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MA Gen L ch 19d § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 19d - Assisted Living|Section 13 - Pre-Screening and Service Plan Monitoring Assessments for Medical Assistance Recipients

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 under chapter one hundred and eighteen E, shall:  1. Be afforded the opportunity to apply for assisted living residence services, and be informed about the eligibility requirements and his or her rights and obligations under the program.  2. Have an initial pre-screening assessment conducted for the purposes of determining eligibility for and need of assisted living services. Such assessment shall consider the appropriateness of assisted living services for said resident, and other community-based alternatives that are appropriate and available.  3. Have a service plan monitoring assessment conducted by an assessor at the site of the assisted living resident annually from the date of initial occupancy. Said monitoring assessment shall determine if the services provided to the resident are meeting his or her needs as determined in the service plan, the assessor shall report any instances of resident abuse or neglect pursuant to section fifteen of chapter nineteen A and section seventy-two G of chapter one hundred and eleven of the General Laws. With the consent of the division of medical assistance, the secretary may contract for the purpose of administering subparagraphs 1 to 3, inclusive, with one or more non-profit agencies, one or more home care corporations as defined in clause (c) of the third paragraph of section four of chapter nineteen A of the General Laws, a combination of such home care corporations as determined by the department, or a state agency. Privately paying elderly residents or residents with special needs who are not eligible for medical assistance under chapter one hundred and eighteen E of the General Laws, may be offered the services specified in said subparagraphs 1 to 3, inclusive, on a fee for service basis; provided, however, that the executive office of elder affairs shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
MA Gen L ch 19d § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 19d - Assisted Living|Section 14 - Written Residency Agreement

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 all requirements in section two of this chapter. The residency agreement shall be signed by the sponsor or the sponsor's authorized agent and by the resident and shall include the agreement of the sponsor to provide personal services and other services and goods, lodging and meals, the charges, expenses and other assessments for personal services, lodging and meals, the agreement of the resident to make payment of such charges, expenses and other assessments and the arrangements for such payment, a grievance procedure, the sponsor's covenant to comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding consumer protection and protection from abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of the elderly and disabled, the conditions under which the agreement may be terminated by either party, reasonable rules for conduct and behavior, and such other similar provisions as the department may reasonably require by regulation.
MA Gen L ch 19d § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 19d - Assisted Living|Section 15 - Managers and Staff; Qualifications

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 the operation of the residence in conformance with the applicable laws and regulations, and of good moral and responsible character, and shall never have been convicted of a felony.  (b) The sponsor may employ staff directly, in which case it shall comply with department's standards for personal care homemaker services and personnel as from time to time in effect. The sponsor may also engage an agency approved by the department to offer personal care homemaker services. All personnel providing personal care shall be qualified by training or experience to assist with activities of daily living and to provide self-administered medication management.  (c) The department shall promulgate regulations concerning the education, training and experience of the manager and staff, including the service coordinator, necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 19d § 16 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 19d - Assisted Living|Section 16 - Residence Requirements

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 code, state building and fire safety codes and regulations, and laws and regulations governing handicapped accessibility. In order to facilitate compliance with these laws and regulations, the department, in consultation with the department of housing and community development and the executive office of public safety, shall compile and make available a list of all such applicable laws and regulations.  In order to ensure the maximum residential setting possible, any assisted living residence shall provide only single or double living units with lockable doors on the entry door of each unit. All newly constructed assisted living residences shall provide a private bathroom for each living unit which is equipped with one lavatory, one toilet, and one bath tub or shower stall. All other assisted living residences shall provide at a minimum a private half bathroom for each living unit which is equipped with one lavatory and one toilet, and shall provide at least one bathing facility for every three residents. All assisted living residences shall provide at a minimum either a kitchenette or access to cooking capacity for all living units. The secretary of elder affairs may, when the secretary determines that public necessity and convenience require and to prevent undue economic hardship, waive the requirements relative to bathrooms and the bathing facilities; provided, however, that the secretary finds that the residence will otherwise meet the purposes of assisted living to provide a home-like residential environment, which promotes privacy, dignity, choice, individuality and independence for its residents.
MA Gen L ch 19d § 17 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 19d - Assisted Living|Section 17 - Advisory Council

