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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
  4. Chapter 19D ASSISTED LIVING
  5. Section 6 Denial, suspension or revocation of certification

Section 6

Section 6: Denial, suspension or revocation of certification

[ Text of section effective until December 5, 2024. For text effective December 5, 2024, see below.]

  Section 6. The department may deny, suspend or revoke a certification in any case in which it finds there has been a failure or refusal to comply with the requirements established under this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder. Notice of denial, revocation, suspension or modification and the sponsor's or applicant's right to an adjudicatory proceeding shall be governed by the provisions of chapter thirty A.

Chapter 19D: Section 6. Denial, suspension or revocation of certification

[ Text of section as amended by 2024, 197, Sec. 6 effective December 5, 2024. For text effective until December 5, 2024, see above.]

  Section 6. (a) If the department determines a sponsor or applicant has failed or refused to comply with requirements established under this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder, the department may: (i) deny an application for recertification; (ii) modify, suspend or revoke a certification; or (iii) issue a fine of not more than $500 for each day of such failure or refusal to comply.

  (b) Notice of enforcement action and a sponsor's right to an adjudicatory proceeding shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 30A.