Massachusetts Chapter 17 — Department of Public Health

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 1— Composition of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 2— Commissioner; qualifications; appointment and term; salary
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 2A— Powers of commissioner upon declaration of emergency
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 3— Public health council
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 4— Other divisions; directors; civil service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 4A— Poison information and control center
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 5— Deputy commissioners
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 5A— Repealed, 1954, 564, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 6— Assistant directors, treasurers, superintendents, inspectors and other employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 6A— Training programs for residents in medical specialties; fellowships
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 6B— Hearings officer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 7— District health officers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 7A— Public health officers; eligibility; salaries
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 9A— Repealed, 1978, 3, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 10— Repealed, 1925, 348, Sec. 5
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 11— Commission on hypertension
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 12— Repealed, 1969, 889, Sec. 4
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 13— Drug formulary commission
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 14— Repealed, 2016, 52, Sec. 5
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 15— Advisory council on organ and tissue transplants and donations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 16— Office of violence prevention; duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 17— Advisory council on quality of care in nursing homes; members; duties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 18— Bureau of substance addiction services; telephone helpline; website
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 18A— Voluntary training and accreditation program for operators of alcohol and drug free housing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 19— Regulations relative to coordination of care and management; discharge planning for substance use disorder treatment programs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 20— Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance Fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 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 rooms or departments at all times
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 17, § 22— Standards for a certified training program for schools; certifying documentation; review of certifying documentation; evaluation of the integrity and efficacy of training programs; preparation, publishing, dissemination and annual update a list of certified schools