§ 1 Creation; powers of department and commissioner; safety symposium
§ 2 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; appointments by commissioner; report; salary
§ 3 Deputy commissioner; appointment; duties; qualifications
§ 4 Assistant, deputy or associate commissioners; appointment; duties; qualifications
§ 5 Legal counsel
§ 6 Program for training of residents in psychiatry and other professional disciplines
§ 7 State facilities under department control; admission
§ 8 Superintendents or directors; vacancies; appointments; qualifications; officers
§ 8A Boards of trustees for Taunton state hospital and Worcester recovery center and hospital
§ 10 Crimes committed by or upon persons on facility premises or persons in care of facility
§ 11 Mental health advisory council
§ 11A Disclosure of financial interest in department contracts by human rights advisory committee members
§ 12 Community mental health services
§ 13 Community mental health area directors
§ 14 Community mental health area boards
§ 15 Duties and powers of area boards
§ 16 Development and maintenance of community mental health services
§ 16A Program to provide remote mental health consultations
§ 17 Area advisory committees
§ 18 Rules and regulations
§ 19 Inpatient psychiatric, residential or day care services; licenses
§ 20 Mental health facility employees; civil service exemption
§ 21 Interagency agreements with developmental services department
§ 22 Consultation of commissioner for behavioral health services for children
§ 23 Children’s behavioral research center; powers and duties; annual report
§ 24 Notification of parent or guardian of child receiving inpatient psychiatric services
§ 25 Center for responsive training in crisis intervention
§ 26 Expedited psychiatric inpatient admission advisory council; members; annual report; expedited psychiatric inpatient admissions protocol

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 19 - Department of Mental Health

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