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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 230 / Section 5
Refusal to enforce claim; action by heir, legatee or creditor
Status: in_force

Section 5. It shall be unnecessary to remove an executor or administrator in order that an action to enforce a claim in favor of the estate may be brought by an administrator to be appointed in his place, when he refuses to bring such action at the request of an heir, legatee or creditor, or is unable to do so by reason of his interest or otherwise, but an heir, legatee or creditor having an interest in the enforcement of any such claim may bring a civil action to enforce it for the benefit of the estate in like circumstances and in like manner as a person beneficially interested in a trust fund may bring an action to enforce a claim in favor of such fund, and in case of such action in respect to real estate, it shall not be an obstacle to the action that a license to sell it has not been obtained by the executor or administrator.

Section 5. It shall be unnecessary to remove an executor or administrator in order that an action to enforce a claim in favor of the estate may be brought by an administrator to be appointed in his place, when he refuses to bring such action at the request of an heir, legatee or creditor, or is unable to do so by reason of his interest or otherwise, but an heir, legatee or creditor having an interest in the enforcement of any such claim may bring a civil action to enforce it for the benefit of the estate in like circumstances and in like manner as a person beneficially interested in a trust fund may bring an action to enforce a claim in favor of such fund, and in case of such action in respect to real estate, it shall not be an obstacle to the action that a license to sell it has not been obtained by the executor or administrator.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18B, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18B / Section 14
Area boards; selection committee; lists of prospective members; approval; appointment
Status: in_force

Section 14. To facilitate the appointment of the members of the area board, the commissioner shall appoint in each area a selection committee of seven members, who shall be residents of or workers in the area, and who shall be interested in and knowledgeable about social services. No employees of the department shall be on said selection committee. The selection committee shall file a list of not more than fifty names, selected in accordance with the provisions of section 13, with the commissioner. If said committee fails to file such list within thirty days of its appointment, the commissioner shall within thirty days appoint the members of the area board, subject to the provisions of section 13. If said list is so filed, the commissioner shall approve and appoint from said list twenty-one persons as members of the area board. If the commissioner disapproves of any name on said list, another person or persons not on said list may be appointed to the area board, subject to the provisions of section 13.

Section 14. To facilitate the appointment of the members of the area board, the commissioner shall appoint in each area a selection committee of seven members, who shall be residents of or workers in the area, and who shall be interested in and knowledgeable about social services. No employees of the department shall be on said selection committee. The selection committee shall file a list of not more than fifty names, selected in accordance with the provisions of section 13, with the commissioner. If said committee fails to file such list within thirty days of its appointment, the commissioner shall within thirty days appoint the members of the area board, subject to the provisions of section 13. If said list is so filed, the commissioner shall approve and appoint from said list twenty-one persons as members of the area board. If the commissioner disapproves of any name on said list, another person or persons not on said list may be appointed to the area board, subject to the provisions of section 13.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 63 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 63
Lists furnished for new wards and voting precincts
Status: in_force

Section 63. After the biennial state election in nineteen hundred and forty-four, and in every tenth year thereafter for the purpose of furnishing the information necessary for a new division of a city into wards and voting precincts and of a town of twelve thousand inhabitants or over, which has been divided into voting precincts, into new voting precincts, the registrars shall deliver to the clerk of each city and of each such town, on or before the first Tuesday after the said election, a list of all voters therein who were registered for such election, which shall be so arranged as to show the number of voters residing in each ward or in each precinct, as the case may be, by streets. The registrars shall likewise in any other year, upon the request of the aldermen in cities or of the selectmen in such towns, furnish, for the purpose of dividing a ward into voting precincts or, unless otherwise prohibited by law, of dividing any such town into new voting precincts, a list of the voters of any ward in a city or of any precinct in such town, arranged as aforesaid.

