Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System
Section 16 - Revocation or Refusal to Renew Certification, License or Designation; Hearing; Suspension Without Hearing; Modification

Section 16. The department may, after hearing or waiver thereof, revoke or refuse to renew a certification, certificate of inspection, license, designation or other approval for failure to perform such requirements as set forth in such certificate, license, designation, or other approval, for violation of any applicable requirement prescribed under this chapter, for violation of a correction order, or for engaging in, or for aiding, abetting, causing, or permitting, any act prohibited under this chapter or under any other general or special law or other applicable legal requirement related to the operation of any element of the EMS system. The commissioner may without hearing, suspend a certification, certificate of inspection, license, designation or other approval held by any person if he finds that such person is acting pursuant to such certification, operating or maintaining an EMS vehicle subject to such certificate of inspection, maintaining a service subject to such license, or acting pursuant to any designation or other approval, in a manner which endangers the public health or safety; provided, however, that in every case of suspension the person certified, licensed, designated or otherwise approved by the department under this chapter shall be promptly afforded an opportunity for a hearing under this section. If after any hearing hereunder concerning a certification, license, designation or other approval, the department determines that cause exists, instead of revoking or refusing to renew such certification, license, designation or other approval, the department may issue an order modifying the certification, license, designation or other approval if it finds that the public interest would be better served by such action. No certificate of inspection under a license shall continue in force after the department has suspended, revoked or refused to renew such license.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XVI - Public Health

Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Statewide Ems System; Expectations; Purpose

Section 3 - Statewide Ems System; Powers and Duties of Department of Public Health

Section 4 - Regional Ems Councils; Duties; Membership

Section 5 - Contracts Between Department and Regional Ems Councils

Section 6 - Ems First Response Service or Ambulance Service; Application; License; Renewal; Provisional License

Section 7 - Ems Vehicles; Inspection; Certificate

Section 8 - Modification of License; Written Request; Restrictions on Transfer, Assignment, and Abandonment

Section 9 - Provision of Emergency Medical Services; Certification of Individuals; Restrictions on Advertising

Section 9a - Emergency Treatment of Police Dogs

Section 10 - Regional Ems Councils; Service Zone Plans; Designation of Service Zone Providers; Primary Ambulance Service

Section 11 - Statewide Coordinated Trauma Care System; Regulations and Guidelines; Trauma Registry Reporting and Analysis System; Designation as Trauma Center; Limitations

Section 12 - State Medical Director; Regional Medical Directors; Duties

Section 13 - Ems System Advisory Board; Membership; Duties; Advisory Committees

Section 14 - Complaints; Procedure; Investigation; Referral; Notice

Section 15 - Failure to Comply Under Certification, License or Designation; Correction Order; Administrative Reconsideration; Assessment; Collection

Section 16 - Revocation or Refusal to Renew Certification, License or Designation; Hearing; Suspension Without Hearing; Modification

Section 17 - Transportation of Children by Ambulance; Accompaniment by Parent or Guardian; Report by EMT

Section 18 - Restraint of Patient by Emt; Written Report

Section 19 - Use of Emergency Medical Titles and Provision of Services; Prohibitions; Fines; Report to Attorney General

Section 20 - Remote Communication; Advice, Consultation, or Orders; Limitation on Liability of Physicians, Nurses, Hospitals and Ems Personnel

Section 21 - Ems Personnel; Good Faith Performance of Duties; Limitation on Personal Liability

Section 22 - Commissioner; Waiver of Regulations or Guidelines; Conditions

Section 23 - Action by Department; Adjudicatory Hearing; Written Request

Section 24 - Ems Regional Councils; Distribution and Use of Funds; Goals and Objectives

Section 25 - Staffing of Class I, Ii or v Ambulances