Chapter 112

Section 157. A student of acupuncture who has creditably completed not less than one year of study in a committee approved acupuncture school, may practice acupuncture, but only in a committee approved internship program. Said internship program will require the supervision of in…

Section 158. The committee may, after a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty A, revoke, suspend, or cancel the license of an acupuncturist, or reprimand or censure an acupuncturist if it finds upon proof satisfactory to the committee that such acupuncturist: (a) fraudulently procur…

Section 159. Any person who practices acupuncture in the commonwealth without a license granted pursuant to sections one hundred and fifty to one hundred and fifty-seven, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by…

Section 16. Applications for registration, signed and sworn to by the applicant, shall be made upon blanks furnished by the board. If an applicant furnishes the board with satisfactory proof that he is eighteen and of good moral character, and that he is a graduate of a high scho…

Section 160. A person who does not possess a valid license and existing and current certificate of registration as an acupuncturist pursuant to the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-nine to one hundred and sixty-two, inclusive, shall not in any manner represent himself…

Section 162. Nothing contained in sections one hundred and forty-nine to one hundred and sixty-two, inclusive, shall prohibit any person employed as an acupuncturist by an agency of the federal government from practicing acupuncture while discharging his official duties as such e…

Section 162A. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ''Acupuncture detoxification specialist'', a qualified health care professional who is registered with the department to enga…

Section 163. As used in sections one hundred and sixty-three to one hundred and seventy-two, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Allied mental health and human services professional'', a licensed mar…

Section 164. Except as otherwise provided in sections one hundred and sixty-three to one hundred and seventy-two, inclusive, commencing March first, nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, no individual who is not licensed or exempted from licensure under said sections shall advertise …

Section 164A. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent qualified members of other professions or occupations including, but not limited to, physicians, psychologists, teachers, occupational therapists, members of the clergy, authorized Christian Science practitioners, attorne…

Section 165. The board may issue a license to an applicant as a marriage and family therapist, a rehabilitation counselor and a mental health counselor; provided, however, that each such applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence to the board that such applicant: (1) is of goo…

Section 166. The board shall conduct examinations at least twice a year at a time and place designated by the board, in order to determine any applicant's qualifications for the practice of an allied mental health and human services profession. Examinations may be written or oral…

Section 167. The board, at its discretion, may issue a temporary permit, effective for up to one year, to an individual whose application for licensure under this chapter is being processed by the board, or to a person awaiting the opportunity to take the first written examinatio…

Section 168. A fee, as determined by the commissioner of administration pursuant to section three B of chapter seven shall be paid to the board for the original license. Licenses shall be valid for two years and must be renewed biennially. Any application for renewal of a license…

Section 169. The board, subject to a majority vote of its members, is authorized to deny, revoke or suspend a license granted pursuant to this chapter on the following grounds: (1) conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction of a crime which the board determines to be of such…

Section 16A. An applicant for limited registration under this section may, upon payment of a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, be registered by the board as an intern, resident, fellow, ext…

Section 16B. A student of podiatric medicine who has creditably completed not less than two years of study in a legally chartered medical or podiatric medical school, wherever located, may practice podiatric medicine, but only under the supervision of an instructor in a legally c…

Section 16C. Temporary registration as a qualified podiatric physician may be granted to a visiting podiatric physician holding a license to practice in another state or territory or in the District of Columbia and having a temporary faculty appointment certified by the chairman …

Section 17. Examinations shall be in English and shall be wholly or partly written, oral or clinical, as the board may determine, and shall include, and be limited to, subjects taught in recognized schools of podiatry.

Section 170. The board shall conduct its proceedings in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter thirty A. Any individual may be heard by the board in person or by an attorney. Every vote and official act of the board shall be entered on the record. All hearings…

Section 171. Any individual not licensed under sections one hundred and sixty-three to one hundred and seventy-two who on March first, nineteen hundred and eighty-nine holds himself out to be or advertises himself as a licensed marriage and family therapist, rehabilitation therap…

Section 172. Any communication between an allied mental health or human services professional and a client shall be deemed to be confidential. Said privilege shall be subject to waiver only in the following circumstances: (a) where the allied mental health and human services prof…

Section 172A. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, in a court proceeding, in a proceeding preliminary thereto or in a legislative or administrative proceeding, a client of a mental health counselor who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of section 165 or employed in a state, c…

Section 173. The following terms as used in sections one hundred and seventy-three to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, shall have the following meanings: ''Appraisal assignment'', an engagement for which an appraiser is employed or retained to act, or would be perceived by…

