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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.652 - Safeguards Applicable to Agricultural Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals

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(A) Agricultural pesticides and toxic
			 chemicals shall not be stored in the housing area.
(B) The operator shall not permit workers to
			 handle agricultural pesticides or toxic chemicals unless the workers are
			 instructed as to their proper usage, handling, and necessary safety
			 precautions.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.653 - Safe Storage of Flammable Materials

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Flammable or volatile liquids or materials, except for those
				needed for current household use, shall not be stored in or adjacent to rooms
				used for living purposes.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.654 - First-Aid Equipment Required

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The operator shall provide a standard 24-unit first-aid kit or
				its equivalent which he shall keep stocked and available for the emergency
				treatment of any person in the farm labor camp.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.655 - Availability of First Aid Equipment for Ready Use

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The operator should care for or place the first-aid equipment
				in the care and charge of a responsible person and should make provision for
				the ready use of that equipment at all times.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.700 - Curtailment

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No person shall cause the water, electricity, or other utility,
				service, facility, or equipment which is required to be made available under
				these minimum standards to be shut off or removed from any occupied structure
				except for such temporary period as may be necessary during actual repairs or
				alterations or during temporary emergencies when curtailment of service is
				approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.800 - General Administration

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(A)
Applicability of
			 105 CMR 400.000:
State Sanitary Code, Chapter I: General Administrative
			 Procedures
. The provisions of
			 105 CMR 400.000:
State Sanitary Code, Chapter I: General Administrative
			 Procedures
, with respect to administration and enforcement of these
			 minimum standards shall apply, unless otherwise specified, to
			 105 CMR 420.000.
(B)
No Restriction Implied Upon
			 Authority of Local Boards of Health
. The provisions of
			 105 CMR 420.000 shall not
			 be construed to limit or restrict the powers or duties of local boards of
			 health.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.810 - Certificate of Occupancy Required

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A farm labor camp shall not be operated by any person or
				occupied by workers until a current certificate of occupancy has been issued
				and posted in the headquarters or main building of such camp.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.811 - Procedure for Obtaining Certificate of Occupancy

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A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until an
				application containing information as required by the Massachusetts Department
				of Public Health has been submitted to and approved by said Department. Such
				application shall be obtained from the Massachusetts Department of Public
				Health, completed by the operator and returned to said Department at least 21
				days prior to the expected opening date of the farm labor camp;
provided
, that in the case of an emergency where a farmer is
				threatened by loss of crop he may apply in writing to the said Department
				asking for a waiver of the 21 day notice and requesting an immediate inspection
				of the quarters to be occupied.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.812 - Revocation of Certificate of Occupancy

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A certificate of occupancy issued in accordance with the
				provisions of
				105 CMR 420.000 may be
				revoked for any violation of this code which the Massachusetts Department of
				Public Health determines exists.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.813 - Expiration of Certificate

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The certificate of occupancy shall expire on December 31
				following the date of issue and maybe revoked for cause at any time by the
				Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.820 - Inspection of Farm Labor Camps

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(A) All farm
			 labor camps shall be inspected annually by the Massachusetts Department of
			 Public Health. In lieu thereof, said Department may delegate any such annual
			 inspection to the board of health of the city or town where said camp is
			 located.
(B) If inspection of a
			 farm labor camp is delegated to the board of health as provided in M.G.L. c.
			 111, § 128G, said board shall make its inspection and file its report to
			 the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on a form prescribed by the
			 Massachusetts Department of Public Health within 30 days of notice of such
			 delegation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.821 - Complaints of Violations

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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health shall investigate
				within 30 days all signed written complaints of violations of
				105 CMR 420.000. The board
				of health shall forward forthwith to the Massachusetts Department of Public
				Health any such written complaint which may be directed to said
				board.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.830 - Correction Orders

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If an inspection as provided in
				105 CMR 400.000 or in
				105 CMR 420.000 reveals
				that a farm labor camp does not comply with the provisions of
				105 CMR 420.000, the
				Massachusetts Department of Public Health may order the person responsible to
				comply with the violated provisions within a specified time as determined by
				the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.831 - Revocation Orders

