Massachusetts Statutes

Section 18. The commission may adopt regulations to implement this chapter.

Section 2. (a) There shall be established within the executive office for administration and finance, but not under its control, a state agency known as the health policy commission. The commission shall be an independent public entity not subject to the supervision and control o…

Section 20. Every 3 years, the commission, in collaboration with the department of public health, the department of mental health and the department of developmental services, shall prepare a pediatric behavioral health planning report analyzing the status of pediatric behavioral…

Section 21. The commission shall develop a standard release form for exchanging confidential mental health and substance use disorder information. The standard release form shall be available in electronic and paper format and shall be accepted and used by all public and private …

Section 22. (a)(1) There shall be within the commission an office for health resource planning. The office shall develop a state health resource plan to identify: (i) the anticipated needs of the commonwealth for health care services, providers, programs and facilities; (ii) the …

Section 23. Every 2 years, the commission, in consultation with the center, the group insurance commission, the office of Medicaid and the division of insurance, shall evaluate the impact of section 17Z of chapter 32A, section 10Z of chapter 118E, section 47CCC of chapter 175, se…

Section 2A. The commission shall keep confidential all nonpublic clinical, financial, strategic or operational documents or information provided or reported to the commission in connection with any care delivery or quality improvement process or performance improvement plan activ…

Section 3. For the purposes of this chapter, the board shall be authorized and empowered as follows: (a) to develop a plan of operation for the commission. The plan of operation shall include, but not be limited to: (1) implementation of procedures for operations of the commissio…

Section 3A. (a) There shall be within the commission an office for pharmaceutical policy and analysis. The office shall: (i) analyze pharmaceutical spending data and information collected by the commission and other agencies of the commonwealth pursuant to subsection (b); (ii) pr…

Section 4. There shall be an advisory council to the commission. The council shall advise on the overall operation and policy of the commission. The council shall be chosen by the executive director and shall reflect a broad distribution of diverse perspectives on the health care…

Section 5. The commission shall monitor the reform of the health care delivery and payment system in the commonwealth under this chapter. The commission shall: (i) set health care cost growth goals for the commonwealth; (ii) enhance the transparency of provider organizations; (ii…

Section 6. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''non-hospital provider organization'' shall mean a provider organization required to register under section 11 that is: (i) a non-hospital-based physician practice with not less than $500,000,000 in annual gross patient service re…

Section 7. (a) The commission, in consultation with the advisory council, shall administer the Healthcare Payment Reform Fund, established under section 100 of chapter 194 of the acts of 2011. The fund shall be used for the following purposes: (1) to support the activities of the…

Section 8. (a) Not later than October 1 of every year, the commission shall hold public hearings based on the report submitted by the center for health information and analysis under section 16 of chapter 12C comparing the growth in total health care expenditures to the health ca…

Section 8A. (a) As used in this section, the following word shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning: ''Manufacturer'', an entity that manufactures a pharmaceutical drug covered by MassHealth. (b) The commission may require a manufacturer s…

Section 9. (a) Not later than April 15 of every year, the board shall establish a health care cost growth benchmark for the average growth in total health care expenditures in the commonwealth for the next calendar year. The commission shall establish procedures to prominently pu…

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ''Agency'', a law enforcement agency. ''Appointing agency'', the agency appointing a law enforcement officer. ''Bias-free policing'', policin…

Section 10. (a) The commission shall, after a hearing, revoke an officer's certification if the commission finds by clear and convincing evidence that: (i) the officer is convicted of a felony; (ii) the certification was issued as a result of administrative error; (iii) the certi…

Section 11. Neither any agency, nor a sheriff, nor the executive office of public safety nor any entity thereunder shall employ a decertified officer in any capacity, including, but not limited to, as a consultant or independent contractor.