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. Said advisory council shall advise the secretary of elder affairs relating to the regulations authorized under this chapter. Said advisory council shall be comprised of the secretary of elder affairs or his designee who shall serve as chairperson, the director of housing and community development or his designee; the secretary of health and human services or his designee, and six members to be appointed by the governor upon nomination by the secretary of elder affairs, three of whom shall represent resident consumer interests and two of whom shall represent sponsors and managers of assisted living residences. The advisory council shall by majority vote establish its own rules and procedures. Members of the council shall be appointed for terms of one year each. The council shall meet not less than on a quarterly basis, and it shall prepare a report of its activities, not less than annually, that shall be made available to the public and the general court.
MA Gen L ch 19d § 18 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 19d - Assisted Living|Section 18 - Classification of Assisted Living Residences

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 to seventy-three B, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven or the seventh full paragraph of section nine of chapter forty A of the General Laws.  (b) No person or residential facility offering, providing or arranging for the provision of assistance with or supervision of instrumental activities of daily living only shall be required to obtain certification under this chapter or a license pursuant to section seventy-one of chapter one hundred and eleven of the General Laws.  (c) For the purposes of this chapter, and any other general or special law classifying real estate property for the purpose of taxation, and notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-seven C of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws, a municipality shall classify the portion of any building operated as an assisted living residence in the same category as property held or used for human habitation.  (d) Regardless of the designation of an assisted living residence as a residential, institutional or other use under any zoning ordinance, assisted living residences certified under this chapter shall be regarded as residential uses for the purposes of the state building code and shall be so regarded by the building inspectors of each city and town in the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 1 - Department; Board of Agriculture; Membership; Meetings; Commissioner of Agricultural Resources; Board Consultation, Review and Comment on Proposed Policies and Regulations

Section 1. There shall be a department of agricultural resources under the supervision and control of a board of agriculture. The board shall consist of 13 members to be appointed by the governor, who shall be from diverse geographic regions of the commonwealth and shall represent diverse agricultural operations within the commonwealth.  At least 9 members of the board shall be farmers whose principal vocation is the production of food and fiber. Members shall be appointed for terms of 3 years and no member shall serve for more than 2 consecutive terms.  The board shall meet at the call of the chair but not fewer than 6 times annually or at the call of the chairman and at such times as shall be determined by its rules or at the request of the commissioner or the call of any 3 members. The chairman shall be annually appointed by a majority of the board present and voting thereon. Board members shall receive $50 for each day or portion thereof spent in the discharge of their official duties not to exceed $600 per year and shall be reimbursed for the travel to and from official board meetings and other expenses necessary to conduct such meetings.  There shall be a commissioner of agricultural resources who shall be appointed and may be removed by the secretary of environmental affairs, with the approval of the governor. The commissioner shall have charge of the administration of the department. The department may expend for traveling expenses of its employees incurred in the performance of their official duties and for other necessary expenses of the department, such sums as may be appropriated.  The commissioner shall notify and provide the board with an opportunity to consult, review and comment on policies and regulations proposed by the commissioner pursuant to section 23.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 2 - Compensation of Commissioner

Section 2. The position of commissioner shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty, and the commissioner shall receive traveling expenses incurred in his official duties, and shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 3 - Powers and Duties of Commissioner

Section 3. The commissioner shall be the executive and administrative head of the department and shall have charge of the administration and enforcement of all laws which it is the duty of the department to administer and enforce, and shall direct all inspections and investigations.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 4 - Assistant Commissioner

Section 4. The commissioner, with the approval of the board of food and agriculture, may appoint an assistant commissioner and with like approval may remove him.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 5 - Compensation and Traveling Expenses of Assistant Commissioner

Section 5. The position of assistant commissioner shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty, and the assistant commissioner shall receive traveling expenses incurred in his official duties, and shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 6 - Organization; Divisions and Bureaus; Directors and Other Personnel

Section 6. The commissioner shall organize the department into divisions and bureaus and shall assign to said divisions their functions. The commissioner, with the approval of the board, may appoint a director to each division and a chief to each bureau thereunder, to have charge of the work of the division and the bureau and may, with like approval, remove such directors or chiefs at any time. The compensation of the directors and chiefs shall be fixed by the commissioner with the approval of the board. The commissioner, with the approval of the board, shall appoint such scientific experts as the work of the department may require, and may assign them to divisions, may transfer and remove them, and the provisions of chapter thirty-one shall not apply. He shall, subject to the provisions of said chapter, appoint such inspectors, clerks and other assistants as he may deem necessary.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 6a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 6a - Intern Scholarship Program

