Massachusetts Statutes

Section 3. (a) Each applicant shall furnish the department with proof of satisfactory completion of the educational, training and experience requirements for licensure, including completion of an approved program and approved work experience and proof of having passed any licensi…

Section 4. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by regulation, a person not licensed or otherwise exempt from licensing shall not hold themself out as a licensed recovery coach and shall not use the title, initials, abbreviations, insignia or description of a licen…

Section 5. (a) Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter or by regulation, a person who is not licensed or is otherwise exempt from licensing shall not hold themself out as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor and shall not use the title, initials or description of a lice…

Section 6. (a) The department shall establish procedures for consumers to file written complaints regarding licensees. The department shall investigate all complaints relating to the proper practice of a licensee under this chapter and all complaints relating to any violation of …

Section 7. Examinations for licensure, where applicable, shall be conducted not less than twice per year at times and places and in formats designated by the department. Examinations for licensure, where applicable, shall be written; provided, however, that portions thereof may b…

Section 8. (a) The department may issue a license without examination to an applicant who meets the requirements for licensure established by the department if such applicant is licensed or certified in alcohol and drug counseling or in recovering coaching or a comparable field i…

Section 9. The bureau of substance addiction services within the department shall establish a comprehensive peer support program to provide mentorship, technical assistance and resources to support the skill-building and credentialing of peers working in substance addiction recov…

Section 1. As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Catastrophic illness'', pediatric cancer, or any illness or condition treated at a pediatric specialty hospital, including ambulatory care …

Section 10. The department of public health, in consultation with the division of medical assistance, the center for health information and analysis and the department of mental health, shall take all necessary steps to maximize and coordinate the availability of federal financia…

Section 11. The commission shall report annually to the governor and the senate and house committees on ways and means. The report shall include information about the number of participants in the program, average expenditures per participant, the nature and type of catastrophic …

Section 2. (a) There is hereby established a catastrophic illness in children relief fund commission within the department of public health. The commission shall consist of the secretary of health and human services, the commissioner of public health, the commissioner of insuranc…

Section 3. (a) Each public member of the commission may be removed from the office by the governor for cause, after a public hearing, and may be suspended by the governor pending the completion of the hearing. Before entering upon their duties, members of the commission shall tak…

Section 4. (a) The members shall elect a chairperson and chief executive officer of the commission who shall be one of the public members of the commission. The commission shall by rule determine the term of office of the chairperson and chief executive officer. The members shall…

Section 5. The commission shall have the following powers and duties:— (a) to establish a program to administer the fund and authorize the payment or medical reimbursement of the medical and related expenses of children with catastrophic illnesses; (b) to establish procedures for…

Section 6. The commission may negotiate or settle a claim that the fund maintains for reimbursement against a family who has received assistance for the medical expenses of a child with a catastrophic illness and who has recovered damages in a legal action for such expenses. A re…

Section 7. A child who is a resident of the commonwealth shall be eligible, through his or her parent or guardian, to apply to the program. As part of the application process, the commission shall screen each applicant for other sources of coverage and for potential eligibility f…

Section 8. Whenever a child has a catastrophic illness and is eligible for the program, the child, through his parent or guardian, may receive financial assistance from monies in the fund subject to the rules and regulations established by the commission and the availability of m…

Section 9. To provide the monies necessary to establish and meet the purposes of the fund, the commission shall receive out of the employer medical assistance contribution under section 189 of chapter 149, $1 annually for each employee whose wages determine such employer's total …

Section 1. The general court finds and declares that: (a) human embryonic stem cell research and other research in the life sciences and regenerative medicine present a significant chance of yielding fundamental biological knowledge from which may emanate therapies to relieve, on…

Section 10. (a) The department shall enforce this chapter and may adopt regulations, in a manner consistent with this chapter, and with the advice of the biomedical research advisory council, relating to the administration and enforcement of this chapter; but the department shall…

Section 2. As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:— ''Asexual'', not initiated by the union of an oocyte and a sperm. ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of public health. ''Council'', the biomedi…

Section 3. (a) Research and clinical applications involving the derivation and use of human embryonic stem cells, including somatic cell nuclear transfer, human adult stem cells from any source, umbilical cord cells, parthenotes and placental cells shall be permitted. (b) Researc…

Section 4. (a) A physician or other health care provider who provides a patient with in vitro fertilization therapy shall provide the patient with timely, relevant and appropriate information sufficient to allow that patient to make an informed and voluntary choice regarding the …

