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S478 • 2025

An Act relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees

An Act relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees

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Sponsor
Joan B. Lovely
Last action
2026-04-01
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees

An Act relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees By Ms.
  • Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 478) of Joan B.
  • Lovely, Jason M.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 10, 2026

  3. 2025-06-27 Joint

    Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Aging and Independence

  4. 2025-04-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Elder Affairs

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees
By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 478) of Joan B. Lovely, Jason M. Lewis, Brendan P. Crighton, Natalie M. Higgins and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees. Elder Affairs.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.478

Section 76 of chapter 93 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding, after paragraph (c)(8), the following new paragraph:-

(9) In addition to the requirements otherwise set forth herein, the provider shall give every prospective resident a separate document captioned "Disclosure of Entrance Fee Refund" that clearly states (a) the amount of the entrance fee to be refunded to the resident under the provider's contract, pursuant to paragraph (4) hereof; and (b) the terms, conditions and explanation of the process by which the provider shall make such refund to the resident when the resident leaves the facility or dies. The resident shall sign this statement prior to paying the full entrance fee to the provider. This requirement shall not apply to any fee paid to get on a waiting list for a continuing care retirement community.

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