Chapter 112

Section 253. An application for original license, license renewal or for the licensing examination shall be made on forms approved by the board and accompanied by the appropriate fee. The fee for original licenses and renewals shall be determined by the secretary of administratio…

Section 254. An applicant for registration as a genetic counselor shall have: (a) successfully completed a genetic counseling education program approved by the board; provided, however, that the program shall meet the educational standards established by the ABGC or its successor…

Section 255. A person who meets the qualifications to be admitted to the examination for licensure as a genetic counselor may, between the date of filing an application for licensure and the announcement of the results of the next succeeding examination, practice as a provisional…

Section 256. (a) The board shall examine applicants for certification as genetic counselors at such times and places as it may determine. The examination shall meet the standards established by the ABGC. The examination shall test an applicant's knowledge of basic and clinical sc…

Section 257. No person shall hold himself out as a genetic counselor unless he is licensed in accordance with section 255 or under section 105 of chapter 13. No person who is not so licensed may use in connection with his name or place of business, the title ''genetic counselor''…

Section 258. The board may deny or refuse to renew a license or, after a hearing pursuant to section 105 of chapter 13, revoke, suspend or cancel the license or place on probation, reprimand, censure or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof satisfactory to a majority of the …

Section 259. The following words as used in sections 259 to 262, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:— ''Board'', the board of certification of community health workers. ''Board-approved education and training program'', a training …

Section 25A. The board shall submit an annual report to the department of public health, the joint committee on public health and the joint committee on health care financing on or before December 31. The report shall detail the investigatory and disciplinary actions conducted by…

Section 26. Every person receiving a certificate of registration from the board shall conspicuously display the same in his place of business.

Section 260. An application for certification as a community health worker shall be made on forms approved by the board, signed under the penalties of perjury by the person certifying the information contained therein and accompanied by the required fee. The fee for certification…

Section 261. The title ''certified community health worker'' shall only be used by individuals who have met the requirements and qualifications for certification as a community health worker as established by the board and have been duly certified by the board. The use by any per…

Section 262. No person filing a complaint alleging a violation of law or of the regulations of the board, reporting information pursuant to such laws or regulations or assisting the board at its request in any manner in discharging its duties and functions shall be liable in any …

Section 263. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Division'', the division of occupational licensure established in section 8 of chapter 13. ''Private educational organization'', a n…

Section 264. The board of registration in medicine, the board of registration in nursing, the board of registration of physician assistants, the board of nursing home administrators, the board of registration of social workers, the board of registration of psychologists and the b…

Section 265. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:— ''Certified medical assistant'', an individual who: (i) has graduated from a post-secondary medical assisting education program accredit…

Section 266. For the purposes of this section and sections 267 to 274, inclusive, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: ''Approved naturopathic medical college'', a college or program granting the degree of doctor of …

Section 267. (a) The practice of naturopathic health care shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the prevention and treatment of human illness, injury or disease through education, dietary or nutritional advice and the promotion of healthy ways of living; (ii) the use of non-i…

Section 268. (a) The board shall have the following powers and duties: (i) to adopt rules and regulations governing the licensing of naturopathic doctors and the practice of naturopathic health care to promote public health, welfare and safety including, but not limited to: (1) r…

Section 269. (a) An application for original licensure as a naturopathic doctor shall be made on forms approved by the board. The application shall be sworn and shall be accompanied by payment of the fee prescribed by the secretary of administration and finance pursuant to sectio…

Section 27. The board shall hear all complaints made to it against any person registered as a pharmacist charging him in his business as a pharmacist with violating any of the rules or regulations of the board or any laws of the commonwealth, and especially the laws relating to t…

Section 270. The board, in consultation with the department of public health, shall determine the renewal cycle and renewal period for naturopathic licenses. A naturopathic doctor licensed under this chapter shall apply to the board for a license renewal by not later than the exp…

Section 271. The board may grant license reciprocity to a registered, certified or licensed naturopathic doctor from another jurisdiction; provided, however, that the requirements for registration, certification or licensing in the other jurisdictions are, in the opinion of the b…

Section 272. A licensed naturopathic doctor shall advise the board, in writing, of the address of the doctor's principal place of business and any other address at which that doctor is currently engaged in practice. The naturopathic doctor shall immediately provide written notice…

Section 273. (a) No person shall represent or assume the character or appearance of a licensed naturopathic doctor in the commonwealth unless that person is licensed under this chapter. A person who is not licensed under this chapter shall not use any of the following titles: nat…

Section 274. All licensing and application fees and civil administrative penalties collected pursuant to sections 266 to 273, inclusive, shall be deposited into the Quality in Health Professions Trust Fund established in section 35X of chapter 10.

