Right to Visit and Inspect
Effective Sep 29, 2023Mass. Register #1505MGL c. 111, § 3 St. 2011, c. 87 as amended by St. 2012, c. 239, § 21Department of Public Health
- (A) The Department or its agents may visit and inspect a Program or applicant at any time without prior notice in order to determine the Program's or applicant's compliance with state law and 105 CMR 158.000. A Program shall provide the Department with access to all parts of the Program facility and shall make all staff and all records available to the Department. Application for licensure shall constitute permission for such visit and inspection. The form on which such application is made shall contain a statement which advises any person seeking a license of such effect of an application.
- (B) A Program shall make available to the Department all information that may be relevant to a Department investigation of any incident or complaint.
- (C) A Program shall facilitate, and shall cooperate with, the Department's inspection of the Program, the Department's investigation of any incident or complaint, and the Department's interview of Program personnel and other witnesses.