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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176Q, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176Q / Section 19
Duties of connector regarding sharing of data
Status: in_force

[ Text of section added by 2025, 16, Sec. 19 effective November 5, 2025.] Section 19. (a) Except as required by federal law, the connector shall not provide access to any data, including de-identified data or any other data that would allow the identification of a patient, applicant or provider, in response to an out-of-state or federal inquiry or investigation into services constituting legally-protected health care activity, as defined in section 11 I 1/2 of chapter 12. (b) The connector shall grant providers, provider organizations and public and private health care payers access to identifiable health information or other personally identifiable information of an individual solely for the purposes of carrying out treatment, payment, health care operations or its functions as a health insurance exchange. (c) The connector shall not disclose, disseminate, transfer or otherwise allow access to identifiable health information or other personally identifiable information of an individual for any purpose not expressly authorized by this chapter. (d) A recipient of de-identified or identifiable health information or other personally identifiable information of an individual patient or applicant shall not use such information to: (i) conduct a criminal, civil or administrative investigation into any individual patient; or (ii) impose criminal, civil or administrative liability on any individual patient.

[ Text of section added by 2025, 16, Sec. 19 effective November 5, 2025.]

Section 19. (a) Except as required by federal law, the connector shall not provide access to any data, including de-identified data or any other data that would allow the identification of a patient, applicant or provider, in response to an out-of-state or federal inquiry or investigation into services constituting legally-protected health care activity, as defined in section 11 I 1/2 of chapter 12.

(b) The connector shall grant providers, provider organizations and public and private health care payers access to identifiable health information or other personally identifiable information of an individual solely for the purposes of carrying out treatment, payment, health care operations or its functions as a health insurance exchange.

(c) The connector shall not disclose, disseminate, transfer or otherwise allow access to identifiable health information or other personally identifiable information of an individual for any purpose not expressly authorized by this chapter.

(d) A recipient of de-identified or identifiable health information or other personally identifiable information of an individual patient or applicant shall not use such information to: (i) conduct a criminal, civil or administrative investigation into any individual patient; or (ii) impose criminal, civil or administrative liability on any individual patient.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159C, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159C / Section 11
Use of information contained in no sales solicitation listing
Status: in_force

Section 11. Information contained in the no sales solicitation listing established pursuant to this chapter shall be used only for the purposes of compliance with this chapter or in a proceeding or action under section 8. Such information shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure.

Section 11. Information contained in the no sales solicitation listing established pursuant to this chapter shall be used only for the purposes of compliance with this chapter or in a proceeding or action under section 8. Such information shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 60M — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 60M
Determination of services as practice of architecture; finality; fraud
Status: in_force

Section 60M. The determination of any person, or of any officer, board or commission of the commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof, who makes a contract to have services performed for him or it, that the principal services to be performed thereunder involve the practice of architecture, shall be final, unless said determination was made in bad faith, or was fraudulent, capricious or arbitrary.

Section 60M. The determination of any person, or of any officer, board or commission of the commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof, who makes a contract to have services performed for him or it, that the principal services to be performed thereunder involve the practice of architecture, shall be final, unless said determination was made in bad faith, or was fraudulent, capricious or arbitrary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 74 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 74
Corporations liable to franchise taxes; abatement of local taxes; notice
Status: in_force

Section 74. Whenever an abatement is finally made to any corporation taxable under chapter sixty-three upon any tax assessed by the assessors of any town, upon or in respect of works, structures, real estate, motor vehicles, trailers, machinery, poles, underground conduits, wires and pipes, the assessors, commissioners, appellate tax board or court granting such abatement shall forthwith notify the commissioner thereof, and shall state in such notice what sum was determined by such assessors, commissioners, appellate tax board or court to have been the full and fair cash value of such works, structures, real estate, machinery, poles, underground conduits, wires and pipes on the first day of January on which the tax so abated was originally assessed or to have been the proper value of any such motor vehicle or trailer owned by such corporation and assessed under chapter sixty A.

