Chapter 112

Section 23AA. No person shall hold himself out as a respiratory therapist or as being able to practice respiratory care or to render respiratory care services in the commonwealth unless he is licensed in accordance with section twenty-three S. Such a person shall be known as a re…

Section 23B. The board shall examine applicants for licensure in each of the fields it supervises at such times and places as it may determine and shall conduct at least two such examinations in each field in each calendar year. The board shall establish examination and testing p…

Section 23BB. No respiratory therapist duly licensed under the provisions of sections twenty-three S to twenty-three U, inclusive, who, in good faith as a volunteer and without fee renders emergency care or treatment other than in the ordinary course of his practice, shall be lia…

Section 23C. A person who meets the qualifications to be admitted to the examination for licensure as an athletic trainer or an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant or physical therapist or physical therapist assistant or lactation consultant, may between the …

Section 23D. The board may without examination, license as an athletic trainer, or an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, or physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, or a licensed lactation consultant, any applicant who is duly licensed or registe…

Section 23E. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of: (a) any person licensed in this commonwealth by any other statute from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he is licensed, or (b) any pers…

Section 23F. An applicant for licensure as an athletic trainer shall: (a) be a graduate of a college or university approved by the board and completed such college's or university's curriculum in athletic training, or other curricula deemed acceptable to the board: and has comple…

Section 23G. An applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist shall: (a) successfully completed an accredited occupational therapist educational program approved by the board, (b) successfully completed the therapist level field work requirements as stipulated in the essen…

Section 23H. An applicant for licensure as an occupational therapy assistant shall: (a) successfully completed an accredited occupational therapy assistant educational program approved by the board, (b) successfully completed a minimum of two months of supervised field work, (c) …

Section 23I. An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist shall: (a) be a graduate of a three or four year secondary school or has passed a high school equivalency test deemed acceptable by the board, (b) be a graduate of an accredited educational program leading to profess…

Section 23J. An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist assistant shall: (a) be a graduate of a three or four year secondary school or has passed a high school equivalency test deemed acceptable to the board, (b) be a graduate of an accredited educational program leading …

Section 23K. The board may, after a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty, revoke, suspend, cancel the license of or place on probation, reprimand, censure or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof satisfactory to a majority of the board that said person: (a) obtained or attempt…

Section 23L. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing an athletic trainer, occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, physical therapist, physical therapist assistant or licensed lactation consultant to practice medicine or any other form or method o…

Section 23M. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to carry into effect sections twenty-three A to twenty-three P inclusive and may amend and revoke such rules and regulations at its discretion. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a roster of all…

Section 23N. No person shall hold himself out as an athletic trainer or as being able to practice athletic training or to render athletic training services in this commonwealth unless he is licensed in accordance with section twenty-three B.

Section 23O. No person shall hold himself out as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant or as being able to practice occupational therapy or to render occupational therapy services in the commonwealth unless he is licensed in accordance with section twe…

Section 23P. No person shall hold himself out as a physical therapist, or as a physical therapist assistant or as being able to practice physical therapy or to render physical therapy services in the commonwealth unless he is licensed in accordance with section twenty-three B. No…

Section 23Q. Sections twenty-three A to twenty-three P, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the Registered Physical Therapists Law.

Section 23R. The following words as used in sections twenty-three R to twenty-three BB, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:— ''Respiratory care'', is a health profession that, under direction of a licensed physician, who has specia…

Section 23S. The board shall examine candidates and renew licenses as follows:— (1) The board shall examine applicants for licensure at such times and places as it may determine and shall conduct at least two such examinations in each calendar year. The board shall establish exam…

Section 23T. A person who meets the requirements and possesses the qualifications set forth hereunder to be admitted to the examination for licensure as a respiratory therapist may practice respiratory care between the date of filing an application and the announcement of the res…

Section 23U. The board may without examination, license as a respiratory therapist, any applicant who is duly licensed or registered under the laws of another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any such therap…

Section 23V. Nothing in sections twenty-three R to twenty-three BB, inclusive, shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of: (a) any person licensed in the commonwealth by any other statute or credentialed by an organization which is a …

Section 23W. An applicant for licensure as a respiratory therapist shall have:— (a) completed a respiratory therapy program that is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or a member of the Council on Postsecondary Education, and that is a…

Section 23X. The board may, after a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty A, revoke, suspend, cancel the license or place on probation, reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof satisfactory to a majority of the board that said person:— (a) has obtained or at…

Section 23Y. Nothing in sections twenty-three R to twenty-three BB, inclusive, shall be construed as authorizing a respiratory therapist to practice medicine or any other form or methods of healing not specified in said sections.