Section 174. A. No person, other than a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser, shall assume or use that respective title or any title, designation, or abbreviation likely to create …

Section 175. A. The board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to define by regulation and with respect to each category of certified or licensed real estate appraiser the type of educational experience, appraisal experience and equivalent experience necessary to carry…

Section 176. The board shall charge and collect fees as determined by the commissioner of administration and finance in accordance with the provisions of section three B of chapter seven. The board shall collect such additional fees as are required by the Federal Appraisal Subcom…

Section 177. An application for original certification and licensing, renewal certification and licensing, and examination shall be made in writing to the board on forms approved by the board. An appropriate fee, as fixed pursuant to section one hundred and seventy-six, shall acc…

Section 178. There shall be four classes of real estate appraisers as follows: (1) The state-certified general real estate appraiser classification, which shall consist of persons meeting the requirements for certification relating to the appraisal of all types of real property a…

Section 179. An original certification as a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser shall not be issued to any person who has not demonstrated through a written examination process th…

Section 17A. The board shall keep a full record of its proceedings and a registry of all persons registered by it, which shall be public records and open to inspection. The board shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper conduct of its duties. It sh…

Section 17B. No person filing a complaint or reporting or providing information or assisting the board at its request in discharging its duties and functions shall be liable in any cause of action arising out of the receiving of such information or assistance, provided the person…

Section 18. The board shall refuse to issue a certificate to a person, or may, after a hearing if requested by a person to whom a certificate has been issued, revoke such certificate if, in the opinion of the board, such person is intemperate in the use of alcoholic liquors or na…

Section 180. A. As a prerequisite to taking the examination for certification as a state-certified general or state-certified residential real estate appraiser, an applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that he meets the education and experience requirements a…

Section 181. The term of a certificate or a license issued by the board, except a transitional license under subdivision C of section 180, shall be 2 years from the date of issuance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each certificate or license originally issued to an individual, ex…

Section 182. A. Every applicant for certification or licensing who is not a resident of the commonwealth shall submit, with the application for certification or licensing, an irrevocable consent that service of process upon him may be made by delivery of the process to the state …

Section 183. A. If, in the determination of the board, another state is deemed to have substantially equivalent certification or licensing requirements, an applicant who is certified or licensed under the laws of such other state may obtain a certificate as a state-certified gene…

Section 184. A. To obtain a renewal certificate or license, the holder of a current, valid certificate or license shall make application and pay the prescribed fee to the board not earlier than one hundred and twenty days nor later than thirty days prior to the expiration date of…

Section 185. A. Each state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser shall advise the board of the address of his principal place of business and all other addresses at which he is currently …

Section 186. A. Each certificate or license issued hereunder shall bear a certificate or license number assigned by the board. B. Each state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser shall pl…

Section 187. A. The terms ''state-certified general real estate appraiser'', ''state-certified residential real estate appraiser'', and ''state-licensed real estate appraiser'' may only be used to refer to individuals who hold the certificate and may not be used following or imme…

Section 188. A. The board shall adopt regulations for implementation of the continuing education provisions of this act to assure that persons renewing their certifications and licenses as real estate appraisers have current knowledge of appropriate appraisal theories, practices,…

Section 189. The rights of any applicant or holder under a certificate or license as a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser may be revoked or suspended, or the holder of the certificate or license may be otherwise disciplined in accordance with the provisions o…

Section 19. ''Unprofessional conduct'', as used in section eighteen, shall include: (a) the wilful betrayal of a professional secret; (b) lending the use of one's name to an unregistered podiatrist, or having professional connection with such a person or with anyone convicted of …

Section 190. A. The hearing on any charge or violation of this chapter shall be at a time and place prescribed by the board and shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A. B. The board shall have the power to sue and be sued in its official name as a…

Section 191. A client or employer may retain or employ a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser to act as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased estimate of value or an…

Section 192. A. A state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser shall not accept a fee for an appraisal assignment that is contingent upon the appraiser reporting a predetermined estimate, …

Section 193. Each state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser shall retain, for at least five years, originals or true copies of all written contracts engaging his services for real prope…

Section 194. A. Any person acting or purporting to act as a state-certified general real estate appraiser, state-certified residential real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser without first obtaining a certificate or license to practice under this chapter sha…

Section 195. Uncertified and unlicensed persons may not maintain an action for a fee on non-exempted transactions. No action or suit shall be instituted, nor recovery had, in any court of the commonwealth by any person for compensation for any act done or service rendered as a st…