10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 125, § 1-2
Each application for a license to operate a hospital, convalescent home or nursing home shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $10 for each bed contained within the facility. Each application for a license to operate an ambulatory surgical facility must be accompanied by the fee established by the department. The department shall establish the fee for an ambulatory surgical facility, not to exceed $500, on the basis of a sliding scale representing size, number of employees and scope of operations. AU licenses issued must be renewed annually upon payment of a like fee. The State's share of all fees received by the department under this chapter must be deposited in the General Fund. A license granted may not be assignable or transferable. State hospitals are not required to pay licensing fees.
10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 125, § 1-2