Section 5. (a) The department, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Medical School at Worcester, shall, subject to appropriation, establish and maintain a public bank for the purpose of collecting and storing umbilical cord blood and placental tissue donated by mat…

Section 6. (a) The University of Massachusetts Medical School at Worcester shall establish and maintain, subject to appropriation, a public institutional review board. The public institutional review board shall be available on an ongoing basis to an institution having not more t…

Section 7. (a) No employee shall be required to conduct scientific research, experimentation or study that involves the creation or use of pre-implantation embryos in relation to human embryonic stem cell research to the extent that such research conflicts with the sincerely-held…

Section 8. (a) Human reproductive cloning is hereby prohibited. No person shall knowingly attempt, engage in, or assist in human reproductive cloning. No person shall knowingly purchase, sell, transfer or otherwise obtain human embryonic, gametic or cadaveric tissue for the purpo…

Section 9. (a) There shall be a biomedical research advisory council. The council shall consist of 15 members, 1 of whom shall be the secretary of health and human services, or his designee; 1 of whom shall be the commissioner of public health, or his designee; 1 of whom shall be…

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Creditable coverage'', coverage of an individual under any of the following health plans or as a named beneficiary receiving coverage on a…

Section 2. (a) As of July 1, 2007, the following individuals age 18 and over shall obtain and maintain creditable coverage so long as it is deemed affordable under the schedule set by the board of the connector, established by chapter 176Q: (1) residents of the commonwealth; or (…

Section 3. An individual shall be exempt from section 2 if he files a sworn affidavit with his income tax return stating that he did not have creditable coverage and that his sincerely held religious beliefs are the basis of his refusal to obtain and maintain creditable coverage …

Section 4. An individual subject to section 2, who disputes the determination of applicability or affordability, as enforced by the department of revenue, may seek a review of this determination through an appeal established by the board of the commonwealth health insurance conne…

Section 5. The commissioner of revenue, in consultation with the board of the commonwealth health insurance connector, established by chapter 176Q, shall promulgate such rules and regulations, as necessary, to carry out this chapter.

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:— ''Annual reports'', the annual reports submitted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the commonwealth pursuant to Sec. 1128G(d) (2) of Part A of title XI of the federal Social…

Section 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall adopt a standard marketing code of conduct for all pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing companies that employ a person to sell or market prescription drugs or medical devices in …

Section 2A. No pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing company shall provide modest meals and refreshments, or provide payment for such meals and refreshments, in connection with non–CME educational presentations as permitted in section 2 unless such pharmaceutical or medi…

Section 3. No pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturer company or pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturer agent shall knowingly and willfully violate the marketing code of conduct as adopted by the department.

Section 4. (a) A pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing company that employs a person to sell or market a drug, medicine, or medical device in the commonwealth shall adopt and comply with the most recent marketing code of conduct as adopted by the department. (b) A pharma…

Section 5. A pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing company that employs a person to sell or market prescription drugs or medical devices in the commonwealth shall annually submit to the department: (i) a description of its training program; (ii) a description of its inve…

Section 6. (1) By July 1 of each year, every pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing company that employs a person to sell or market a drug, medicine, chemical, device or appliance in the commonwealth shall disclose to the department of public health the value, nature, pur…

Section 7. This chapter shall be enforced by the attorney general, the district attorney with jurisdiction over a violation or the department of public health. A person that violates this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 for each transaction, occurrence…

Section 8. The department shall make all disclosed data in annual reports publicly available and easily searchable on its website not later than 90 days following the receipt thereof from the secretary.

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context or subject matter clearly requires otherwise: ''Advisory council'', the group of advisors established in section 4. ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of public health. ''…

Section 2. (a) The department shall take any action consistent with its role as state lead agency for mobile integrated health services. As the lead agency, the department shall take into consideration relevant standards and criteria developed or adopted by nationally recognized …

Section 3. The department shall evaluate and approve community EMS programs developed and operated by the primary ambulance service with the approval of the local jurisdiction and the affiliate hospital medical director to provide community outreach and assistance to residents of…

Section 4. (a) There shall be a mobile integrated health advisory council, which shall assist and support the department in carrying out this chapter by planning, guiding and coordinating the components of mobile integrated health services. (b) The advisory council shall consist …