Massachusetts General Laws
Title XVI - Public Health
Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations

Section 1 - Duties of Director of Professional Licensure - [ First paragraph effective until July 18, 2021. For text...

Section 1a - Issuance of License or Certificate to Engage in Business or Profession; Statement of Obligation to Report Certain Injuries of Children - Section 1A. Whenever any person required to report under the...

Section 1b - Acceptance of Education, Training or Service Completed by Applicant as Member of Armed Forces Toward Qualification Requirements to Receive License or Certification; Validity of License or Certificate During Active Service of Holder; Expe... - [ Subsection (a) effective until July 18, 2021. For text...

Section 2 - Registration of Physicians; Alien Applicants; Examinations; Renewal; Required Professional Malpractice Liability Insurance; Fees; Continuing Education Relating to Diagnosis, Treatment and Care of Patients With Cognitive Impairments - Section 2. Applications for registration as qualified physicians, signed and...

Section 2a - Acceptance of Certificate in Lieu of Examination for Registration as Qualified Physician; Fee - Section 2A. In determining the qualifications necessary for registration as...

Section 2b - Schools for Training Medical Laboratory Technologists; Inspection; Approval; Approving Authority - Section 2B. No person shall operate or maintain a school...

Section 2c - Schools for Training Medical X–ray Technicians; Approval; Inspection; Approving Authority - Section 2C. No person shall operate or maintain a school...

Section 2d - Professional Relationships Preventing Physician From Providing Administrative or Judicial Testimony - Section 2D. No physician shall enter into a contract or...

Section 3 - Examinations - Section 3. Examinations shall be in whole or in part...

Section 4 - Record of Registered Physicians; Annual Report - Section 4. The board shall keep a record of the...

Section 5 - Investigation of Complaints Related to the Practice of Medicine; Remediation Program; Individual Profiles; Hearing; Disciplinary Action; Immunity; Confidentiality; Notice; Subpoenas; Adjudicatory Hearing Decisions - Section 5. The board shall investigate all complaints relating to...

Section 5a - Physician's License Restrictions - Section 5A. The board shall have the authority, after a...

Section 5b - Reports of Disciplinary Action by Professional Medical Organizations - Section 5B. Any professional medical association, society, body, professional standards...

Section 5c - Reports by Insurers of Medical Malpractice Claims or Actions; Liability - Section 5C. Every insurer or risk management organization which provides...

Section 5d - Reports of Violations by Public Officers or Employees - Section 5D. Any officer or employee of any agency, executive...

Section 5e - Reports by Physicians of Settlements or Arbitration Awards; Filing; Penalty - Section 5E. Any registered physician who does not possess professional...

Section 5f - Reports of Violations by Health Care Providers; Discrimination; Liability of Employers; Exemption - Section 5F. Any health care provider, as defined in section...

Section 5g - Communication With Professional Organizations or Board; Liability; Counsel Fees and Costs - Section 5G. (a) No person or health care provider who...

Section 5h - Incompetency or Impairment of Physician; Physical or Mental Examination; Court Order; Report - Section 5H. Whenever it appears that any physician licensed in...

Section 5i - Surgical and Other Procedures; Report of Data Regarding Results - Section 5I. The board shall have authority to require hospitals,...

Section 5j - Annual Report to Special Commission on Medical Malpractice - Section 5J. The board shall file annually, but not later...

Section 5k - Prioritization of Investigations; Rules and Regulations - Section 5K. The board is authorized to promulgate rules and...

Section 5l - Standards for Physicians Who Read and Interpret Mammography - Section 5L. The board shall by regulation establish qualifications, standards...

Section 5m - Physician Investment in For-Profit Hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations; Regulations - Section 5M. The board shall promulgate regulations addressing the issue...

Section 5n - Professional Development Training Module on Suicide Prevention Through Reduction of Access to Lethal Means - Section 5N. The board of registration in medicine established pursuant...

Section 5o - Teleheath - Section 5O. (a) For purposes of this section ''telehealth'' shall...

Section 6 - Unauthorized or Unregistered Practice of Medicine; Penalties - Section 6. Except as provided in section sixty-five, whoever, not...

Section 7 - Application of Secs. 2 to 6 and Sec. 8 - Section 7. Sections two to six, inclusive, and section eight...

Section 8 - Recording of Certificate of Registration as a Physician by City or Town Clerk; Fee; Records - Section 8. No person shall enter upon, or continue in,...

Section 8a - Use of Term ''physician'' in Title, Advertisement, etc.; Penalties - Section 8A. No person may, directly or indirectly, use the...

Section 9 - Limited Registration; Fees; Qualifications; Revocation - Section 9. An applicant for limited registration under this section...

Section 9a - Medical Students; Limited Practice of Medicine Under Supervision - Section 9A. A student of medicine who has creditably completed...

Section 9b - Temporary Registration of Qualified Physician - Section 9B. Temporary registration as a qualified physician may be...

Section 9c - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 9c to 9k - Section 9C. As used in sections nine C to nine...

Section 9d - Application of Secs. 9c to 9k - Section 9D. The provisions of sections nine C to nine...

Section 9e - Physician Assistants; Medical Services; Supervision; Legal Responsibility - Section 9E. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a physician...

Section 9f - Board of Registration of Physician Assistants; Duties - Section 9F. The board shall register and issue certificates of...

Section 9g - Record of Registered Physician Assistants and Programs; Annual Report - Section 9G. The board shall keep a record of the...

Section 9h - Investigative and Disciplinary Powers of Board - Section 9H. The board shall investigate all complaints relating to...

Section 9i - Registration of Physician Assistants; Applications; Requirements - [See Executive Order No. 8 dated March 17, 2020, (2019...

Section 9j - Unauthorized Use of Title of Physician Assistant; Fraud - Section 9J. Whoever, not being lawfully registered as a physician...

Section 9k - Approval of Education and Training Programs for Physician Assistants - Section 9K. The board shall issue certificates of approval of...

Section 10 - Application of Medicine and Its Practice to Osteopathy and Its Practice - Section 10. The provisions of this chapter with reference to...

Section 11 - Prohibition of Certain Acts by Osteopaths - Section 11. No person now registered as an osteopath under...

Section 12 - Disclosure of Information Relative to Venereal Disease by Registered Physician - Section 12. Any registered physician or surgeon who knows or...

Section 12a - Report of Treatment of Wounds, Burns, Overdose and Injuries Resulting From Discharge of Firearm; Penalty - Section 12A. Every physician attending or treating a case of...

Section 12a1/2 - Reporting Treatment of Victim of Rape or Sexual Assault; Penalty - Section 12A1/2. Every physician attending, treating, or examining a victim...

Section 12b - Emergency Care of Injured Persons; Exemption From Civil Liability - Section 12B. No physician duly registered under the provisions of...

Section 12c - Immunity of Physician or Nurse Administering Immunization or Other Protective Programs - Section 12C. No physician or nurse administering immunization or other...

Section 12d - Prescriptions of Interchangeable Drug Products; Notification of Substitute for Narrow Therapeutic Index Immunosuppressant Drug for Treatment of Organ or Tissue Transplant - Section 12D. As used in this section the following words...

Section 12e - Drug Dependent Minors; Consent to Medical Care; Liability for Payment; Records - Section 12E. A minor twelve years of age or older...

Section 12e1/2 - Drug or Alcohol Overdose of a Minor; Notification of Minor's Parent, Guardian or Other Having Custody and Control; Distribution of Pamphlet With Addiction Treatment and Overdose Prevention Information; Access to Social Worker - Section 12E1/2. The department of public health shall produce a...

Section 12f - Emergency Treatment of Minors - Section 12F. No physician, dentist or hospital shall be held...

Section 12g - Disclosure of Information by Physicians and Other Medical Providers - Section 12G. The disclosure by a physician, health care facility,...

Section 12g1/2 - Physician Reporting of Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease to Family Member or Legal Personal Representative of Patient - Section 12G1/2. (a) A physician registered under this chapter shall,...

Section 12h - Prescriptions on Hospital or Clinic Blanks; Printing of Physician's Name Required - Section 12H. Any physician who writes a prescription upon a...

Section 12i - Abortion or Sterilization Procedures; Refusal of Hospital or Health Facility Staff Members or Employees to Participate - Section 12I. A physician or any other person who is...

Section 12j - Experimentation on Human Fetuses Prohibited; Medical Procedures Authorized; Consent; Approval; Civil and Criminal Liability and Proceedings; Severability - Section 12J. (a) I. No person shall use any live...

Section 12k - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 12l to 12r - Section 12K. As used in sections 12L to 12R, inclusive,...

Section 12l - Personal Decision Regarding Pregnancy - The commonwealth, or a subdivision thereof, shall not interfere with...

