LEGISLATION, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION​

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1. How to Contact Your Massachusetts State Legislators

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Click/tap here for a list of legislators for MLCRA Communities.

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Click/tap on the link following to find the name and contact information for your State Senator and your State Representative  https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator.

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2. The Joint Committee on Aging and Independence (of the Massachusetts Legislature).

The Committee considers legislative issues concerning seniors.   Click/tap here to see the Committee membership and other information.

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3. The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing of the Massachusetts Legislature. 

The Committee considers issues concerning direct funding of health care programs and fiscal matters relating to health care policy.  Click/tap here to see the Committee membership and other information.

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4. Massachusetts CCRC Residents’ Rights Law
 

This law gives Continuing Care Retirement Community residents the right to establish a Residents Association and to receive information about the organization, operation and finances of their communities. Click/tap here for further information and for the text of the law.

5. Long term Care/Assisted Living Law
At the end of August 2024, the Massachusetts legislature passed an Act to Improve Quality and Oversight of Long-Term Care and it was signed into law by Governor Healey on September 6.  The new law covers nursing homes, assisted living, and related long-term care issues, and includes 2 provisions for which MLCRA has advocated.

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Click/Tap here for the new law (long link: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2024/Chapter197).

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5.1 Assisted Living: The bill makes changes to Assisted Living,  including establishing a structure that allows Assisted Living facilities to offer basic health services. There are extra certification standards for facilities that choose to offer basic health services.  Changes to Assisted Living begin in SECTION 2 of the new law. (Scroll down about a page in the link above to get to SECTION 2.)

5.2 CCRC Commission: The bill creates a special legislative commission to study the oversight of Continuing Care Retirement Communities to protect the consumer and financial rights of residents. MLCRA is one of the groups named to the CCRC Commission.  See SECTION 29 for details about the  Commission.  (Scroll down to within a couple of pages of the end of the linked document to find SECTION 29.)  For details of the proceedings of the commission  click/tap here: (long link: https://www.mlcra.org/legislation/ccrc-comm)

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6. Massachusetts Legislative Process.

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To learn more about how the MA Legislature works click/tap here.