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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 7 (2026)

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Section 7. In addition to all powers conferred on state agencies, the division or the department of aging and independence, as appropriate shall have the following powers:

a. to make, amend, and repeal rules and regulations for the management of its affairs;

b. to make contracts and execute all instruments necessary or convenient for carrying out its business;

c. to acquire, own, hold, dispose of, and encumber personal property and to lease real property in the exercise of its powers, and the performance of its duties;

d. to enter into agreements or transactions with any federal, state, or municipal agency, or other public institution, or with any private individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity;

e. to charge and collect fees, rentals and other charges as reasonable and necessary for carrying out its business;

f. to receive and administer any funds granted, given or bequeathed to its use or for a special purpose as indicated in the gift, grant, or order or decree of a court;

g. to do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers otherwise granted under this chapter; and

h. to review, prior to implementation, any activity or policy of any agency within the executive office of human services involving the delivery of services reimbursable under this chapter, certification or licensure of providers of services under this chapter, or identification of individuals eligible for medical assistance under this chapter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2021 · leading case: Atlanticare Med. Ctr. v. Comm'r of the Div. of Med. Assistance, 439 Mass. 1 (2003).
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Atlanticare Med. Ctr. v. Comm'r of the Div. of Med. Assistance, 439 Mass. 1 (2003). “See G. L. c. 118E, §§ 7 and 12. Exercising this power, the division promulgated 130 Code Mass.”
Centennial Healthcare Inv. Corp. v. Comm'r of the Div. of Med. Assistance, 810 N.E.2d 1231 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004). “118E, § 38, provides for the establishment of procedures for providers wishing to appeal the division’s denials of a provider’s claim for payment.”
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary v. Comm'r of Div. of Med. Assistance, 705 N.E.2d 592 (Mass. 1999). “The division may impose sanctions on providers who seek reimbursement for medical services that were not necessary — either because they should not have been performed at all, or because the services could have been provided appropriately in a less costly manner, G.”
Ronald Goldman & 27 Other Taxpayers v. Sec'y of the Exec. Off. of Health & Human Servs., No. 2084CV01604 (Mass. Super. Ct. June 3, 2021). · cites it 2× “118E, § 15; see also G.L. c. 118E, § 7 (granting MassHealth the power “to make, amend, and repeal rules and regulations for the management of its affairs”).”
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