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MASSACHUSETTS STATE REGULATIONS

105 CMR 430 | Challenge Course and Climbing Wall Information
CORI | SORI | DPH - Camps | DPH - Swimming Pools
DPH - Beaches | DPH - Housing | Nurses - Licensing



105 CMR 430.000

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR RECREATIONAL CAMPS FOR CHILDREN (STATE SANITARY CODE, CHAPTER IV)



Challenge Course and Climbing Wall Information
  • Amusement Device and Challenge Course Regulations
Challenge Course Forms
  • License to Operate Challenge Course
  • Inspection Report Summary
  • Attestation Personnel Training
  • Maintenance Repair Log
Climbing Wall Forms
  • License to Operate Climbing Wall
  • Facility Maintenance Repair Log
  • Attestation Personnel Training
  • Facility Maintenance Inspection Summary


CORI Information
  • New CORI Regulations
  • CORI Overview
  • Certification to Access CORI
  • Requesting Criminal Records
  • General Grants of Access to CORI
  • Acts Protecting Children
  • How to Read a Criminal Record
  • CORI Forms and Applications
  • Frequently Asked Questions About CORI
  • Find information on sex offenders registered in your area
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SORI Information
  • Obtaining Information about Sex Offenders
  • Download Forms
  • Mass General Laws - Section 178
  • SORB Regulations
  • National Sex Offender Registry
  • Number of Level 2 and 3 offenders living in your community
  • Search for detailed information on Level 3 offenders
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Department of Public Health - Recreational Camps
  • Meningitis and Camps
  • Tattoo Fact Sheet
  • Storm Fact Sheet
The following table includes applications, forms, memos to the local boards of health, and guidelines on recreational camps.

Document Title Formats
Extreme Heat Prevention Guide Website
Mumps Camp Regulation Memo - June 2006 Website
Advisory to All Municipal Boards of Health and Recreation Departments - Clarification of Recreational Camp Licensing Exemption for Programs "Sponsored" by Municipal Recreation Departments PDF     Word
Application for a License to Conduct a Recreational Camp for Children PDF     RTF
Boards of Health License Fees for Recreational Camps for Children PDF     RTF
Boards of Health Reporting Form for Recreational Camps for Children PDF     Word
Camp Information Update (2001) PDF     RTF
Camp Regulations PDF     RTF
Camper Injury Report PDF     RTF
Fire Prevention Inspection/Fire Drill Checklist for Camps PDF     RTF
Guidance Documents for Developing Required Written Plans for Camps PDF     RTF
Guidelines for the Storage and Administration of Meds in Camps (Revised November 2003) PDF     RTF
Health Care Consultant Agreement PDF     RTF
Heat Related Illness Prevention and Treatment at Recreational Camps for Children PDF     Word
Inspection Form PDF     RTF
May 2003 Memo to Local Boards of Health (LBOHs)regarding Recreational Camps for Children PDF     RTF
Memo to Boards of Health and Code Enforcement Agencies Medication at Recreational Camps for Children (July 3, 2002) PDF     RTF
Parent Authorization to Administer Medications to a Camper PDF     RTF
Policy Statement Regarding Background Information Checks for Staff and Volunteers at Recreational Camps for Children (March 12, 2003) PDF     Word
Sample Daily Log for Medication Administration PDF     RTF
Sample Health Care Consultant Acknowledgment of On-Site Medication PDF     RTF

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Department of Public Health - Swimming Pools

Document Title Formats
Pool Regulations PDF     RTF
Communicable Disease and Public and Semi-public Swimming Pool Use PDF     RTF
Fecal, Vomit and Blood Incidents in Swimming Pools PDF     RTF
List of Certified Pool Operator Courses PDF     RTF
Permit to Operate a Swimming Pool PDF     RTF
Swimming Pool Inspection Report Form PDF     RTF

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Department of Public Health - Beaches
Public Health-Based Beach Evaluation, Classification, and Tier Monitoring Plan The following document is for public review and comment.

Document Title Formats
Public Health-Based Beach Evaluation, Classification, and Tier Monitoring Plan PDF     Word
Beach Sampling Field Data Form PDF     Word
Fax Sheet for Beach Posting PDF     Word
Posting Sign for No Swimming PDF     Word
Sanitary Survey Forms for Tier III Status Verification PDF     Word

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Department of Public Health - Housing

Memo to Local Boards of Health and Code Enforcement Agencies Regarding Housing Inspections and the Child Abuse Reporting Statue (M.G.L. C.119,s51A) (February 24, 1997) PDF     RTF

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Nurses - Licensing
Liscensing Information

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