Bill > H1882

This bill directs the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) to study whether it is feasible for them to take over the oversight of all "memory care units" in the Commonwealth, which are defined as assisted living facilities or parts of facilities specifically for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, or other conditions causing permanent memory loss. Currently, these units are overseen by the Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA), and the bill suggests that transferring this responsibility to the DPH could lead to better medical oversight and care for residents, as memory care units would be treated as medical units rather than non-medical ones. The DOEA would be required to provide all relevant information to the DPH within 90 days of the bill's passage, and the DPH would then have two years to complete its comprehensive feasibility study and report its findings to various state officials, committees, and the public.