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Regulations of the
Boston Public Health Commission
Recent Regulations

On Thursday, March 13, 2008, the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health passed a regulation restricting foods containing articifical trans fat in all Boston food service establishments, including restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries, and mobile food vendors.

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Questions about the regulation? See below:
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Current Regulations (get Acrobat Reader)
  1. Boston Medical Services: Quality Assessment and Improvement Reporting Program - promulgated on June 19, 2007
  2. Biological Laboratory Regulation - promulgated on September 19, 2006 (Guidelines for Biological Laboratory Regulation).
  3. Opioid Overdose Prevention and Reversal Pilot Program - promulgated on August 15, 2006
  4. Data Collection Regulation - promulgated on June 13, 2006
  5. Emergency Medical Services Sudden Cardiac Arrest Reporting Program - promulgated on October 12, 2004.
  6. Disease Surveillance and Reporting Regulation - promulgated on March 30, 2004.
    (Guidelines for Disease Surveillance and Reporting Reg)
  7. Regulation for the Isolation and Quarantine of Individuals with Infectious Disease Dangerous to the Public Health - promulgated on November 5, 2003.
  8. Revised - Guidelines for implementation and enforcement of Smoke Free Sites regulation - August 7, 2003
  9. Workplace Smoking Restrictions Regulation. - promulgated on December 11, 2002
  10. Body Art Regulations  - promulgated on May 23, 2001 (Guidelines for Body Art Reg)
  11. Emergency Department Visits Volume Reporting Regulation - promulgated on October 18, 2000
  12. Well Water Regulation - promulgated on July 28, 1999
  13. Waste Container Lot, Junkyard, and Recycling Facilities - promulgated on  December 17, 1998
  14. Restaurant Smoking Restrictions - promulgated on March 19, 1998
  15. Standard Hearing Procedure - promulgated on July 16, 1998
  16. Tobacco Administrative Hearings & Appeals - promulgated on April 16, 1998
  17. EMS Private First Responders - promulgated on April 16, 1998
  18. Emergency Well Cease and Desist Orders - promulgated on November 25, 1997
  19. Recombinant DNA Technology: Use Regulations - Promulgated on March 22, 1994, Updated: February 10, 2004

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