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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43B · Sale of cemetery lots and plots for speculative purposes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43C · Disposition of proceeds of sales of cemetery lots and plots; liquidation of indebtedness
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43D · Location of community mausoleums; exceptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43E · New community mausoleums; plans and specifications; approval; construction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43F · Community mausoleums; construction; supervision
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43G · Use of community mausoleum prior to completion; care and improvement fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43H · Sale of community mausoleum prior to completion
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43I · Removal of bodies constituting menace to public health
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43J · Permanent care and improvement fund for community mausoleums
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43K · Custodian of fund; administration and investment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43L · Abating or enjoining nuisance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43M · Permanent disposition of dead bodies or remains
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43N · Penalties; violations of this chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 43O · Sale of monuments for cemetery lots by cemetery corporations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 44 · Cremation of bodies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 44A · Receptacles for cremated remains; caskets
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 45 · Burial permits; permits for removal of bodies; certificates of death; deceased veterans
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 45A · Funeral director's name used in connection with death certificate or burial permit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 46 · Permit for burial of bodies brought into commonwealth; certificate; recording
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 46A · Veterans; burial; affidavit; veteran graves officer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 47 · Certificates for burial, removal or cremation; indorsement of coupon accompanying permit; record
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 48 · Cremation; certificates for burial
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 49 · Licensing of funeral directors; revocation or suspension; hearing; fees; permits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 50 · Penalty; violations of Secs. 44 to 48
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, § 51 · Embalming fluid
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 1A · Repealed, 1956, 692, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 2 · Powers and duties of secretary of veterans' services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 2A · Enforcement of decisions relative to benefits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 2B · Veterans employment opportunities commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 2C · Program to enhance employment opportunities and outcomes among veterans
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 2D · Civilian licensure and certification opportunities available to members of the armed forces and veterans
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 2E · Veterans' benefits and services notice; creation and distribution; contents; applicability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 3 · Appointment of veterans' agents; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 3A · Use of photostatic copies of discharge papers of veterans
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 3B · Veterans' benefits and services officers; certification and training; reduction in reimbursement allowance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 4 · Applications for veterans' benefits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 5 · Payment of veterans' benefits by city or town; assignment of benefits; dishonorable discharge, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 5A · Lien upon real estate of certain recipients of veterans' benefits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 6 · Reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans' benefits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 6A · Repealed, 2024, 178, Sec. 114
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 6B · Annuities for blind veterans, paraplegic veterans or veterans with disabilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 6C · Annuities to certain veterans; proof of service and disability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 7 · Veterans' burial agent; appointment; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 8 · Payment and reimbursement of burial expenses; certificate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 9 · Care of graves of veterans
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 9A · Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial cemeteries; operation, maintenance and expansion
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 9D · Senior care options initiative; senior care organizations; enrollment choices; advisory committee; report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 10 · Municipal departments of veterans' services; creation; directors; districts; treasurer of district
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 11 · Municipal departments of veterans' services; district boards; powers; apportionment of expenses; payment of costs and expenses by district members
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 12 · Municipal departments of veterans' services; advisory boards; duties; rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 13 · Duties of departments of veterans' services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 14 · Municipal departments of veterans' services; control and direction of commissioner; separate and independent location
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 15 · Municipal departments of veterans' services; audit of accounts of districts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 16 · Veterans equality review board; state-based veteran benefits for veterans that received an other than honorable discharge under Don't Ask, Don't Tell or similar policy
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 17 · United States Department of Veterans Affairs' Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry; periodic health assessment for members of the Massachusetts national guard
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 18 · Women veterans' network
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 1 · Benefits of state-operated veterans' home; persons entitled
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 2 · Service defined
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 3 · Persons not entitled to benefits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 4 · Persons serving in Polish armed forces during World War I
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 5 · Repealed, 2022, 144, Sec. 49
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 6 · Patients funds; disposition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 7 · Unclaimed funds of former patients; disposition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 8 · Lease of lands for construction of chapels
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 9 · Female veterans; domiciliary facilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 10 · Training of residents in medicine, surgery, urology and other specialties and sub-specialties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 10A · Practical nurses; education and training program; default on obligation to complete employment requirement or repay costs; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 11 · Repealed, 2022, 144, Sec. 64
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 12 · Office of veterans' homes and housing; executive director; employees; powers and duties; annual report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 13 · Rules and regulations; evaluation of performance of homes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 14 · Superintendents and deputy superintendents; duties; appointment of medical director, director of nursing and chief financial officer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 15 · Ombudspersons; retaliation prohibited
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 16 · Participation in Medicare and Medicaid programs; adherence to guidelines for trauma-informed care
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 17 · Annual review of health record systems
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, § 18 · Acceptance of donations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115B, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115B, § 2 · Office of the veteran advocate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115B, § 3 · Veteran advocate; nomination and appointment; term; removal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115B, § 4 · Annual report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 1 · Emergency aid program for elderly and disabled residents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 2 · Registration for work; acceptance of suitable positions; individuals not subject to provisions of section
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 3 · Ineligibility for benefits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 4 · Persons not citizens or legal residents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 5 · Placing persons in unlicensed institutions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 6 · Liability; persons receiving support to which they are not entitled
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 7 · Parental support
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 8 · Treasurers of financial institutions; duty to furnish information upon request
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 9 · Final disposition of deceased persons; recovery of expenses from deceased's kindred
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 117A, § 10 · Repealed, 2012, 139, Sec. 117
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 2 · Aid to parents with dependent children
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 2A · Repealed, 1973, 925, Sec. 37
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 2B · Application form; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 3 · Duties of department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 3A · Access to information by department for purpose of locating, establishing and enforcing liability of persons obligated to pay support
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 3B · Employment counseling and job training program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 3C · Pathways to self-sufficiency program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 4 · Repealed, 1967, 658, Sec. 31
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, § 4A · Aid to dependent children during absence of parents or children from commonwealth; reciprocal agreements