Code of Massachusetts Regulations
118 CMR - DISABLED PERSONS PROTECTION COMMISSION
Title 118 CMR 8.00 - Petition For Protective Order
Section 8.02 - Nonemergency Petitions

Universal Citation: 118 MA Code of Regs 118.8
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

Pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in M.G.L. c. 19C, § 7(a), after the initiation of an investigation pursuant to M.G.L. c. 19C, and 118 CMR, when the Commission, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Developmental Services, or the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, has reasonable cause to believe that a person with a disability is suffering from abuse and lacks the capacity to consent to the provision of protective services, said Commission, Department of Mental Health, Department of Developmental Services, or Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission may petition the Probate and Family Court for the county where the person with a disability resides, for a finding that the person with a disability lacks such capacity and requires the provision of protective services.

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