Massachusetts StatutesTITLE XVII PUBLIC WELFARE
- CHAPTER 115 VETERANS’ BENEFITS
- CHAPTER 115A SOLDIERS’ HOMES
- CHAPTER 116 SETTLEMENT [Repealed, 1974, 260, Sec. 17.]
- CHAPTER 117 SUPPORT BY THE COMMONWEALTH [Repealed, 1991, 255, Sec. 3.]
- CHAPTER 117A SUPPORT BY THE COMMONWEALTH
- CHAPTER 118 AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Aid to parents with dependent children
- Section 2A Repealed, 1973, 925, Sec. 37
- Section 2B Application form; contents
- Section 3 Duties of department
- Section 3A Access to information by department for purpose of locating, establishing and enforcing liability of persons obligated to pay support
- Section 4 Repealed, 1967, 658, Sec. 31
- Section 4A Aid to dependent children during absence of parents or children from commonwealth; reciprocal agreements
- Section 4B New Chardon street shelter; continued assistance for eligible families; sliding scale system of fees
- Section 5 Reports of department
- Section 6 to 8 Repealed, 1967, 658, Sec. 34
- Section 9 Eligibility to receive veterans’ benefits; option; waiver
- Section 10 Exemption from trustee process; assignment; false statement or fraud
- Section 11 Institutions furnishing care; application for aid; payment
- CHAPTER 118A ASSISTANCE TO THE AGED AND DISABLED
- CHAPTER 118B THE MERIT SYSTEM IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND OLD AGE ASSISTANCE [Repealed, 1967, 658, Sec. 55.]
- CHAPTER 118C COVERAGE OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES UNDER THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
- CHAPTER 118D ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED [Repealed, 1973, 1210, Sec. 24.]
- CHAPTER 118E DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- Section 1 Duties of office
- Section 2 Established authority
- Section 2A Director of dental services
- Section 3 to 5 Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 308
- Section 6 Medical care advisory committee; member; staff; report from office of Medicaid
- Section 7 Powers
- Section 8 Definitions
- Section 9 Eligibility
- Section 9A MassHealth; beneficiaries; eligibility; payment; information applications
- Section 9B Participation of commonwealth; budget neutrality certification; projected expenditure and revenue reports; beneficiary distinctions
- Section 9C Medical insurance reimbursement programs; definitions; eligibility; expenditures; submission of plans
- Section 9D Senior care options initiative; senior care organizations; enrollment choices; advisory committee; report
- Section 9E Application for authority; implementation of measures; waiver of measures due to hardship
- Section 10 Medical care assistance program for pregnant women and infants
- Section 10A Required coverage for prenatal care, childbirth and postpartum care
- Section 10B Required coverage for newborn hearing screening tests
- Section 10C Required coverage for items medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of diabetes
- Section 10D Required coverage for treatment of breast and cervical cancer
- Section 10E Healthy start program; medical assistance for pregnant women and infants; eligibility; types of assistance; protection from billing and collection practices
- Section 10F Health care services for dependent and adopted youths; funding; types of services; eligibility; program reports; no entitlement
- Section 11 Cooperation with federal authorities
- Section 12 Policies; procedures; rules and regulations; contracts
- Section 13 Rate changes; review
- Section 13A Non-acute hospitals; rates and terms of payment
- Section 13B Hospital rate increases; quality standards and benchmarks
- Section 14 Nursing home negotiated rate contracts
- Section 14A Reimbursement to nursing homes for admissions to acute care and chronic disease or rehabilitation hospitals
- Section 15 Medicaid benefits; rules and regulations; managed care; personal expenses
- Section 16 Primary and supplemental medical care and assistance program for disabled residents; assistance program for chronically ill or disabled persons forced to leave employment or substantially r
- Section 16A Medical care and assistance program for disabled children
- Section 16A1/2 Costs incurred for medical programs projected to exceed available appropriations; notice
- Section 16B Repealed, 1996, 203, Sec. 16
- Section 16C Child health insurance program; medical benefits; costs; eligibility
- Section 16D Aliens or persons residing in United States under color of law; benefits
- Section 17 Reimbursements for non-generic drugs
- Section 17A Emergency services provided to beneficiaries for emergency medical conditions
- Section 18 Medical insurance purchases for persons eligible for assistance
- Section 19 Prior approval of medical services; methods; rules and regulations; posttreatment examinations
- Section 20 Application; forms; application by institution