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If an inspection as provided for in
				105 CMR 400.000:
State Sanitary Code Chapter I: General Administrative
				Procedures
or
				105 CMR 420.000 reveals
				that a building used for human habitation so fails to comply with the
				provisions of
				105 CMR 420.000 as to
				endanger or materially impair the health or well-being of the occupants of the
				public, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health may revoke the
				certificate of occupancy.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.832 - Content of Orders

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(A) Every order
			 authorized by
			 105 CMR 420.000 shall be in
			 writing.
(B) Subject to the
			 emergency provisions of this code any order issued shall:
(1) include a statement of the violation or
			 defect, and may suggest action, which if taken, will effect compliance with
			 105 CMR 420.000;
(2) allot a reasonable time for any action it
			 requires; and
(3) inform the person
			 to whom it is directed of his right to a hearing, and of his responsibility to
			 request the hearing, and to whom the request shall be made.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.833 - Service of Orders

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Service of Orders issued under the provisions of
				105 CMR 420.000 shall be
				served in accordance with
				105 CMR
				420.400.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.840 - Variances

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(A) The designee of the Commissioner of the
			 Massachusetts Department of Public Health may vary the application of any
			 provision of
			 105 CMR 420.000 with
			 respect to any particular case when, in his/her opinion, the enforcement
			 thereof would do manifest injustice; provided, that the decision of the
			 Massachusetts Department of Public Health shall not conflict with the spirit of
			 105 CMR 420.000.
(B) A copy of any such variance shall, while
			 it is in effect, be available to the public at all reasonable hours in the
			 office of the Commissioner of Public Health of the Commonwealth.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.850 - Requesting and Holding Hearing

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The person to whom any order has been served pursuant to any
				regulation of
				105 CMR 420.000 may request
				a hearing before the Commissioner of Public Health by filing within seven days
				after the day the order was served in the office of the Commissioner of Public
				Health a written petition requesting a hearing on the matter. Upon receipt of
				such petition the Commissioner or his/her designee shall set a time and place
				for such hearing and shall inform the petitioner thereof in writing. The
				hearing shall be commenced not later than ten days after the day on which the
				petition was filed; provided, that upon application of the petitioner the
				Commissioner may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond
				such ten-day period if in his judgment the petitioner has submitted a good and
				sufficient reason for such postponement.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.851 - Hearing of Petitioner

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At the hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to
				be heard and to show why the order should be modified or
				withdrawn.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.852 - Procedure by the Department After Hearing

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After the hearing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
				shall sustain, modify, or withdraw the order and shall inform the petitioner in
				writing of its decision. If the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
				sustains or modifies the order, it shall be carried out within the time period
				allotted in the original or in the modification.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.853 - Official Hearing Record

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Every notice, order, or other record prepared by the
				Massachusetts Department of Public Health in connection with the hearing shall
				be entered as a matter of public record in the office of the Commissioner of
				Public Health of the Commonwealth.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.854 - Hearing Petition Not Submitted or Sustaining of Order

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If a written petition for a hearing is not filed in the office
				of the Commissioner of Public Health of the Commonwealth within seven days
				after the day an order has been issued, or if after a hearing the order has
				been sustained in any part, each day's failure to comply with the order as
				issued or modified shall constitute an additional offense.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.860 - Appeals of Final Decision

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Any person aggrieved by the final decision of the Massachusetts
				Department of Public Health with respect to the denial of plan approval, the
				denial or revocation, or failure to renew a certificate, or with respect to any
				order issued under the provisions of
				105 CMR 420.000 may seek
				relief therefrom in any court of competent jurisdiction, as provided by the
				laws of this Commonwealth.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 420.000 - Housing And Sanitation Standards For Farm Labor Camps (state Sanitary Code, Chapter Iii) › Section 420.870 - Severability

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Each provision of
				105 CMR 420.000 shall be
				construed as separate to the end that if any regulation, sentence, clause or
				phrase thereof shall be held invalid for any reason, the remainder of
				105 CMR 420.000 and all
				other regulations shall continue in full force.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.001 - Purpose

