Laws and Regulations

Massachusetts State Laws and Regulations

Massachusetts Emergency Preparedness and Response: General

• Chapter 639 of the Acts of 1950: Civil Defense Act (MEMA law)

Food

• M.G.L. Chapter 94, Sections 9L, 65O, 88D, 124, 142, 146, 152, 186, 188, 189, 189A, 305B

Infectious Disease

• M.G.L. Chapter 17, Section 2A
• M.G.L. Chapter 111, Sections 5, 5A, 6, 7, 31, 99-104, 107-109, 111, 111c, 112, 113, 122-125A, 129-131
• M.G.L. Chapter 111D, Section 6
• 105 CMR 172.000, 180.000, 220.000, 310.000, 315.000, 350.000, 360.000, 365.000
• Summary of Significant Amendments to 105 CMR 300.000: Reportable Diseases, Surveillance and Isolation and Quarantine Requirements (PDF) 

Isolation and Quarantine

• M.G.L. Chapter 111, Sections 94A, 95-98
• Summary of Significant Amendments to 105 CMR 300.000: Reportable Diseases, Surveillance and Isolation and Quarantine Requirements (PDF) 

Miscellaneous

• 105 CMR 120.000, 170.000, 171.00

Federal Laws and Regulations

Federal Emergency Authority

• Description of Selected Sections of Federal Laws related to Public Health Emergencies (PDF)
• Federal Pandemic Influenza Plan, Appendix E: Legal Authorities (PDF)
• 42 U.S.C. Sections 215, 247d, 247d-6b, 247d-7b, 300hh-11, 1320b-5, 5170, 5191
• 45 C.F.R Sections 164.506; 164.512(b), (j), (k)

Food

• 21 U.S.C. Sections 334, 350c, 372, 374, 381

Isolation and Quarantine

• 42 U.S.C. Sections 97, 243a, 249, 264-267, 268
• 42 C.F.R. Parts 70-71

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