Section 63. After the biennial state election in nineteen hundred and forty-four, and in every tenth year thereafter for the purpose of furnishing the information necessary for a new division of a city into wards and voting precincts and of a town of twelve thousand inhabitants or over, which has been divided into voting precincts, into new voting precincts, the registrars shall deliver to the clerk of each city and of each such town, on or before the first Tuesday after the said election, a list of all voters therein who were registered for such election, which shall be so arranged as to show the number of voters residing in each ward or in each precinct, as the case may be, by streets. The registrars shall likewise in any other year, upon the request of the aldermen in cities or of the selectmen in such towns, furnish, for the purpose of dividing a ward into voting precincts or, unless otherwise prohibited by law, of dividing any such town into new voting precincts, a list of the voters of any ward in a city or of any precinct in such town, arranged as aforesaid.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 123 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 123
Expense of removal
Status: in_force

Section 123. The expense of removing a prisoner from one jail or house of correction to another shall be paid by the county from which he is removed. The expense of removing a prisoner to or from any of the correctional institutions of the commonwealth by order of the commissioner shall be paid upon bills approved by him, out of the appropriation for the removal of prisoners, except that when a removal of a prisoner is made under section one hundred and seventeen or one hundred and eighteen, the expense thereof shall be borne by the institution from which the prisoner is removed. The expense of removing a prisoner to the Bridgewater state hospital or to a state hospital shall be paid by the prison from which the prisoner is removed. The expense of removing, under section one hundred and seventeen or one hundred and eighteen, a person under commitment to a department for defective delinquents, shall be paid by the institution from which such person is removed; and all hospital expenses incurred under either of said sections in connection with a prisoner or a person under commitment as aforesaid shall be paid by the prison or institution from which such person is removed.

Section 123. The expense of removing a prisoner from one jail or house of correction to another shall be paid by the county from which he is removed. The expense of removing a prisoner to or from any of the correctional institutions of the commonwealth by order of the commissioner shall be paid upon bills approved by him, out of the appropriation for the removal of prisoners, except that when a removal of a prisoner is made under section one hundred and seventeen or one hundred and eighteen, the expense thereof shall be borne by the institution from which the prisoner is removed. The expense of removing a prisoner to the Bridgewater state hospital or to a state hospital shall be paid by the prison from which the prisoner is removed. The expense of removing, under section one hundred and seventeen or one hundred and eighteen, a person under commitment to a department for defective delinquents, shall be paid by the institution from which such person is removed; and all hospital expenses incurred under either of said sections in connection with a prisoner or a person under commitment as aforesaid shall be paid by the prison or institution from which such person is removed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 52A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 52A
Solicitation of votes and distribution of campaign literature in registration offices prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 52A. No candidate for public office, or any person acting on behalf of a candidate, shall solicit votes or distribute campaign literature in any office where registration of voters is being conducted. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year in a house of correction or by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 52A. No candidate for public office, or any person acting on behalf of a candidate, shall solicit votes or distribute campaign literature in any office where registration of voters is being conducted. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year in a house of correction or by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, sec. 17E — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32A / Section 17E
Scalp hair prostheses necessary due to cancer or leukemia treatment
Status: in_force

Section 17E. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: ''Prosthesis'', an artificial appliance used to replace a lost natural structure; provided, however, that prosthesis shall include, but not be limited to, artificial arms, legs, breasts, scalp hair or glass eyes. ''Scalp hair prosthesis'', an artificial substitute for scalp hair. (b) The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission, if such group coverage provides for any other prosthesis, coverage for expenses for scalp hair prostheses worn for hair loss suffered as a result of the treatment of any form of cancer or leukemia; provided, however, that such coverage shall be subject to a written statement by the treating physician that the scalp hair prosthesis is medically necessary; and provided, further, that such coverage shall be subject to the same limitations and guidelines as other prostheses. Scalp hair prosthesis coverage pursuant to this section shall not exceed an amount of $350 per year.

Section 17E. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:

''Prosthesis'', an artificial appliance used to replace a lost natural structure; provided, however, that prosthesis shall include, but not be limited to, artificial arms, legs, breasts, scalp hair or glass eyes.

''Scalp hair prosthesis'', an artificial substitute for scalp hair.