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The purpose of
				105 CMR 425.000 is to
				protect the civil rights of Migrant Farm Workers in the Commonwealth of
				Massachusetts.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.002 - Authority

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105 CMR 425.000 is adopted
				under authority of M.G.L. c. 111, §§ 3 and 128H.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.003 - Citation

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105 CMR 425.000 may be
				known, and may be cited as
				105 CMR 425.000:
Rights of Visitation for Migrant Farm
				Workers
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.020 - Definitions

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The Department
shall mean the
				Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Farm Labor Camp
shall be defined as
				defined in
				105 CMR 420.000:
Housing and Sanitation Standards for Farm Labor Camps (State Sanitary
				Code, Chapter III)
.
Habitation
shall be defined as defined
				in The Sanitary Code of the Department of Public Health.
Operator
shall be defined as defined
				in
				105 CMR 420.000 of The
				Sanitary Code of the Department of Public Health.
Visitor
shall mean any individual or
				group of individuals seeking to enter a farm labor camp for the purpose of
				contacting or communicating with one or more workers.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.100 - Visiting Hours

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(A) Workers living
			 in quarters apart from the living quarters of the operator shall be entitled to
			 receive visitors outside of regular working hours. Visiting hours on working
			 days will begin after working hours or at 6:00 P.M., whichever is the earliest,
			 and end no earlier than four hours after the end of the working day or at 10:30
			 P.M., whichever is the latest. On non-working days, visiting hours will be in
			 effect from at least 10:00 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. These hours shall be deemed to be
			 minimum standards. An operator may allow longer visiting hours if a majority of
			 workers approve such extension.
(B)
			 The limitation on hours in 105 CMR 425.100(A) shall not apply to the
			 organizations, their agents, employees or representatives listed herein:
(1) Federal, State, local or other
			 governmental agencies, departments or boards;
(2) Physicians, dentists, and other medical
			 or para-medical personnel;
(3)
			 Priests, ministers, rabbis;
(4)
			 Agencies or organizations which are funded in whole or part by governmental
			 funds;
(5) Recognized charitable
			 and social agencies;
(6) Members of
			 the press.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.200 - Workers Right to Terminate Visit

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A worker may terminate a visitation with regard to himself
				only. Such termination must be orally communicated to the visitor by the worker
				himself, and no operator may deny a visitor access to a worker prior to such
				communication. Such termination shall not apply to the
				Department.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.400 - Locale of Visitation

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Visitation shall generally take place in the habitation
				quarters of the farm labor camp, but this shall not prohibit the incidental use
				of areas immediately adjoining such quarters.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.500 - Visitor Rights

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(A) In order for an
			 individual or group of individuals to be regarded as a visitor, it is not
			 required:
(1) That the worker or workers
			 initiate the request for a visit.
(2) That the visitor secure approval of the
			 farm labor camp operator.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.700 - Department Access

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The Department shall have access to the farm labor camp without
				restriction as to hours or otherwise for the purpose of ensuring the adequate
				protection of the workers' rights of visitation. No person shall hinder, impede
				or otherwise deny access to the department, its agents, employees, or
				authorized personnel.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.800 - Denial of Access to Salesmen

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An operator may deny salesmen access to a farm labor camp,
				provided that:
(A) he gains no
			 commercial advantage, directly or indirectly, thereby; or
(B) the salesman in question is not the only
			 source of the product or service offered reasonably available to
			 workers.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 425.000 - Rights Of Visitation For Migrant Workers › Section 425.900 - Posting of Regulations

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A copy of
				105 CMR 425.000 printed in
				both Spanish and English, shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the farm
				labor camp.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.001 - Purpose

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The purpose of
				105 CMR
				430.000 is to provide minimum standards for housing,
				health, safety and sanitary conditions for minors attending recreational camps
				for children in the Commonwealth.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.010 - Scope

