105 CMR, § 803.630 - Reporting Obligations of Certified Health Officers

(1) Each Certified Health Officer shall file a written report with any local board of health with which they provide services relating to such certification, and with the Department within five calendar days of the following:

(a) The Certified Health Officer's conviction of a misdemeanor or felony in Massachusetts or any other state, the United States, or a foreign country (including a guilty plea, nolo contendre or admission to sufficient facts), other than a minor traffic violation for which less than $1,000 was assessed. The following traffic violations are not minor and must be reported: conviction for driving under the influence, reckless driving, driving to endanger, and motor vehicle homicide;

(b) Loss or suspension of the Certified Health Officer's driver's license;

(c) Disciplinary action taken by another governmental licensing jurisdiction (state, United States, or foreign) or the National Board of Public Health Examiners against a Certified Health Officer (C.H.O.) or other certification or license held by a Certified Health Officer.

(2) Each Certified Health Officer shall file a written report with any local board of health with which they provide services relating to such certification within five calendar days of notice of proposed Department disciplinary action or final Department action against the Certified Health Officer, or other Department response to identified deficiency, cease-and-desist order, letter of deficiency, notice of serious deficiency, advisory letter, or correction order against the Certified Health Officer.

(3) The Department shall review and assess the information received under 105 CMR 803.630(1) in accordance with procedures established in a written policy. Any Department action to deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a certification, under 105 CMR 803.620 shall proceed in accordance with 105 CMR 803.540 through 105 CMR 803.570 as applicable to the Department action taken.

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105 CMR, § 803.630

Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1492, eff. 3/31/2023.