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2021 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 19a - Department of Elder Affairs
Section 17 - Protective Services Agencies; Authorized Activities
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 19a § 17 (2021)
Section 17. A protective services agency is authorized:
(1) to receive and investigate reports of abuse;
(2) to furnish protective services to an elderly person with his or her consent;
(3) to petition the court for appointment of a conservator or guardian or for issuance of an emergency order for protective services;
(4) to furnish protective services to an elderly person on an emergency basis as hereinafter provided;
(5) to furnish protective services to a protected person with the consent of such person's guardian or conservator;
(6) to serve as conservator, guardian, or temporary guardian of a protected person; and
(7) to perform all other functions determined by the department to be necessary for the administration of this chapter.
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