Section 74. Whenever an abatement is finally made to any corporation taxable under chapter sixty-three upon any tax assessed by the assessors of any town, upon or in respect of works, structures, real estate, motor vehicles, trailers, machinery, poles, underground conduits, wires and pipes, the assessors, commissioners, appellate tax board or court granting such abatement shall forthwith notify the commissioner thereof, and shall state in such notice what sum was determined by such assessors, commissioners, appellate tax board or court to have been the full and fair cash value of such works, structures, real estate, machinery, poles, underground conduits, wires and pipes on the first day of January on which the tax so abated was originally assessed or to have been the proper value of any such motor vehicle or trailer owned by such corporation and assessed under chapter sixty A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 55A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 55A
Agreements between municipal light boards and cities or towns
Status: in_force

Section 55A. A municipal light board may enter into an agreement with the city or town where it operates to provide billing, administrative, operational or other support services to assist the city or town with the operation of a municipal water utility owned and operated by the city or town upon such terms and conditions as agreed to by the city or town and the municipal light board.

Section 55A. A municipal light board may enter into an agreement with the city or town where it operates to provide billing, administrative, operational or other support services to assist the city or town with the operation of a municipal water utility owned and operated by the city or town upon such terms and conditions as agreed to by the city or town and the municipal light board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 54 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 54
Supervisors of registration; appointment; duties; interference with supervisors; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 54. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall, on the petition of not less than ten qualified voters of a city or town, appoint for a term of one year two supervisors of registration for each place of registration therein, one from each of the two leading political parties. They shall attend all sessions or meetings for registration held at the places for which they are appointed, and either of them may attach to any book or papers there used for purposes of registration any statement touching the truth or fairness of the proceedings which he may deem proper, and may add thereto his signature or other marks for the purpose of identification. Whoever interferes with, or aids or abets any person in interfering with, any supervisor of registration in the performance of his duty, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.

Section 54. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall, on the petition of not less than ten qualified voters of a city or town, appoint for a term of one year two supervisors of registration for each place of registration therein, one from each of the two leading political parties. They shall attend all sessions or meetings for registration held at the places for which they are appointed, and either of them may attach to any book or papers there used for purposes of registration any statement touching the truth or fairness of the proceedings which he may deem proper, and may add thereto his signature or other marks for the purpose of identification.

Whoever interferes with, or aids or abets any person in interfering with, any supervisor of registration in the performance of his duty, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 10R — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 10R
Coverage for noninvasive prenatal screening
Status: in_force

Section 10R. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''noninvasive prenatal screening'' shall mean a cell-free DNA prenatal screening to ascertain if a pregnancy has a risk of fetal chromosomal aneuploidy; provided, however, that such screening shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of chromosomes 13, 18 and 21. (b) The division and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third-party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician shall provide coverage under all benefit plans for noninvasive prenatal screening and shall not limit availability and coverage for such screening based on the age of the pregnant patient or any other risk factor, unless the limitation is part of the generally accepted standards of professional practice as recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Section 10R. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''noninvasive prenatal screening'' shall mean a cell-free DNA prenatal screening to ascertain if a pregnancy has a risk of fetal chromosomal aneuploidy; provided, however, that such screening shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of chromosomes 13, 18 and 21.

(b) The division and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third-party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician shall provide coverage under all benefit plans for noninvasive prenatal screening and shall not limit availability and coverage for such screening based on the age of the pregnant patient or any other risk factor, unless the limitation is part of the generally accepted standards of professional practice as recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 207 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 207
Prompt forwarding
Status: in_force

Section 207. Every railroad corporation shall promptly forward merchandise consigned to or directed to be sent over another railroad connecting with its railroad, according to the directions contained thereon or accompanying the same, and shall not receive and forward over its railroad merchandise consigned to or directed to be sent by a different route.

