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Massachusetts Emergency Preparedness and Response: General

Open DOC file, 95.5 KB,  Chapter 639 of the Acts of 1950: Civil Defense Act (MEMA law) (English, DOC 95.5 KB)

Public Health Emergency

M.G.L. Chapter 17, Section 2A 

Infectious Disease

M.G.L. Chapter 111, Sections 5, 5A, 6, 7, 31, 92-109, 111, 111C, 112 – 114, 116, 117-121B 
M.G.L. Chapter 111D, Section 6 
105 CMR 172.00: Reporting of unprotected exposures to infectious diseases dangerous to the public health 
105 CMR 180.00: The operation, approval and licensing of clinical laboratories 
105 CMR 220.00: Immunization of students before admission to school 
105 CMR 300.00: Reportable diseases, surveillance, and isolation and quarantine requirements 
105 CMR 365.00: Standards for management of tuberculosis outside hospitals 

Isolation and Quarantine

M.G.L. Chapter 111, Sections 92-94, 96-99 

Nuisances

M.G.L. Chapter 111, Sections 122-126, 129-131 

Miscellaneous

105 CMR 120.00: The control of radiation 
105 CMR 170.00: Emergency medical services system 
105 CMR 171.00: Massachusetts first responder training 

Federal Laws and Regulations

Federal Emergency Authority (Selected Sections): 42 U.S.C. Sections 215, 247d, 247d-6b, 247d-7b, 300hh-11, 1320b-5, 5170, 5191 
Food: 21 U.S.C. Sections 334, 350c, 372, 374, 381 
Isolation and Quarantine: 42 U.S.C. Sections 97, 249, 264-272, 42 C.F.R. Parts 70-71 

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