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Mass. Gen. Laws. Ann. ch. 111, §72AA - The distribution by long-term care facilities of an informational document containing laws and regulations
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“Informational document containing laws and regulations; distribution by long-term care facilities”
Long-term care facilities are nursing homes or skilled nursing or rehabilitation facilities.
These facilities must give to each new resident orrepresentative, 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 is required to maintain a record with the signature acknowledging receipt by the resident.
Current as of June 2015
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