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2012 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT(Chapters 1 through 182)
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- Section 5A Repealed, 1954, 564, Sec. 1
- 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- Section 8, 9 Repealed, 1963, 558, Sec. 3
- Section 9A Repealed, 1978, 3, Sec. 1
- Section 10 Repealed, 1925, 348, Sec. 5
- Section 11 Commission on hypertension
- Section 12 Repealed, 1969, 889, Sec. 4
- Section 13 Drug formulary commission
- Section 14 Advisory council on alcoholism
- 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 abuse services; telephone helpline
- Section 19 Regulations relative to discharge plans for substance abuse treatment programs subject to licensure or approval
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