Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D § 1
When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Applicant", any person applying to the department for original certification as a sponsor.
"Assistance with activities of daily living", physical support, aid or assistance with bathing, dressing/grooming, ambulation, eating, toileting or other similar tasks.
"Assistance with" or "Supervision of instrumental activities of daily living", providing support, aid, assistance, prompting, guidance, or observations of meal preparation, housekeeping, clothes laundering, shopping for food and other items, telephoning, use of transportation and other similar tasks.
"Assisted living residence" or "Residence", any entity, however organized, whether conducted for profit or not for profit, which meets all of the following criteria:
"Authorized medical professional", an advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive authority, a physician assistant or a physician; provided, however, that an authorized medical professional shall have been granted authority by a resident to issue care orders for the resident.
"Basic health services", certain services provided at an assisted living residence by employees of the residence that are qualified to administer such services or a qualified third party in accordance with a care order issued by an authorized medical professional; provided, however, that such services shall include all of the following:
"Care order", a written order for basic health services issued by an authorized medical professional.
"Department", the executive office of elder affairs.
"Manager", the individual who has general administrative charge of an assisted living residence.
"Personal services", assistance with or supervision of activities of daily living, self-administered medication management, or other similar services specified by regulation, but not including concierge services, recreational or leisure services, or assistance with instrumental activities of daily living.
"Resident", an adult who resides in an assisted living residence and who receives housing and personal services and, when the context requires or permits, such individual's legal representative.
Self-administered medication management", reminding residents to take medication, opening containers for residents, opening prepackaged medication for residents, reading the medication label to residents, observing residents while they take medication, checking the self-administered dosage against the label of the container, and reassuring residents that they have obtained and are taking the dosage as prescribed.
"Skilled nursing care", skilled services described in 130 CMR 456.409 or any successor regulation.
"Sponsor", the person who is named in the certification of an assisted living residence.
"Supervision of activities of daily living", reminding residents to engage in personal hygiene and other self-care activities and, when necessary, observing or assisting residents while they attend to activities such as bathing or dressing to assure their health, safety or welfare.
"Unit", a portion of an assisted living residence designed for and occupied pursuant to residency agreements by one or more individuals as the private living quarters of such individuals.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19D, § 19D:1