Section 164.507 - Application Requirements for Licensure or ApprovalA substance use disorder treatment program must have a License or Approval from the Department.
(A) Applications for licensure or approval shall be made in a form prescribed by the Department and include all supporting documents required by the applicable level or levels of service provided pursuant to 105 CMR 164.100 through 164.400: Part Two.(B) An application for an original license, or the transferee's application in the case of a transfer of ownership, shall not be approved until the applicant has been deemed suitable by the Department.(C) Except for an Agency of the Commonwealth accepting civil commitments pursuant to M.G.L. c. 123, § 35, an application for a license or approval renewal, shall include a sworn statement of the names and addresses of any person with an ownership or control interest in the facility or in the real property upon which the facility is located. For the purposes of 105 CMR 164.507, "person with an ownership or control interest" shall mean a person who:(1) has a direct or indirect ownership interest of 5% or more in the facility or the organization that holds the license;(2) is the owner of a whole or part interest in any mortgage, deed of trust, note, or other obligation secured (in whole or in part) by the facility or any of the property or assets thereof, which whole or part interest is equal to or exceeds 5% of the total property and assets of the facility or organization that holds the license;(3) is an officer or director of a corporate licensee;(4) is a partner of a licensee organized as a partnership; or(5) is the Trustee of a Trust.Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1482, eff. 11/11/2022.