Section 12m - Abortion; Pregnancy Existing for 24 Weeks or Less - Section 12M. A physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or nurse...

Section 12n - Abortion; Pregnancy Existing for 24 Weeks or More - Section 12N. If a pregnancy has existed for 24 weeks...

Section 12o - Abortion Performed Pursuant to Sec. 12n; Protection of Unborn Child - Section 12O. If an abortion is performed pursuant to section...

Section 12p - Abortion Performed Pursuant to Sec. 12m or 12n; Written Informed Consent; Facilities - Section 12P. Except in an emergency requiring immediate action, an...

Section 12q - Collection of Data - Section 12Q. The commissioner of public health shall collect aggregate...

Section 12r - Written Informed Consent; Confidentiality; Patient Less Than 16 Years of Age - Section 12R. An abortion shall not be performed without first...

Section 12v - Exemption of Certain Individuals Rendering Emergency Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation From Liability - Section 12V. Any person who, in good faith, attempts to...

Section 12v.5 - Exemption of Automatic External Defibrillator Providers From Liability - Section 12V.5. (a) As used in this section, the following...

Section 12w - Sterilization Operations; Consent - Section 12W. No physician shall perform, other than in an...

Section 12x - Restrictive Covenants Upon Physicians Rendered Unenforceable - Section 12X. Any contract or agreement which creates or establishes...

Section 12y - Medicare Assignment Policy; Posting - Section 12Y. Each physician licensed pursuant to sections two and...

Section 12z - Reports of Dog Bites - Section 12Z. Every physician attending or treating a case of...

Section 12aa - Referral for Physical Therapy; Ownership Interest; Disclosure - Section 12AA. Any person registered or licensed pursuant to this...

Section 12bb - Lead Poisoning Screening - Section 12BB. Each physician duly registered under the provisions of...

Section 12cc - Health Care Providers; Inspection of Records - Section 12CC. A health care provider who maintains records for...

Section 12dd - Administration of Long-Term Antibiotic Therapy Upon Diagnosis of Lyme Disease - Section 12DD. (a) As used in this section, the following...

Section 12ee - Substitution of Interchangeable Biological Product by Pharmacist - Section 12EE. (a) As used in this section, the following...

Section 12ff - Immunity of Person Administering Naloxone or Other Opioid Antagonist to Person Experiencing Opiate-Related Overdose - Section 12FF. Any person who, in good faith, attempts to...

Section 12gg - Dispensing of 90–day Supply for Prescribed Topical Ophthalmic Products - Section 12GG. (a) A pharmacist may dispense a 90–day supply...

Section 13 - Podiatry; Definition; Application of Secs. 13 to 23 - Section 13. Podiatry as used in this chapter shall mean...

Section 14 - Practice of Podiatry; Holding Out as a Registered Podiatrist - Section 14. No person shall practice or attempt to practice...

Section 15 - Preparation and Distribution of Forms for Applications for Registration by the Board of Registration in Podiatry; Examinations - Section 15. The board of registration in podiatry, in sections...

Section 16 - Registration of Podiatrists; Application; Fees; Examinations and Reexaminations; Certificate; Registration Without Examination; Participation in Medical Assistance Program; Revocation; Approval of Schools - [See Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, dated March...

Section 16a - Limited Registration of Podiatrists - Section 16A. An applicant for limited registration under this section...

Section 16b - Students of Podiatric Medicine; Limited Practice - Section 16B. A student of podiatric medicine who has creditably...

Section 16c - Temporary Registration of Podiatrists - Section 16C. Temporary registration as a qualified podiatric physician may...

Section 17 - Examinations - Section 17. Examinations shall be in English and shall be...

Section 17a - Records of Board of Registration in Podiatry; Rules and Regulations; Reports; Investigation of Complaints - Section 17A. The board shall keep a full record of...

Section 17b - Liability of Persons Filing Complaint, Reporting or Providing Information or Assisting the Board of Registration in Podiatry - Section 17B. No person filing a complaint or reporting or...

Section 18 - Refusal to Issue Certificate of Registration in Podiatry; Revocation - Section 18. The board shall refuse to issue a certificate...

Section 19 - Unprofessional Conduct; Definition; Regulation by Board - Section 19. ''Unprofessional conduct'', as used in section eighteen, shall...

Section 20 - Suspension of Certificate of Registration in Podiatry - Section 20. The board, after a hearing if requested by...

Section 21 - Recording of Certificate of Registration in Podiatry by City or Town Clerk; Fee; Records - Section 21. Every person registered under section sixteen shall, before...

Section 21a - Prescriptions on Hospital or Clinic Blanks; Printing of Podiatrist's Name Required - Section 21A. Every registered podiatrist who writes a prescription upon...

Section 22 - Penalties - Section 22. Whoever obtains or attempts to obtain registration under...

Section 23a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 23a to 23p - Section 23A. The following words as used in sections twenty-three...

Section 23b - Board of Allied Health Professions; Examinations; Applications for Licensure; Fees; Renewal of License - Section 23B. The board shall examine applicants for licensure in...

Section 23c - Athletic Trainers, Occupational Therapists or Physical Therapists or Assistants; Practice Upon Filing of License Application - Section 23C. A person who meets the qualifications to be...

Section 23d - Athletic Trainers, Occupational Therapists or Physical Therapists or Assistants; Licensing of Persons Registered or Licensed in Other States, Territories, etc.; Fees - Section 23D. The board may without examination, license as an...

Section 23e - Limitation of Application of Section to Other Practices, Services or Activities - Section 23E. Nothing in this section shall be construed as...

Section 23f - Athletic Trainers; Qualifications - Section 23F. An applicant for licensure as an athletic trainer...

Section 23g - Occupational Therapists; Qualifications - Section 23G. An applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist...

Section 23h - Occupational Therapy Assistant; Qualifications - Section 23H. An applicant for licensure as an occupational therapy...

Section 23i - Physical Therapist; Qualifications - Section 23I. An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist...

Section 23j - Physical Therapist Assistants; Qualifications - Section 23J. An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist...

Section 23k - Revocation, Suspension, Etc. of Licensee - Section 23K. The board may, after a hearing pursuant to...

Section 23l - Practice of Medicine or Other Form of Healing by Athletic Trainer, Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist or Assistants - Section 23L. Nothing in this section shall be construed as...

Section 23m - Rules and Regulations of Board of Allied Health Professions; Record of Proceedings; Roster of Licensees - Section 23M. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations...

Section 23m1/2 - Practice Settings of Licensees; Regulations - Section 23M1/2. (a) The board shall promulgate regulations necessary to...

Section 23n - Athletic Trainers; Necessity of License - Section 23N. No person shall hold himself out as an...

Section 23o - Occupational Therapists or Assistants; Necessity of License; Use of Letters, Abbreviations, Etc. - Section 23O. No person shall hold himself out as an...

Section 23p - Physical Therapists or Assistants; Necessity of License;; Use of Letters, Abbreviations, Etc. - Section 23P. No person shall hold himself out as a...

Section 23p1/2 - Physical Therapist; Disclosure of Referring Physician's Ownership Interest - Section 23P1/2. Any physical therapist who is involved in the...

Section 23q - Citation - Section 23Q. Sections twenty-three A to twenty-three P, inclusive, shall...

Section 23r - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 23r to 23bb - Section 23R. The following words as used in sections twenty-three...

Section 23s - Board of Respiratory Care; Examination of Candidates; Application for License; Renewal of License - Section 23S. The board shall examine candidates and renew licenses...

Section 23t - Supervised Practice Pending Examination Results - Section 23T. A person who meets the requirements and possesses...

Section 23u - Licensing as Respiratory Therapist Without Examination - Section 23U. The board may without examination, license as a...

Section 23v - Limitation of Application of Secs. 23r to 23bb to Other Practices, Services or Activities - Section 23V. Nothing in sections twenty-three R to twenty-three BB,...

Section 23w - Respiratory Therapists; Qualifications - Section 23W. An applicant for licensure as a respiratory therapist...

Section 23x - Revocation or Suspension of Respiratory Therapist License - Section 23X. The board may, after a hearing pursuant to...

Section 23y - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine by Respiratory Therapist - Section 23Y. Nothing in sections twenty-three R to twenty-three BB,...

Section 23z - Rules and Regulations of the Board of Respiratory Care; Roster of Licensees - Section 23Z. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations...

Section 23aa - Unauthorized Practice of Respiratory Care - Section 23AA. No person shall hold himself out as a...

Section 23bb - Voluntary Emergency Care or Treatment by Respiratory Therapist; Exemption From Liability - Section 23BB. No respiratory therapist duly licensed under the provisions...

Section 24 - Registration of Pharmacists; Examination; Fees - [See Executive Order No. 8 dated March 17, 2020, (2019...