Section 12. No officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any county, city, town or district shall discharge an officer or employee, change their official rank, grade or compensation, deny a promotion or take any other adverse action against an officer or employee or threaten …

Section 13. (a) The commission shall maintain a publicly available database of orders issued pursuant to section 10 on the commission's website, including, but not limited to: (i) the names of all decertified officers, the date of decertification, the officer's last appointing ag…

Section 14. (a) A law enforcement officer shall not use physical force upon another person unless de-escalation tactics have been attempted and failed or are not feasible based on the totality of the circumstances and such force is necessary to: (i) effect the lawful arrest or de…

Section 15. (a) An officer present and observing another officer using physical force, including deadly force, beyond that which is necessary or objectively reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances, shall intervene to prevent the use of unreasonable force unless inte…

Section 16. The commission shall annually report to the general court, the governor and the attorney general concerning: (1) all officer-involved injuries or deaths that occurred during the preceding fiscal year, including: (i) the total number of officer-involved injuries or dea…

Section 2. (a) There shall be a Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission consisting of 9 members: 3 of whom shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a police chief, 1 of whom shall be a retired justice of the superior court and 1 of whom shall b…

Section 3. (a) The commission shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate its purposes, including, but not limited to, the power to: (1) act as the primary civil enforcement agency for violations of this chapter; (2) establish, jointly with the munic…

Section 4. (a)(1) There shall be within the commission a division of police certification. The purpose of the division of police certification shall be to establish uniform policies and standards for the certification of all law enforcement officers, subject to the approval of th…

Section 5. (a) All law enforcement agencies shall be certified by the commission. (b) The division of police certification in consultation with the municipal police training committee established in section 116 of chapter 6, and subject to the approval of the commission, shall es…

Section 8. (a) There shall be within the commission a division of police standards. The purpose of the division of police standards shall be to investigate officer misconduct and make disciplinary recommendations to the commission. (b)(1) The head of an agency shall transmit any …

Section 9. (a)(1) The commission shall immediately suspend the certification of any officer who is arrested, charged or indicted for a felony. (2) If, after a preliminary inquiry pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 8, the commission concludes by a preponderance…

Section 1. As used in this chapter the following words shall unless a contrary intention clearly appears, have the following meanings:— ''Eligibility'', written criteria established before a request for applications that is used to determine if an application for an award of gran…

Section 10. The secretary may make a special examination of the management or finances of any department, officer, commission or undertaking which receives annual appropriations of money from the commonwealth, including annual appropriations to be met by assessments, and may repo…

Section 11. (a) Whenever requested to make a special examination under section 9, or after first obtaining the approval of the governor in making a special examination under the preceding section, the secretary may require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the product…

Section 14C. (a) As used in this section the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:- ''Agency'', a commonwealth authority, including a quasi-public independent entity performing a public function that does not receive di…

Section 15. The state purchasing agent shall cause all the printing under the state printing contract to be examined and measured, and no bill for printing shall be allowed unless it is in strict conformity with such contract. He may employ an expert in printing to examine the bi…

Section 2. There shall be an executive office for administration and finance, which shall serve directly under the governor.

Section 22. The secretary shall, subject to the approval of the governor and council, make rules, regulations and orders which shall regulate and govern the manner and method of the purchasing, delivering and handling of, and the contracting for, supplies, equipment and other pro…

Section 22A. Notwithstanding any general or special law relating to collective purchasing, but subject to all other laws regulating public purchases and competitive bidding, the commonwealth and 1 or more of its cities, towns, districts, counties, authorities or commonwealth or H…

Section 22B. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law relating to collective purchasing, but subject, however, to all other laws regulating public purchases and competitive bidding, any two or more political subdivisions, as defined in section twenty-two A, may join together…

Section 22C. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a state agency, a state authority, the house of representatives or the state senate may not procure goods or services from any person employing ten or more employees in an office or other facility located in Northern …

Section 22D. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-two C, a state agency may purchase medical supplies intended to preserve or prolong life or to cure, prevent, or ameliorate diseases, including hospital, nutritional, diagnostic, pharmaceutical and nonprescription …

Section 22E. Any contract entered into in violation of sections twenty-two C twenty-two D, inclusive, shall be voidable.

Section 22F. The secretary is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations to assure the timely and effective implementation of sections twenty-two C to twenty-two E, inclusive.

Section 22G. For the purposes of sections twenty-two H to twenty-two M, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Comparable low bid or offer'', a responsive and responsible bid or offer which is no more than ten…

Section 22H. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a state agency, a state authority, the house of representatives or the state senate may not procure goods or services from any person listed on the restricted purchase list maintained by the secretary, or who is deter…