(b) The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission, if such group coverage provides for any other prosthesis, coverage for expenses for scalp hair prostheses worn for hair loss suffered as a result of the treatment of any form of cancer or leukemia; provided, however, that such coverage shall be subject to a written statement by the treating physician that the scalp hair prosthesis is medically necessary; and provided, further, that such coverage shall be subject to the same limitations and guidelines as other prostheses. Scalp hair prosthesis coverage pursuant to this section shall not exceed an amount of $350 per year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 7A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 7A
Pupils placed in schools by department of children and families; tuition
Status: in_force

Section 7A. For the tuition in an approved vocational-technical program of any regional or county agricultural school district, city, town, independent school or collaborative of any pupil placed in such school by the department of children and families, the commonwealth or the city of Boston, as the case may be, shall pay to said school the tuition fee established by the commissioner under the direction of the state board.

Section 7A. For the tuition in an approved vocational-technical program of any regional or county agricultural school district, city, town, independent school or collaborative of any pupil placed in such school by the department of children and families, the commonwealth or the city of Boston, as the case may be, shall pay to said school the tuition fee established by the commissioner under the direction of the state board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 47ZZ — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 47ZZ
Coverage for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer; digital breast tomosynthesis, MRIs and ultrasounds
Status: in_force

[Text of section effective for contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after January 1, 2026. See 2024, 231, Sec. 7.]

[Text of section effective for contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after January 1, 2026. See 2024, 231, Sec. 7.]

Section 47ZZ. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:—

''Cost sharing'', a deductible, coinsurance, copayment and any maximum limitation on the application of such a deductible, coinsurance, copayment or similar out-of-pocket expense.

''Diagnostic examinations for breast cancer'', a medically necessary and appropriate examination for breast cancer to evaluate an abnormality in the breast that is seen or suspected from a screening examination for breast cancer, detected by another means of examination or suspected based on the medical history or family medical history of the individual.

''Examination for breast cancer'', an examination used to evaluate an abnormality in a breast using diagnostic mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, breast magnetic resonance imaging or breast ultrasound.

''HSA-qualified health insurance policy'', a policy of individual or group health insurance coverage that satisfies the criteria for a high-deductible health plan under 26 U.S.C. 223, as implemented and interpreted by the United States Department of the Treasury in the regulations and guidance in effect at the time the policy is issued.

(b) Any policy, contract, agreement, plan or certificate of insurance issued, delivered or renewed within the commonwealth, that provides medical expense coverage for screening mammograms shall provide coverage for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer, digital breast tomosynthesis screening and medically necessary and appropriate screening with breast magnetic resonance imaging or screening breast ultrasound on a basis not less favorable than screening mammograms that are covered as medical benefits. There shall be no increase in patient cost sharing for: (i) screening mammograms; (ii) digital breast tomosynthesis; (iii) screening breast magnetic resonance imaging; (iv) screening breast ultrasound; or (v) diagnostic examinations for breast cancer.

(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an HSA-qualified health insurance policy shall be exempt from any prohibition on cost-sharing requirements for a covered benefit required under any general or special law to the extent that the exemption is necessary to allow the policy to be an HSA-qualified health insurance policy.

(2) The exemption provided in paragraph (1) shall not apply to any coverage required under any general or special law pertaining to preventive care, as described in 26 U.S.C. 223, with respect to any HSA-qualified health insurance policy issued, delivered, amended or renewed while such regulation or guidance is effective.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 240 / Section 1
Petition to compel adverse claimant to try title
Status: in_force

Section 1. If the record title of land is clouded by an adverse claim, or by the possibility thereof, a person in possession of such land claiming an estate of freehold therein or an unexpired term of not less than ten years, and a person who by force of the covenants in a deed or otherwise may be liable in damages, if such claim should be sustained, may file a petition in the land court stating his interest, describing the land, the claims and the possible adverse claimants so far as known to him, and praying that such claimants may be summoned to show cause why they should not bring an action to try such claim. If no better description can be given, they may be described generally, as the heirs of A B or the like. Two or more persons having separate and distinct parcels of land in the same county and holding under the same source of title, or persons having separate and distinct interests in the same parcel or parcels, may join in a petition against the same supposed claimants. If the supposed claimants are residents of the commonwealth, the petition may be inserted like a declaration in a writ, and served by a copy, like a writ of original summons. Whoever is in the enjoyment of an easement shall be held to be in possession of land within the meaning of this section.