Section 24a - Records of Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Expiration of Registrations; Renewals; Reinstatement; Fees; Continuing Education Requirements; Audits - Section 24A. The board shall keep an official record of...

Section 24b - Standards for Schools of Pharmacy; Certificates of Approval; Courses - Section 24B. The board shall forthwith establish standards to be...

Section 24b1/2 - Pharmacist Collaborative Practice Agreements; Collaborative Drug Therapy Management - Section 24B1/2. (a) As used in this section and section...

Section 24b3/4 - Implementation of Collaborative Drug Therapy Management; Rules and Regulations - Section 24B3/4. The board of registration in medicine and the...

Section 24c - Pharmacy Technicians; Registration - Section 24C. (a) A person who desires to become registered...

Section 24d - Complaints Relating to Pharmacy Technicians; Investigation; Discipline - Section 24D. The board shall investigate all complaints relating to...

Section 24e - Person Acting as Pharmacy Technician Without Being Registered; Misdemeanor; Punishment - Section 24E. No person shall hold himself out as a...

Section 24f - Pharmacy Technician Change of Address; Written Notification - Section 24F. Each registered pharmacy technician shall immediately give written...

Section 24g - Pharmacy Interns - Section 24G. A pharmacy intern may engage in the full...

Section 24h - Rehabilitation Program for Registered Pharmacists and Pharmacy Interns and Technicians With Substance Use Issue - Section 24H. (a) The board of registration in pharmacy shall...

Section 25 - Records of Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Annual Reports - Section 25. The board shall keep a record of the...

Section 25a - Annual Report of Investigatory or Disciplinary Actions Conducted by the Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Availability - Section 25A. The board shall submit an annual report to...

Section 26 - Display of Certificate of Registration From the Board of Registration in Pharmacy - Section 26. Every person receiving a certificate of registration from...

Section 27 - Complaints Against Registered Pharmacists; Notice; Hearing - Section 27. The board shall hear all complaints made to...

Section 28 - Decision of Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Effect - Section 28. If the full board sitting at such hearing...

Section 29 - Suspension of Certificate of Registration of Registered Pharmacist - Section 29. It may, by a majority vote of all...

Section 30 - Unlawful Dispensing of Controlled Substances; Penalties; Clerical and Ministerial Supportive Services Excepted - Section 30. No person shall dispense any controlled substance or...

Section 32 - Investigation of Complaints; Participation in National Data Reporting System - Section 32. The board shall investigate all complaints of the...

Section 33 - Access to Documents by Registered Pharmacists Against Whom a Complaint or Charge Is Pending - Section 33. A registered pharmacist against whom a complaint or...

Section 34 - Certificate of Conviction of Pharmacist; Notification of Board - Section 34. The court or magistrate before whom a person...

Section 36 - Continuance of Business of Deceased or Incapacitated Registered Pharmacists - Section 36. The surviving spouse, executor or administrator of a...

Section 36a - Sale, Distribution or Delivery, at Wholesale, of Drugs or Medicines; License - Section 36A. Except as otherwise provided in section thirty-five, no...

Section 36b - Sale, Distribution or Delivery, at Wholesale, of Drugs or Medicines; License Fee; Qualification; Renewal - Section 36B. The board shall upon application and the payment...

Section 36c - Use of Words ''wholesale Druggist''; Inspection and Investigation of Wholesale Dealers; Reports of Violations; Complaints - Section 36C. No person shall use the words ''wholesale druggist''...

Section 36d - Penalties - Section 36D. Whoever, not being licensed as provided in sections...

Section 36e - Outsourcing Facilities; Registration - Section 36E. (a) As used in this section and in...

Section 37 - Drug Business; Definition - Section 37. ''Drug business'', as used in the two following...

Section 38 - Transaction of Retail Drug Business; Registration; Permit; Display of Permit - Section 38. No store or retail food store pharmacy department...

Section 39 - Registration; Permits; Fees; Rendering of Final Decision; Establishment of Specialty Pharmacy Licensure Categories - Section 39. The board may, upon application made in such...

Section 39a - Restricted Pharmacies; Registration - Section 39A. The board may, upon application of the plan...

Section 39b - Nuclear Pharmacies - Section 39B. The board may, upon application, made in such...

Section 39c - Long-Term Care Pharmacy and Home Infusion Pharmacy - Section 39C. The board may, upon application, made in such...

Section 39d - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 36e to 42d; Reporting of Improper Dispensing of Prescription Drugs; Reporting of Serious Adverse Drug Events; Recall and Reporting of Defective Drug Preparation - Section 39D. (a) As used in this section and in...

Section 39f - Compounding and Distribution of Sterile or Complex Non-Sterile Drug Preparation Prohibited Without License; Adherence to Current Standards Under Cgmp - Section 39F. (a) A pharmacy shall not engage in sterile...

Section 39g - Retail Sterile Compounding Pharmacies; Licensure; Designation of Manager of Record; Inspection and Quality Assurance Procedures; Supplementary Regulations - Section 39G. (a)(1) The board shall establish a category of...

Section 39h - Retail Complex Non-Sterile Compounding Pharmacies; Licensure; Designation of Manager of Record; Inspection and Quality Assurance Procedures; Supplementary Regulations - Section 39H. (a)(1) The board shall establish a category of...

Section 39i - Institutional Sterile Compounding Pharmacies; Licensure; Designation of Manager or Record; Inspection and Quality Assurance Procedures; Supplementary Regulations - Section 39I. (a)(1) The board shall establish a category of...

Section 39j - Non-Resident Pharmacies; Licensure; Designation of Pharmacist in Charge; Distribution of Drug Preparations Produced or Compounded by a Pharmacy Not Granted a Non-Resident License Prohibited - Section 39J. (a) The board shall establish a procedure to...

Section 40 - Suspension or Revocation of Registration and Permit; Notice; Hearing - Section 40. The board may suspend or revoke any registration...

Section 41a - Patent and Proprietary Medicines; Non-Controlled Substances; Exemption From Regulation - Section 41A. Sections thirty-six A to forty-one, inclusive, of this...

Section 42a - Rules and Regulations of the Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Participation in National Data Reporting Systems; Suspension or Revocation of License or Permit; Hearing; Summary Action Upon Belief of Threat to Public Health, Safety or W... - Section 42A. The board may make such rules and regulations...

Section 42b - Development and Operation of Publicly Accessible and Searchable Website Containing Enforcement Action Records of Licensed Pharmacies and Pharmacists, Record of Serious Adverse Drug Events and Other Relevant Information - Section 42B. (a) For the purpose of this section, the...

Section 42c - Advisory Committee to the Board of Registration in Pharmacy - Section 42C. (a) There shall be an advisory committee to...

Section 42d - Assessment of Penalty Against Licensed Pharmacy for Violation of Regulation or Administrative Rule or for Failure to Comply With Order to Correct Violation - Section 42D. (a) The board may assess a licensed pharmacy...

Section 43 - Powers and Duties of Board of Registration of Dentistry; Records; Annual Reports - Section 43. The board of registration of dentistry, herein and...

Section 43a - Definitions - Section 43A. The following words shall have the following meanings...

Section 44 - Notification of Board of Office Address; Fees, Default; Lists; Display of Name - Section 44. Every registered dentist when he begins practice, either...

Section 45 - Registration of Dentists; Applications; Examinations and Re-Examinations; Fees; Participation in Medical Assistance Program; Certificate; Alien Applicants - Section 45. Applications for registration hereunder shall be in writing...

Section 45a - Limited Registration of Dentists; Renewal; Revocation - Section 45A. An applicant for limited registration under this section...

Section 45b - Temporary Registration of Dentists; Prerequisites; Fee; Restrictions on Practice; Revocation - Section 45B. An applicant for temporary registration under this section...

Section 45c - Registration of Dentists; Fee Waived for Certain Volunteer Practitioners; Scope of Practice Restricted; Contents of Application - Section 45C. (a) The board may grant to or renew...

Section 46 - Reputable Dental College; Definition - Section 46. A dental college shall be considered reputable which...

Section 46a - Reexamination for Competency - Section 46A. If any applicant for registration, either by examination...

Section 47 - Examination - Section 47. The examination may be written or oral or...

Section 48 - Reciprocity Certificate for Dentist Lawfully in Practice for at Least Five Years in Another State; Fee - Section 48. The board may, without examination upon payment of...

Section 49 - Operation of Dental Office Under Name of Owner; Exception - Section 49. No corporation hereinafter formed or organized shall conduct...

Section 50 - Practicing Dentistry; Definition; Identification of Removable Dental Prosthesis - Section 50. A person shall be deemed to be practicing...