Section 23Z. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to carry into effect sections twenty-three R to twenty-three BB, inclusive, and may amend and revoke such rules and regulations at its discretion. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a roster of …

Section 24. A person who desires to do business as a pharmacist shall, upon payment of a fee, as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, to the board of registration in pharmacy, herein and in sections 25 …

Section 240. The board shall make such rules as they deem proper for the performance of their duties and governing the qualifications of applicants for examination. The board shall examine each person who applies for a license as a journeyperson sheet metal worker or a master she…

Section 241. An apprentice, before starting an apprenticeship, shall file an application with the board, accompanied by the appropriate fee, requesting that an apprentice license be issued. The application shall be made on a form to be furnished by the board and shall require the…

Section 242. Upon payment of a fee and the submission of an application provided by the board, the board may issue a license without examination to an applicant who is legally registered as a journeyperson or master sheet metal worker in any other state or country whose requireme…

Section 243. The fees for a license as a journeyperson, master and apprentice sheet metal worker, or for any biennial renewal thereof, shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration pursuant to section 3B of chapter 7.

Section 244. The board may adopt rules and regulations for a system of continuing education, compliance with which shall be a condition precedent to the renewal of licenses issued by the board.

Section 245. (a) The board may investigate all complaints filed relating to the proper practice of sheet metal work, any violation of this chapter pertaining to the practice of sheet metal work or any rule or regulation of the board. Such complaints may be brought by any person o…

Section 246. Whoever, not being licensed to practice sheet metal work pursuant to this chapter, practices or attempts to practice sheet metal work or holds himself out as being licensed to practice sheet metal work or uses any of the licensed titles of that profession, or whoever…

Section 247. The board shall adopt reasonable and uniform rules and regulations for cities and towns relative to the practice of sheet metal work. The rules and regulations shall be enforced by the local inspector of buildings or a like official. The board shall adopt a regulatio…

Section 248. If in the opinion of an inspector of buildings or other official, the holder of a license or certificate violates any law or rule or regulation relative to sheet metal work and has not resolved the violation to the satisfaction of the inspector, the inspector or othe…

Section 249. No person shall install sheet metal work without first obtaining a permit from the local inspector of buildings or other official. The permit shall be obtained by mailing or delivering a permit application form approved by the board to the inspector or other official…

Section 24A. The board shall keep an official record of the names of all registered pharmacists and registered assistant pharmacists. All registrations of registered pharmacists and registered assistant pharmacists shall expire on December thirty-first of each even-numbered year.…

Section 24B. The board shall forthwith establish standards to be met by schools or colleges of pharmacy and when, in the opinion of the board, such standards have been met by any school or college of pharmacy, a certificate of approval shall be awarded to such approved school or …

Section 24C. (a) A person who desires to become registered as a pharmacy technician shall, upon payment of a fee as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section 3B of chapter 7, apply to the board of registration in pharmacy, herein and…

Section 24D. The board shall investigate all complaints relating to the practice of pharmacy technicians. The authority granted to the board in sections 24 to 42A, inclusive, shall include the licensure and discipline of pharmacy technicians and the board may exercise such author…

Section 24E. No person shall hold himself out as a pharmacy technician registered by the board of pharmacy unless that person is registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Any person acting or purporting to act as a pharmacy technician registered by the board o…

Section 24F. Each registered pharmacy technician shall immediately give written notification to the board of the change of address and apply for an amended license. Each licensee shall also advise the board in writing of his current mailing address.

Section 24G. A pharmacy intern may engage in the full range of activities conducted by a registered pharmacist; provided, that the intern shall remain under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist preceptor at all times. A pharmacy intern may administer immunizations as…

Section 24H. (a) The board of registration in pharmacy shall establish a rehabilitation program for registered pharmacists, pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians who have a substance use issue. (b) The rehabilitation program shall: (i) serve as a voluntary alternative to trad…