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MA S2343
To protect persons with intellectual or developmental disability from abuse
summary
Introduced
09/19/2019
09/19/2019
In Committee
10/11/2019
10/11/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
For legislationfor legislation to increase the safety of individuals with disabilities living in group homes,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2343).
AI Summary
This bill aims to protect individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities from abuse by establishing a registry of care providers against whom the Disabled Persons Protection Commission has made a substantiated finding of "registrable abuse." The bill defines "registrable abuse" as serious physical or emotional injury, or abuse per se, committed by a care provider. The bill requires the Department of Developmental Services and employers to check the registry before hiring care providers and prohibits them from hiring or retaining those with substantiated findings of registrable abuse. The bill also provides care providers the right to appeal such findings and petition for removal from the registry after five years. The bill applies retroactively to all substantiated findings of registrable abuse made on or after November 2, 2020.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities (J)
Last Action
New draft substituted, see S2367 (on 10/17/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2343 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2343.pdf |
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