Section 50a - Prescriptions on Hospital or Clinic Blanks; Printing of Dentist's Name Required - Section 50A. Every registered dentist who writes a prescription upon...

Section 51 - Dental Hygienists - Section 51. Any person of good moral character, nineteen years...

Section 511/2 - Registration of Dental Assistants - Section 511/2. No person shall practice as a dental assistant...

Section 51a - Continuing Education; Rules and Regulations - Section 51A. The board shall adopt rules and regulations for...

Section 52 - Penalties for Violations Regarding Licensing of Dental Professionals - Section 52. Any person who falsely asserts that he has...

Section 52a - Illegal Advertising; Dental Referral Service Disclosure - Section 52A. No registered dentist, person practicing dentistry, or dental...

Section 52b - Conviction for Illegal Advertising; Revocation or Suspension of Registration of Dentist or Dental Hygienist - Section 52B. The clerk of a court in which a...

Section 52c - Illegal Advertisement by Persons Engaged in Dental Business Relating to Dentures and Bridges - Section 52C. No person engaged in the business of supplying,...

Section 52d - Suspension, Revocation or Cancellation of Certificate, Registration, License or Authority Upon Conviction of Felony Related to Practice of Dentistry - Section 52D. The board, after due notice and hearing, may...

Section 52e - Repeated Irregularities in Billing Third Party Payers; Disciplinary Proceedings - Section 52E. The board, after due notice and hearing, may...

Section 52f - Suspension of or Refusal to Renew Registrant's License; Hearing - Section 52F. The board may, without a hearing, suspend or...

Section 52g - Persons Filing Complaint or Providing Information to Board; Liability - Section 52G. No person filing a complaint, making a report,...

Section 53 - Application of Secs. 43 to 52; Treatment by Registered Physician or Registered Dentist From Another State - Section 53. Nothing in sections forty-three to fifty-two, inclusive, shall...

Section 54 - Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine; Power to Make By-Laws and Rules; Quorum - Section 54. The board of registration in veterinary medicine, in...

Section 54a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 54 to 60 - Section 54A. In sections fifty-four to sixty, inclusive, the following...

Section 55 - Registration of Veterinarians; Examinations; Certificate; Fees; Renewal of Licenses; Revocation - Section 55. Applications for registration as veterinarians, signed and sworn...

Section 55a - Graduates of Non-Approved Veterinary Schools; Waiver of Requirements; Rules and Regulations - Section 55A. The board shall determine the qualifications and educational...

Section 56 - Examinations - Section 56. Examinations shall be in part in writing, shall...

Section 56a - Temporary Permits to Practice Veterinary Medicine; Revocation - Section 56A. The board may issue without examination a temporary...

Section 56b - Prescriptions on Hospital or Clinic Blanks; Printing of Veterinarian's Name Required - Section 56B. Every registered veterinarian who writes a prescription upon...

Section 56c - Out-of-State Veterinarians; Examination; Registration; Reciprocity - Section 56C. Any person who is a licensed or registered...

Section 56d - Schools of Veterinary Medicine; Institutional License - Section 56D. The board shall have the authority to grant...

Section 56e - Veterinary Students; Clinical Training; Licensing Exemption - Section 56E. Any veterinary student, enrolled in an accredited school...

Section 57 - Register of Registered Veterinarians; Annual Reports; Investigation of Complaints - Section 57. The board shall keep a register of all...

Section 58 - Practicing Veterinary Medicine; Definition - Section 58. Any person shall be regarded as practicing veterinary...

Section 58a - Emergency Care to Animals; Exemption From Civil Liability - Section 58A. Any veterinarian duly registered under the provisions of...

Section 58a1/2 - Dispensing of Compounded Drugs to Companion Animals by Veterinarians - Section 58A1/2. (a) For the purposes of this section, the...

Section 58b - Reports of Suspected Acts of Cruelty to Animals; Veterinarians; Immunity From Liability; Failure to Report - Section 58B. A veterinarian who, while in the normal course...

Section 59 - Illegal Practice of Veterinary Medicine; Penalty; Powers of Board; Causes for Revocation of License - Section 59. Any person who, not then being lawfully authorized...

Section 59a - Disposal of Abandoned Animals; Notice - Section 59A. Any veterinarian may dispose of any animal abandoned...

Section 60 - Application of Secs. 54 to 59; Emergency Advice or Service - Section 60. Sections fifty-four to fifty-nine, inclusive shall not prohibit...

Section 60a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 60a to 60l - Section 60A. The following words as used in sections sixty...

Section 60b - Application for Registration as Architect; Fees; Examinations - Section 60B. Any person who is at least twenty-one years...

Section 60c - Submission of Evidence of Education and Experience; Examinations; Exemption From Written Examination; Rules and Regulations - Section 60C. Every person applying to the board for registration...

Section 60d - Renewals of Certificates of Registration as Architect; Fee - Section 60D. On or about May first of each year,...

Section 60e - Display of Certificate of Registration as Architect; Issuance of Duplicate Certificates; Fee - Section 60E. Every holder of a certificate of registration shall...

Section 60f - Seal of Registered Architect - Section 60F. Every registered architect shall have a seal of...

Section 60g - Revocation, Suspension or Annulment of Certificate of Registration as Architect; Disciplining of Registrant; Grounds - Section 60G. The board may revoke, suspend or annul the...

Section 60h - Charges Against Architect; Hearing; Notice; Revocation, Suspension or Annulment of Certificate; Notice to Secretary of State; Re-Issue of Certificate - Section 60H. Charges against an architect involving any matter coming...

Section 60i - Certificate of Registration; Prima Facie Evidence - Section 60I. Every certificate of registration issued and remaining in...

Section 60j - Roster of Registered Architects - Section 60J. A roster, showing the names and last known...

Section 60k - Practice of Architecture; Use of Titles; Display of Signs and Other Advertising Matter - Section 60K. No person shall, directly or indirectly, engage in...

Section 60l - Services in Practice of Architecture; Plans and Specifications; Registered Professional Engineer; Employees; Landscape Architects; Partnership or Corporation; Non-Resident Architects - Section 60L. Nothing in sections sixty A to sixty M,...

Section 60m - Determination of Services as Practice of Architecture; Finality; Fraud - Section 60M. The determination of any person, or of any...

Section 60n - Certificate of Registration as Architect Emeritus - Section 60N. (a) Upon receipt of a written application, the...

Section 60o - Enforcement by Board of Registration of Architects; Attorney General; Duties - Section 60O. The board shall be charged with the enforcement...

Section 60p - Punishment for Violations of Secs. 60a to 60n - Section 60P. Whoever violates sections 60A to 60N, inclusive, shall...

Section 60q - Immunity From Liability for Professionals Providing Services Related to Natural Disaster or Catastrophe - Section 60Q. (a) As used in this section, the following...

Section 61 - Suspension, Revocation or Cancellation of Certificate, Registration, License or Authority by Boards; Disciplinary Measures; Sanctions; Student Loan Defaulters; Review - [ First paragraph effective until July 18, 2021. For text...

Section 61a - Sale of Tobacco Products Within Buildings, Facilities or Grounds of Health Care Institutions - Section 61A. (a) As used in this section, the following...

Section 62 - Hearings - Section 62. Any person against whom charges are filed shall...

Section 63 - Pendency of Action Before Criminal Court; Delay; Pendency of Charge Before Board; Continuance - Section 63. Said boards shall not defer action upon any...

Section 64 - Review by Supreme Judicial Court of Suspension, Revocation or Cancellation Order; Decree; Standards of Review by Other Courts - Section 64. The supreme judicial court, upon petition of a...

Section 65 - Practice During Suspension, Revocation or Cancellation; Civil Administrative Penalties; Notice; Expiration and Renewal of License; Court Orders - Section 65. (a) Whoever continues to practice a trade or...

Section 65a - Unlicensed Practice of Trade or Profession for Which License Is Required; Penalties - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 65b - Board Authority to Suspend or Refuse to Renew License; Hearing; Judicial Review - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 65c - Investigative Conference Meetings; Access to Meeting Records - Section 65C. Meetings of the boards held for the purpose...

Section 65d - Assessed Penalties; Allocation of Funds - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 65e - Reporting of Action Against Individual Practicing a Trade or Profession on Suspended, Revoked or Cancelled License to Attorney General - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 65f - Fee for Reinstating Lapsed or Expired License Issued by a Board of Registration Under the Supervision of the Division of Professional Licensure - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 66 - Practice of Optometry; Definition - Section 66. As used in this chapter, ''practice of optometry''...

Section 66a - Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agents; Utilization - Section 66A. Any registered optometrist, qualified by examination for practice...

Section 66b - Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents and Therapeutic Contact Lenses; Utilization; Prescriptions - Section 66B. Any registered optometrist, qualified by examination for practice...

