General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 19D Assisted Living

• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 19D, Section 1
  When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings: “Applicant”, any person applying to the department...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Sponsor duties - Chapter 19D, Section 2
  Every sponsor of an assisted living residence shall: (i) obtain and maintain certification as provided in sections three and four; (ii) be subject to oversight...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Certification of assisted living residences; exemptions - Chapter 19D, Section 3
  Assisted Living Residences to be Certified; Exemptions. No person shall advertise, operate or maintain an assisted living residence without the certification required by this chapter,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Application for certification; renewal; operating plan - Chapter 19D, Section 4
  The department shall issue for a term of two years, and shall renew for like terms, a certification, subject to revocation by it for cause,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Biennial review - Chapter 19D, Section 5
  (a) The department or its authorized designee, shall make or cause to be made at least a biennial review of all assisted living residences. Said...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Denial, suspension or revocation of certification - Chapter 19D, Section 6
  The department may deny, suspend or revoke a certification in any case in which it finds there has been a failure or refusal to comply...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Ombudsman program; complaints - Chapter 19D, Section 7
  Subject to the appropriation of funds therefore, the department may expand the scope of the ombudsman program defined in chapter nineteen A for the purpose...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Operating without certification; penalty - Chapter 19D, Section 8
  (a) Any person operating an assisted living residence without certification under this chapter shall be subject to liability for a civil penalty of not more...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Resident rights - Chapter 19D, Section 9
  (a) Every resident of an assisted living residence shall have the right to: (1) Live in a decent, safe, and habitable residential living environment. (2)...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Services for residents - Chapter 19D, Section 10
  (a) The sponsor of the assisted living residence shall provide or arrange for the provision of the following: (1) Opportunities for socializing and access to...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Admittance requirements - Chapter 19D, Section 11
  No assisted living residence shall admit any resident who requires twenty-four hour skilled nursing supervision. No assisted living residence shall provide, or admit or retain...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Individualized plans for residents - Chapter 19D, Section 12
  (a) Each assisted living residence shall develop and maintain together with each resident, an individualized plan for each resident describing in lay terms the needs...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Pre-screening and service plan monitoring assessments for medical assistance recipients - Chapter 19D, Section 13
  All elderly residents or residents with special needs who seek admission to an assisted living residence and who are eligible for the medical assistance program...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Written residency agreement - Chapter 19D, Section 14
  The sponsor shall enter into a written residency agreement with each resident clearly describing the rights and responsibilities of the resident and the sponsor, including...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Managers and staff; qualifications - Chapter 19D, Section 15
  (a) The manager of an assisted living residence shall be at least twenty-one years of age, qualified by education or experience to be responsible for...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Residence requirements - Chapter 19D, Section 16
  Any assisted living residence shall meet the requirements of all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the state sanitary...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Advisory council - Chapter 19D, Section 17
  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be established an assisted living advisory council within the executive office of elder affairs....
• Massachusetts General Laws - Classification of assisted living residences - Chapter 19D, Section 18
  (a) Assisted living residences shall not be subject to the provisions of sections twenty-five B to twenty-five H, inclusive, section fifty-one and sections seventy E...

Last modified: September 11, 2015