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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 4AAA — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 4AAA
Coverage for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer; digital breast tomosynthesis screening, 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 4AAA. (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 subscription certificate under an individual or group medical service agreement delivered, issued or renewed within the commonwealth that provides 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. 147, sec. 46 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 46
Rules and regulations; special permits; annual report
Status: in_force

Section 46. The commission may make such rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of sections 32 to 50A, inclusive, and to promote and regulate the sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and other unarmed combative sports, as deemed necessary, including defining any terms requiring definition under said sections 32 to 50A, inclusive. The rules and regulations may provide for and regulate the granting of special permits for exhibitions where no decision is to be rendered, no admission fee is to be charged and where skilled combatants merely demonstrate the mechanics of their respective discipline. The commission shall make an annual report in January to the general court of the acts of the commission.

Section 46. The commission may make such rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of sections 32 to 50A, inclusive, and to promote and regulate the sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and other unarmed combative sports, as deemed necessary, including defining any terms requiring definition under said sections 32 to 50A, inclusive. The rules and regulations may provide for and regulate the granting of special permits for exhibitions where no decision is to be rendered, no admission fee is to be charged and where skilled combatants merely demonstrate the mechanics of their respective discipline. The commission shall make an annual report in January to the general court of the acts of the commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118 / Section 5
Reports of department
Status: in_force

Section 5. The department shall, in addition to its annual report, make such reports to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, as may be necessary to secure to the commonwealth the benefits of said act.

Section 5. The department shall, in addition to its annual report, make such reports to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, as may be necessary to secure to the commonwealth the benefits of said act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 143 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 143
Schools and workshops
Status: in_force

Section 143. The commissioner shall, with the approval of the governor, establish, equip and maintain schools for the industrial training of blind persons and workshops for their training and employment. He may pay suitable wages to the employees of such schools and workshops and may devise means for the sale and distribution of products of such schools and workshops. The commissioner shall establish standards for the assignment and compensation of blind workers and trainees, for the closure of such workshops as he determines are incapable of becoming financially viable, and the transfer of blind workers to private nonprofit, or similar, workshops for the employment of handicapped persons. Any blind worker so transferred may elect, in lieu of accepting such transfer, to retire under the provisions of chapter six hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-seven and shall, regardless of age or years in employment, be regarded as meeting the eligibility requirements of that statute. No blind worker or trainee shall be compensated according to a standard which results in that person receiving less than the minimum wage required by 29 USC 206.

Section 143. The commissioner shall, with the approval of the governor, establish, equip and maintain schools for the industrial training of blind persons and workshops for their training and employment. He may pay suitable wages to the employees of such schools and workshops and may devise means for the sale and distribution of products of such schools and workshops.

The commissioner shall establish standards for the assignment and compensation of blind workers and trainees, for the closure of such workshops as he determines are incapable of becoming financially viable, and the transfer of blind workers to private nonprofit, or similar, workshops for the employment of handicapped persons. Any blind worker so transferred may elect, in lieu of accepting such transfer, to retire under the provisions of chapter six hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-seven and shall, regardless of age or years in employment, be regarded as meeting the eligibility requirements of that statute.

No blind worker or trainee shall be compensated according to a standard which results in that person receiving less than the minimum wage required by 29 USC 206.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, sec. 28H — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209C / Section 28H
Death of intended parent before the transfer or implantation of a gamete or embryo
Status: in_force

Section 28H. Except as otherwise provided in section 28J, an intended parent shall not be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a gestational surrogacy agreement if the intended parent dies before the transfer or implantation of a gamete or embryo unless: (i) the surrogacy agreement provides otherwise; and (ii) the transfer of a gamete or embryo occurs not later than 36 months after the death of the intended parent or birth of the child occurs not later than 45 months after the death of the intended parent.

Section 28H. Except as otherwise provided in section 28J, an intended parent shall not be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a gestational surrogacy agreement if the intended parent dies before the transfer or implantation of a gamete or embryo unless: (i) the surrogacy agreement provides otherwise; and (ii) the transfer of a gamete or embryo occurs not later than 36 months after the death of the intended parent or birth of the child occurs not later than 45 months after the death of the intended parent.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132A, sec. 2B — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132A / Section 2B
Nature of use of acquired lands
Status: in_force

Section 2B. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the commonwealth that all such sites acquired or developed by the commissioner shall in so far as practicable be preserved in their natural state; that they shall be in so far as possible collectively self-supporting; and that no commercial activities except those essential to the quiet enjoyment of the facilities by the people shall be permitted.