- Section 21 Inquiry by department; notification of applicant; agreement
- Section 21A Medical assistance eligibility of an institutionalized spouse
- Section 22 Third party payments; repayment; assignment; subrogation
- Section 23 Subrogation rights; health insurance benefits; garnishment of wages
- Section 23A Financial institutions; request for deposit and withdrawal records; penalty
- Section 24 Repealed, 1996, 450, Sec. 157
- Section 25 Exempt income and resources
- Section 26 Identification card
- Section 27 Redetermination of eligibility
- Section 28 Disposal of resources at less than fair market value; period of ineligibility
- Section 29 Transfer of interest in real property; notice
- Section 30 Time of payment
- Section 31 Adjustment or recovery of payments
- Section 32 Provision of death certificate and probate petition to division; liability of estate beneficiaries; claims against estate; sale or transfer of property subject to lien or claim
- Section 32A Repealed, 2005, 6, Sec. 14
- Section 33 Long term care insurance purchasers; liability for medical assistance paid
- Section 34 Liens and encumbrances
- Section 35 Reimbursement for covered claims; submission of information
- Section 36 Eligible providers; responsibility for overpayments
- Section 37 Distribution of rules, regulations to providers; administrative sanctions
- Section 38 Submission of bills by providers; appeals for erroneous denials; overpayments; civil collection actions
- Section 39 False representations, failure to disclose; penalty
- Section 40 False statements or representations by providers; penalty
- Section 41 Bribery or rebates; penalty
- Section 41A Repealed, 2001, 177, Sec. 27
- Section 42 Excess charges; penalty
- Section 43 Health care facilities; additional charges as precondition for admission or continuance; penalty
- Section 44 Civil remedies; limitations
- Section 45 Venue; actions relating to false claims
- Section 46 Availability of other remedies
- Section 46A Providers; submission of claims for payment not in compliance with policies and procedures of medical assistance program; proof of clerical or administrative error
- Section 47 Persons aggrieved; right to hearing; investigation; decision; rehearing; notice
- Section 47A Benefits available only to otherwise eligible individuals showing lawful presence in the United States or meeting applicable federal requirements necessary to qualify for benefits for whic
- Section 48 Board of hearings
- Section 49 Use and disclosure of information
- Section 50 Contract for administrative functions; underwriting of program
- Section 51 Utilization review of care and services; data processing and collection procedures; liability in civil actions
- Section 52 Maintenance of standards for providers; development of new programs
- Section 53 Covered services
- Section 54 Wellness program for MassHealth enrollees
- Section 55 Repealed, 2008, 451, Sec. 75
- Section 56 to 60 [There is no 118E:56 to 60.]
- Section 61 Availability of benefits to persons recognized as a spouse under laws of the commonwealth
- Section 62 Acceptance and recognition of information submitted pursuant to coding standards and guidelines required; use of standardized claim formats
- CHAPTER 118F DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SECURITY [Repealed, 1996, 151, Sec. 274.]
- CHAPTER 118G HEALTH CARE FINANCE AND POLICY
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Appointment of commissioner, agents and officers; establishment of subdivisions; duties; rules and regulations
- Section 2A Rates for health care services by governmental units; rates for supplies, care and rehabilitative services and accommodations; rates for educational assessments; rates for social service pr
- Section 3 Powers
- Section 4 Annual report
- Section 5 Payment of expenses by acute hospitals
- Section 6 Uniform reporting of revenues, charges, costs and utilization of health care services; methodologies
- Section 6A Collection of financial data from acute hospitals; annual reports
- Section 6B Applicants for uncompensated care pool assistance; enrollment in MassHealth or Insurance Partnership Program
- Section 6C Health insurance responsibility disclosure form
- Section 7 Determination of rates of payment
- Section 8 Conditions for reimbursement or payment by governmental units to certain health care service providers; penalties for non-compliance
- Section 9 Appeal from final or interim rate
- Section 10 Contracts for services with acute and non-acute hospitals; uniform charges; penalties for excess charges
- Section 11 Rates of payment under Title XIX
- Section 12 Excluded sources of revenue; definitions
- Section 13 Access to care for chapter 117A recipients
- Section 14 Surcharges for residents of other countries
- Section 15 Contracting rights of health maintenance organizations
