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Department of Public Health - CORI | Welcome to the Department of Public Health’s web page regarding the Criminal Offender Record Check regulations, 105 CMR 950.00. Click here for regulations.
Please note that the regulations and the related links apply only to DPH-operated programs and to DPH Vendor Agency Programs.
Please do not mail CORI request forms to DPH. All such requests must be mailed to the Criminal History Systems Board (“CHSB”) at its address noted below. In addition, general questions regarding CORI background checks should be directed to the CORI Unit at the CHSB.
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Pressure Treated Wood | Preserved and pressure-treated woods can provide some opportunities for exposure to wood treatment substances. This may raise concerns about toxicity. Do not use wood treated with Creosote or Pentachlorophenol(PCP). Arsenic treated wood (the least acutely toxic) should meet the American Wood Preservers' Association commodity standard. Use a supplier that guarantees this standard. The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the wood treatment substance can be obtained from the supplier. The MSDS is a summary of properties, health effects, protective precautions used to reduce exposure, and spill cleanup procedures.
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Reportable Diseases | State public health officials rely on local boards of health, healthcare providers, laboratories and other public health personnel to report the occurrence of notifiable diseases.
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| Regulations governing Bathing Beaches | Algae; Beach Water Quality Locator; Minimum Standards For Bathing Beaches, State Sanitary Code; Public Health-Based Beach Evaluation, Classification, and Tier Monitoring Plan |
| Regulations governing Camps | The following site includes applications, forms, memos to the local boards of health, and guidelines on recreational camps.
Extreme Heat Prevention; Guide, Mumps Camp Regulation Memo - June 2006; Advisory to All Municipal Boards of Health and Recreation Departments - Clarification of Recreational Camp Licensing Exemption for Programs "Sponsored" by Municipal Recreation Departments; Application for a License to Conduct a Recreational Camp for Children; Boards of Health License Fees for Recreational Camps for Children; Boards of Health Reporting Form for Recreational Camps for Children; Camp Information Update (2001); Camp Regulations; Camper Injury
Report; Fire Prevention Inspection/Fire Drill Checklist for Camps; Guidance Documents for Developing Required Written Plans for Camps; Guidelines for the Storage and Administration of Meds in Camps (Revised November 2003); Health Care Consultant Agreement; Heat Related Illness Prevention and Treatment at Recreational Camps for Children; Information about Recreational Camps in Massachusetts: Questions and Answers for Parents; Inspection Form; May 2003 Memo to Local Boards of Health (LBOHs)regarding Recreational Camps for Children; Memo to Boards of Health and Code Enforcement Agencies Medication at Recreational Camps for Children (July 3, 2002); Parent Authorization to Administer Medications to a Camper; Policy Statement Regarding Background Information Checks for Staff and Volunteers at Recreational Camps for Children (March 12, 2003); Sample Daily Log for Medication Administration; Sample Health Care Consultant Acknowledgment of On-Site Medication
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Regulations governing Indoor Skating Rinks | The purpose of regulation 105 CMR 675.000 "Requirements to Maintain Air Quality in Indoor Skating Rinks (State Sanitary Code, Chapter XI) is to ensure the public health and safety of patrons who use indoor skating rinks by limiting air concentrations of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide produced by fossil fuel resurfacing equipment to acceptable levels. |
| Swimming Pool Regulations | The site includes the following information: Pool Regulations; Communicable Disease and Public and Semi-public Swimming Pool Use; Fecal, Vomit and Blood Incidents in Swimming Pools; List of Certified Pool Operator Courses; Permit to Operate a Swimming Pool; Swimrmng Pool Inspection Report Form |
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