{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19a-19","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 19","heading":"Consent to protective services; interference with provision of services","body":"Section 19. (a) Any older adult who requests or affirmatively consents to the receipt of protective services may receive said services. If the person withdraws or refuses consent, the service shall not be provided or continued except as provided in section twenty.\n(b) No person shall interfere with the provision of protective services to an older adult who requests or consents to receive such services. In the event that interference occurs on a continuing basis, the department, a protective services agency, or the public guardian may petition the court to enjoin such interference.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 19A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter19A/Section19","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:57Z","sha256":"123350caac625da43e6394b74c6869c3d4d90a3fe54cbec4bc25b4e51aaa6a27","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19a-18","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-19a-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}