Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2366: An Act instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth
Status: In committee, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Section 1. For the purpose of this legislation, the term “memory care unit” shall be defined as an assisted living facility or a unit of an assisted living facility focusing solely on the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, and other diseases resulting in permanent short-term and/or long-term memory loss. Section 2. This bill will instruct the Department of Public Health to conduct a comprehensive study of the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all memory care units of assisted living facilities in the Commonwealth from the Department of Elder Affairs. This bill will also instruct the Department of Elder Affairs to forward all pertinent information relating to this comprehensive study to the Department of Public Health. Section 3. Transferring oversight of all memory care units of assisted living facilities in the Commonwealth from the Department of Elder Affairs to the Department of Public Health will allow for increased oversight necessary for the proper care of those suffering from permanent memory loss. There are currently 151 memory care units in the Commonwealth, most of which are incorporated as separate units of assisted living facilities, of which there are 224 in the Commonwealth. All memory care units fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Elder Affairs, and are therefore not defined as medical units. Residents of memory care units are not referred …
Sponsors
- Bruce Ayers (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
- : Reporting date extended to Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Public Health
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Health (October 21, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H2366?
- H2366 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth.
- What is the status of H2366?
- In committee as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026 (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2366?
- Bruce Ayers (D).
- Where is the official record for H2366?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2366
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