Section 1. If the record title of land is clouded by an adverse claim, or by the possibility thereof, a person in possession of such land claiming an estate of freehold therein or an unexpired term of not less than ten years, and a person who by force of the covenants in a deed or otherwise may be liable in damages, if such claim should be sustained, may file a petition in the land court stating his interest, describing the land, the claims and the possible adverse claimants so far as known to him, and praying that such claimants may be summoned to show cause why they should not bring an action to try such claim. If no better description can be given, they may be described generally, as the heirs of A B or the like. Two or more persons having separate and distinct parcels of land in the same county and holding under the same source of title, or persons having separate and distinct interests in the same parcel or parcels, may join in a petition against the same supposed claimants. If the supposed claimants are residents of the commonwealth, the petition may be inserted like a declaration in a writ, and served by a copy, like a writ of original summons. Whoever is in the enjoyment of an easement shall be held to be in possession of land within the meaning of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 153, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 153 / Section 4
Continuation in employment after knowledge of defective railway equipment
Status: in_force

Section 4. An employee of a railroad corporation injured by any locomotive, car or train used contrary to any provision of sections one hundred and fifty-five and one hundred and fifty-seven to one hundred and fifty-nine, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and sixty shall not be deemed to have assumed the risk of such injury, although he continues in the employment of such corporation after the unlawful use of such locomotive, car or train has been brought to his knowledge. An employee of a railroad corporation injured by any locomotive, car or train by reason of the negligence of any other employee of the corporation shall not be deemed to have assumed the risk of such injury.

Section 4. An employee of a railroad corporation injured by any locomotive, car or train used contrary to any provision of sections one hundred and fifty-five and one hundred and fifty-seven to one hundred and fifty-nine, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and sixty shall not be deemed to have assumed the risk of such injury, although he continues in the employment of such corporation after the unlawful use of such locomotive, car or train has been brought to his knowledge. An employee of a railroad corporation injured by any locomotive, car or train by reason of the negligence of any other employee of the corporation shall not be deemed to have assumed the risk of such injury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, sec. 4A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 25 / Section 4A
Hearings on change of rates or reduction in or discontinuance of service; time and place
Status: in_force

Section 4A. Upon request of the mayor of a city or the selectman of a town, or of a member of the general court or of twenty customers of the company affected, a public hearing ordered by the department, to be held in connection with any change in rates or reduction in or discontinuance of service, shall be held in the city or town or area wherein the company affected does business or in which any decision of the commission would apply. No public hearing on a discontinuance of service by a common carrier of passengers by motor vehicle shall take place until the expiration of thirty days from notice thereof to the public in the city, town or area affected thereby, and such notice shall be given in the manner provided by section three of chapter thirty A. The department shall, at least fourteen days prior to holding any public hearing under this section, notify in writing the mayor of each city and the selectmen of each town in which the company does business of the time and place of such hearing.

Section 4A. Upon request of the mayor of a city or the selectman of a town, or of a member of the general court or of twenty customers of the company affected, a public hearing ordered by the department, to be held in connection with any change in rates or reduction in or discontinuance of service, shall be held in the city or town or area wherein the company affected does business or in which any decision of the commission would apply. No public hearing on a discontinuance of service by a common carrier of passengers by motor vehicle shall take place until the expiration of thirty days from notice thereof to the public in the city, town or area affected thereby, and such notice shall be given in the manner provided by section three of chapter thirty A. The department shall, at least fourteen days prior to holding any public hearing under this section, notify in writing the mayor of each city and the selectmen of each town in which the company does business of the time and place of such hearing.