; plan of correction; penalties; enforcement
§ 72FDefinitions applicable to secs. 72F—72L
§ 72GReports of abuse of patients
§ 72HDuties of department
§ 72IFiling of reports; confidentiality
§ 72JCentral registry; establishment; confidentiality
§ 72KCivil penalties; recovery by attorney general
§ 72LAbuse by licensed or registered professional; suspension or revocation of license
§ 72L 1/2Immunity from liability as result of compliance with secs. 72F-72L
§ 72MAppointment of receiver; emergency; definition
§ 72NAction to appoint receiver; hearing; list of persons; purpose of receivership; stay of actions
§ 72OAuthority of receiver; duties; closure of facility; repairs; financial assistance
§ 72PLeases, mortgages or secured transactions; avoidance; setting of rental or interest rate; hearing; foreclosure
§ 72QCompensation of receiver; bond; lien; recoupment of commonwealth expenditures
§ 72RTermination of receivership
§ 72SActions against receiver; liability
§ 72TEffect of appointment; violation of regulations
§ 72URules and regulations
§ 72VNursing homes, etc.; storage space for residents
§ 72WNurses' aide training
§ 72XNursing homes; no smoking areas
§ 72YNursing pool registrations
§ 73Penalties
§ 73AFacilities operated by and for persons who rely exclusively upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer for healing
§ 73BFacilities operated by Roman Catholic Church
§ 74Appropriation of money for maintenance of free bed in hospital
§ 75Unlawful use of buildings for hospitals
§ 77Department; duty to provide care and treatment of tuberculosis patients
§ 78Utilization of county institutions; contracts; notice of discontinuance; payments; regulations
§ 78AHospital care of persons suffering from chronic diseases; admission; cost
§ 79Admissions, transfers and discharges of tuberculous patients; supervision; rates of charges
§ 80Payments for care by cities, towns or able patients; definitions; classifications; appeals
§ 81Programs of control and eradication of tuberculosis; responsibility
§ 81AUse of intradermal tuberculin tests to show freedom from tuberculosis
§ 82Operation of hospitals by county commissioners or trustees
§ 83County or municipal tuberculosis institutions; conveyance to commonwealth
§ 83AIndemnity insurance for officers and employees of hospital
§ 83BAuthority to raise and expend money for tuberculosis hospital; borrowing; notes; apportionment of costs
§ 85Maintenance of county tuberculosis hospitals; apportionment of costs and expenses
§ 85AMaintenance, operation and repair of hospitals; apportionment; expenditures
§ 86Acquisition of land
§ 87County commissioners as trustees of institutions
§ 88Conversion of hospitals into chronic disease hospitals or homes for the aged
§ 91Exemptions; size of cities and towns; change; cities and towns to become part of district; proportionate payment of costs
§ 91CDiseases of chest; use of facilities for treatment; rules and regulations
§ 92Construction and maintenance of isolation hospitals; approval
§ 93Regulation of persons approaching isolation hospital
§ 94Receiving persons from adjoining towns
§ 94ACertification of non-hospitalized persons afflicted with active tuberculosis; examination; transportation; release
§ 94BDetention of patient at sanatorium; petition; transfer to tuberculosis treatment center; release
§ 94CCourt commitment to tuberculosis treatment center; procedure; notice; hearing
§ 94DTuberculosis treatment center; establishment; supervision
§ 94EFinancial responsibility for treatment of patients; residence
§ 94FDischarge from treatment center; declassification; transfer
§ 94GPetition for release; order of release
§ 94HRegulations concerning content of certification; minimum standards
§ 95Powers and duties of boards in cases of infectious diseases
§ 96Warrants to remove persons infected with dangerous disease
§ 96ATransportation of person infected with dangerous disease to another town
§ 97Removal of patient from home where patient cannot be isolated
§ 98Permits for removal of infected articles or sick persons
§ 99Warrant to secure infected articles; application
§ 100Warrant to take houses for safe keeping of infected articles
§ 101Execution of warrant; breaking open houses
§ 102Payment of expenses in purifying infected articles
§ 103Compensation for houses and stores impressed
§ 104Prevention of spread of infection; public notice; removal