Section 2B. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the commonwealth that all such sites acquired or developed by the commissioner shall in so far as practicable be preserved in their natural state; that they shall be in so far as possible collectively self-supporting; and that no commercial activities except those essential to the quiet enjoyment of the facilities by the people shall be permitted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183C, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183C / Section 8
Limitation on scheduled payments
Status: in_force

Section 8. A high-cost home mortgage loan shall not contain a scheduled payment that is more than twice as large as the average of earlier scheduled payments. This subsection shall not apply when the payment schedule is adjusted to the seasonal or irregular income of the borrower.

Section 8. A high-cost home mortgage loan shall not contain a scheduled payment that is more than twice as large as the average of earlier scheduled payments. This subsection shall not apply when the payment schedule is adjusted to the seasonal or irregular income of the borrower.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 109 / Section 30
Distributions of cash or other assets
Status: in_force

Section 30. Distributions of cash or other assets of a limited partnership shall be allocated among the partners, and among classes of partners, in the manner provided in writing in the partnership agreement. If the partnership agreement does not so provide in writing, distributions shall be made on the basis of the value, as stated in the partnership records to be kept pursuant to section five, of the contributions made by each partner to the extent they have been received by the partnership and have not been returned.

Section 30. Distributions of cash or other assets of a limited partnership shall be allocated among the partners, and among classes of partners, in the manner provided in writing in the partnership agreement. If the partnership agreement does not so provide in writing, distributions shall be made on the basis of the value, as stated in the partnership records to be kept pursuant to section five, of the contributions made by each partner to the extent they have been received by the partnership and have not been returned.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 60
Tenant in tail
Status: in_force

Section 60. A tenant in tail of a part of a mill shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be considered the proprietor thereof in fee simple.

Section 60. A tenant in tail of a part of a mill shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be considered the proprietor thereof in fee simple.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 190 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 190
Commutation tickets
Status: in_force

Section 190. Every railroad corporation having a terminus in Boston, except the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad Company, shall sell a commutation ticket good for not more than twelve rides between Boston and each station on its lines within fifteen miles of its terminal station in Boston. The said tickets, before issuance, shall be subject to approval by the department both as to the rate of fare and the conditions named therein. So far as is practicable, the rates of fare on all roads for like distances from their terminal stations shall be equal.

Section 190. Every railroad corporation having a terminus in Boston, except the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad Company, shall sell a commutation ticket good for not more than twelve rides between Boston and each station on its lines within fifteen miles of its terminal station in Boston. The said tickets, before issuance, shall be subject to approval by the department both as to the rate of fare and the conditions named therein. So far as is practicable, the rates of fare on all roads for like distances from their terminal stations shall be equal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 15
Duties of employees of department
Status: in_force

Section 15. Employees of the department shall visit towns to inquire into the methods and needs of practical husbandry, ascertain the adaptation of agricultural products to soil, climate and markets, encourage the establishment of farmers' clubs, agricultural libraries and reading rooms, disseminate useful information in agriculture by lectures or otherwise, and annually in October make detailed reports to the commissioner.

Section 15. Employees of the department shall visit towns to inquire into the methods and needs of practical husbandry, ascertain the adaptation of agricultural products to soil, climate and markets, encourage the establishment of farmers' clubs, agricultural libraries and reading rooms, disseminate useful information in agriculture by lectures or otherwise, and annually in October make detailed reports to the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 34 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 34
Liens and encumbrances
Status: in_force

Section 34. No lien or encumbrance of any kind except as may be permitted by the Secretary, shall be required from or imposed against the property of any individual prior to his death because of Medicaid benefits paid or to be paid on his behalf except pursuant to the judgment of a court on account of benefits incorrectly paid on behalf of a Medicaid recipient. The division shall not be required to pay a recording fee for filing a notice of lien or encumbrance or a release or discharge of a lien or encumbrance under this section.