- Section 16 Review of capital expenditure projects requiring determination of need; recommendations
- Section 17 Adjustment of rates upon petition of receiver
- Section 18, 18A Repealed, 2006, 58, Sec. 43
- Section 18B Free rider surcharges on non-providing employers
- Section 19 Repealed, 1996, 203, Sec. 19
- Section 20 Repealed, 1996, 203, Sec. 7
- Section 21 Small business health insurance programs
- Section 22 Advisory council; advisory boards
- Section 23 Investigation and study of uninsured and underinsured
- Section 24 Health plan report card
- Section 24A Report on implementation of prospective rate system under Sec. 7
- Section 25 Nursing homes; assessment for non-medicare reimbursed patient days; quarterly reporting; audits of assessment records; appeal of assessment; penalties
- Section 26 Pharmacies; assessment for non Medicare and non Medicaid prescriptions dispensed; quarterly reporting; audits; appeal; penalties
- Section 27 Definitions; assessments per bed day for ICF/MR and community based residences; form for calculation; division’s authority to audit; appeals; enforcement
- Section 28 Definitions for Secs. 28 to 33 relating to personal care attendant quality home care workforce council
- Section 29 Personal care attendant quality home care workforce council; members
- Section 30 Duties of workforce council; list of personal care attendants
- Section 31 Consumers’ right to select and manage employment of personal care attendants; public employee status; strikes and work stoppages; collective bargaining; liability of council members
- Section 32 Powers of council
- Section 33 Performance review and report
- Section 34 Definitions applicable to Secs. 34 to 39
- Section 35 Health safety net office; director; powers and duties
- Section 36 Health Safety Net Trust Fund
- Section 37 Liability of acute hospitals to Health Safety Net Trust Fund; calculation; enforcement
- Section 38 Surcharge assessed by acute hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers; billing; liability to fund; enforcement
- Section 39 Reimbursements for health services provided to uninsured and underinsured individuals; rules and regulations; estimate of projected total reimbursable health services; verification of pa
- Section 40 Assessment for expenses associated with health care costs
- Section 41 Anatomic pathology services; billing requirements
- Section 61/2 Public hearings based on information submitted under Secs. 6 and 6A; attorney general review; conduct of hearing; annual report
- CHAPTER 118H COMMONWEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
- CHAPTER 119 PROTECTION AND CARE OF CHILDREN, AND PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THEM
- Section 1 Declaration of policy; purpose
- Section 2 to 20 Repealed, 1972, 785, Sec. 6
- Section 21 Definitions applicable to Secs. 21 to 51H
- Section 21A Admissibility of evidence; qualified experts
- Section 22 Visitation of family foster homes; removal of child; discharge of child to parent or legal guardian
- Section 23 Responsibility of department to provide foster care for children; placement with relatives; funeral expenses; child profile form; extension of support of child until 22 years of age; a
- Section 23A Children born to inmates of correctional institutions or jails; care and custody
- Section 23B Services to unwed mothers
- Section 24 Procedure to commit child to custody or other disposition; notice and summons; emergency order transferring custody; investigation; abandoned children
- Section 25 Hearing; custody of child
- Section 26 Procedure at hearing; order of commitment; petition to dispense with parental consent to adoption; reimbursement of commonwealth; petition for review
- Section 26A Registration of interest for foster care placement; criminal record review
- Section 26B Grandparent visitation; sibling visitation; appeal of decision to deny visitation
- Section 26C Summary of foster care providers’ employment
- Section 27 Appeals; procedure; notice of right of appeal; time limits
- Section 28 Orders for payment of support; who may bring action; expiration of order or judgment
- Section 29 Counsel for child or mentally retarded adult under responsibility of department; appointment
- Section 29A Legal fees of minors in criminal proceedings; liability of parents
- Section 29B Determination of future status of committed children; orders; permanency hearings; appeals
- Section 29C Judicial certification of need to remove child from home
- Section 29D Notice of hearing
- Section 30, 31 Repealed, 1961, 396, Sec. 5
- Section 32 Placement of children in private families; early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment standards; individualized health care plan
- Section 33 Placement of children in family home care
- Section 33A [There is no 119:33A.]