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(A) No person, corporation, trust, authority,
			 government agency, political subdivision or any other entity shall operate a
			 recreational camp for children in the Commonwealth which does not comply with
			 the requirements of
			 105 CMR
			 430.000.
(B) Child care programs licensed by the
			 Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) in accordance with M.G.L. c. 15D
			 operating in their EEC licensed space as a summer camp shall not be required to
			 comply with
			 105 CMR
			 430.000, provided no specialized high risk activities
			 are offered unless approved in writing by the Department and conducted in
			 accordance with the requirements in
			 105 CMR
			 430.000 related to such activity.
(C) Provided it is not promoted or advertised
			 as a camp, none of the following shall be required to comply with
			 105 CMR
			 430.000:
(1) single
			 purpose classes, workshops, clinics or programs sponsored by municipal
			 recreation departments, or neighborhood playgrounds designed to serve primary
			 play interests and needs of children, as well as affording limited recreation
			 opportunities for all people of a residential neighborhood, whether supervised
			 or unsupervised, located on municipal on non-municipal property, whether
			 registration is required or participation is on a drop-in basis as provided in
			 M.G.L. c. 111, § 127A;
(2) a
			 program operated solely on a drop-in basis;
(3) a classroom-based instructional program
			 provided no specialized high risk activities (
see
105
			 CMR 430.103) are conducted as part of the
			 program; and
(4) a summer school
			 program accredited by a recognized educational accreditation agency, where the
			 accreditation includes standards for specialized high risk activities, if the
			 program involves such activities (
see
105
			 CMR 430.103), and the summer program meets
			 those accreditation standards.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.050 - License Required

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No recreational camp for children shall operate without a
				license from the Board of Health. Any person or program that promotes or
				advertises itself as a camp, even if it does not meet the criteria of a
				Recreational Camp for Children as defined within
				105
				CMR 430.020, must be licensed as a
				recreational camp for children prior to operating.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.090 - Background Information

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(A) The operator
			 shall develop and follow written procedures for the review of the background of
			 each staff person and volunteer.
(B) Each staff person and volunteer shall
			 have a background free of conduct that bears adversely upon his or her ability
			 to provide for the safety and well-being of the campers. The operator shall
			 determine whether each staff person's and volunteer's conduct, criminal or
			 otherwise, shall disqualify that person from employment or service at the camp.
			 In making this determination, the operator shall consider at a minimum
			 information required under 105 CMR 430.090(C) and (D).
(C) At a minimum the operator shall require
			 for each camping season the following with regard to each staff person:
(1) Prior work history, including name,
			 address and phone number of a contact person at each place of employment for
			 the previous five years, and
(2)
			 Three positive reference checks from individuals not related to the staff
			 person including, but not limited to, previous employers or school
			 administrators. Returning staff persons may use prior references on record with
			 the camp provided if there is a gap in employment with the camp for one or more
			 camp seasons, new references shall be required.
(3) Inquiry by the operator into each staff
			 person's prior criminal history. Such inquiry shall include, at a minimum, a
			 criminal history inquiry as indicated:
(a) The
			 operator shall obtain a sex offender registry information check from the
			 Massachusetts Sex Offenders Registry Board for all prospective staff.
			 International staff entering the country pursuant to a visa and who have not
			 previously been in the United States are exempt.
(b) In accordance with M.G.L. c. 6, §
			 172G, operators shall obtain a CORI/Juvenile Report from the Department of
			 Criminal Justice Information Services for all prospective staff.
(c) For prospective staff whose permanent
			 residence is not Massachusetts (out of state and international), the operator,
			 where practicable, shall also obtain from the applicant's state criminal
			 information system, local chief of police, or other local authority with access
			 to relevant information, a criminal record check or its nationally recognized
			 equivalent (
e.g
., biometric data).
(d) If there is no interruption in the staff
			 person's employment by the camp or organization operating the camp from the
			 time of the initial background check, a new criminal or sex offender history is
			 required at a minimum every three years. This applies only to permanent
			 employees of the same camp or organization operating the camp. Any break in
			 employment service requires a new criminal history and sex offender inquiry for
			 the staff person.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.091 - Orientation and Training

