Code of Massachusetts Regulations
118 CMR - DISABLED PERSONS PROTECTION COMMISSION
Title 118 CMR 1.00 - Scope And Authority
Section 1.01 - Scope and Purpose
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Scope.
(2) Purpose. The purpose of 118 CMR is to establish the procedures and standards the Commission utilizes to effectuate the purposes of the Commission including, but not limited to, the investigation and remediation of abuse of persons with disabilities who reside in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or of nonresident persons with disabilities who are abused while in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the investigation and remediation of instances of retaliation against a person for having reported such abuse or cooperated in the investigation of abuse, and the administration of the registry of care providers against whom the Commission has made a substantiated finding of registrable abuse. In pursuing its statutory purposes, the Commission shall endeavor to respect the privacy, self-determination rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.