Code of Massachusetts Regulations
110 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Title 110 CMR 4.00 - Intake
Abuse or Neglect in an Institutional Setting
Section 4.48 - Information Requests from Day Care Facilities, Schools, and Other Child Care Facilities

Each determination by the Department to "support" or "unsupport" a report of abuse or neglect in an institutional setting shall be communicated to the director or owner of the institution in question, in a form letter established for use by the Department. See, 110 CMR 4.32.

If a request for copies of a 51A/51B report, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 119, § 51E, is made to the Department by any owner or operator or director of a day care facility, or any superintendent or director of a public or private school, or any director of any other child care facility (such as group care facilities, etc.) said owner or operator or director of a day care facility or superintendent or director of a public or private school or director of any other child care facility may, subject to the approval of the Commissioner or his/her designee, receive a copy of the 51A/51B report regardless of whether the report has been "supported" or "unsupported", if said report contains an allegation that an incident of abuse or neglect occurred on the premises of the day care facility, school, or other child care facility. However, before copies of the reports are released, the name of the reporter shall be redacted. See, 110 CMR 12.08.