Section 207. Every railroad corporation shall promptly forward merchandise consigned to or directed to be sent over another railroad connecting with its railroad, according to the directions contained thereon or accompanying the same, and shall not receive and forward over its railroad merchandise consigned to or directed to be sent by a different route.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 76, sec. 15A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 76 / Section 15A
Sickle cell anemia; blood tests
Status: in_force

Section 15A. Every child, which the commissioner of public health, by rule or regulation, may determine is susceptible to the disease known as sickle cell trait or sickle cell anemia, shall be required to have a blood test to determine whether or not he has such disease before being admitted to a public school, or in the first year of attendance in a public school. Such rule or regulation shall include provisions for the preparation and distribution of educational materials relating to sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia.

Section 15A. Every child, which the commissioner of public health, by rule or regulation, may determine is susceptible to the disease known as sickle cell trait or sickle cell anemia, shall be required to have a blood test to determine whether or not he has such disease before being admitted to a public school, or in the first year of attendance in a public school. Such rule or regulation shall include provisions for the preparation and distribution of educational materials relating to sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 85Y — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 85Y
Child care facilities; liability of owner of property for injury or damage on premises
Status: in_force

Section 85Y. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the owner of any property containing premises operated by a person other than such owner as a child care facility shall not be subject to any claim, liability or penalty arising from or based upon any injury to person or loss or damage to property sustained or occurring on or about such premises unless such injury, loss or damage is proximately caused by the negligence or misconduct of such owner or its agents, contractors or employees. This section shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise modify the provisions of any lease or other contract between such owner and the operator of such child care facility. As used in this section, the term ''child care facility'' shall mean a child care center or a school-aged child care program, as defined in section 1A of chapter 15D.

Section 85Y. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the owner of any property containing premises operated by a person other than such owner as a child care facility shall not be subject to any claim, liability or penalty arising from or based upon any injury to person or loss or damage to property sustained or occurring on or about such premises unless such injury, loss or damage is proximately caused by the negligence or misconduct of such owner or its agents, contractors or employees. This section shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise modify the provisions of any lease or other contract between such owner and the operator of such child care facility. As used in this section, the term ''child care facility'' shall mean a child care center or a school-aged child care program, as defined in section 1A of chapter 15D.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 27
Employment to determine labor conditions or disseminate propaganda; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 27. No licensee shall enter, or cause any person to enter, any place of employment for any purpose having to do with the organizing or organization of employees in said establishment, or any purpose having to do with hours of labor, wages or salaries paid, or conditions of employment in such establishment or its branches or subsidiaries or related units, or to disseminate propaganda of any sort among employees in such establishment, or to be concerned with labor conditions of employees as a group, nor shall any licensee or agent or employee of a licensee pose as an employee in any such establishment for any of the aforementioned purposes. Violation of any provision of this section shall be cause for the suspension of such license for not less than one year, after a public hearing by the colonel of the state police, on written complaint of any aggrieved person, or the officer of any aggrieved labor union or association, whether incorporated or otherwise.

Section 27. No licensee shall enter, or cause any person to enter, any place of employment for any purpose having to do with the organizing or organization of employees in said establishment, or any purpose having to do with hours of labor, wages or salaries paid, or conditions of employment in such establishment or its branches or subsidiaries or related units, or to disseminate propaganda of any sort among employees in such establishment, or to be concerned with labor conditions of employees as a group, nor shall any licensee or agent or employee of a licensee pose as an employee in any such establishment for any of the aforementioned purposes.

Violation of any provision of this section shall be cause for the suspension of such license for not less than one year, after a public hearing by the colonel of the state police, on written complaint of any aggrieved person, or the officer of any aggrieved labor union or association, whether incorporated or otherwise.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 139D — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 139D
Humane method of slaughter
Status: in_force

Section 139D. No slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall shackle, hoist, or otherwise bring livestock into position for slaughter by any method which shall cause injury or pain, nor bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method.

