Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 19A, § 2

There shall be in the department an office of administration and an office of program planning and management, each under the supervision of an assistant secretary of aging and independence, in this chapter called an assistant secretary, subject to the direction, control, and supervision of the secretary. Each assistant secretary shall be a person of skill and experience including five years of administrative experience in the field of the assistant secretary’s appointment, shall be appointed by the secretary, and shall serve at the assistant secretary’s  1 pleasure. The position of assistant secretary shall not be subject to chapter thirty-one and the provisions of section nine A of chapter thirty shall not apply to any person holding such appointment. Each assistant secretary shall devote full time to the duties of the office.