Section 34. No lien or encumbrance of any kind except as may be permitted by the Secretary, shall be required from or imposed against the property of any individual prior to his death because of Medicaid benefits paid or to be paid on his behalf except pursuant to the judgment of a court on account of benefits incorrectly paid on behalf of a Medicaid recipient.

The division shall not be required to pay a recording fee for filing a notice of lien or encumbrance or a release or discharge of a lien or encumbrance under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221A, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221A / Section 10
Annual report
Status: in_force

Section 10. The corporation shall annually submit a complete and detailed report of its activities within ninety days after the end of the fiscal year to the clerk of the house of representatives, to the clerk of the senate, and to the governor. The annual report shall include, but not be limited to, descriptions of all programs funded, an evaluation of the performance of each program, a summary of the public monies expended, and descriptions of the individuals served by such programs.

Section 10. The corporation shall annually submit a complete and detailed report of its activities within ninety days after the end of the fiscal year to the clerk of the house of representatives, to the clerk of the senate, and to the governor. The annual report shall include, but not be limited to, descriptions of all programs funded, an evaluation of the performance of each program, a summary of the public monies expended, and descriptions of the individuals served by such programs.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110A, sec. 101 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110A / Section 101
Sales and Purchases
Status: in_force

Section 101. It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly (1) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, (2) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or (3) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.

Section 101. It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly

(1) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud,

(2) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or

(3) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7C, sec. 56 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7C / Section 56
Reporting of list of all finalists and awards to division of capital asset management and maintenance
Status: in_force

[ Text of section effective until November 25, 2025. For text effective November 25, 2025, see below.] Section 56. The board shall submit an annual report to the division of capital asset management and maintenance listing all finalists selected by the board and all awards made pursuant to sections 44 to 58, inclusive, a summary of the activities and other actions of the board and its staff, and such other items as the board deems appropriate. Chapter 7C: Section 56. Reporting of list of all finalists and awards to division of capital asset management and maintenance [ Text of section as amended by 2025, 73, Sec. 8 effective November 25, 2025. For text effective until November 25, 2025, see above.] Section 56. The board shall submit an annual report to the division of capital asset management and maintenance listing all finalists selected by the board and all awards made pursuant to sections 44 to 57, inclusive, a summary of the activities and other actions of the board and its staff, and such other items as the board deems appropriate.

[ Text of section effective until November 25, 2025. For text effective November 25, 2025, see below.]

Section 56. The board shall submit an annual report to the division of capital asset management and maintenance listing all finalists selected by the board and all awards made pursuant to sections 44 to 58, inclusive, a summary of the activities and other actions of the board and its staff, and such other items as the board deems appropriate.

Chapter 7C: Section 56. Reporting of list of all finalists and awards to division of capital asset management and maintenance

[ Text of section as amended by 2025, 73, Sec. 8 effective November 25, 2025. For text effective until November 25, 2025, see above.]

Section 56. The board shall submit an annual report to the division of capital asset management and maintenance listing all finalists selected by the board and all awards made pursuant to sections 44 to 57, inclusive, a summary of the activities and other actions of the board and its staff, and such other items as the board deems appropriate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 205, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 205 / Section 9
Sureties on bonds; requirements
Status: in_force

Section 9. Sureties on probate bonds shall be inhabitants of the commonwealth, and satisfactory to the judge or register; except that companies permitted by section one hundred and five of chapter one hundred and seventy-five to act as sureties may be accepted in accordance with the provisions thereof and that, if the property of a person under guardianship or conservatorship is composed in whole or in part of any benefit, estate or income paid or payable by or through the United States veterans' bureau or its successor and exceeds five hundred dollars, the surety on the bond of the guardian or conservator shall be such a company.

Section 9. Sureties on probate bonds shall be inhabitants of the commonwealth, and satisfactory to the judge or register; except that companies permitted by section one hundred and five of chapter one hundred and seventy-five to act as sureties may be accepted in accordance with the provisions thereof and that, if the property of a person under guardianship or conservatorship is composed in whole or in part of any benefit, estate or income paid or payable by or through the United States veterans' bureau or its successor and exceeds five hundred dollars, the surety on the bond of the guardian or conservator shall be such a company.