Section 139D. No slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall shackle, hoist, or otherwise bring livestock into position for slaughter by any method which shall cause injury or pain, nor bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 5
Food and accommodations; availability
Status: in_force

Section 5. Every innholder and every common victualler shall at all times be provided with suitable food for strangers and travelers. Every innholder shall also have upon his premises suitable rooms, with beds and bedding, for the lodging of his guests.

Section 5. Every innholder and every common victualler shall at all times be provided with suitable food for strangers and travelers. Every innholder shall also have upon his premises suitable rooms, with beds and bedding, for the lodging of his guests.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 168, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 168 / Section 10
Applicability of sections to mutual banks and to stock
Status: in_force

Section 10. A mutual bank shall be subject to sections 11 to 21A, inclusive, and a stock bank shall be subject to sections 21A to 26, inclusive.

Section 10. A mutual bank shall be subject to sections 11 to 21A, inclusive, and a stock bank shall be subject to sections 21A to 26, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183A / Section 13
Claims involving common areas and facilities; liability
Status: in_force

Section 13. All claims involving the common areas and facilities shall be brought against the organization of unit owners, and all attachments and executions related to such claims shall be made only against common funds or property held by the organization of unit owners and not against the common areas and facilities themselves other than the leasehold of any lease included therein. After such common funds and property have been exhausted, individual unit owners shall be liable for the balance due, if any, provided, however, that the amount for which a unit owner is liable shall be limited to a sum equal to the amount of his percentage interest in the common areas and facilities times the balance due.

Section 13. All claims involving the common areas and facilities shall be brought against the organization of unit owners, and all attachments and executions related to such claims shall be made only against common funds or property held by the organization of unit owners and not against the common areas and facilities themselves other than the leasehold of any lease included therein. After such common funds and property have been exhausted, individual unit owners shall be liable for the balance due, if any, provided, however, that the amount for which a unit owner is liable shall be limited to a sum equal to the amount of his percentage interest in the common areas and facilities times the balance due.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176G / Section 16
Contracts, rates, evidence of coverage; disapproval of commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 16. The subscriber contracts, rates and evidence of coverage shall be subject to the disapproval of the commissioner. No such contracts shall be approved if the benefits provided therein are unreasonable in relation to the rate charged, nor if the rates are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. For the purposes of the review of rates of payment under this section, whether a contract is not excessive shall include considerations of affordability for consumers and purchasers of health insurance products; provided, however, that such review shall adhere to principles of solvency and actuarial soundness. Classifications shall be fair and reasonable. To the extent that this chapter is inconsistent with the provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-six K, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, medicare supplement insurance plans as defined in said chapter one hundred and seventy-six K shall be subject to the provisions of said chapter one hundred and seventy-six K. To the extent that this section is inconsistent with the provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-six M and any regulations promulgated thereunder, any nongroup health maintenance contract that is within the definition of a guaranteed issue health plan in said chapter one hundred and seventy-six M shall be governed by the provisions of said chapter one hundred and seventy-six M and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 16. The subscriber contracts, rates and evidence of coverage shall be subject to the disapproval of the commissioner. No such contracts shall be approved if the benefits provided therein are unreasonable in relation to the rate charged, nor if the rates are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. For the purposes of the review of rates of payment under this section, whether a contract is not excessive shall include considerations of affordability for consumers and purchasers of health insurance products; provided, however, that such review shall adhere to principles of solvency and actuarial soundness. Classifications shall be fair and reasonable.

To the extent that this chapter is inconsistent with the provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-six K, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, medicare supplement insurance plans as defined in said chapter one hundred and seventy-six K shall be subject to the provisions of said chapter one hundred and seventy-six K.

To the extent that this section is inconsistent with the provisions of chapter one hundred and seventy-six M and any regulations promulgated thereunder, any nongroup health maintenance contract that is within the definition of a guaranteed issue health plan in said chapter one hundred and seventy-six M shall be governed by the provisions of said chapter one hundred and seventy-six M and any regulations promulgated thereunder.