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Senate expands abuse-registry protections to MassHealth day habilitation programs
Summary
Senators passed S.165 to extend the state’s abuse registry requirements (Nikki’s Law) to certain MassHealth-funded day habilitation providers, supporters said, narrowing a gap that left some vulnerable adults unprotected.
The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday passed S.165, an act "protecting individuals with disabilities in day habilitation programs," extending elements of Nikki’s Law to certain MassHealth-funded day habilitation providers.
Senator Brendan P. Moore (D-) — who introduced the measure on the floor — said Nikki’s Law, enacted in 2020 after the abuse of a young man named Nicky Chan, established an abuse registry for care providers found guilty of abuse. "Nikki's law was originally signed into law during the hundred and 190 first session...The 2020 Nikki law Nikki's Law…
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