Board of Health

In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boards of Health are autonomous and receive their powers directly from the Legislature. Boards of Health are responsible for disease prevention and control along with health and environmental protection. The Board of Health (“BOH”) serves as the local arm of both the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

The BOH develops, implements, and enforces health policies, oversees inspections to maintain minimum standards for sanitation in housing, septic and food service. The BOH is charged with the enforcement of the State Sanitary Code, the Massachusetts Food Code and Massachusetts Title 5 (Septic) Regulations along with Plympton’s Supplemental Title 5 Regulations and Plympton’s Large Outdoor Event Regulations.

The BOH issues yearly permits for all food service in the town and inspects each permit holder twice per year. The BOH also issues yearly permits for all Septic Installers, Trash Haulers, Septic Haulers, and Title 5 Inspectors along with permits for well installation and septic repairs and installations.

The Health Agent inspects all septic repairs and installations and signs off on all town permits as required and arranges for Percolation Tests. The Board of Health distributes face masks, Covid Test Kits, and other PPE supplied by the Commonwealth to our residents free of charge.

Office hours are Monday – Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The BOH meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 5:00 p.m. in the BOH Office.

Contact Information:
Telephone (781) 585-7000; Fax (781) 585-6659; Email: boh@plymptontown.org

Southern Plymouth County Public Health Excellence Collaborative
The BOH is a member of the Southern Plymouth County Public Health Excellence Collaborative, a group comprised of the Carver, Duxbury, Kingston, Plymouth, Plympton, and Wareham Boards of Health. The purpose of the Collaborative is to facilitate cross-jurisdictional sharing of public health services.

Board of Health Members

Staff Contacts

NameTitleEmail

Administrative Assistant

Health Agent

Southern Plymouth County Public Health Excellence Collaborative

NameTitleEmail

Cathleen Ferguson

Representative for the Town of Plympton

Brad Cronin

Alternate Representative for the Town of Plympton

Patricia Iafrate

Public Health Excellence Collaborative Nurse

Kathy Devasto-Piemonte

Public Health Excellence Collaborative Food Inspector