# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 6: Program for training of residents in professional disciplines

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 6
- **Heading:** Program for training of residents in professional disciplines
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19B / Section 6

## Text

Section 6. The commissioner may establish a program for the training of residents in professional disciplines as required by departmental programs. Such residents shall be eligible for training grants from the commonwealth. Recipients of said grants shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter thirty-one and shall not be deemed employees of the commonwealth; provided, however, that such recipients shall be deemed public employees under chapter two hundred and fifty-eight. Such grants shall not be deemed income under chapter sixty-two. Approval of such training programs by the personnel administrator shall be required in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-eight of chapter seven.

Section 6. The commissioner may establish a program for the training of residents in professional disciplines as required by departmental programs. Such residents shall be eligible for training grants from the commonwealth. Recipients of said grants shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter thirty-one and shall not be deemed employees of the commonwealth; provided, however, that such recipients shall be deemed public employees under chapter two hundred and fifty-eight. Such grants shall not be deemed income under chapter sixty-two. Approval of such training programs by the personnel administrator shall be required in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-eight of chapter seven.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 1 Creation; powers of department and commissioner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 2 Commissioner; appointment; qualifications; appointments by commissioner; report; salary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 3 Deputy commissioner; appointment; duties; qualifications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 4 Assistant, associate or deputy commissioners; appointment; duties; qualifications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 5 Legal counsel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 6 Program for training of residents in professional disciplines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 7 State facilities under department control](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 8 Superintendents or directors; vacancies; appointments; qualifications; officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 10 Crimes committed by or upon persons on facility premises or persons in care of facility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 12 Community intellectual disability services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S12.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 12A Comprehensive program of community developmental disability services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S12A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 13 Development and maintenance of community intellectual disability services and community developmental disability services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S13.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 14 Rules and regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S14.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 15 Residential or day care services; licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C19B_S15.md)

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