by Marcia Testa | Jan 13, 2025 | Legal Guidance, SAPHE 2.0
As Enacted and Signed on November 15, 2024 G.L. c. 111 §27D As Amended December 1, 2024 This information is being provided for educational purposes only and is not to be construed as legal advice. For legal advice, please contact your municipal attorney. To download...
by Marcia Testa | Jan 7, 2025 | Food Safety, Legal Guidance
Massachusetts Association of Health Boards Guidance Document, Local Boards of Health Ordering Food Safety Consultant, January 1, 2025 This guidance document is for legal education only and does not constitute legal advice. For legal advice, please consult with your...
by Marcia Testa | Dec 3, 2024 | Legal Guidance, Tobacco Control
Please find a template for the Regulation of the [city/town] Board of Health Restricting the Sale of Tobacco Products. Simply click on the pdf to download a copy. Model Tobacco Sales Reg 11.27.24 Whereas, there exists conclusive evidence that tobacco smoking...
by Marcia Testa | Oct 17, 2024 | Legal Guidance, Open Meeting/Compliance
Please read this new “Open Meeting Law Guidance for Public Health Excellence (PHE) Collaboratives” Report from MAHB. Open Meeting Law Guidance Document 10-17-2024
by Marcia Testa | Mar 3, 2024 | Certificate Program, Certificate Program, Legal Guidance, Supporting Local Public Health, Training
2024 Session Theme – Public Health Law Topics for Boards of Health and Health Departments OPEN TO ALL BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS AND STAFF IF YOUR TOWN IS A MEMBER OF A SHARED SERVICES ARRANGEMENT, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEE REIMBURSEMENT OR DIRECT BILLING FROM YOUR...
by Linda Marc | Jun 26, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Settlement Guidance, Supporting Local Public Health
In 2020, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic, increases in fentanyl-involved deaths nearly doubled amongst pregnant and postpartum women, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (1) Opioids are commonly prescribed at...