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(A) The operator
			 shall provide orientation and training for all counselors, junior counselors,
			 and other applicable camp staff and volunteers. The operator shall describe, in
			 writing, the camp's plan for orientation including at a minimum the camp's
			 organization, policies and procedures. Training shall include any necessary
			 training specific to overseeing certain camp activities or any specialized
			 training to meet the needs of campers with unique physical or behavioral needs,
			 as applicable. The operator shall provide each staff member and volunteer a
			 copy of the health care policy and shall train staff and volunteers in the
			 program's infection control procedures and implementation of the policy during
			 orientation.
(B) As part of the
			 orientation, all counselors, junior counselors, and other staff and volunteers
			 shall complete one annual online head injury safety training program, such as
			 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Heads-Up" training, National
			 Federation of State High School Associations Concussion in Sports, or an
			 equivalent training approved in writing by the Department.
(C) The operator shall not assign any person
			 to be responsible for a group of children nor utilize any staff or volunteer to
			 supervise others until such person has received the minimum orientation
			 described in 105 CMR 430.091.
(D)
			 The operator shall maintain documentation of specific training components and
			 attendance records for such trainings in accordance with
			 105
			 CMR 430.145.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.093 - Prevention of Abuse and Neglect

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(A) The operator
			 shall have written policies and procedures in place to protect campers from
			 both abuse and neglect (as defined in
			 110 CMR
			 2.00:
Glossary
) while in the camp's
			 care and custody.
(B) The operator
			 shall develop and follow written procedures for reporting of any suspected
			 incidents of child abuse or neglect in accordance with procedures described in
			 M.G.L. c. 119, § 51A. The procedures shall include:
(1) All staff shall immediately report any
			 suspected child abuse or neglect. The report shall be made either to the
			 Massachusetts Department of Children and Families or its successor, or to the
			 camp director.
(2) The camp
			 director shall immediately report suspected abuse or neglect to the
			 Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, or its successor.
(3) The camp director shall notify in writing
			 the Department and the Board of Health if a report is filed pursuant to M.G.L.
			 c. 119, § 51A alleging abuse or neglect of a child while in the care of
			 the recreational camp for children or during a program-related activity. The
			 report filed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 119, § 51A itself shall not be
			 forwarded to the Department or Board of Health.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.100 - Camp Counselor and Junior Counselor Requirements

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(A) Each counselor in a recreational camp for
			 children shall:
(1) have at least four weeks
			 experience as a junior counselor, have participated in structured group
			 camping, or have at least four weeks experience in a supervisory role with
			 children; and
(2) have
			 satisfactorily completed a camp counselor orientation and training program as
			 specified in
			 105
			 CMR 430.091 prior to the arrival of
			 campers.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.101 - Required Ratio of Counselors to Campers

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Each recreational camp for children shall have the following
				minimum ratio of counselors to campers:
(A)
Residential and Day
			 Camps
. Residential, day, and sports camps shall have at least one
			 counselor for every ten campers seven years of age or older and one counselor
			 for every five campers younger than seven years old. To meet these required
			 ratios, counselors shall be within the line of sight or close proximity to
			 campers at all times. Junior counselors may be included in meeting up to 50% of
			 the camper to staff ratio within each unit, living or general activity group,
			 but shall always be under the direct supervision of a counselor. Each
			 residential or day camp serving campers with mild or severe disabilities shall
			 have a staffing plan in place to ensure adequate staffing to supervise children
			 with disabilities.
(B)
Primitive, Travel and Trip Camps
. Each primitive,
			 travel and trip camp shall have at least one counselor for every ten campers,
			 with a minimum of two counselors, one of which shall be at least 21 years old.
			 Each primitive, travel or trip camp serving campers with mild or severe
			 disabilities shall have a staffing plan in place to ensure adequate staffing to
			 supervise children with disabilities.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.102 - Camp Director Requirements

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Each recreational camp for children shall have at the camp at
				all times a director who meets the following:
(A)
Residential
			 Camp
. Each residential camp shall have a director who is 25 years
			 of age or older and who meets at least one of the following:
(1) Successful completion of a course in
			 camping administration such as those offered by national professional camping
			 associations, national agencies or their equivalent, or
(2) At least two seasons of previous
			 experience working as part of an administrative staff of a recreational camp
			 for children.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.140 - Medical Waste

