Massachusetts § 72AA - Informational document containing laws and regulations; distribution by long-term care facilities
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 72AA — Informational document containing laws and regulations; distribution by long-term care facilities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 72AA. Informational document containing laws and regulations; distribution by long-term care facilities
Section 72AA. Long-term care facilities shall distribute to each new resident, a resident's family member or health care proxy, at the time of admission, an informational document written by the department of public health in layperson's language about the laws and regulations that govern nursing homes, rest homes and long-term care facilities. Information in the document shall include, but not be limited to, the location of all relevant state and federal laws and regulations relating to long-term care facilities. The nursing home shall be required to maintain a record with the signature as acknowledgment of receipt by the resident, family member or health care proxy.
For the purposes of this section, ''long-term care facilities'' shall mean nursing homes or skilled nursing or rehabilitation facilities.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 72AA cover?
Section 72AA ("Informational document containing laws and regulations; distribution by long-term care facilities") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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