Section 66c - Optometrists; Prescriptions; Referrals; Medical Error Reduction - Section 66C. (a) A registered optometrist who is qualified by...

Section 67 - Board of Registration in Optometry; Records; Inspection; Rules and Regulations; Reports - Section 67. The board of registration in optometry, herein and...

Section 68 - Registration of Optometrists; Examinations; Fees; Certificate; Exemption From Written Examination; Participation in Medical Assistance Program - Section 68. No person, except as otherwise provided in this...

Section 68a - Examination for Use of Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agents - Section 68A. The board of registration in optometry shall annually...

Section 68b - Examination for Use of Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents - Section 68B. The board of registration in optometry shall administer...

Section 68c - Optometrists; Examination to Permit the Use and Prescription of Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents; Licensed in Other Jurisdictions; Residency; Continuing Education - Section 68C. (a) The board of registration in optometry shall...

Section 69 - Annual License Fees; Revocation of Certificate; Renewal of Registration, Educational Requirement - Section 69. Every registered optometrist shall, annually, before February first,...

Section 70 - Recording of Certificate of Registration in Optometry by City or Town Clerk; Fees; Display of Certificate - Section 70. Every person to whom a certificate of registration...

Section 71 - Refusal to Grant Certificate in Optometry; Revocation or Suspension; Hearing; Notice; Renewal - Section 71. The board may refuse to grant a certificate...

Section 72 - Name of Optometric Practice - Section 72. Optometrists may practice and advertise under a trade...

Section 72a - Unlawful Practice of Optometry; Violation of Rules and Regulations; Penalties - Section 72A. Whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice optometry,...

Section 73 - Application of Secs. 66 to 72a - Section 73. Sections sixty-six to seventy-two A, inclusive, shall not...

Section 73a - Advertisements for Sale Price of Eyeglasses, Contact Lenses or Eyeglass Frames; Restrictions; Violations; Penalties - Section 73A. Persons may advertise the sale price of eyeglasses,...

Section 73b - Practice of Optometry on Premises Selling Eyeglasses, Lenses or Frames; Unauthorized Receipt of Fees From Practice of Optometry - Section 73B. No person shall practice optometry on premises not...

Section 73c - Dispensing Optician; Definition - Section 73C. A dispensing optician as referred to in sections...

Section 73d - Licensing of Dispensing Opticians - Section 73D. No person or corporation shall directly or indirectly...

Section 73e - Applications for Registration as Dispensing Optician; Examinations; Licenses; Fees; Exemption From Written Examination - Section 73E. Application for registration as a dispensing optician may...

Section 73f - Records of Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians; Annual Reports; Rules and Regulations - Section 73F. The board shall keep a record of the...

Section 73g - Dispensing Optician License Fees - Section 73G. Every licensed dispensing optician shall, biennially, on or...

Section 73h - Refusal to Grant License; Suspension; Revocation; Hearing; Notice - Section 73H. The board may refuse to grant or may...

Section 73i - Unlicensed Practice as Dispensing Optician; Penalties - Section 73I. Whoever, not being duly licensed as a dispensing...

Section 73j - Application of Secs. 73c to 73l to Registered Physicians or Optometrists - Section 73J. The provisions of sections seventy-three C to seventy-three...

Section 73k - Certification as Apprentice Dispensing Optician; Application; Fee; Certificate; Powers of Apprentice - Section 73K. Any person entering the employ of a physician,...

Section 73l - Revocation of Order of Suspension; Granting of New Licenses; Hearing - Section 73L. The board may, upon application and after hearing,...

Section 73m - Sellers of Ready-to-Wear Magnifying Spectacles or Eyeglasses; Applicability of Law - Section 73M. The provisions of sections sixty-six to seventy-three L,...

Section 74 - Registration of Nurses; Examinations; Fees; Certificate; Rules and Regulations; Continuing Education Relating to the Diagnosis, Treatment and Care of Patients With Cognitive Impairments - [See Executive Order No. 8 dated March 17, 2020, (2019...

Section 74a - Registration of Practical Nurses; Examinations and Re-Examinations; Certificate; Fees; Cancellation of Certificate; Rules and Regulations; Continuing Education Relating to Diagnosis, Treatment and Care of Patients With Cognitive Impairm... - Section 74A. The board shall hold examinations for the licensing...

Section 74c - Advisory Council on Continuing Education; Membership; Appointment - Section 74C. The governor shall appoint an advisory council on...

Section 74d - Contracts or Agreements; Restrictive Covenants on Nurses or Practical Nurses Void - Section 74D. Any contract or agreement which creates or establishes...

Section 75 - Examinations - Section 75. Examinations shall be wholly or in part in...

Section 76 - Reciprocity Registration as Nurse or Practical Nurse; Fee - Section 76. The board may register or license in like...

Section 76a - Nurses Registered in Other Jurisdictions; Temporary Registration - Section 76A. The board may, at its discretion, certify as...

Section 76b - Canadian Nurse Licensure; Reciprocity - Section 76B. Any person who has taken and passed the...

Section 77 - Investigation of Complaints; National Data Reporting Systems - Section 77. The board shall investigate all complaints of violation...

Section 78 - Records of Board of Registration in Nursing; Inspection; Annual Report - Section 78. The board shall keep records of the names...

Section 79 - Rules and Regulations of Board of Registration in Nursing - Section 79. The board may make such rules and regulations...

Section 80 - Violations of Provisions Relating to Professional Nursing - [ Section impacted by 2021, 20, Secs. 25, 27 and...

Section 80a - Violations of Provisions Relating to Practical Nursing - [ Section impacted by 2021, 20, Secs. 25, 27 and...

Section 80b - Nursing Practice; Advanced Practice; Licensed Practical Nurses - [ Section impacted by 2021, 20, Secs. 25, 27 and...

Section 80c - Nurse-Midwife; Designation - Section 80C. A nurse-midwife who is designated by the board...

Section 80d - Nurse-Midwifery Advisory Committee - Section 80D. An advisory committee composed of five practicing nurse-midwives...

Section 80e - Nurse Practitioners or Psychiatric Nurse Mental Health Clinical Specialists; Power to Order Therapeutics and Tests; Issuance of Written Prescriptions - Section 80E. (a) A nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental...

Section 80f - Rehabilitation Program to Assist Nurses With Substance Abuse Disorders; Establishment; Functions; Rehabilitation Evaluation Committees; Program Participants - Section 80F. (a) The board shall establish a rehabilitation program...

Section 80g - Nurse-Midwives; Authority to Order and Interpret Tests and Prescribe Medications; Clinical Relationship With Obstetrician-Gynecologist; Standards of Care - Section 80G. A nurse authorized to practice as a certified...

Section 80h - Nurse Anesthetist; Power to Issue Prescriptions and Order Tests and Therapeutics - Section 80H. (a) A nurse anesthetist may issue written prescriptions...

Section 80i - Required Signature, Certification, Etc. by Physician Relating to Physical or Mental Health; Fulfillment by Nurse Practitioner - Section 80I. When a law or rule requires a signature,...

Section 80j - Authority of Psychiatric Nurse Mental Health Clinical Specialist to Order Tests, Therapeutics and Prescribe Medications - Section 80J. A nurse authorized to practice as a psychiatric...

Section 80k - Promulgation of Regulations by the Board Regarding Advanced Practice Nursing - Section 80K. The board shall promulgate regulations, subject to approval...

Section 81 - Application of Secs. 80 to 80a; Government Employees - Section 81. Neither section eighty nor eighty A, as the...

Section 81a - Inspection and Approval of Schools for Nurses - Section 81A. The board shall upon the request of any...

Section 81b - Approval of Schools for Nurses in Other States - Section 81B. The board may approve, for the purposes of...

Section 81c - Rules and Regulations Relative to Nursing Schools - Section 81C. The board may make such rules and regulations...

Section 81d - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 81d to 81t - Section 81D. The following words and phrases as used in...

Section 81e - Registration as Professional Engineers and as Professional Land Surveyors; Examination; Rules and Regulations of Board; Seal - Section 81E. The board shall examine applicants for registration as...

Section 81f - Moneys Received by Secretary of Board; Bond - Section 81F. The secretary of the board shall receive and...

Section 81g - Clerical and Other Assistance - Section 81G. The board may employ such clerical and other...

Section 81h - Record of Proceedings of Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and of Land Surveyors; Register of Applications for Registration; Prima Facie Evidence; Annual Report to Governor - Section 81H. The board shall keep a full record of...

Section 81i - Roster of Registered Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors - Section 81I. A roster showing the names and places of...

Section 81j - Registration as Professional Engineer or Land Surveyor; Qualifications - Section 81J. The following shall be considered as minimum evidence...

