Section 22. The department shall establish, by regulation, financial eligibility guidelines which provide a procedure for reimbursement by elderly persons for all or part of cost of protective services. If the department or the designated agency determines, pursuant to section eighteen, that an elderly person who is in need of protective services has sufficient resources to pay for part or all of the cost of protective services, it shall initiate said procedures for reimbursement. If the department or designated agency determines that an elderly person does not have sufficient resources, no reimbursement for any such costs shall be charged to the elderly person.
No elderly person shall be required to reimburse the department for part or all of the cost of protective services unless he or she has been notified prior to the commencement of service provision that a reimbursement will be charged. No elderly person shall be required to reimburse the department for protective services before service provision commences.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 19a - Department of Elder Affairs
Section 1 - Establishment; Secretary, Powers and Duties
Section 2 - Offices of Administration and of Program Planning and Management; Assistant Secretaries
Section 3 - Divisions and Administrative Units; Directors; Description of Organization, Filing
Section 4a - Sliding Fee Scale for Home Care Services; Financial Eligibility Limits
Section 4b - Aging Services Access Points
Section 4d - Home Care Worker Registry
Section 5 - Citizen Advisory Boards
Section 7 - Acceptance of Gifts or Grants
Section 8 - Employees; Appointments and Removal; Age Restriction
Section 9 - Experts and Technical Consultants; Appointment
Section 10 - Civil Service Status or Tenure of Employees
Section 11 - Interagency Cooperation
Section 14 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 14 to 26
Section 15 - Reports of Abuse; Liability
Section 16 - Protective Services System
Section 17 - Protective Services Agencies; Authorized Activities
Section 19 - Consent to Protective Services; Interference With Provision of Services
Section 21 - Geriatric Evaluation Process
Section 22 - Financial Eligibility Guidelines; Reimbursements by Elderly Persons
Section 23 - Records; Disclosure; Destruction; Regulations; Penalties
Section 25 - Rules and Regulations
Section 26 - Powers and Responsibilities of Other Departments or Agencies
Section 36 - Eligibility for Public Assistance Programs; Reverse Mortgage Proceeds
Section 37 - Hot Lunch Program; Incorporation Into School Lunch Program
Section 38 - Liability of Counselors and Coordinators; Description of Duties and Responsibilities
Section 40 - Prescription Drug Review Commission; Membership; Recommendations
Section 41 - Veterans Independence Plus Initiative Trust Fund
Section 42 - Commission on Malnutrition Prevention Among Older Adults