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PART I
ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
(Chapters 1 through 182)
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TITLE II
EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH
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CHAPTER 17
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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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Repealed, 1954, 564, Sec. 1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Repealed, 1963, 558, Sec. 3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Repealed, 1978, 3, Sec. 1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Repealed, 1925, 348, Sec. 5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Repealed, 1969, 889, Sec. 4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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