Code of Massachusetts Regulations
940 CMR - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Title 940 CMR 4.00 - Long Term Care Facilities
- Section 4.01 - Definitions
- Section 4.02 - Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices: General
- Section 4.03 - Non-Discriminatory Access to Long-Term Care
- Section 4.04 - Admission Contracts
- Section 4.05 - Charges
- Section 4.06 - Privacy and Other Personal Rights
- Section 4.07 - Residents' Personal Funds and Belongings
- Section 4.08 - Medical Treatment and Information
- Section 4.09 - Discharge and Transfers
- Section 4.10 - Severability
- Section 4.11 - Effective Date
The Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts promulgates 940 CMR 4.00 pursuant to authority granted to him under M.G.L. c. 93A, § 2(c). 940 CMR 4.00 is designed to promote the protection, comfort, health and well-being of consumers of services provided by long-term care facilities, to be consistent with existing legal standards, and to be as responsive as possible to the constraints and administrative realities under which long-term care facilities operate.
940 CMR defines certain unfair or deceptive acts or practices. However, 940 CMR is not intended to be all inclusive as to the types of activities prohibited by M.G.L. c. 93A § 2(a) and 940 CMR does not legitimize acts not specifically prohibited by 940 CMR 4.00. For example, long-term care residents should be protected against all forms of discrimination, including, but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of disability or source of payment. 940 CMR 4.00 is designed to supplement existing statutes and regulations; the Attorney General plans to work and cooperate with other state and federal agencies in enforcing 940 CMR 4.00 and other regulations.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
940 CMR.4.00: M.G.L. c. 93A, § 2(c).
