Home/Massachusetts/Statutes/Part I: ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT/Title XVI: PUBLIC HEALTH/§ 72X
Massachusetts Statutes

§ 72X — Nursing homes; no smoking areas; use of tobacco products prohibited

Massachusetts § 72X
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XVIPUBLIC HEALTH

This text of Massachusetts § 72X (Nursing homes; no smoking areas; use of tobacco products prohibited) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Massachusetts primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, § 72X (2026).

Text

Section 72X. All public and private nursing homes shall designate no smoking sections in certain common areas, including lobbies, cafeterias, conference rooms and employee lounges. Using tobacco products, as defined in section 6 of chapter 270, by any employee of such nursing homes is hereby prohibited in all patient care areas.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Nearby Sections

15
§ 72
Classification of convalescent and nursing homes, infirmaries, etc.; rules and regulations; inspections; records of violations; jurisdiction
§ 72AA
Informational document containing laws and regulations; distribution by long-term care facilities
§ 72BB
Administering of psychotropic medication by nursing home, rest home or other long-term care facility; informed consent
§ 72C
Convalescent or nursing homes; lighting and ventilation
§ 72CC
Outbreak response plans for long-term care facilities
§ 72D
Nursing homes, etc.; telephone access
§ 72DD
Training and education program for staff of long-term care facilities
§ 72E
Convalescent and nursing homes; notice of violations; plan of correction; penalties; enforcement
§ 72EE
Regulations to promote communication, religious and recreational activities for residents of long-term care facilities; access to funds
§ 72F
Definitions applicable to Secs. 72F to 72L
§ 72FF
Cost trends and financial performance among skilled nursing facilities; annual examination and report
§ 72G
Reports of abuse of patients
§ 72GG
Prohibition on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status or HIV status in long-term care facilities; notice requirements; resident records; privacy in direct care and physical examinations; access to transgender medical care; LBGTQI-related programming; violations; staff training
§ 72H
Duties of department
§ 72I
Filing of reports; confidentiality
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
Massachusetts § 72X, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ma/111/72X.