# Massachusetts — Certificate of need programs by US state

For Massachusetts, has con program is yes; facilities covered is hospitals or clinics, long-term care facilities, clinical laboratories, public medical institutions; moratorium is No; statute citation is Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 111 §25C et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Massachusetts _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** hospitals or clinics, long-term care facilities, clinical laboratories, public medical institutions
- **Moratorium:** No
- **Statute citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 111 §25C et seq. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Massachusetts Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <https://www.mass.gov/determination-of-need-don> Massachusetts Department of Public Health / Determination of Need | Certificate of Need Law | <https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter111/Section25c> Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 111 §25C et seq.* |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).