§ 105Violation of regulations
§ 106Travelers from infected places outside commonwealth; license
§ 107Transportation of infected dead bodies; rules and regulations
§ 108Removal of sick prisoners
§ 109Notice of householder that person in family or house is infected with dangerous disease
§ 109ATreatment of infants' eyes at time of birth
§ 110Report of diseases of the eyes of infants
§ 110ATests of newborn children for treatable disorders or diseases
§ 110BReyes syndrome treatment or examination; reports
§ 111Notice to board of health that persons infected with dangerous diseases; application of section
§ 111ACerebral palsy; reports
§ 111BMalignant disease registry; reports
§ 111CUnprotected exposure capable of transmitting infectious disease; standardized trip form
§ 112Notice by local board to department
§ 113Records of reports of dangerous diseases; notice
§ 114Forfeiture of claim
§ 115Recovery of expenses
§ 116Payment of reasonable expenses; chronically nonresident person defined
§ 116AHospitalization of persons suffering from chronic rheumatism; rules and regulations
§ 117Establishment and maintenance of clinics for treatment of venereal diseases; examinations; minors
§ 118Discrimination against treatment of venereal diseases
§ 119Records pertaining to venereal diseases
§ 121Treatment of venereal diseases or pulmonary tuberculosis in public charitable or penal institutions; expenses
§ 121ASerological test for syphilis of pregnant women
§ 122Regulations relative to nuisances; examinations
§ 122AUnsafe or inadequate supply of water in places of habitation or where food or drink is served to public; option order
§ 123Abatement by owner
§ 124Service of order for abatement
§ 125Removal of nuisance by board
§ 125AReview of order adjudging the operation of a farm to be a nuisance
§ 126Location of privy vaults
§ 127Regulations relative to house drainage
§ 127AState sanitary code; adoption; enforcement; jurisdiction; speedy trial
§ 127BDwellings 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
§ 127B½Petition for agreement to remove underground fuel storage tank or lead paint or to provide proper service by a septic system; costs; authority to evict
§ 127CPetition in district court for violation of sanitary code; requisites
§ 127DEntry fee; notice upon offending owner
§ 127ECopy of report of investigation; admissibility in evidence
§ 127FCourt order regarding rental payments; disbursement of funds; appointment of receiver
§ 127GRemoval from district to superior or housing court; transmittal of rents and removal fees
§ 127ICourt orders or injunctions; appointment of receiver; petition for appointment; bond; powers and duties; liability
§ 127JPetition by receiver to apply for financial assistance; notice and hearing; financial assistance; lien
§ 127KAgreement to waive enforcement of sanitary code; validity
§ 127LRepairs by tenants of residential premises to cure violations; reimbursement for cost
§ 127NActions by tenants against owners of residential premises; joinder of certain other persons as parties; liability; exception
§ 127OConveyance of real estate with intent to evade nuisance provisions; penalty
§ 127PLand covered by subdivision plan; application of state environmental code
§ 128AFilling of sites of demolished or removed buildings
§ 128GFarm labor camps; inspection; certificate; complaints
§ 128HMigrant workers; educational and recreational opportunities; locomotion; visitation rights; regulations; injunctive relief
§ 129Removal or destruction of nuisance on conviction of owner
§ 130Enjoining nuisance
§ 131Compulsory examination of premises; complaint; warrant
§ 142APollution or contamination of atmosphere; prevention; regulations; violation; enforcement
§ 142BMetropolitan air pollution control district; establishment; composition; powers of environmental protection department
§ 142CFuture districts; formation
§ 142DAir pollution control districts; standards and plans for implementation; establishment; periodic review; amendment; compliance with minimum federal standards
§ 142EAir pollution; prevention and control by departments, agencies, commissions, authorities and political subdivisions
§ 142FDischarging excess fuel from aircraft into atmosphere; penalty; definitions
§ 142GBurning of Christmas trees restricted
§ 142HCeremonial bonfires restricted; permits
§ 142IBonfires from July 2 to July 6 authorized
