Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 451.000 - Minimum Health And Sanitation Standards And Inspection Procedures For Correctional Facilities
- Section 451.001 - Purpose
- Section 451.002 - Authority
- Section 451.003 - Citation
- Section 451.010 - Application to Correctional Facilities
- Section 451.011 - Required Standards (.100 and .200 Series)
- Section 451.012 - Recommended Standards (.300 Series)
- Section 451.013 - Inspection Procedures (.400 Series)
- Section 451.020 - Definitions
- Section 451.100 - Compliance Required
- Section 451.101 - Blankets
- Section 451.102 - Pillows and Linens
- Section 451.103 - Mattresses
- Section 451.104 - Beds
- Section 451.109 - Toilet and Handwash Facilities Generally
- Section 451.110 - Hygiene Supplies at Toilet and Handwash Sinks
- Section 451.111 - Inmate Toilet Supplies
- Section 451.112 - Access to Toilet Facilities
- Section 451.113 - Toilet and Handwash Sink in Locked Cell
- Section 451.114 - Shared Toilet and Handwash Sinks in Existing Facilities
- Section 451.115 - Location of Shared Facilities
- Section 451.116 - Toilet and Handwash Sinks in Food Preparation Areas
- Section 451.117 - Toilet Fixtures
- Section 451.118 - Night Soil Pots
- Section 451.119 - Bathing Facilities
- Section 451.120 - Bathing Facilities in Pre-Release Facilities
- Section 451.121 - Privacy
- Section 451.122 - Shower Floors
- Section 451.123 - Maintenance
- Section 451.124 - Water Supply
- Section 451.125 - Drinking Water
- Section 451.126 - Hot Water for Bathing and Hygiene
- Section 451.127 - Water in Food Preparation Areas
- Section 451.128 - Ice
- Section 451.129 - Sewage Disposal
- Section 451.130 - Maintenance
- Section 451.131 - Cross-Connections
- Section 451.140 - Adequate Ventilation
- Section 451.141 - Screens
- Section 451.169 - Report of Communicable Disease Hazard to Department
- Section 451.200 - Food Storage, Preparation and Service
- Section 451.210 - Necessary Clothing
- Section 451.211 - Laundry
- Section 451.212 - Recreational Opportunities
- Section 451.213 - Recreational Space and Equipment
- Section 451.214 - Tobacco Use: Prohibited
- Section 451.218 - Windows to Outdoors in New or Renovated Facilities
- Section 451.320 - Cell Size: Existing Facilities
- Section 451.321 - Cell Size in New or Renovated Facilities
- Section 451.322 - Dormitories in New or Renovated Facilities
- Section 451.330 - Heating
- Section 451.331 - Radiators and Heating Pipes
- Section 451.340 - Illumination
- Section 451.341 - Natural Light in Cell
- Section 451.343 - Electric Fixtures in Cell
- Section 451.344 - Illumination in Habitable Areas
- Section 451.345 - Illumination in Common Passageways and Areas
- Section 451.346 - Safe Wiring
- Section 451.350 - Structural Maintenance
- Section 451.351 - Handrails
- Section 451.352 - Bathroom Floors and Walls
- Section 451.353 - Interior Maintenance
- Section 451.360 - Protective Measures
- Section 451.361 - Extermination
- Section 451.370 - Garbage Storage
- Section 451.371 - Rubbish Storage
- Section 451.372 - Cleaning of Garbage and Rubbish Containers
- Section 451.373 - Food Waste Grinders
- Section 451.374 - Disposal
- Section 451.380 - Access to Exits
- Section 451.381 - Unlocking of Doors
- Section 451.382 - Evacuation Plan
- Section 451.383 - Fire Safety System
- Section 451.384 - Certificate of Use and Occupancy
- Section 451.390 - Noise Level
- Section 451.400 - Environmental Health Officer
- Section 451.401 - Frequency of Inspections
- Section 451.402 - Inspection Report
- Section 451.403 - Transmission of Report
- Section 451.404 - Plan of Correction
- Section 451.405 - Reply from Department
- Section 451.406 - Consultation by Department
- Section 451.407 - Additional Consultative Visits
- Section 451.408 - Additional Inspectional Visits
- Section 451.409 - Procedures in case of Repeated Non-Compliance or Serious Threat to Health and Safety
- Section 451.410 - Procedures in Case of Public Health Emergency
- Section 451.411 - Public Records
- Section 451.500 - Effect of State Sanitary Code
- Section 451.502 - Waiver
- Section 451.503 - Severability
- Section 451.504 - Effective Date; Amendment of Predecessor Regulations
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
105 CMR 451.000: M.G.L. c. 111, §§ 5, 20, and 21; c. 270, §§ 21 and 22; and St. 1987, c. 759, § 4.
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