Section 275. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:- ''Gender identity'', shall have the same meaning as under clause Fifty-ninth of section 7 of chapter 4. ''Health care provider'', a he…

Section 276. As used in sections 276 to 289, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:— ''Applicant'', a person who applies to be registered as an appraisal management company in the commonwealth. ''Appraisal''…

Section 277. (a) No person shall directly or indirectly: (i) engage or attempt to engage in business as an appraisal management company; or (ii) engage in or attempt to perform appraisal management services or to advertise or hold the individual or entity out as engaging in or co…

Section 278. The board may adopt rules and regulations that are reasonable and necessary to: (i) implement, administer and enforce sections 276 to 289, inclusive; and (ii) comply with any federal rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to Title XI of the Financial Reform, Recov…

Section 279. (a) A person desiring to be registered as an appraisal management company shall make written application to the board on forms prescribed by the board setting forth the applicant's qualifications for registration. The application shall be accompanied by the applicabl…

Section 28. If the full board sitting at such hearing finds the person guilty, the board may suspend the effect of his certificate of registration as a pharmacist for such term as it fixes. The board may at any time reconsider its action in cases where it has suspended or revoked…

Section 280. An appraisal management company applying to the board for registration shall designate 1 controlling person who shall be the main contact for all communication between the board and the appraisal management company. The controlling person may also be designated the e…

Section 281. In order to serve as the employee in charge for a registered appraisal management company, a designee, in addition to holding a valid license as an appraiser, shall: (i) not have had a license to practice as an appraiser or to engage in any activity related to the tr…

Section 282. An appraisal management company shall file a form, signed by the designated controlling person or employee in charge, with the board indicating the appraisal management company's designation of the controlling person and employee in charge and the individual's accept…

Section 283. The following fees shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance under section 3B of chapter 7 and shall be collected by the board: (i) an application fee; (ii) an initial registration fee; (iii) an annual renewal fee; (iv) a change in c…

Section 284. In addition to the filing fee, each applicant for registration shall post with the board and maintain a surety bond in an amount to be determined by the board. The bond shall: (i) be in the form prescribed by the board; and (ii) accrue to the commonwealth for the ben…

Section 285. (a) No employee, director, officer, managing principal or agent of an appraisal management company or a third party acting as a joint venture partner or an independent contractor of an appraisal management company shall influence or attempt to influence the developme…

Section 286. (a) The board may, by order, deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a registration of an appraisal management company or may restrict or limit the activities of a person who owns an interest in or participates in the business of an appraisal management com…

Section 287. Each appraisal management company shall maintain the records related to the services it provides. All records shall be preserved in accordance with the record keeping rule of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice unless the board, by regulation, pr…

Section 288. The board may file an action for injunctive relief to prevent violations of sections 276 to 289, inclusive. The superior court may grant an injunction against a person who it deems to be violating said sections 276 to 289, inclusive, notwithstanding that criminal pro…

Section 289. (a) The board may conduct investigations and examinations for the purposes of: (i) initial registration, registration renewal, registration suspension, registration conditioning, registration revocation or termination or general or specific inquiry or investigation t…

Section 29. It may, by a majority vote of all its members, after hearing, suspend the certificate of registration of a registered pharmacist, who, in its judgment, is a menace to the public by reason of the improper use of intoxicating liquor or drugs.

Section 290. As used in sections 291 to 297, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: ''Board'', the board of registration in midwifery, established under section 110 of chapter 13. ''Certified nurse-midwife''…

Section 291. (a) The practice of midwifery by a licensed certified professional midwife shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) the practice of providing maternity care to a client during the preconception period and the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods of a…

Section 292. (a) The board shall: (i) adopt rules and promulgate regulations governing licensed certified professional midwives and the practice of midwifery to promote the public health, welfare and safety consistent with the essential competencies identified by NARM; (ii) admin…

Section 293. (a) A person seeking licensure as a midwife under this section shall apply to the board in writing on an application form prescribed and furnished by the board. The application shall include a sworn statement and contain information satisfactory to the board to demon…