Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 19b - Department of Developmental Services
Section 14 - Rules and Regulations

Section 14. The department may from time to time adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and may amend or repeal the same.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

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 5 - Legal Counsel

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 13 - Development and Maintenance of Community Intellectual Disability Services and Community Developmental Disability Services

Section 14 - Rules and Regulations

Section 15 - Residential or Day Care Services; Licenses

Section 15a - License for Program Offering Residential or Day Care Services to the Public and Providing Treatment for Persons With a Developmental Disability; Standards and Requirements; Protection of Individuals Served by Program From Exploitation

Section 16 - Intellectual Disability Facility Employees; Civil Service Exemption

Section 17 - Transportation for Persons With an Intellectual Disability or a Developmental Disability; Reimbursements for Costs

Section 18 - Interagency Agreements With Commissioner of Mental Health or Office of Medicaid for Coordinated Regulation or Management of Certain Services

Section 19 - Fingerprint-Based Checks to Be Conducted on Applicants Seeking License for Department's Client Population Residential or Day Care Services or for Other Agency Serving Department's Client Population; Individuals With Unsupervised Contact...

Section 20 - Criminal Offender Record Information Checks to Be Conducted on Persons Providing Residential or Support Services With Potential for Unsupervised Contact With Persons With Intellectual or Developmental Disability; Fingerprint Submissions