§ 142JMotor vehicle emissions standards; rules and regulations; testing procedures
§ 142KAdoption of California's motor vehicle emission standards; sale of non-certified vehicles prohibited; exemptions; department regulations; manufacturer warranties; penalties
§ 142LOpen burning for agricultural purposes
§ 142MDefinitions; standards, requirements, rules and regulations; vehicles subject to periodic staggered inspection; inspection facilities; exemptions; rules and regulations; violations and penalties
§ 142NElectric generation facilities; uniform performance standard of emissions; rules and regulations; annual report
§ 142OMotor vehicle fuel dispensing facilities; stage II vapor recovery systems; operation and standards
§ 143Trade or employment resulting in or attended by noisome and injurious odors; assignment of places; appeal
§ 144Revocation of assignment; removal of nuisance
§ 145Damages
§ 146Orders of prohibition; service
§ 147Appeal from order; notice; trial
§ 148Exercise of trade or employment during pendency of proceedings
§ 149Verdict; effect
§ 150Damages and costs
§ 150ASolid waste disposal facilities; maintenance and operation; applications for site assignment
§ 150A½Site suitability standards and criteria; rules and regulations
§ 150BEstablishment of facility site
§ 151Slaughter houses; regulation; public hearing; application of section
§ 152Prohibition of offensive trades or occupations
§ 153Restraint of offensive trades or occupations
§ 154Killing or rendering of horses; licenses; application; notice to director of animal health; fees
§ 155Licensing of stables in cities and large towns; fees
§ 156Stables in vicinity of churches
§ 157Penalty for violation of secs. 155 and 156
§ 158Licensing of stables in small towns; fees; restraint of erection, occupancy or use of stables
§ 159Supervision of inland waters
§ 160Examination of water supply; regulations; assistance to cities, towns and districts for protection and conservation of groundwater aquifers and recharge areas, etc
§ 160ACross connections between distribution systems; certification for inspection and testing of backflow prevention devices
§ 160BWater quality violations; orders of environmental protection department; enforcement
§ 160CDefinitions
§ 160DSelling, leasing or renting home water treatment devices; testing drinking water; environmental protection department
§ 160EDrinking water testing by persons not certified by environmental protection department; civil penalty
§ 160FSelling, leasing or renting home water treatment devices; unfair and deceptive practices
§ 160GEnvironmental protection department regulations; local enforcement; appeals
§ 162Removal of causes of pollution; petition; hearing; notice; damages; violation of order
§ 163Appeal
§ 164Enforcement of orders, rules and regulations
§ 165Entry on premises; compensation of agents; apportionment
§ 167Protection of sources of water supply
§ 168Prescriptive rights of drainage; application of sec. 167
§ 169Injunction against pollution of water supply
§ 170Willful defilement or corruption of spring or source of water
§ 171Wilful defilement of sources of water supply
§ 173APolice employed to protect water supply; powers and duties
§ 173BEntry upon premises within water shed of source of water supply
§ 174Driving animal on ice of pond or stream used for domestic water supply
§ 174APrevention of defilement of domestic water supply by gulls or terns
§ 175Protection of Charles River from pollution
§ 181Enforcement of vaccination of inhabitants of towns
§ 182Vaccination of inmates of institutions supported by aid of commonwealth
§ 183

Subchapters

1Public Health
2Definitions
3Duties Of The Department Of Public Health
4City And Town Boards Of Health
5Sanitary Stations
6Dispensaries
7Agencies Giving Day Care To Children
8Children'S Health Camps
9Massachusetts Hospital School And Hospital For State Minor Wards
10State Hospitals
11Cushing Hospital And The Center On Care Of The Aging, Research And Education
12Care Of Certain Infants Prematurely Born
13Pondville Hospital
14Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
15Hospitals
16Dangerous Diseases
17Chronic Rheumatism
18Venereal Diseases
19Nuisances
20Noisome Trades
21Stables
22Water Supply
23Protection Of Charles River
24Quarantine
25Vaccination
26Miscellaneous Provisions

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