Scope

(1) The provisions of 115 CMR 7.00 apply to all supports and services that are provided by public and private providers and subject to licensure and certification or regulation by the Department, except where such service is exempt through specific language of 115 CMR 7.00. (2) Any supports or services subject to regulation by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and which provide social and pre-vocational supports and work training shall be subject to the applicable requirements of 115 CMR 7.00. (3) 115 CMR 7.00 does not apply to programs, services, or facilities subject to regulation under M.G.L. c. 15D (606 CMR: Department of Early Education and Care), such as children's group residences, foster care, day care, children's site-based respite, and emergency housing; or under M.G.L. c. 111 (105 CMR: Department of Public Health), such as skilled nursing facilities, acute care facilities, intermediate care facilities and health clinics; or under 130 CMR 400.000 through 499.000 (Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Office of Medicaid), such as day habilitation and adult foster care; or to any programs, services, or facilities for which another state agency possesses exclusive regulatory authority.