§ 1 Composition of department
§ 2 Commissioner; qualifications; appointment and term; salary
§ 2A Powers of commissioner upon declaration of emergency
§ 3 Public health council
§ 4 Other divisions; directors; civil service
§ 4A Poison information and control center
§ 5 Deputy commissioners
§ 6 Assistant directors, treasurers, superintendents, inspectors and other employees
§ 6A Training programs for residents in medical specialties; fellowships
§ 6B Hearings officer
§ 7 District health officers
§ 7A Public health officers; eligibility; salaries
§ 11 Commission on hypertension
§ 13 Drug formulary commission
§ 15 Advisory council on organ and tissue transplants and donations
§ 16 Office of violence prevention; duties
§ 17 Advisory council on quality of care in nursing homes; members; duties
§ 18 Bureau of substance addiction services; telephone helpline; website
§ 18A Voluntary training and accreditation program for operators of alcohol and drug free housing
§ 19 Regulations relative to coordination of care and management; discharge planning for substance use disorder treatment programs
§ 20 Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance Fund
§ 21 Promulgation of regulations relative to patient access to hospital emergency rooms or departments requiring hospitals to meet minimum criteria and standards that ensure safe, timely and accessible patient access to hospital emergency rooms or departments
§ 22 Standards for a certified training program for schools; certifying documentation; review of certifying documentation; evaluation of the integrity and efficacy of training programs; preparation, publishing, dissemination and annual update a list of c
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