- Section 33B Placement in family home care of juvenile who has or may have committed a sexual offense or arson
- Section 34 Transportation of children in patrol wagons
- Section 35 Furnishing parent or guardian information as to child; permission to visit; notice; parents convicted of first degree murder
- Section 36 Bringing child into commonwealth with view to adoption, guardianship, custody or care; permit; application; bond
- Section 37 Rules and regulations of department
- Section 38 Closed hearings; publication of names
- Section 38A Petitions for order to not resuscitate or to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment; required recommendations; appeals
- Section 39 Abandonment of infant under age of ten
- Section 39A to 39C Repealed, 1973, 1076, Sec. 6
- Section 39D Visitation rights to certain grandparents of unmarried minor children; place to file petition
- Section 39E Petitions seeking determination that child is in need of services; jurisdiction; standing
- Section 39F Right to counsel; determination of indigency; assessment of costs
- Section 39G Hearing; determination of child in need of services
- Section 39H Arrest of child; notification and placement; bail; detention; right of appeal
- Section 39I Appeal; trial de novo, with or without jury; rights and procedures
- Section 39J Payment of expenses for services by counties under Secs. 39E to 39I
- Section 40 to 51 Repealed, 1954, 646, Sec. 1
- Section 51A Reporting of suspected abuse or neglect; mandated reporters; collection of physical evidence; penalties; content of reports; liability; privileged communication
- Section 51B Investigation of report of abuse filed under Sec. 51A; removal of child; transmission and filing of written reports; notice to district attorney; disclosure of information by mandated repo
- Section 51C Custody of injured child pending transfer to department or pending hearing
- Section 51D Powers and duties of area directors; multi-disciplinary service teams
- Section 51E Reports of injured children; files; confidentiality; penalties
- Section 51F Central registry of information; confidentiality; penalties
- Section 51G Severability of Secs. 51A to 51F
- Section 51H Protective alerts; transport of child to another state or country
- Section 52 Definitions
- Section 53 Liberal construction; nature of proceedings
- Section 54 Complaint; indictment; examination of complainant; summons; warrant
- Section 55 Summoning of parent or guardian
- Section 55A Jury trials; discovery orders; jury-waived trials; appointment of stenographer
- Section 55B Plea; disposition request; pretrial motions
- Section 56 Adjournments; jury sessions; appointment of stenographer
- Section 57 Investigation by probation officer; record of performance; reports
- Section 58 Adjudication as delinquent child or youthful offender
- Section 58A Repealed, 1948, 310, Sec. 5
- Section 58B Motor vehicle violations; disposition; admissibility of adjudication and disposition as evidence in other proceedings
- Section 59 Violation of terms of probation
- Section 60 Admissibility of adjudication in subsequent proceeding; disqualification for public service
- Section 60A Inspection of records in youthful offender and delinquency cases
- Section 61 Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 7
- Section 62 Restitution or reparation by child to injured person
- Section 63 Inducing or abetting delinquency of child
- Section 63A Aiding and abetting violation of juvenile court order; concealing or harboring child; penalties; defenses
- Section 64 Powers of commissioner of probation; annual report
- Section 65 Juvenile sessions; presence of minors; exclusion of public
- Section 66 Detention of child in police station; commitment to jail, house of correction or state farm
- Section 67 Notice of arrest of child to probation officer and parent or guardian; detention
- Section 68 Commitment of children held for examination or trial
- Section 68A Diagnostic study by department of youth services; report and recommendations
- Section 68B Special foster homes; detention homes; transfer of child
- Section 68C Diagnostic services by department of youth services
- Section 69 Information and reports of superintendents of schools and teachers
- Section 69A Information of probation officers, police and school authorities
- Section 70 Summoning of parent or guardian during case
- Section 71 Failure to appear on summons; capias
- Section 72 Continuance of jurisdiction of courts in juvenile sessions
- Section 72A Proceedings upon apprehension after eighteenth birthday
- Section 72B Persons between the ages of fourteen and seventeen convicted of murder; penalties
- Section 73 Repealed, 1964, 308, Sec. 5
- Section 74 Limitations on criminal proceedings against children
- Section 75 Repealed, 1975, 840, Sec. 2A
- Section 76 to 82 Repealed, 1964, 308, Sec. 5
- Section 83 Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 16
- Section 84 Warrant of commitment to department of youth services
- Section 85 Department employees reporting animal cruelty, abuse or neglect; immunity from liability
- Section 391/2 Placement of a newborn into foster care
- CHAPTER 119A CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
