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248 CMR Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters 10.00 Uniform State Plumbing Code - Correction 71 Issue: 1334, Date: March 10, 2017 The Massachusetts Register Published by: The Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Francis Galvin, Secretary $15.00 The text of the regulations published in the electronic version of the Massachusetts Register is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official version is the printed copy which is available from the State Bookstore at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm. The text of the regulations published in the electronic version of the Massachusetts Register is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official version is the printed copy which is available from the State Bookstore at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm. Issue: 1334 Date: 3/10/17 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Secretary of the Commonwealth - William Francis Galvin The Massachusetts Register TABLE OF CONTENTS Page THE GENERAL COURT Acts and Resolves 1 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Executive Order No. 575: Establishing the Black Advisory Commission 3 Revoking and superseding Executive Order No. 362 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administrative Bulletin 17-03: 101 CMR 315.00: Vision Care Services 7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES Notices of Public Review of Prospective Regulations 9 Cumulative Table 37 Notice of Expiration of Emergency Regulation - Emergency Regulations - Permanent Regulations 45 Future Effective Date Regulations - MASSACHUSETTS REGISTER (THE) (ISSN-08963681) is published biweekly for $300.00 per year by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, State House, Boston, MA 02133. Second Class postage is paid at Boston, MA. POSTMASTER: Send address change to: Massachusetts Register, State Bookstore, Room 116, State House, Boston, MA 02133. The text of the regulations published in the electronic version of the Massachusetts Register is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official version is the printed copy which is available from the State Bookstore at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm. Page Notice of Expiration of Emergency Regulation There are no Notices of Expiration in this Massachusetts Register .- Emergency Regulations There are no Emergency Regulations in this Massachusetts Register .- Permanent Regulations 101 CMR Executive Office of Health and Human Services 346.00 Rates for Certain Substance-related and Addictive Disorders Programs 45 Governs the payment rates for certain substance-related and addictive disorders services purchased by a governmental unit. The rates also apply to individuals covered by the Workers' Compensation Act, M.G.L. c. 152. 103 CMR Department of Correction 155.000 Inmate Six-part Folder 47 Establishes rules and regulations for the maintenance of inmate case records and, specifically, the inmate six-part folder. 157.000 Access to and Dissemination of Evaluative Information 49 Establishes guidelines governing the content and use of evaluative information, and governs the inspection, receipt of copies, and challenges to such information. It is not intended to confer any procedural or substantive rights or any private cause of action not otherwise granted by state or federal law. 410.00 Sentence Computation 51 Establishes procedures governing the recording, calculation, review and communication of an inmate’s sentence structure in conformance with applicable laws. 471.00 Religious Programs and Services 53 Establishes Departmental guidelines regarding religious programs and services in the institutions of the Department of Correction. It is not intended to confer any procedural or substantive rights or any private cause of action not otherwise granted by state or federal law. The text of the regulations published in the electronic version of the Massachusetts Register is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official version is the printed copy which is available from the State Bookstore at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm. Page 916.00 County Correctional Facilities Management Information System 55 Establishes standards for the care and custody of all persons committed to any county correctional facility and provisions for enforcement of such standards. Updates reference to the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS). 917.00 County Correctional Facilities Research 57 Establishes standards for the care and custody of all persons committed to any county correctional facility and provisions for enforcement of such standards. Updates references. 918.00 County Correctional Facilities Inmate Records 59 Establishes standards for the care and custody of all persons committed to any county correctional facility and provisions for enforcement of such standards. Updates references and corrects typographical errors. 130 CMR Division of Medical Assistance 450.000 Administrative and Billing Regulations 61 Replaces the fixed out-of-state PAPE amount with an adjudicated payment per episode of care (APEC) payment method. The APEC payment amount will vary by episode depending largely on the case weights of services within the episode, and an APEC outlier component. Certain outpatient services, such as clinical laboratory services, will continue to be paid separately in accordance with the applicable fee schedule established by EOHHS. Components of the new out-of-state APEC method, as well as the existing out-of-state PAPE method, refer to the in-state methods. Accordingly, ensuring that similar payment calculations are utilized for both instate and out-of-state acute hospitals will allow MassHealth to maintain only one payment methodology in the claims system for acute outpatient hospital services, increasing alignment and decreasing administrative burden. The text of the regulations published in the electronic version of the Massachusetts Register is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official version is the printed copy which is available from the State Bookstore at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm. Page 220 CMR Department of Public Utilities 69.00 Procedures for the Determination and Enforcement of Violations of Safety Codes Pertaining to Pipeline Facilities, Transportation of Natural Gas, and Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities 65 Establishes procedures for determination and enforcement of state and federal pipeline safety standards. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has established comprehensive safety standards. The DPU enforces state codes for intrastate natural gas pipelines and facilities, and federal pipeline safety codes, as an agent of the Secretary of USDOT. Updates statutory and regulatory references, clarifies regulation language, and simplifies terms, including the regulation title. 101.00 Massachusetts Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Code 67 Requires intrastate pipeline facilities to comply with state safety codes and with Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Federal Minimum Safety Standards. Removes the requirement that the DPU review and hold a public hearing regarding Federal Minimum Safety Standards amendments, additions, or revisions, as they are publicly noticed by the U. S. Dept. of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Revises the business district leak survey interval at 220 CMR 101.06(21)(a) to be consistent with 220 CMR 101.06(21)(b) for outside business districts. 104.00 Design, Operation and Maintenance of Liquefied Petroleum Plants and Related Facilities 69 Provides mandatory safety guidance to operators of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) gas plants. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has developed comprehensive safety codes for the construction and operation of LP plants and related facilities. See NFPA 59: Utility LP – Gas Plant Code. Removes the outdated reference to the 1968 edition of NFPA 59 and refer to the 2004 edition. Also, no longer reiterates individual sections of NFPA 59 within the regulations. 248 CMR Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters 10.00 Uniform State Plumbing Code - Correction 71 The text of the regulations published in the electronic version of the Massachusetts Register is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The official version is the printed copy which is available from the State Bookstore at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm. Page 301 CMR Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs 23.00 Review and Approval of Municipal Harbor Plans 73 Establishes a voluntary procedure by which municipalities may obtain approval of Municipal Harbor Plans from the Secretary, in order that such plans may serve to inform and guide state agency actions affecting the implementation of waterway management programs at the local level. increase the flexibility provided to municipalities and businesses by allowing for new and expanded economic development opportunities, while ensuring the protection of current and future marine industrial opportunities. 25.00 Designation of Port Areas 75 Sets forth a procedure for establishing and modifying the boundaries of Designated Port Areas. Increases the flexibility provided to municipalities and businesses by allowing for new and expanded economic development opportunities, while ensuring the protection of current and future marine industrial opportunities. 310 CMR Department of Environmental Protection 7.00 Air Pollution Control 77 (Massachusetts CO 2 Budget Trading Program) Allows any power plant that produces useful thermal energy (steam) to deduct from its compliance obligation the CO 2 emissions associated
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