Section 81k - Form and Content of Application for Registration; Fees - Section 81K. Applications for registration shall be on forms prescribed...

Section 81l - Time and Place of Examination; Scope; Methods of Procedure; Re-Examinations - Section 81L. When oral or written examinations are required they...

Section 81m - Certificate of Registration; Prima Facie Evidence; Seal of Registrant - Section 81M. The board shall issue a certificate of registration...

Section 81n - Expiration of Certificates; Notice; Renewal; Fee; Reinstatement - Section 81N. Certificates of registration shall expire June thirtieth in...

Section 81p - Reprimand and Suspension of Registration; Revocation of Certificate of Registration as Professional Engineer or Land Surveyor; Charges; Hearing - Section 81P. The board shall have the authority to reprimand...

Section 81q - Reissuance of Certificate After Revocation; Duplicate Certificates; Fee - Section 81Q. The board, for any reason which it may...

Section 81r - Limitation of Application of Sections to Other Practices, Services or Activities - Section 81R. Nothing in said sections shall be construed to...

Section 81s - Appeal From Action of Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and of Land Surveyors - Section 81S. Any person aggrieved by any action of the...

Section 81t - Unauthorized Practice of Engineering or Land Surveying; Penalties; Duties of Attorney General - Section 81T. Whoever practices or offers to practice engineering or...

Section 82 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 82 to 87 - Section 82. The following words, as used in this section...

Section 83 - Registration of Embalmers, Funeral Directors and Apprentice Embalmers; Applications; Examinations and Re-Examinations; Certificates; Fees; Renewals; Apprenticeship; Advertising; Funeral Directing - Section 83. Applications for registration as embalmers, funeral directors or...

Section 84 - Issuance and Renewal of Certificates; Fees; Expiration of Registration; Refusal to Issue or Renew; Suspension or Revocation - Section 84. No certificate, except an establishment certificate, shall be...

Section 84a - Violations; Investigation by Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing; Hearing; Notice; Review of Decision - Section 84A. Whenever the board shall have reason to believe...

Section 84b - Itemized List of Funeral Costs - Section 84B. Every licensed funeral director, his agent or servant,...

Section 84c - Requirement That Funeral Directors Make Organ Donation Information Available - Section 84C. Every licensed funeral director, his agent or servant,...

Section 85 - Rules and Regulations of Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing; Enforcement; Records; Inspection; Annual Reports; Investigations; Lists - Section 85. The board is authorized to adopt and promulgate...

Section 85a - Reciprocal Agreements With Other States - Section 85A. The board may, upon the affirmative vote of...

Section 86 - Display of Certificate of Registration in Embalming, Funeral Directing or Establishment Certificate - Section 86. Every holder of a certificate of registration in...

Section 87 - Unlawful Embalming; Engaging in Business of Funeral Directing Without Registration; Penalty - Section 87. Whoever, not being registered as an embalmer under...

Section 87a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 87a to 87e.5 - Section 87A. As used in sections eighty-seven A.5 to eighty-seven...

Section 87a1/2 - Board of Public Accountancy; Powers; Rules; Certificate of Certified Public Accountant - Section 87A1/2. (a) The board shall have the power to...

Section 87a3/4 - Individuals or Firms Practicing Public Accountancy; Liability for Damages in Civil Actions Involving Claim or Defense of Fraud - Section 87A3/4. When an individual or firm licensed to practice...

Section 87b - Public Accountancy; Licenses; Individuals - Section 87B. The board shall grant or renew licenses to...

Section 87b1/2 - Public Accountancy; Licenses; Firms - Section 87B1/2. The board shall grant or renew licenses to...

Section 87c1/2 - Public Accountancy; Revocation or Suspension of Certificate or License; Discipline; Investigations; Complaint; Hearing; Order; Judicial Review; Modification of Order - Section 87C1/2. (a) After notice and hearing, the board may...

Section 87d - Public Accountancy; Nonlicensed Persons or Firms; Restrictions; Titles; Use; Misleading Names or Designations; Certificates or Licenses Granted in Foreign Countries - Section 87D. (a) No person or firm not holding a...

Section 87d1/2 - Public Accountancy; Injunctions or Restraining Orders to Prohibit Unauthorized Practices; Criminal Proceedings - Section 87D1/2. Whenever, as a result of an investigation or...

Section 87e - Public Accountancy; Records Incidental to Rendering Services; Confidential Information - Section 87E. All statements, records, schedules, working papers, and memoranda...

Section 87e1/2 - Public Accountancy; Reviewer Disclosure of Materials Relating to Quality Reviews; Liability - Section 87E1/2. A reviewer shall not be permitted or required...

Section 87t - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 87t to 87kk - Section 87T. The following words, as used in sections 87T...

Section 87u - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Registration of Students; Practice Upon Paying Customers - Section 87U. The board may require schools to register or...

Section 87v - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Rules and Regulations; Examinations; Specialty Limited Licenses - Section 87V. The board shall make such uniform rules and...

Section 87w - Licensing of Demonstrators; Licensing of Hairdresser, Barber, Cosmetologist, Aesthetician, Operator or Instructor as Demonstrator; Fees; Place of Demonstrations - Section 87W. Any demonstrator who has had at least 3...

Section 87x - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Misrepresentation or False, Fraudulent or Misleading Statements by Licensee Prohibited - Section 87X. No licensee shall include in any advertising or...

Section 87z - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Reciprocity Licensing; Additional Education Requirement - Section 87Z. The board may license, with or without examination,...

Section 87aa - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Operation of Licensed Shops and Mobile Businesses; Fee; Change of Location - Section 87AA. Upon payment to the board of a fee...

Section 87bb - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Licensing of Schools; Fee; Examination and Licensing of Instructors; Rules and Regulations - Section 87BB. The board may license or approve any school...

Section 87cc - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Licensing Fees; Renewal Fees; Renewal Cycle and Period - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 87dd - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrology, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Entry Into Shops or Schools; Inspection; Complaints; Investigation - Section 87DD. The board may enter and inspect a shop,...

Section 87ee - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Revocation or Suspension of License - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 87ff - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Re-Licensing; Revocation of Suspension - Section 87FF. The board may, by a majority vote, again...

Section 87gg - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Expiration of License; Renewal Fees; Practical Examination - Section 87GG. Each license granted under sections 87T to 87JJ,...

Section 87hh - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Refusal, Suspension or Cancellation of License; Appeal - Section 87HH. Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the...

Section 87ii - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 87II. Whoever engages in or follows, attempts to engage...

Section 87jj - Aesthetics, Barbering, Cosmetology, Electrolysis, Hairdressing and Manicuring; Post-Secondary Institutions; Requirement to Register or Report Progress of Enrolled Students; Approval of Institution or Renewal of License; Rules and Regul... - Section 87JJ. The board may require post-secondary institutions to register...

Section 87kk - Application of Secs. 87t to 87jj - Section 87KK. Sections 87T to 87JJ, inclusive, shall apply to...

Section 87ll - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 87mm to 87oo - Section 87LL. The following words as used in sections eighty-seven...

Section 87mm - Registration of Sanitarians; Application; Certificate; Expiration; Fee - Section 87MM. A person who desires to be registered as...

Section 87nn - Sanitarians; Qualifications of Applicants; Temporary Certificates of Registration; Examinations - Section 87NN. The board may by rule establish the minimum...

Section 87oo - Titles; Registered Sanitarian; Letters r.s.; Use - Section 87OO. Any person to whom a certificate of registration...

Section 87pp - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 87pp to 87ddd - Section 87PP. For the purposes of sections eighty-seven PP to...

Section 87qq - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; Applicability of Secs. 87rr to 87ddd Exemption - Section 87QQ. The provisions of sections eighty-seven RR to eighty-seven...

Section 87rr - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; License; Completion of Transactions; Fee or Commission; Action for Compensation - Section 87RR. Except as otherwise provided, no person shall engage...

Section 87ss - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; Applicants for License; Requisites; Attorney at Law; Examinations; Rules and Regulations - Section 87SS. No license to engage as a broker or...

Section 87tt - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; Application for Licenses; Forms; Fees; Evidence of Applicant; Bonds; Action on Bond; Temporary License - Section 87TT. Applications for licenses, signed and sworn to by...

Section 87uu - Corporations, Societies, Associations or Partnerships; Application for Real Estate Broker's License - Section 87UU. An application for a broker's license by a...

Section 87vv - Licensed Real Estate Salesmen; Restrictions; Notices - Section 87VV. No salesman who is not licensed shall be...

Section 87ww - Non-Residents; Licensed Real Estate Broker or Salesman; Power of Attorney; Service of Process - Section 87WW. A non-resident may be licensed as a broker...

