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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 35
Powers of inspectors of milk and collectors of samples of milk; appointment; removal
Status: in_force

Section 35. Each inspector of milk shall enforce in his town the laws as to the milk supply, and shall make complaint for a violation of any provision of sections nineteen to twenty-eight, inclusive, thirty-three, thirty-eight to forty, inclusive, and forty-one A, upon the information of any person laying before him satisfactory evidence whereby to sustain such complaint. He shall keep an office and shall record, in books kept for the purpose, the name and place of business of each person engaged in the sale of milk within such town. Each inspector of milk or collector of samples of milk may enter each place where milk is produced, stored or kept for sale and each vehicle used for its conveyance, and take therefrom samples for analysis. Upon request made when any sample is taken, he shall seal and deliver to the owner or person from whose possession the milk is taken a portion of each sample, and a receipt therefor shall be given to him. Each inspector of milk shall cause each sample to be analyzed or otherwise satisfactorily tested, and shall record and preserve as evidence the results thereof; but no evidence of the result of such analysis or test shall be received if such inspector or collector refuses or neglects to seal and deliver, upon request as above provided, a portion of such sample to the owner or person from whose possession it is taken. This section shall not apply to milk in the course of interstate commerce.

Section 35. Each inspector of milk shall enforce in his town the laws as to the milk supply, and shall make complaint for a violation of any provision of sections nineteen to twenty-eight, inclusive, thirty-three, thirty-eight to forty, inclusive, and forty-one A, upon the information of any person laying before him satisfactory evidence whereby to sustain such complaint. He shall keep an office and shall record, in books kept for the purpose, the name and place of business of each person engaged in the sale of milk within such town. Each inspector of milk or collector of samples of milk may enter each place where milk is produced, stored or kept for sale and each vehicle used for its conveyance, and take therefrom samples for analysis. Upon request made when any sample is taken, he shall seal and deliver to the owner or person from whose possession the milk is taken a portion of each sample, and a receipt therefor shall be given to him. Each inspector of milk shall cause each sample to be analyzed or otherwise satisfactorily tested, and shall record and preserve as evidence the results thereof; but no evidence of the result of such analysis or test shall be received if such inspector or collector refuses or neglects to seal and deliver, upon request as above provided, a portion of such sample to the owner or person from whose possession it is taken. This section shall not apply to milk in the course of interstate commerce.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 47KK — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 47KK
Pain management access plan; non-medication and nonsurgical treatment; review; educational materials
Status: in_force

[Text of section applicable to all contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after July 1, 2025. See 2024, 285, Sec. 47.]

[Text of section applicable to all contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after July 1, 2025. See 2024, 285, Sec. 47.]

Section 47KK. (a) A policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance issued, delivered or renewed within the commonwealth, which is considered creditable coverage under section 1 of chapter 111M, shall develop a plan to provide adequate coverage and access to a broad spectrum of pain management services, including, but not limited to, non-medication, nonsurgical treatment modalities and non-opioid medication treatment options that serve as alternatives to opioid prescribing, in accordance with guidelines developed by the division of insurance.

(b) No such policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance shall, relative to pain management services identified by the carrier pursuant to subsection (a), require a member to obtain prior authorization for non-medication, nonsurgical treatment modalities that include restorative therapies, behavioral health approaches or integrative health therapies, including acupuncture, chiropractic treatments, massage and movement therapies.

(c)(1) The plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to approval by the division of insurance and shall be a component of carrier accreditation by the division pursuant to section 2 of chapter 176O. In its review, the division shall consider the adequacy of access to a broad spectrum of pain management services and any carrier policies that may create unduly preferential coverage to prescribing opioids without other pain management modalities.

(2) No policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance issued, delivered or renewed within the commonwealth, which is considered creditable coverage under section 1 of chapter 111M, shall establish utilization controls, including prior authorization or step therapy requirements, for clinically appropriate non-opioid drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment or management of pain, that are more restrictive or extensive than the least restrictive or extensive utilization controls applicable to any clinically appropriate opioid drug.

(d) Carriers shall annually distribute educational materials to providers within their networks and to members about the pain management access plans developed pursuant to subsection (a) and shall make information about the plans publicly available on their websites.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 142A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 142A
Marked receptacles for benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substances hazardous to health
Status: in_force

Section 142A. No person shall keep for sale, sell, transport or store, and no person shall have for use in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, or in any other place of employment, benzene represented by the chemical formula C/6H/6, in sections one hundred and forty-two B to one hundred and forty-two F, inclusive, called benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the opinion of the departments of labor and workforce development and of public health, acting jointly, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, in any receptacle other than part of a vehicle used exclusively for outdoor transportation, unless such receptacle is marked with the words ''Benzol'', ''Carbon Tetrachloride'' or ''Name of Substance'', together with such warning as the director of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of public health jointly by reasonable rules and regulations may require.

Section 142A. No person shall keep for sale, sell, transport or store, and no person shall have for use in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, or in any other place of employment, benzene represented by the chemical formula C/6H/6, in sections one hundred and forty-two B to one hundred and forty-two F, inclusive, called benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the opinion of the departments of labor and workforce development and of public health, acting jointly, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, in any receptacle other than part of a vehicle used exclusively for outdoor transportation, unless such receptacle is marked with the words ''Benzol'', ''Carbon Tetrachloride'' or ''Name of Substance'', together with such warning as the director of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of public health jointly by reasonable rules and regulations may require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167E, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167E / Section 2
Powers
Status: in_force

Section 2. Every bank, subject to limitations imposed by this chapter or other General Laws, shall have the following powers and whatever further incidental or complementary powers that may fairly be implied from those expressly conferred and such as are reasonably necessary to enable it to exercise fully those powers according to common customs and usages: (1) to discount, buy, invest in, hold, assign, transfer, sell and negotiate promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, mortgages, trade acceptances, banker's acceptances, bonds, debentures, bonds or notes secured by mortgages, installment obligations, accounts receivable, balances due on conditional sales and other evidences of debt for its own account or for the account of customers; (2) to advance money or credits on real estate, on improvements thereto or on personal security, on terms to be agreed upon; and (3) to buy, sell or make loans as participation loans with another bank or with an insurance company and to service loans sold by it.

Section 2. Every bank, subject to limitations imposed by this chapter or other General Laws, shall have the following powers and whatever further incidental or complementary powers that may fairly be implied from those expressly conferred and such as are reasonably necessary to enable it to exercise fully those powers according to common customs and usages:

(1) to discount, buy, invest in, hold, assign, transfer, sell and negotiate promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, mortgages, trade acceptances, banker's acceptances, bonds, debentures, bonds or notes secured by mortgages, installment obligations, accounts receivable, balances due on conditional sales and other evidences of debt for its own account or for the account of customers;

(2) to advance money or credits on real estate, on improvements thereto or on personal security, on terms to be agreed upon; and

(3) to buy, sell or make loans as participation loans with another bank or with an insurance company and to service loans sold by it.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 24K — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 24K
Enforcement; civil action
Status: in_force

Section 24K. The commissioner may enforce this chapter, or restrain any violations thereof, by filing a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 24K. The commissioner may enforce this chapter, or restrain any violations thereof, by filing a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 88 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 88
Prescriptive rights of adjoining landholders
Status: in_force

Section 88. No length of possession or occupancy of land, which belongs to a railroad corporation, by an owner or occupier of adjoining land shall create in him or in a person claiming under him a right to such land of the corporation.

Section 88. No length of possession or occupancy of land, which belongs to a railroad corporation, by an owner or occupier of adjoining land shall create in him or in a person claiming under him a right to such land of the corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 219 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 219
Record of board of registration in perfusion proceedings; roster of licensees and provisional licensees
Status: in_force

Section 219. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to carry into effect sections 212 to 219, inclusive, and may amend and revoke such rules and regulations at its discretion. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a roster of all persons licensed or provisionally licensed by it under sections 213 to 219, inclusive. The roster shall include the licensee name, last known business and residential address, date of licensing and license number.

Section 219. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to carry into effect sections 212 to 219, inclusive, and may amend and revoke such rules and regulations at its discretion. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a roster of all persons licensed or provisionally licensed by it under sections 213 to 219, inclusive. The roster shall include the licensee name, last known business and residential address, date of licensing and license number.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, sec. 46A — MA Code / Part III / Title VI / Chapter 262 / Section 46A
Copies of records concerning veterans; furnishings without charge
Status: in_force

Section 46A. No fee for a copy of any record relating to the birth, death, marriage, divorce, adoption or change of name of any veteran, as defined in clause Forty-third of section seven of chapter four, or relating to any person a copy of whose like record is necessary to assist in proving a claim against the United States or the commonwealth by the veteran or by his or her spouse, widow, widower, children, dependents or legal representatives, shall be demanded or received by any officer of the commonwealth, or of any county, city or town thereof, who has charge of such records, from the veteran or from his or her spouse, widow, widower, children, dependents or legal representatives; provided, that such copy is for use in relation to such a claim against the United States or the commonwealth.

Section 46A. No fee for a copy of any record relating to the birth, death, marriage, divorce, adoption or change of name of any veteran, as defined in clause Forty-third of section seven of chapter four, or relating to any person a copy of whose like record is necessary to assist in proving a claim against the United States or the commonwealth by the veteran or by his or her spouse, widow, widower, children, dependents or legal representatives, shall be demanded or received by any officer of the commonwealth, or of any county, city or town thereof, who has charge of such records, from the veteran or from his or her spouse, widow, widower, children, dependents or legal representatives; provided, that such copy is for use in relation to such a claim against the United States or the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 92, sec. 66A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 92 / Section 66A
Minimum age requirement of lifeguards
Status: in_force

Section 66A. No person shall be employed by the metropolitan district commission as a beach or swimming pool lifeguard unless he has attained his eighteenth birthday, except that said commission may, if there is no suitable list of eligible applicants to fill existing vacancies, appoint subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one, except for age requirements, applicants who have attained the age of sixteen years as beach or swimming pool lifeguards, provided that such applicants meet all other requirements.

Section 66A. No person shall be employed by the metropolitan district commission as a beach or swimming pool lifeguard unless he has attained his eighteenth birthday, except that said commission may, if there is no suitable list of eligible applicants to fill existing vacancies, appoint subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one, except for age requirements, applicants who have attained the age of sixteen years as beach or swimming pool lifeguards, provided that such applicants meet all other requirements.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 9C — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 9C
Boards of registration; members; public employees for certain purposes
Status: in_force

Section 9C. The members of the boards of registration shall be public employees for the purposes of chapter 258 for all acts or omissions within the scope of their duties as board members.

Section 9C. The members of the boards of registration shall be public employees for the purposes of chapter 258 for all acts or omissions within the scope of their duties as board members.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 128 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 128
Regional offices; service regions; regional advisory committees; annual reports
Status: in_force

Section 128. The commission may establish regional offices equipped to offer the public complete information or services which are the responsibility of any of said three departments of mental health, public health, public welfare and MassAbility. The commission shall give high priority to establishing service regions, and to offering comprehensive service to the citizens, thereby preventing unnecessary traveling from office to office seeking information, advice, or assistance from each of said departments and said commission. The commission may also organize regional advisory committees of not more than thirty persons to be appointed by the chairman to aid in planning for, locating or operating the combined regional health and welfare service facility. Membership on the regional advisory committee shall be from the same categories of persons listed in section one hundred and twenty-seven. The commission shall report annually to the general court.

Section 128. The commission may establish regional offices equipped to offer the public complete information or services which are the responsibility of any of said three departments of mental health, public health, public welfare and MassAbility.

The commission shall give high priority to establishing service regions, and to offering comprehensive service to the citizens, thereby preventing unnecessary traveling from office to office seeking information, advice, or assistance from each of said departments and said commission.