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Any medical waste, as defined in
				105 CMR
				480.000:
Minimum Requirements for the
				Management of Medical or Biological Waste (State Sanitary Code, Chapter
				VIII)
, shall be maintained and disposed of in accordance with the
				requirements of
				105 CMR
				480.000.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.145 - Maintenance of Records

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(A) Camp operators
			 shall maintain all records relating to campers, staff and volunteers for a
			 minimum of three years.
(B)
			 Operators shall be responsible for destruction of records in a manner that
			 protects the privacy of all campers, staff, and volunteers. Criminal Offender
			 Record Information (CORI) must be destroyed in accordance with
			 803
			 CMR 2.15:
Destruction of CORI and
			 CORI Acknowledgment Forms
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.150 - Health Records

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Each recreational camp for children shall maintain a health
				record for each camper and for each staff person who is younger than 18 years
				old. Camps shall maintain written authorization for emergency medical care for
				all adult staff and volunteers. The health record shall be readily available at
				all times in electronic or hard copy form that is secure from unauthorized
				access and shall include at least the following:
(A) The camper's or staff member's name and
			 home address;
(B) The name, address
			 and telephone number of the camper's or staff member's parent(s) or
			 guardian(s);
(C) A written
			 authorization for emergency medical care signed by a parent or
			 guardian;
(D) The travel
			 location(s) and telephone number(s) of the camper's or staff member's parent(s)
			 or guardian(s) if the parent(s) or guardian(s) will be traveling during the
			 camping season;
(E) The name,
			 address and telephone numbers of the camper's or staff member's family health
			 care provider or health maintenance organization, if any;
(F) If the camper or staff member brings a
			 prescribed medication from home, a written authorization to administer the
			 medication signed by a parent or guardian;
(G) Copies of injury and incident reports, if
			 any, required by
			 105
			 CMR 430.154;
(H) A certificate of immunization indicating
			 compliance with
			 105
			 CMR 430.152; and
(I) In addition, in each residential, sports,
			 travel and trip camp: the health history and report of physical examination
			 required by
			 105
			 CMR 430.151.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.151 - Physical Examinations by Physician and Certificate of Immunization

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(A) Every camper and staff person shall prior
			 to attending or after receiving a conditional offer of employment from a
			 residential, travel, sports, or trip camp, furnish to the camp the following,
			 prepared and signed by a licensed health care provider:
(1) A current medical history which lists
			 allergies, required medications, and any health conditions or impairments which
			 may affect the individual's activities while attending the camp;
(2) A report of a physical examination
			 conducted during the preceding 18 months; and
(3) A certificate of immunization.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.152 - Required Immunizations

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Written documentation of immunization in accordance with the
				most current Department immunization schedules developed pursuant to
				recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall be
				required for all campers and staff.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.153 - Physical Examination or Immunization Exemptions

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(A)
Religious
			 Exemption
. If a camper or staff member has religious objections to
			 physical examinations or immunizations, the camper or staff member shall submit
			 a written statement, signed by a parent or legal guardian of the camper or
			 staff member if a minor, stating that the individual is in good health and
			 stating the general reason for such objections.
(B)
Immunization
			 Contraindicated
. Any immunization specified in
			 105
			 CMR 430.152 shall not be required if the
			 health history required by
			 105
			 CMR 430.151 includes a certification by a
			 physician certifying they have examined the individual and in the physician's
			 opinion the physical condition of the individual is such that their health
			 would be endangered by such immunization.
(C)
Exclusion
. In
			 situations when one or more cases of a vaccine-preventable or any other
			 communicable disease are present in a camp, all susceptible children, including
			 those with medical or religious exemptions, are subject to exclusion as
			 described in
			 105 CMR
			 300.000:
Reportable Diseases, Surveillance,
			 and Isolation and Quarantine Requirements
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.154 - Injury and Incident Reports