Section 87xx - Issuance of License; Term; Renewal Licenses; Records by Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen - Section 87XX. The board shall issue a license to an...

Section 87xx1/2 - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; Continuing Education; Certification of Course Completion - Section 87XX1/2. Any person holding a license as a real...

Section 87yy - Real Estate Brokers; Place of Business; Display of License; Notice; Change of Business Location - Section 87YY. A licensed resident broker shall maintain a usual...

Section 87yy1/2 - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; First Signing of Purchase Agreement; Distribution of Home Inspection Brochure; Prohibition of Specific Recommendations; Exception - Section 87YY1/2. At the time of the signing of the...

Section 87zz - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; License Fee; Purposes; Advance Payments - Section 87ZZ. Fees, as determined annually by the commissioner of...

Section 87aaa - Complaints; Investigation by Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; Revocation or Suspension of License; Grounds; Penalties - Section 87AAA. The board may, and upon the verified complaint...

Section 87aaa3/4 - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; Dual Agent; Designated Agent; Facilitator - Section 87AAA3/4. (a) This section shall only apply to real...

Section 87bbb - Investigations and Hearings by Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; Powers; Decisions; Appeals; Costs - Section 87BBB. A. The board is hereby empowered to conduct...

Section 87ccc - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 87CCC. Whoever, without being licensed as required by section...

Section 87ddd1/2 - Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen; Persons Finding Dwelling Accommodations for Fee - Section 87DDD1/2. No person shall engage in the business of...

Section 87www - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 87www to 87zzz - Section 87WWW. For the purposes of this section and sections...

Section 87xxx - Certified Health Officers; Application; Certification - Section 87XXX. A person who desires to be certified as...

Section 87yyy - Certified Health Officers; Qualifications; Temporary Certification - Section 87YYY. The board may by rule establish the minimum...

Section 87zzz - Title: Certified Health Officer or c.h.o. - Section 87ZZZ. Any person to whom a certificate or certification...

Section 87cccc - Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities; Application; Qualifications; Examination; Certificate; Renewal; Fees; Temporary Emergency Certification - Section 87CCCC. A person who desires to be certified as...

Section 87dddd - Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities; Necessity of Certification; Penalty; Jurisdiction - Section 87DDDD. No person, corporation, city, town or district shall...

Section 88 - Issuance of Certified Statements and Duplicate Certificates of Registration by Boards of Registration or Examination - Section 88. Except as otherwise provided in section thirty-three of...

Section 89 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 89 to 97 - Section 89. For the purposes of this section and sections...

Section 90 - Chiropractors; Rules and Regulations; Records; Reports - Section 90. The board may make and publish necessary rules...

Section 91 - Chiropractors; Application for Certificate; Filing; Fees; Qualifications of Applicant - Section 91. Every person, before engaging in the practice of...

Section 92 - Chiropractors; Licensees of Other States; Registration - Section 92. Any person licensed by a chiropractic board of...

Section 93 - Chiropractors; Refusal to Grant Certificate; Revocation - Section 93. The board may refuse to grant a certificate...

Section 94 - Chiropractors; Examinations; Registration; Certificate; Display - Section 94. The board shall examine each applicant as to...

Section 94a - Chiropractic Facilities; Licensing; Exception - Section 94A. (a) A person shall not engage in the...

Section 95 - Chiropractors; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 95. Whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice chiropractic...

Section 96 - Address of Chiropractor; Notification to Board of Registration of Chiropractors; License Fee; License Renewal Certificate; Suspension of Authority - Section 96. Every registered chiropractor, upon commencing to practice, shall...

Section 97 - Chiropractors; Rendition of Services; Advertisement - Section 97. Registered chiropractors may render services under the terms...

Section 98 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 98 to 107 - Section 98. The following words as used in this section...

Section 99 - Landscape Architects; Certificate of Registration; Necessity; Display - Section 99. No person shall represent himself to be a...

Section 100 - Landscape Architects; Seal of Design - Section 100. Every registered landscape architect shall have a seal...

Section 101 - Landscape Architects; Qualifications of Applicants; Practice by Associations - Section 101. Before being examined for registration as a landscape...

Section 102 - Landscape Architects; Examinations for Registration; Rules and Regulations - Section 102. Examinations for registration as a landscape architect shall...

Section 103 - Landscape Architects; Fees - Section 103. Fees for landscape architects shall be determined annually...

Section 104 - Foreign Landscape Architects; Certification; Reciprocity - Section 104. The board may certify for registration without examination...

Section 106 - Landscape Architects; Suspension or Revocation of Certificate; Reissuance - Section 106. The board, after due notice and hearing, may...

Section 107 - Landscape Architects; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 107. It shall be unlawful for any person to:...

Section 108 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 108 to 117 - Section 108. The following words as used in this section...

Section 109 - Supervision of Nursing Homes; Necessity of Licensed Administrator; Evidence of Eligibility for Examination - Section 109. (a) No nursing home which is licensed by...

Section 110 - Nursing Home Administrators; Internship; Evidence of Training - Section 110. Each applicant for an original license as a...

Section 111 - Nursing Home Administrators; Application; Qualifications and Examination; Certificate of Licensure; Renewal; Fees - Section 111. A person who desires to be registered as...

Section 112 - Nursing Home Administrators; Transferability and Validity of License; Review of Denial of Issuance or Renewal; Supervision or Revocation of License - Section 112. A nursing home administrator's license shall not be...

Section 113 - Nursing Home Administrators; Issuance of License Without Examination to Licensees of Other Jurisdictions - Section 113. The board may issue a nursing home administrator's...

Section 114 - Record of Proceedings by Board of Registration of Nursing Home Administrators; Register of Applicants; Status as Evidence - Section 114. The board shall keep a record of its...

Section 115 - Duties and Responsibilities of Board of Registration of Nursing Home Administrators - Section 115. The board shall have the duty and responsibility...

Section 116 - Nursing Home Administrators; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 116. Whoever acts as a nursing home administrator or...

Section 117 - Effect of Sec. 116 on Employees and Subordinates of Nursing Home Administrator - Section 117. Section one hundred and sixteen shall not be...

Section 118 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 118 to 129a - Section 118. As used in sections one hundred and eighteen...

Section 119 - Psychologists; Application for License; Contents and Requirements - Section 119. Each person desiring to obtain a license as...

Section 120 - Psychologists; Examination of Applicants; Health Service Provider Certification - Section 120. Upon satisfaction of requirements specified in section one...

Section 121 - Psychologists; Issuance of License Without Examination - Section 121. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred and...

Section 122 - Psychologists; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 122. Any person not licensed to practice psychology who...

Section 123 - Psychologists; Exemptions to Penalties in Sec. 122 - Section 123. The penalties in section one hundred and twenty-two...

Section 124 - Psychologists; Temporary Licenses - Section 124. The board may grant a temporary license for...

Section 125 - Psychologists; Exclusion of Other Professions or Occupations From Applications of Licensing or Registration Requirements - Section 125. Nothing in sections one hundred and eighteen to...

Section 126 - Psychologists; Fees - Section 126. The following fees shall be determined annually by...

Section 127 - Psychologists; Term of License; Renewal - Section 127. Licenses shall be valid for two years and...

Section 128 - Psychologists; Investigations; Revocation, Suspension, or Cancellation of License; Notice, Hearing, Order, Review - Section 128. The board shall investigate all complaints relating to...

Section 129 - Psychologists; Reinstatement of License - Section 129. After three years from the date of revocation,...

Section 129a - Psychologists; Confidential Communications - Section 129A. All communications between a licensed psychologist and the...

Section 129b - Psychologists; Contractual Restrictions on Right to Practice - Section 129B. A contract or agreement which creates or establishes...

Section 130 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 130 to 137 - Section 130. As used in this section and sections one...

Section 131 - Social Workers; Application; Requirements; Exemption From Examination and Experience - Section 131. Any individual desiring to obtain a license as...

Section 132 - Social Workers; Examination of Applicants; Re-Examination; Issuance of License Without Examination - Section 132. Examinations for licensed certified social workers, including those...

Section 133 - Social Workers; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 133. No person shall engage in the practice of...

Section 134 - Social Workers; Practice of Social Work by Certain Parties - Section 134. Nothing in sections one hundred and thirty to...

Section 135 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 135 to 135b - Section 135. As used in this section and sections one...

Section 135a - Social Workers; Confidential Communications; Exceptions - Section 135A. All communications between a social worker licensed pursuant...

Section 135b - Social Workers; Confidential Communications; Testimonial Privilege - Section 135B. Except as hereinafter provided, in any court proceeding...

Section 135c - Social Workers; Restriction of Right to Practice After Termination of Partnership, Employment or Professional Relationship Void - Section 135C. A contract or agreement creating or establishing the...

