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MA Gen L ch 111g § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111g - Early Childhood Intervention Services|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context or subject matter clearly requires otherwise:—  ''Advisory committee'', the committee established pursuant to section three.  ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of the department of public health.  ''Department'', the department of public health.  ''Division'', the division of family health services which is an administrative division within the department of public health.  ''Early intervention services'', services provided to children and the families of children, who are between birth and three years of age and who have identified handicapping conditions or who are at risk for developmental delays due to biological, established, or environmental factors. Such services are for the purpose of minimizing the potential for developmental delay and for preventing the institutionalization of such children and shall be developmental services, including but not limited to speech, occupational and physical therapy, social work, psychological, educational, and nursing services.
MA Gen L ch 111g § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111g - Early Childhood Intervention Services|Section 2 - Early Intervention Services; State Wide System; Funding; Rules and Regulations; Contracts

Section 2. The department shall establish a state wide system of programs providing early intervention services. The department shall be the sole source of state funds for early intervention services; provided, however, that reimbursement for such services shall be allowed pursuant to section six of chapter one hundred and eighteen E. The department shall be the lead agency for the coordination of all governmental funding, both state and federal, for such programs.  Such programs shall be located within the division of family health services. The division shall be responsible for implementing and administering such programs.  The division shall develop and promulgate uniform rules and regulations for the provision of early intervention services. The division may contract with any agencies, individuals or groups for the provision of such services, subject to appropriation.
MA Gen L ch 111g § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111g - Early Childhood Intervention Services|Section 3 - Advisory Committee; Membership; Duties

Section 3. The commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee which shall consist of fifteen members, including one representative from each of the following state agencies: the department of public health, the department of mental health, the department of developmental services, the department of education, the department of transitional assistance, the department of children and families and the department of early education and care; one representative of the Massachusetts Early Intervention Consortium; at least three of whom shall represent program consumers; at least three of whom shall represent program providers; and at least one of whom shall represent the collective bargaining unit which represents state employees who provide early intervention services. Said committee shall advise the division relative to the development of program standards, the gathering of statistical and assessment data, the coordination of state agencies, the resolution of administrative and collective bargaining issues, the promotion of early intervention services, and coordination and planning to maximize resources.
MA Gen L ch 111g § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111g - Early Childhood Intervention Services|Section 4 - Alternative Revenue Sources; Donated Funds Program; Payment System for Services

Section 4. The division, with the advice of the advisory committee, shall investigate alternative revenue sources for early intervention services. A system of payments by families shall be established which promotes accessibility to services to all families in need of such services. This system may include a schedule of sliding fees developed in accordance with applicable state and federal law.  The division shall develop a donated funds program to encourage the development of funds other than state appropriations for early intervention services. Such sources of funds may include private donations or monies from city, town, or county governments but shall not include funds from other state agencies. The state shall provide two dollars for each dollar of donated funds which have been committed from such non-state source.
MA Gen L ch 111g § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111g - Early Childhood Intervention Services|Section 5 - Monitoring and Assessment of Program Effectiveness; Reports

Section 5. The division shall monitor and assess the effectiveness of early intervention services. Programs which are in receipt of state or federal funding for early intervention services shall report such information relative to program models, characteristics of clients, expenditures, and other material information as the division, with the advice of the advisory committee, shall request for the purpose of monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of such programs.
MA Gen L ch 111g § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111g - Early Childhood Intervention Services|Section 6 - Transportation to Early Intervention Services

Section 6. Whenever transportation to early intervention services is required, the department shall provide transportation with respect to said services. The department shall take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of all persons transported under this section. If the department determines that said persons cannot be transported safely without the assistance of monitors, said transporting shall include provision for monitors. Nothing in this section shall preclude the ability of parents to serve as unpaid monitors when their children are being transported.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 4b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 4b - Violations of Sec. 4a; Civil Penalties

Section 4B. (a) If the board finds, after notice of any violation of section four A and an opportunity for a hearing have been provided, that any person is not in compliance with any requirement of section four A, or with any provision of any regulation adopted thereunder, it may assess civil penalties in an amount determined pursuant to this section. Such civil penalty may be imposed whether or not the violation was willful. In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the board shall consider the willfulness of the violation; the actual and potential cost to the commonwealth of collecting the assessment and penalty to enforce such requirement; whether the person being assessed the civil penalty did everything reasonable to pay the assessment, and to pay promptly after a notice of violation was issued; whether the person being assessed the civil penalty has previously failed to comply with any requirement of section four A, or with any provision of any regulation adopted thereunder; the financial condition of the person being assessed the civil penalty. The board shall also consider the goals of making compliance less costly than noncompliance, deterring future noncompliance, and the public interest.  (b) In addition to assessing civil penalties under this section, the board may request the attorney general to bring an action in the superior court to compel payment of assessments and penalties and immediate and full compliance with any order issued by the board. The expense of the proceedings shall be recoverable from the violator in such manner as provided by law.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 6 - Public Participation Coordinator; Duties

Section 6. The executive director, after an open and competitive selection process, shall appoint a full-time public participation coordinator based on demonstrated competence subject to approval by a vote of the board. The public participation coordinator's duties shall include:  (a) to encourage and facilitate the participation of interested persons in all of the processes established in or pursuant to this chapter;  (b) to make recommendations to the board, the department of public health and the department of environmental protection concerning the implementation of programs to assure appropriate public participation in the processes established in or pursuant to this chapter;  (c) to publicize throughout the commonwealth the management plan adopted pursuant to section twelve, all plans for the selection of any superior site or for the selection of an operator, and any proposals for the development, operation and closure of facilities in order to inform the public and to encourage and facilitate the participation of interested persons in such selection procedures, in environmental review and licensing proceedings, and in the review of facility operations; and  (d) to publicize throughout the commonwealth and to conduct continuing public informational programs on the use of radioactive materials, the nature and characteristics of low-level radioactive waste, current and developing technologies, and the hazards associated with low-level radioactive waste and the improper management thereof; provided, however, that, in establishing and conducting such programs, the public participation coordinator shall obtain the advice and assistance of an advisory board to be composed of members representing the range of public opinion concerning low-level radioactive waste or its management and invite the participation of persons representing such range of public opinion.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 10 - Phase I of the Low&ndash;level Radioactive Waste Management Act; Planning

Section 10. Planning for low-level radioactive waste management shall be conducted, subject to appropriation, in accordance with sections eleven to seventeen, inclusive, which shall be known and cited as ''Phase I of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act''. The provisions of such sections shall be implemented so as to require appropriate source minimization, volume minimization and storage for decay; to require a comprehensive management plan, an appropriate determination of need, and adequate regulatory controls and site selection criteria prior to the initiation of site selection; and to prohibit shallow land burial.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 11 - Procedures for Adoption of Management Plan

Section 11. (a) The adoption of a management plan under section twelve, the adoption of regulations for source minimization, volume minimization and storage for decay under section thirteen, the adoption of regulations for the selection of any superior site under section fourteen the adoption of regulations for operator selection under section fifteen and the adoption of regulations for the licensing of any facility under section sixteen shall be in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section. The recommendations of the public participation coordinator, made pursuant to section six, shall be implemented to the extent feasible in order to ensure appropriate public participation during the development of such plans and regulations; to ensure that adequate information concerning such plans and regulations is available; to facilitate the conduct of public meetings and other opportunities for public review and comment; and to ensure that public concerns are identified and addressed throughout the development of such plans and regulations.  (b) No fewer than four months prior to the initial adoption of a management plan pursuant to section twelve and the initial adoption of regulations under sections thirteen to sixteen, inclusive, the responsible agencies shall issue drafts of such management plan and regulations, together with summaries thereof, for public review and comment. No fewer than thirty days and no more than ninety days after the issuance of such drafts, the responsible agencies and the public participation coordinator shall jointly conduct a minimum of six consolidated public meetings throughout the commonwealth on the drafts and shall accept written comments thereon. Such consolidated public meetings shall be conducted at times and locations to be agreed by the responsible agencies and the public participation coordinator.  (c) The management plan and any regulations adopted under any of sections thirteen to sixteen, inclusive, shall be adopted in accordance with the requirements of sections two to six, inclusive, of chapter thirty A; provided, however, that a public hearing satisfying the requirements of section two of said chapter thirty A shall be required prior to the adoption, amendment or repeal of the management plan or any such regulation.  (d) The initial management plan developed under section twelve and the initial regulations developed under sections thirteen to sixteen, inclusive, shall be adopted by January first, nineteen hundred and eighty-nine.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 13 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Source Minimization, Volume Minimization and Storage for Decay by Generators Program; Establishment

Section 13. The department of public health, after consultation with the board, shall establish a program for low-level radioactive waste source minimization, volume minimization and storage for decay by generators. Said department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement such program consistent with the protection of public health, safety and the environment and with the promotion of responsible research and innovation. Such regulations shall require generators to avoid unnecessary contamination of items during the use of radioactive materials; to segregate radioactive waste from non-radioactive trash; and to prepare and implement plans for the utilization of all appropriate source minimization, volume minimization and storage for decay methods.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 15 - Selection of Operators; Adoption of Regulations

Section 15. The board shall adopt regulations governing the selection of operators. Such regulations shall include financial, technical and management criteria and shall establish procedures adequate to determine that the operator possesses sufficient reliability, expertise, and competence to operate a facility so as to protect public health and the environment. Such determination shall be based, in part, on information submitted by applicants, in response to any request for proposals issued pursuant to section twenty-two, including:  (a) organizational information for the applicant and any proposed subcontractors detailing their legal structure, ownership and control and operational experience, and the background and qualifications of all officers, directors, partners and principal owners of each such firm and of the key personnel to be utilized in the performance of any contract with the board, and a description of the locations and operating experiences of existing or former operations of such persons; the history of compliance with, and any violations of federal, state or local requirements by such persons in any jurisdiction in which they or any of them have done business, and any felony convictions of such persons;  (b) a financial disclosure statement describing the applicant's financial resources and proposed revenue plans and demonstrating that the applicant either possesses the necessary funds or has reasonable assurance of obtaining the necessary funds to cover the estimated costs of development and operation of a facility and will have sufficient funds available to carry out facility closure and post-closure observation and maintenance; and  (c) a preliminary facility development, operation, closure, post-closure observation and maintenance and institutional control plan including a description of the proposed technology or technologies to be utilized, and of the applicant's staffing plans and personnel training program, safety and recordkeeping procedures, and emergency response plans.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 17 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 17 - Initiation of Site Selection Process; Board Vote; Conditions

Section 17. (a) The board shall initiate the site selection process established in sections eighteen to twenty-three, inclusive, if it determines, by a two-thirds vote of its members, that it is necessary and appropriate to proceed with site selection. Such vote may be taken only if:  (1) the board has adopted a low-level radioactive waste management plan under section twelve, incorporating a finding that there is a requirement for additional facility capacity to meet present needs or needs anticipated to arise within the next decade;  (2) the department of public health has adopted regulations under section thirteen necessary to implement a program for source minimization, volume minimization and storage for decay by generators;  (3) the department of environmental protection has adopted, under section fourteen, criteria for selection of any superior site for the development and operation of a low-level radioactive waste management facility, guidelines for their application, and procedures for implementing the site selection process;  (4) the board has adopted regulations, under section fifteen, for the selection of operators; and  (5) the department of public health has adopted regulations, under section sixteen, for the licensing development, operation, closure, post-closure observation and maintenance and institutional control of a facility.  (b) No fewer than twenty-one days prior to a vote to initiate site selection pursuant to this section, the board shall issue a notice, satisfying the requirements of section two of chapter thirty A, of its intent to conduct such vote.  (c) Upon voting to initiate site selection, the board shall notify the chief executive officer of each community of the commencement of the site selection process, explaining in detail the site selection criteria, guidelines for their application and procedures for implementation of site selection, and offering the resources of the board and the public participation coordinator to assist communities in participating in the site selection process.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 18 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 18 - Phase Ii of the Low&ndash;level Radioactive Waste Management Act; Implementation for Site Selection Process

Section 18. The selection of any superior site shall be conducted in accordance with sections nineteen to twenty-four, inclusive, which shall be known and may be cited as ''Phase II of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act,'' and in accordance with the regulations adopted under section fourteen. The provisions of such sections and regulations shall be implemented so as to ensure an open and fair process for selecting a superior site for any facility determined to be needed pursuant to Phase I of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act and for certifying applicants who satisfy the regulatory criteria adopted pursuant to said Phase I.
MA Gen L ch 111h § 19 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111h - Massachusetts Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act|Section 19 - Site Selection Process; Procedures

Section 19. (a) The site selection process conducted pursuant to sections twenty and twenty-three shall be in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section. The recommendations of the public participation coordinator, made pursuant to section six, shall be implemented to the extent feasible in order to ensure appropriate public participation in the site selection process; to ensure that adequate information concerning the site selection process is available; to facilitate the conduct of public meetings and other opportunities for public review and comment; and to ensure that public concerns are identified and addressed throughout the site selection process.  (b) In accordance with the regulations adopted under section four, the board shall retain such consultants as it determines are necessary to complete the site selection process.  (c) Each notice required by section twenty or twenty-three to be given to the chief executive officer of a community shall, at a minimum, explain in detail all actions taken pursuant to sections eleven to seventeen, inclusive, and those actions completed pursuant to section twenty or twenty-three, as well as the remaining actions to be undertaken pursuant to section twenty, twenty-three or twenty-four, and offer the resources of the board and the public participation coordinator to assist communities in participation in the site selection process.