4510-0100 Public Health Critical Operations and Essential Services

For the administration and operation of the department of public health, including the personnel support of programmatic staff within the department, including the health statistics program, the operation of the registry of vital records and statistics and the cancer registry established under section 111B of chapter 111 of the General Laws; provided, that the department shall give specific consideration to additional monies available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public Law, 111--148 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111--152;and provided further, that not less than $650,000 shall be expended to the city of Boston for contracted clinical support staff including, but not limited to, three nurse practitioners, one psychiatrist, and two addiction/mental health specialists