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(A) A report
			 shall be completed on a form available from the Department for each fatality or
			 serious injury or incident that results in a camper, staff person, or volunteer
			 being sent home or brought to the hospital or treated by a health care
			 provider, and where a positive diagnosis is made. A copy of each injury or
			 incident report shall be sent to the Department, as well as the Board of
			 Health, as soon as possible but no later than seven calendar days after the
			 occurrence of the injury or incident. Such injuries or incidents shall include,
			 but not be limited to:
(1) cuts or lacerations
			 for which suturing is required;
(2)
			 when resuscitation or other life saving measures are required;
(3) fracture or dislocation;
(4) concussion; or
(5) administration of an epinephrine
			 auto-injector; or
(6) those
			 resulting from errors in the administration of medications including diabetes
			 care.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.155 - Medical Log

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Each recreational camp for children shall maintain a medical
				log which shall contain a record of all camper and staff health complaints and
				treatments. The medical log shall list the date and time, name of patient,
				complaint, and treatment for each incident, and shall include information on
				all medication administration errors, whether or not resulting in injury. The
				medical log shall be maintained in a readily available format and shall be
				signed by an authorized staff person.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.156 - Availability of Health Records and Logs

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(A)
			 All health records and medical logs shall be readily available to the health
			 care supervisor, camp nurse or camp doctor or other health personnel.
(B) All health records and medical logs shall
			 be made available upon request to authorized representatives of the Department
			 and of the Board of Health which licenses the camp. The Department and the
			 Board of Health shall maintain the confidentiality of information relating to
			 individual campers and staff.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.157 - Communicable Disease Reporting and Parental Education Requirements

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(A) The operator of a recreational camp for
			 children, in consultation with the camp's health care consultant, shall
			 immediately report each case of communicable disease listed as reportable under
			 105 CMR
			 300.000:
Reportable Diseases, Surveillance and
			 Isolation and Quarantine Requirements
occurring in a camp to the Board
			 of Health and the Department. Such report shall include the name and home
			 address of any individual in the camp known to have or suspected of having such
			 disease. Until action on such case has been taken by the camp health care
			 consultant, strict isolation of affected individuals shall be
			 maintained.
(B) The operator of a
			 recreational camp for children, in consultation with the camp's health care
			 consultant, shall be responsible for ensuring each suspected case of food
			 poisoning or any unusual prevalence of any illness in which fever, rash,
			 diarrhea, sore throat, vomiting, or jaundice is a prominent symptom is reported
			 immediately to the Board of Health and to the Department, by email or
			 telephone. This report shall be made by the health care consultant, health care
			 supervisor, or the camp director or operator.
(C) Information regarding meningococcal
			 disease and immunization shall be provided annually to the parent or legal
			 guardian of each camper in accordance with M.G.L. c. 111, § 219.
(D) Prior to admitting a child to the camp,
			 the camp operator shall provide to parents and guardians a copy of the policy
			 pertaining to the care of mildly ill campers, administration of medication and
			 the procedures for providing emergency health care. A complete copy of the
			 health care policy shall be furnished to parents and guardians upon their
			 request.
(E) The operator shall
			 inform parents in writing at the time application forms are provided that they
			 may request copies of background check, health care, and discipline policies as
			 well as procedures for filing grievances.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV) › Section 430.159 - Health Care Staff to be Provided

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The operator of each recreational camp for children shall
				provide:
(A) A designated camp health
			 care consultant. The consultant shall:
(1)
			 Assist in the development of the camp's health care policy as described in 105
			 CMR 430.159(B);
(2) Review and
			 approve the policy initially and at least annually thereafter;
(3) Approve any changes in the
			 policy;
(4) Review and approve the
			 first aid training of staff;
(5) Be
			 available for consultation at all times;
(6) Develop and sign written orders,
			 including for prescription medication administration, to be followed by the
			 on-site camp health care supervisor in the administration of his or her health
			 related duties; and
(7) Provide
			 trainings as required by
			 105
			 CMR 430.160 to the health care supervisor(s)
			 and other camp staff.