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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 2 · Offices of administration and of program planning and management; assistant secretaries
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 3 · Divisions and administrative units; directors; description of organization, filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4 · Home care program; needs and services of adults with disabilities; powers and duties of secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4A · Sliding fee scale for home care services; financial eligibility limits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4B · Aging services access points
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4C · Pharmacy outreach program; medication education and intervention resource center; executive office of aging and independence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4D · Home care worker registry
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4E · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4F · Home care program CDC workforce council; appointee terms; quorum; reimbursement for expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4G · Promotion of CDC services; coordination with state and local public, private and nonprofit agencies; list of CDC workers paid through home care program CDC option
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4H · Consumer or the consumer's surrogate right to recruit, hire, train, manage and terminate any CDC worker; when considered a public employee; collective bargaining; council liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4I · Council powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 5 · Citizen advisory boards
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 6 · Regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 7 · Acceptance of gifts or grants
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 8 · Employees; appointments and removal; age restriction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 9 · Experts and technical consultants; appointment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 10 · Civil service status or tenure of employees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 11 · Interagency cooperation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 12 · Biennial evaluations of programs and projects; standards, restriction; publication of summaries; annual report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 13 · Repealed, 2007, 192, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 14 · Definitions applicable to Secs. 14 to 26
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 15 · Reports of abuse; liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 16 · Protective services system
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 17 · Protective services agencies; authorized activities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 18 · Assessment and evaluation of reports; investigations; arrangement for protective services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 19 · Consent to protective services; interference with provision of services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 20 · Lack of capacity to consent to protective services; hearings; emergency orders; placement or commitment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 21 · Geriatric evaluation process
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 22 · Financial eligibility guidelines; reimbursements by older adults
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 23 · Records; disclosure; destruction; regulations; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 24 · Reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 25 · Rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 26 · Powers and responsibilities of other departments or agencies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 27to35 · Repealed, 2020, 227, Sec. 15
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 36 · Eligibility for public assistance programs; reverse mortgage proceeds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 37 · Hot lunch program; incorporation into school lunch program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 38 · Liability of counselors and coordinators; description of duties and responsibilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 39 · Subsidized catastrophic prescription drug insurance program; department of aging and independence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 40 · Prescription drug review commission; membership; recommendations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 41 · Veterans Independence Plus Initiative Trust Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 42 · Commission on malnutrition prevention among older adults
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 42A · Reporting of animal cruelty, abuse or neglect
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 43 · Prevention and elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; training program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 44 · Portable orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 1 · Creation; powers of department and commissioner
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 2 · Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; appointments by commissioner; report; salary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 3 · Deputy commissioner; appointment; duties; qualifications
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 4 · Assistant, associate or deputy commissioners; appointment; duties; qualifications
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 5 · Legal counsel
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 6 · Program for training of residents in professional disciplines
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 7 · State facilities under department control
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 8 · Superintendents or directors; vacancies; appointments; qualifications; officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 9 · Repealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 13
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 10 · Crimes committed by or upon persons on facility premises or persons in care of facility
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 11 · Repealed, 1996, 58, Sec. 14
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 12 · Community intellectual disability services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 12A · Comprehensive program of community developmental disability services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 13 · Development and maintenance of community intellectual disability services and community developmental disability services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 14 · Rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 15 · Residential or day care services; licenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 15A · License for program offering residential or day care services to the public and providing treatment for persons with a developmental disability; standards and requirements; protection of individuals served by program from exploitation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 16 · Intellectual disability facility employees; civil service exemption
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 17 · Transportation for persons with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability; reimbursements for costs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 18 · Interagency agreements with commissioner of mental health or office of Medicaid for coordinated regulation or management of certain services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 19 · Fingerprint-based checks to be conducted on applicants seeking license for department's client population residential or day care services or for other agency serving department's client population; individuals with unsupervised contact with persons with intellectual or developmental disability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, § 20 · Criminal offender record information checks to be conducted on persons providing residential or support services with potential for unsupervised contact with persons with intellectual or developmental disability; fingerprint submissions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 2 · Establishment of disabled persons protection commission; membership; terms; compensation; annual report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 3 · Powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 4 · Referral of abuse reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 5 · Investigation, evaluation and disclosure of abuse reports; case findings and recommendations; reports of deaths
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 6 · Protective services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 7 · Petitions for findings of incapacity; emergency orders; warrants
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 8 · Abuse of disabled persons under state care; investigations and hearings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 9 · Completion of hearings; reports; referrals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 10 · Reporters of abuse; liability; privileged communications
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 11 · Retaliation for reporting abuse
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 12 · Scope of chapter; delay or deferral of investigation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 13 · Notification by caretaker agency of death of disabled person; written report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 14 · Reporting of animal cruelty, abuse or neglect
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19C, § 15 · Registry of abusive care providers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 2 · Sponsor duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 3 · Certification of assisted living residences; exemptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 4 · Application for certification; renewal; fee; operating plan; basic health services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 5 · Biennial review; initial and for cause reviews; reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 6 · Denial, suspension or revocation of certification
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 7 · Repealed, 2020, 227, Sec. 18
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 8 · Operating without certification; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 9 · Resident rights
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 10 · Services for residents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 11 · Admittance requirements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 12 · Individualized plans for residents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 13 · Pre-screening and service plan monitoring assessments for medical assistance recipients
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 14 · Written residency agreement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 15 · Managers and staff; qualifications
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 16 · Residence requirements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 17 · Assisted living advisory council
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 18 · Classification of assisted living residences