Massachusetts Chapter 19A — Department of Elder Affairs
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 1— Establishment; secretary, powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 2— Offices of administration and of program planning and management; assistant secretaries
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 3— Divisions and administrative units; directors; description of organization, filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4— Home care program; needs and services of adults with disabilities; powers and duties of secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4A— Sliding fee scale for home care services; financial eligibility limits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4B— Aging services access points
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4C— Pharmacy outreach program; medication education and intervention resource center; executive office of aging and independence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4D— Home care worker registry
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4E— Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4F— Home care program CDC workforce council; appointee terms; quorum; reimbursement for expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4G— Promotion of CDC services; coordination with state and local public, private and nonprofit agencies; list of CDC workers paid through home care program CDC option
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4H— Consumer or the consumer's surrogate right to recruit, hire, train, manage and terminate any CDC worker; when considered a public employee; collective bargaining; council liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 4I— Council powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 5— Citizen advisory boards
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 6— Regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 7— Acceptance of gifts or grants
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 8— Employees; appointments and removal; age restriction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 9— Experts and technical consultants; appointment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 10— Civil service status or tenure of employees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 11— Interagency cooperation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 12— Biennial evaluations of programs and projects; standards, restriction; publication of summaries; annual report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 13— Repealed, 2007, 192, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 14— Definitions applicable to Secs. 14 to 26
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 15— Reports of abuse; liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 16— Protective services system
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 17— Protective services agencies; authorized activities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 18— Assessment and evaluation of reports; investigations; arrangement for protective services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 19— Consent to protective services; interference with provision of services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 20— Lack of capacity to consent to protective services; hearings; emergency orders; placement or commitment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 21— Geriatric evaluation process
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 22— Financial eligibility guidelines; reimbursements by older adults
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 23— Records; disclosure; destruction; regulations; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 24— Reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 25— Rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 26— Powers and responsibilities of other departments or agencies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 27to35— Repealed, 2020, 227, Sec. 15
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 36— Eligibility for public assistance programs; reverse mortgage proceeds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 37— Hot lunch program; incorporation into school lunch program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 38— Liability of counselors and coordinators; description of duties and responsibilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 39— Subsidized catastrophic prescription drug insurance program; department of aging and independence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 40— Prescription drug review commission; membership; recommendations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 41— Veterans Independence Plus Initiative Trust Fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 42— Commission on malnutrition prevention among older adults
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 42A— Reporting of animal cruelty, abuse or neglect
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 43— Prevention and elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; training program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, § 44— Portable orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) program