Section 221 – Breastfeeding in a Public Place
Section 221. (a) A mother may breastfeed her child in any public place or establishment or place which is open to and accepts or solicits the patronage of the general public and where the mother and her child may otherwise lawfully be present. (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the act […]
Section 206a – Seal of Approval for Wellness Programs Implemented by Businesses
Section 206A. (a) The department, in consultation with the division of insurance, shall provide a seal of approval to wellness programs implemented by businesses. In developing criteria for a wellness seal of approval, the department shall consider: (i) actuarial equivalency to programs under section 206; (ii) whether the program provides new or innovative services; (iii) […]
Section 222 – Interscholastic Athletic Head Injury Safety Training Program; Written Authorization Required for Participation in Extracurricular Athletic Activity Following Unconsciousness or Diagnosis of Concussion; Maintenance of Records Showing Compliance With Section; Liability
Section 222. (a) The department shall direct the division of violence and injury prevention to develop an interscholastic athletic head injury safety training program in which all public schools and any school subject to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association rules shall participate. Participation in the program shall be required annually of coaches, trainers and parent […]
Section 207 – Definitions Applicable to Secs. 208 to 214
Section 207. For the purposes of sections two hundred and eight to two hundred and fourteen, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings: ”Board of health” or ”board”, the board of health, including the board or officer having like powers and duties in towns where there is […]
Section 223 – Nutritional Standards for Sale or Provision of Foods or Beverages in Public Schools; School Wellness Advisory Committees; Food Safety Inspections at Public Schools
Section 223. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings:— ”Competitive foods or beverages”, all foods or beverages sold or provided in: (i) a la carte lines in school cafeterias; (ii) school stores; (iii) school snack bars; (iv) vending machines; and (v) any […]
Section 208 – Tanning Facilities; Licenses; Necessity; Expiration; Fees; Inspection of Tanning Facilities; Violations; Revocation; Appeals
Section 208. No access shall be provided to any tanning device by a tanning facility until said facility has been granted a license therefor by the board of health. Each license granted hereunder shall expire one year from the date of its issue. The fee for each such license and annual renewal thereof shall be […]
Section 224 – Commission on Falls Prevention; Members; Duties
Section 224. There shall be a commission on falls preventions within the department. The commission shall consist of the commissioner of public health or the commissioner’s designee, who shall chair the commission; the secretary of elder affairs or the secretary’s designee; the director of MassHealth or the director’s designee; and 10 members to be appointed […]
Section 209 – Tanning Facilities; Statement of Warning and Notice; Posting; Form; Acknowledgment by Customer
Section 209. A tanning facility shall give each customer a written statement of warning and shall post a notice in a conspicuous place in every area in which a tanning device is used. Said statement or notice shall be at least eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches long and printed in white on […]
Section 225 – Presenting Claim for Payment for Anatomic Pathology Services
Section 225. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ”Anatomic pathology service”, histopathology, surgical pathology, cytopathology, hematology, subcellular pathology, molecular pathology and blood-banking services performed by a pathologist. ”Charge”, the uniform price for specific services within a revenue center of a […]
Section 210 – Tanning Facilities; Presence of Operators; Protective Eyewear Required; Limitation of Exposure and Temperature
Section 210. A tanning facility shall at all times during operating hours have an operator present who is sufficiently knowledgeable in the correct operation of the tanning devices used at the tanning facility to be able to inform and assist each customer in the proper use of such tanning devices and to provided sanitized protective […]