- CHAPTER 120 DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES AND MASSACHUSETTS TRAINING SCHOOLS
- Section 1 Corporate status of department of youth services; holding and investing trust funds
- Section 2 Management, government and care of industrial schools; employment of expert personnel by director
- Section 2A Repealed, 1969, 838, Sec. 29
- Section 3 Appointment of superintendents, chaplains and physicians
- Section 4 Rules and regulations; by-laws
- Section 4A Repealed, 1969, 838, Sec. 32
- Section 5 Examination and study of children committed; re-examinations; records; discharge
- Section 6 Liberty under supervision; confinement; reconfinement; revocation or modification of order; discharge
- Section 6A Correction of socially harmful tendencies
- Section 7 Powers and duties of superintendent
- Section 8 Bond and accounts of superintendents; accounting to commissioner of youth services
- Section 9 Rogers fund
- Section 10 Use of public or private facilities, institutions and agencies; control; acceptance and control of delinquent children; inspection; effect of placement of person in or release from instit
- Section 10A Repealed, 1949, 593, Sec. 2
- Section 11 Places for detention and diagnosis; treatment and training facilities; facilities to aid persons given conditional releases; forest or farm school camps
- Section 12 Release under supervision; placement into families or homes
- Section 13 Escape; breach of parole; arrest; detention
- Section 13A Compensation for property damage caused by inmates; notice of damage; claim; filing
- Section 14 Applications for new commitments for mentally ill, developmentally disabled or sexually dangerous persons
- Section 15 Transfers from Massachusetts reformatory and reformatory for women
- Section 16 Discharge
- Section 17 Control beyond age limit; persons physically dangerous to public
- Section 18 Notice of application for review of order; hearing; appointment of counsel; court order
- Section 19 Continued control; later discharge; transfer to appropriate institutions
- Section 20 Repealed, 1996, 200, Sec. 22
- Section 21 Effect of commitment on application for public service; discharge; restoration of civil rights; records; inspection; consent; evidence in other proceedings
- Section 22 Inquiry into effectiveness of treatment methods; information; annual report; contents
- Section 23 Power of department to act as guardian of children
- Section 23A Disposition of unclaimed money held for former ward; records
- Section 24 Expenditure of gifts
- Section 25 Children committed by United States courts
- Section 26 Escape; attempted escape; aiding or assisting
- CHAPTER 120A INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES
- CHAPTER 121 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, AND THE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL SCHOOL [Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 24; 1933, 364, Sec. 7; 1948, 310, Sec. 27; 1948, 618, Sec. 2; 195
- CHAPTER 121A URBAN REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
- CHAPTER 121B HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Severability
- Section 3 Housing authorities; creation; dissolution
- Section 3A Regional housing authorities; creation; dissolution
- Section 4 Redevelopment authorities; creation; dissolution
- Section 5 Membership; appointment; election; term of office
- Section 6 Charges against members; hearing; removal; resignation; suspension
- Section 7 Officers and executive director of authorities; compensation of members
- Section 8 Operating agencies; housing authorities
- Section 9 Urban renewal agencies
- Section 10 Designation of authorities
- Section 11 Powers of operating agencies
- Section 12 Wages; labor requirements; social security
- Section 13 Contract and tort liability; member’s personal liability; relocation of utility facilities
- Section 14 Federal loans; conveyance upon default
- Section 15 Bonds, notes, certificates; negotiable instruments
- Section 16 Exemption from taxation; revaluation or reassessment of real property; payments in lieu of taxes
- Section 17 Liability of commonwealth or political subdivisions for debts of housing authority
- Section 18 Preparation of master plans, etc. by city or town; appropriation and payment
- Section 19 Initial costs and annual operating expenses of operating agencies; appropriations and payment by city
- Section 20 Development, acquisition and operating costs; relocation payments; losses; appropriation and payment by city
- Section 21 Indebtedness limitation
- Section 22 Emergency finance board; permission to incur indebtedness
- Section 23 Municipal powers
- Section 24 Agreement to bear acquisition loss
- Section 25 Statement of emergency
- Section 26 Powers of a housing authority
- Section 26A Powers of department in city without housing authority; financing of projects; bonds and notes; issuance and sale; approval of city or town
- Section 27 Rural housing authority; additional powers
- Section 28 Application of laws, ordinances, and regulations of cities or towns relating to buildings, planning, zoning and public health
- Section 29 Accounts and reports of housing authorities; investigations by department; rules and regulations of department