Section 6A. There shall be established an intern scholarship program which shall be administered by the commissioner. The commissioner, subject to appropriation and grants from other sources, may grant scholarships providing for the payment of room, board, tuition and other fees to any person who is eligible to attend an accredited college or university and who enrolls at such college or university in a course of study leading to a degree in the field of animal health, satisfactory to the commissioner. In no event shall any student receive such scholarship aid for more than four years.  To be eligible for such scholarship a person shall (1) be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the commonwealth; (2) be a high school graduate or have an equivalent education; (3) have been accepted for admission as a regular student in an accredited college or university approved by the commissioner to pursue a course of instruction satisfactory to the commissioner; (4) contract, with the consent of his parent or legal guardian if he is a minor, with the commissioner or his designated representative, to serve with the department for a period of three years following his graduation, and to serve with the department during the regular periods of summer vacation while attending such college or university except for such vacation periods as the commissioner may establish by regulation; provided, however, that the department shall not be liable to pay wages to said student during said vacation periods.  Service rendered to the department by a recipient of such a scholarship during the three year period following his graduation, and during the regular periods of summer vacation, and such other vacation periods as the commissioner may determine, shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one.  The commissioner may, subject to available appropriations and grants from other sources, establish within the department a scholarship program of graduate study for eligible persons wishing to attend any accredited graduate program at a college or university satisfactory to the commissioner.  The scholarship awards or aid granted by the commissioner under this section shall be on a competitive basis.  The commissioner may adopt such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the programs authorized by this section.  Any money expended under authority of this section shall be paid from the Agricultural Purposes Fund.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 6b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 6b - Equine Advisory Committee; Members; Terms

Section 6B. There shall be in the department a committee to be known as the equine advisory committee which shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the commissioner. Two members shall be nominated by the Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, one by the Massachusetts Association of Stable Owners, Operators and Instructors, one by the Massachusetts Horsemen's Council, one by the Yankee Draft Horse Association, and one each representing the standardbred and thoroughbred breeding industry in the commonwealth. Of the members first appointed hereunder, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, two for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years, and until the qualification of their respective successors. Upon the expiration of the term of any member, his successor shall be appointed in like manner for a term of five years. The committee shall elect its own chairman and clerk, and shall keep accurate records of its meetings. The members of the committee shall serve without compensation and shall meet at least annually to advise the commissioner on matters related to the viability of equine agriculture in the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 19 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 19 - Appeal

Section 19. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner may, within ten days after such decision, appeal therefrom, by petition to the superior court in the county he resides in, or the county of Suffolk. The court shall hear such petitions speedily in accordance with the usual course of procedure in equity, and may affirm, modify or revoke such decision.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 22 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 22 - Non-Development Covenants

Section 22. Notwithstanding the requirements of sections forty F to forty I, inclusive, of chapter seven, the department may acquire non-development covenants for terms of limited duration. The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.  Non-development covenants for terms of limited duration shall be exempt from any regulations that require an appraisal, an environmental site assessment and a survey. The department may require other expedited requirements appropriate for the duration of the non-development covenant.
MA Gen L ch 20 § 24 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 20 - Department of Food and Agriculture|Section 24 - Agricultural Lands Preservation Committee

Section 24. (a) There shall be an agricultural lands preservation committee in the department of agricultural resources. The committee shall consist of the commissioner of agricultural resources, who shall be the chair, the secretary of environmental affairs, the director of housing and community development, an appointee from the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the chair of the board of agricultural resources or their respective designees and 6 persons to be appointed by the governor, 4 of whom shall be owners and operators of farms within the commonwealth, 1 of whom shall be a representative of a farm advocacy organization and 1 of whom shall be a representative of a land trust organization. Members appointed by the governor shall receive $50 for each day or portion of a day spent in the discharge of their official duties not to exceed $600 annually and shall be reimbursed for the necessary expenses incurred. The state conservationist of the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service shall serve as a nonvoting member.  (b) The committee shall evaluate and accept or reject projects submitted by municipalities. In making such evaluation, the committee shall consider at least the following:  (i) the suitability of land as to soil classification and other criteria for agricultural use;  (ii) the fair market value of the land and the fair market value of the land when used for agricultural purposes as determined by independent appraisals; and  (iii) the degree to which the acquisition would serve to preserve the agricultural potential of the commonwealth.  (c) The commissioner of agricultural resources, subject to the approval of the committee, may establish such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry out this section. The committee may also provide advice to the commissioner on department policies.  (d) Each member of the committee appointed by the governor shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and shall serve until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member creating the vacancy. Members shall be eligible for reappointment.