Section 136 - Social Workers; Licenses; Effective Date; Expiration; Renewal; Continuing Education Requirements, Waiver - Section 136. All licenses shall be effective when issued by...

Section 137 - Licenses; Board of Registration of Social Workers' Refusal to Renew; Revocation; Suspension; Notice; Hearing; Enforcement by Injunction; Reinstatement - Section 137. The board may refuse to renew, revoke, suspend...

Section 138 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 138 to 147 - Section 138. As used in this section and sections one...

Section 139 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Examination and Qualification of Applicants; Complaints; List of Licensees - Section 139. The board: (1) shall evaluate the qualifications of...

Section 140 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Application; Fee - Section 140. A person who desires to be licensed as...

Section 141 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Nonresidents; Licenses; Fees - Section 141. The board may at its discretion and without...

Section 142 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Certificate of Licensure; Issuance - Section 142. The board shall license as a speech-language pathologist...

Section 143 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; License Renewal; Fee - Section 143. A licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist or certified...

Section 144 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Qualifications for License - Section 144. To be eligible for license by the board...

Section 144a - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Certification Requirements - Section 144A. To be eligible for certification by the board...

Section 145 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Activities and Services of Certain Parties - Section 145. The provisions of sections one hundred and thirty-eight...

Section 146 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 146. No person shall hold himself out as a...

Section 147 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Fines and Penalties; False Oath or Affirmation; Fraudulent Representation - Section 147. Any person who violates any provision of sections...

Section 148 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 149 to 162 - Section 148. As used in sections one hundred and forty-nine...

Section 149 - Committee on Acupuncture - Section 149. The board of registration in medicine shall form...

Section 150 - Adoption of Rules; Register of Licensed Acupuncturists; Meetings; Compensation - Section 150. The committee may adopt reasonable rules to carry...

Section 151 - Acupuncturists; Application for License - Section 151. A person who desires to be licensed and...

Section 152 - Acupuncturists; Eligibility for Registration and Licensure - Section 152. To be eligible for registration and licensure by...

Section 153 - Acupuncturists; Reciprocal Licensing - Section 153. The committee may enter into agreements with medical...

Section 154 - Acupuncturists; Examinations - Section 154. The committee shall examine applicants for licensure as...

Section 155 - Acupuncturists; Registration and Licensure; Certificate of Registration - Section 155. The committee shall register and license as an...

Section 156 - Acupuncturists; Renewal of Licenses - Section 156. The committee shall require that all acupuncturists registered...

Section 157 - Acupuncturists; Internship Programs - Section 157. A student of acupuncture who has creditably completed...

Section 158 - Acupuncturists; Revocation, Suspension, or Cancellation of Licenses; Liability of Complainants - Section 158. The committee may, after a hearing pursuant to...

Section 159 - Acupuncturists; Enforcement; Penalties; Injunctions - Section 159. Any person who practices acupuncture in the commonwealth...

Section 160 - Acupuncturists; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 160. A person who does not possess a valid...

Section 162 - Federally Employed Acupuncturists; Treatment by Physical Therapists - Section 162. Nothing contained in sections one hundred and forty-nine...

Section 163 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 163 to 172 - Section 163. As used in sections one hundred and sixty-three...

Section 164 - Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals; Advertisement or Engagement in Practice of Licensed Profession; License Requirement; Exemptions - Section 164. Except as otherwise provided in sections one hundred...

Section 164a - Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals; Applied Behavior Analysis; Practice by Qualified Members of Other Professions or Occupations - Section 164A. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent qualified...

Section 165 - Marriage and Family Therapists, Rehabilitation Counselors, Mental Health Counselors, Educational Psychologists, Applied Behavior Analysts; Licenses; Qualifications - Section 165. The board may issue a license to an...

Section 166 - Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals; Examinations; Issuance of Licenses Without Examinations - Section 166. The board shall conduct examinations at least twice...

Section 167 - Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals; Temporary Permits - Section 167. The board, at its discretion, may issue a...

Section 168 - Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals; License Fees; Renewals - Section 168. A fee, as determined by the commissioner of...

Section 169 - Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals; Denial, Revocation or Suspension of Licenses - Section 169. The board, subject to a majority vote of...

Section 170 - Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions Hearings; Subpoena Powers - Section 170. The board shall conduct its proceedings in accordance...

Section 171 - Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 171. Any individual not licensed under sections one hundred...

Section 172 - Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals; Confidential Communications; Waiver - Section 172. Any communication between an allied mental health or...

Section 172a - Allied Mental Health and Human Service Professionals; Privilege Against Disclosures in Court, Legislative or Administrative Proceedings; Exercise or Waiver of Privilege by Guardian; Scope of Privilege - Section 172A. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, in a court...

Section 173 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 173 to 195 - Section 173. The following terms as used in sections one...

Section 174 - Real Estate Appraiser Titles; Certification or Licensing; Opinions - Section 174. A. No person, other than a state-certified general...

Section 175 - Powers and Duties of Board of Real Estate Appraisers - Section 175. A. The board shall have the following powers...

Section 176 - Charging and Collection of Fees by Board of Real Estate Appraisers - Section 176. The board shall charge and collect fees as...

Section 177 - Real Estate Appraisers; Application for Original or Renewal Certification and Licensing and Examination; Forms - Section 177. An application for original certification and licensing, renewal...

Section 178 - Classification of Real Estate Appraisers; Applications - Section 178. There shall be four classes of real estate...

Section 179 - Real Estate Appraisers; Examinations for Original Certification; Requirements - Section 179. An original certification as a state-certified general real...

Section 180 - Real Estate Appraisers; Prerequisites for Examination; Transitional Licenses; Trainees; Discrimination - Section 180. A. As a prerequisite to taking the examination...

Section 181 - Real Estate Appraisers; Two-Year Term for Certificate or License; Date of License Expiration; Trainees - [ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For...

Section 182 - Real Estate Appraisers; Nonresident Applicants for Certification or Licensing - Section 182. A. Every applicant for certification or licensing who...

Section 183 - Real Estate Appraisers; Applicants Certified or Licensed Out of State - Section 183. A. If, in the determination of the board,...

Section 184 - Real Estate Appraisers; Renewal Certificate or License; Continuing Education Requirements; Late Renewal Fee - Section 184. A. To obtain a renewal certificate or license,...

Section 185 - Real Estate Appraisers; Business Addresses; Written Notification of Change; Residence Addresses - Section 185. A. Each state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified...

Section 186 - Real Estate Appraisers; Certificate or License Number - Section 186. A. Each certificate or license issued hereunder shall...

Section 187 - Real Estate Appraiser Titles; Corporations, Partnerships, Firms or Groups - Section 187. A. The terms ''state-certified general real estate appraiser'',...

Section 188 - Real Estate Appraisers; Continuing Education; Regulations; Certificate or License Revocation - Section 188. A. The board shall adopt regulations for implementation...

Section 189 - Acts or Omissions Warranting Suspension or Revocation of Rights of Applicants or Certified or Licensed Real Estate Appraisers - Section 189. The rights of any applicant or holder under...

Section 190 - Hearings; Powers of Board of Real Estate Appraisers; Disciplinary Decisions; Review of Questions of Law - Section 190. A. The hearing on any charge or violation...

Section 191 - Real Estate Appraisers Employed as Disinterested Third Parties or Employed to Provide Specialized Services - Section 191. A client or employer may retain or employ...

Section 192 - Contingent Real Estate Appraisal Assignments; Contingent Specialized Services Fees - Section 192. A. A state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified...

Section 193 - Retention of Real Estate Appraisal Contracts for Five Years; Reports and Supporting Data; Litigation; Records Inspection - Section 193. Each state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential...

Section 194 - Real Estate Appraisers; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice - Section 194. A. Any person acting or purporting to act...

Section 195 - Actions for Fees Brought by Uncertified and Unlicensed Real Estate Appraisers - Section 195. Uncertified and unlicensed persons may not maintain an...

Section 196 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 196 to 200 - Section 196. As used in this section and sections 197...

Section 197 - Hearing Instrument Specialists; Licensure - Section 197. (a) Beginning July 1, 2000, no person shall...

Section 197a - Hearing Instrument Specialists Licensed Out of State - Section 197A. An individual who holds a license as a...

Section 198 - Apprentice Hearing Instrument Specialists - Section 198. (a) The board shall establish the requirements for...

Section 199 - Hearing Instrument Specialists; Rules of Professional Competence and Conduct; Revocation or Suspension of Licenses - Section 199. (a) In addition to its other rule making...

Section 200 - Violations of Secs. 197 to 200; Punishment - Section 200. (a) The board may, by a majority vote...

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Massachusetts General Laws Title XVI - Public Health Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations

Massachusetts General Laws
Title XVI - Public Health
Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations