Section 12. The department shall establish a comprehensive program of community intellectual disability services which shall include state schools and other facilities of the department and shall establish standards for the development of persons with an intellectual disability at appropriate geographic levels to ensure access to needed services. The commissioner shall ensure citizen, consumer and family participation, through the appointment of intellectual disability citizens' advisory committees and other appropriate methods, in the oversight of intellectual disability services at all such levels, including the local level.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 19b - Department of Developmental Services
Section 1 - Creation; Powers of Department and Commissioner
Section 2 - Commissioner; Appointment; Qualifications; Appointments by Commissioner; Report; Salary
Section 3 - Deputy Commissioner; Appointment; Duties; Qualifications
Section 4 - Assistant, Associate or Deputy Commissioners; Appointment; Duties; Qualifications
Section 6 - Program for Training of Residents in Professional Disciplines
Section 7 - State Facilities Under Department Control
Section 8 - Superintendents or Directors; Vacancies; Appointments; Qualifications; Officers
Section 10 - Crimes Committed by or Upon Persons on Facility Premises or Persons in Care of Facility
Section 12 - Community Intellectual Disability Services
Section 12a - Comprehensive Program of Community Developmental Disability Services
Section 14 - Rules and Regulations
Section 15 - Residential or Day Care Services; Licenses
Section 16 - Intellectual Disability Facility Employees; Civil Service Exemption