- Section 30 Contract with federal government; acquiring federally owned project
- Section 31 Submission of plans for low-rent housing project to department; application; hearing; disposition
- Section 32 Maintenance and operation of project; rentals; tenant selection; eligibility for continued occupancy; hearings; waiver
- Section 32A Parking areas; rules and regulations; towing
- Section 32B Definitions
- Section 32C Unlawful conduct by tenant, members or non-members of tenant household; civil action by landlord for injunctive or other equitable relief
- Section 32D Actions by tenants or tenants’ organizations
- Section 32E Jurisdiction over civil actions; appellate review
- Section 32F Restraining orders and injunctions; form; service; enforcement; violations; effect; modification and vacation
- Section 33 Equivalent elimination of substandard dwelling units
- Section 34 State and federal financial assistance; general provisions
- Section 34A Contracts for state financial assistance on leased MHFA projects to provide replacement or relocation housing; annual contributions; limitations
- Section 34B Commonwealth guaranteed temporary notes; authorization and execution; sale and refunding limitations; terms
- Section 35 Contracts for supplementary state financial assistance
- Section 36 Receipt of loans and grants from federal sources or from other sources
- Section 37 Commonwealth grants; guarantee of temporary notes; sale, maintenance, and operation of relocation projects; limitations on eminent domain
- Section 38 Declaration of policy
- Section 38A Bureau of housing for the handicapped; director; functions
- Section 38B Service coordinator program
- Section 39 Power to provide housing for elderly and handicapped persons of low income; priorities in placement
- Section 40 Provisions applicable to housing for elderly and handicapped persons of low income
- Section 41 State financial assistance; housing for elderly persons of low income
- Section 41A State financial assistance; housing for handicapped persons of low income
- Section 42 Declaration of necessity
- Section 43 Contracts to rent, lease or provide financial assistance to housing units by housing authorities
- Section 43A Relocation of residents; leased housing units
- Section 44 Rentals and tenant selection
- Section 44A Leasing of housing units in MHFA projects for replacement or relocation housing authorized
- Section 45 Declaration of necessity
- Section 46 Powers of urban renewal agency
- Section 47 Acquisition by eminent domain; notice; petition
- Section 48 Public hearing; notice; urban renewal plans; approval; acquisition of property
- Section 49 Sale or lease of property acquired for urban renewal project
- Section 50 Delegation of power to municipality to plan and undertake project
- Section 51 Redevelopment authority taking over project initiated by housing authority
- Section 52 Accounts and reports of urban renewal agencies; civil service rules
- Section 53 Application for urban renewal assistance grant or urban revitalization and development grant
- Section 54 Determination of compliance and final approved cost; notice
- Section 55 Certification and payment of grants
- Section 56 Contract to provide financial assistance
- Section 57 Advance of funds; amount; payments
- Section 57A Community development projects; application for grants; notice; rules and regulations
- Section 58 Declaration of necessity
- Section 59 Contracts for state financial assistance; rehabilitation projects
- CHAPTER 121C ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATIONS
- CHAPTER 121D AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND
- CHAPTER 121E HOUSING INNOVATIONS TRUST FUND
- CHAPTER 121F HOUSING STABILIZATION AND INVESTMENT TRUST FUND
- CHAPTER 121G CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND PRESERVATION TRUST FUND
- CHAPTER 122 TEWKSBURY HOSPITAL
- CHAPTER 123 MENTAL HEALTH
- CHAPTER 123A CARE, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF SEXUALLY DANGEROUS PERSONS
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Nemansket Correctional Center; treatment and rehabilitation personnel
- Section 2A Transfer to a correctional institution; provision of voluntary treatment services
- Section 3 to 6 Repealed, 1990, 150, Sec. 304
- Section 6A Most appropriate level of security; participation in community access program; notice required
- Section 7 Repealed, 1990, 150, Sec. 304
- Section 8 Repealed, 1993, 489, Sec. 5
- Section 9 Petitions for examination and discharge
- Section 9A, 9B Repealed, 1993, 489, Sec. 5
- Section 10, 11 Repealed, 1993, 489, Sec. 6
- Section 12 Notification of persons adjudicated as delinquent juvenile or youthful offender by reason of a sexual offense; petitions for classification as sexually dangerous person; hearings
- Section 13 Temporary commitment of prisoner or youth to treatment center; right to counsel; psychological examination
- Section 14 Trial by jury; right to counsel; admissibility of evidence; commitment to treatment; temporary commitments pending disposition of petitions
- Section 15 Competence to stand trial; hearing
- Section 16 Annual reports describing treatments offered
- CHAPTER 123B MENTAL RETARDATION