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Chapter 19A

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A

Department of Elder Affairs

1Establishment; secretary, powers and duties 2Offices of administration and of program planning and management; assistant secretaries 3Divisions and administrative units; directors; description of organization, filing 4Home care program; needs and services of adults with disabilities; powers and duties of secretary 4ASliding fee scale for home care services; financial eligibility limits 4BAging services access points 4CPharmacy outreach program; medication education and intervention resource center; executive office of aging and independence 4DHome care worker registry 4EDefinitions 4FHome care program CDC workforce council; appointee terms; quorum; reimbursement for expenses 4GPromotion of CDC services; coordination with state and local public, private and nonprofit agencies; list of CDC workers paid through home care program CDC option 4HConsumer 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 4ICouncil powers 5Citizen advisory boards 6Regulations 7Acceptance of gifts or grants 8Employees; appointments and removal; age restriction 9Experts and technical consultants; appointment 10Civil service status or tenure of employees 11Interagency cooperation 12Biennial evaluations of programs and projects; standards, restriction; publication of summaries; annual report 14Definitions applicable to Secs. 14 to 26 15Reports of abuse; liability 16Protective services system 17Protective services agencies; authorized activities 18Assessment and evaluation of reports; investigations; arrangement for protective services 19Consent to protective services; interference with provision of services 20Lack of capacity to consent to protective services; hearings; emergency orders; placement or commitment 21Geriatric evaluation process 22Financial eligibility guidelines; reimbursements by older adults 23Records; disclosure; destruction; regulations; penalties 24Reports 25Rules and regulations 26Powers and responsibilities of other departments or agencies 36Eligibility for public assistance programs; reverse mortgage proceeds 37Hot lunch program; incorporation into school lunch program 38Liability of counselors and coordinators; description of duties and responsibilities 39Subsidized catastrophic prescription drug insurance program; department of aging and independence 40Prescription drug review commission; membership; recommendations 41Veterans Independence Plus Initiative Trust Fund 42Commission on malnutrition prevention among older adults 42AReporting of animal cruelty, abuse or neglect 43Prevention and elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; training program 44Portable orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) program