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 451.410 - Procedures in Case of Public Health Emergency

Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.451
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024

If notifications made under 105 CMR 451.409 fail to secure prompt correction of deficiencies which constitute a serious threat to the health or safety of inmates or employees of a facility, and the Commissioner believes that conditions observed are so dangerous that a public health emergency may exist at the facility, he shall so notify the Commissioner of Correction, the Secretary of Human Services and the Governor, and request that the Governor declare under M.G.L. c. 17, § 2A, that an emergency exists which is detrimental to the public health. In the case of a county facility the She riff shall also be notified. The Commissioner shall, with the approval of the Governor and the Public Health Council, take such action pursuant to c. 17, § 2A as he deems necessary to assure the maintenance of the public health and the prevention of disease.

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