The commission may also organize regional advisory committees of not more than thirty persons to be appointed by the chairman to aid in planning for, locating or operating the combined regional health and welfare service facility. Membership on the regional advisory committee shall be from the same categories of persons listed in section one hundred and twenty-seven.

The commission shall report annually to the general court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, sec. 4D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176G / Section 4D
Nonprescription enteral formulas for home use
Status: in_force

Section 4D. A group health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for nonprescription enteral formulas for home use for which a physician has issued a written order and which are medically necessary for the treatment of malabsorption caused by Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux, gastrointestinal motility, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and inherited diseases of amino acids and organic acids. Coverage for inherited diseases of amino acids and organic acids shall include food products modified to be low protein in an amount not to exceed $5,000 annually for any insured individual.

Section 4D. A group health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for nonprescription enteral formulas for home use for which a physician has issued a written order and which are medically necessary for the treatment of malabsorption caused by Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux, gastrointestinal motility, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and inherited diseases of amino acids and organic acids. Coverage for inherited diseases of amino acids and organic acids shall include food products modified to be low protein in an amount not to exceed $5,000 annually for any insured individual.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15A, sec. 15D — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15A / Section 15D
Personnel administrative reporting and information system
Status: in_force

Section 15D. The public institutions of higher education shall report all personnel information for those employees compensated from any budgetary, federal, capital or trust fund through the personnel administrative reporting and information system, so-called, by July thirty-first, nineteen hundred and ninety-three.

Section 15D. The public institutions of higher education shall report all personnel information for those employees compensated from any budgetary, federal, capital or trust fund through the personnel administrative reporting and information system, so-called, by July thirty-first, nineteen hundred and ninety-three.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 29
Unlawful interference with voter
Status: in_force

Section 29. Whoever wilfully and without lawful authority hinders, delays or interferes with, or aids in hindering, delaying or interfering with, a voter while on his way to a primary, caucus or election, while within the guard rail, while marking his ballot or while voting or attempting to vote, or endeavors to induce a voter, before depositing his ballot, to disclose how he marks or has marked it, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.

Section 29. Whoever wilfully and without lawful authority hinders, delays or interferes with, or aids in hindering, delaying or interfering with, a voter while on his way to a primary, caucus or election, while within the guard rail, while marking his ballot or while voting or attempting to vote, or endeavors to induce a voter, before depositing his ballot, to disclose how he marks or has marked it, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 78, sec. 19M — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 78 / Section 19M
Statewide advisory council on cooperative library programs
Status: in_force

Section 19M. The board of library commissioners shall establish a statewide advisory council on cooperative library programs. This advisory council shall advise the board with regard to the following: statewide program of service; proposed standards for the delivery of statewide network services; recommendations for statewide priorities for interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing; and the effectiveness of the statewide program of services. The council shall prepare and adopt bylaws for the conduct of business which shall be approved by the board of library commissioners.

Section 19M. The board of library commissioners shall establish a statewide advisory council on cooperative library programs. This advisory council shall advise the board with regard to the following: statewide program of service; proposed standards for the delivery of statewide network services; recommendations for statewide priorities for interlibrary cooperation and resource sharing; and the effectiveness of the statewide program of services. The council shall prepare and adopt bylaws for the conduct of business which shall be approved by the board of library commissioners.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112A, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112A / Section 15
Personally identifiable information
Status: in_force

Section 15. In reporting information to the coordinated licensure information system under section 8 related to the nurse licensure compact, the board of registration in nursing may disclose personally identifiable information about the nurse, including the nurse's social security number.

Section 15. In reporting information to the coordinated licensure information system under section 8 related to the nurse licensure compact, the board of registration in nursing may disclose personally identifiable information about the nurse, including the nurse's social security number.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, sec. 6E — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 210 / Section 6E
Decisions of adoptive parent on behalf of child
Status: in_force

Section 6E. Nothing contained in sections 6C and 6D shall be construed to abrogate the right of an adoptive parent to make decisions on behalf of his child.

Section 6E. Nothing contained in sections 6C and 6D shall be construed to abrogate the right of an adoptive parent to make decisions on behalf of his child.