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MA Gen L ch 112 § 73k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 73k - Certification as Apprentice Dispensing Optician; Application; Fee; Certificate; Powers of Apprentice

Section 73K. Any person entering the employ of a physician, optometrist, licensed dispensing optician as an apprentice for the purpose of obtaining the experience and training referred to in section seventy-three E, may make written application for certification as an apprentice with the board. Such application shall be made upon a form prescribed by the board and shall be accompanied by a certificate of the employer, verifying the statements made by the applicant. The applicant shall pay a filing fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven with such application. The board shall, upon approval of such application, issue to the applicant an apprentice's certificate, and thereupon the computation of any period of training and experience referred to in section seventy-three E shall begin. Any person who may have served part of his apprenticeship in any state or country not requiring such certification shall be obliged to give proof of such service satisfactory to the board. Time spent as an apprentice in the employ of a dispensing optician or a registered physician or optometrist prior to January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-six, shall be credited to the apprentice at such time of certification upon satisfactory proof of such service furnished to the board. A certified apprentice may perform any of the acts set forth in section seventy-three C under the personal supervision of a licensed dispensing optician, optometrist or physician.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 73l (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 73l - Revocation of Order of Suspension; Granting of New Licenses; Hearing

Section 73L. The board may, upon application and after hearing, revoke an order of suspension or grant a new license to any person whose license has been revoked or suspended under the provisions of section seventy-three H, if the board is satisfied that this can be done consistently with the public interest.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 73m (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 73m - Sellers of Ready-to-Wear Magnifying Spectacles or Eyeglasses; Applicability of Law

Section 73M. The provisions of sections sixty-six to seventy-three L, inclusive, and any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall not apply to the retail sale of simple ready-to-wear magnifying spectacles or eyeglasses; provided, however, that a seller of said ready-to-wear magnifying spectacles or eyeglasses shall have the following notice permanently affixed in plain view to the top of any point of sale display or, if there is no such display, in the area of sale, ''These magnifiers are not intended to be a substitute for corrective lenses; only a professional eye examination can determine your eye health status and vision needs.''
MA Gen L ch 112 § 74c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 74c - Advisory Council on Continuing Education; Membership; Appointment

Section 74C. The governor shall appoint an advisory council on continuing education, consisting of seventeen members, three representatives of the public, five licensed practical nurses, three registered nurses with a baccalaureate degree or higher, three registered nurses with an associate degree, and three registered nurses with a diploma in nursing. Of the original appointments to the council, six members shall be appointed for a term of one year, six members shall be appointed for a term of two years, and five members shall be appointed for a term of three years. As the term of office of a member expires, his successor shall be appointed for a term of two years. Said council shall assist the board in evaluating the effects of procedures and requirements for continuing education and periodically recommend revisions to the board. No member shall be appointed for more than two successive terms.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 74d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 74d - Contracts or Agreements; Restrictive Covenants on Nurses or Practical Nurses Void

Section 74D. Any contract or agreement which creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a nurse registered to practice as a registered nurse pursuant to section seventy-four, or a practical nurse registered to practice as a licensed practical nurse pursuant to section seventy-four A, which includes any restriction of the right of such nurse to practice as a nurse in any geographical area for any period of time after the termination of such partnership, employment or professional relationship shall be void and unenforceable with respect to said restriction. Nothing in this section shall render void or unenforceable any other provision of any such contract or agreement.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 75 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 75 - Examinations

Section 75. Examinations shall be wholly or in part in writing, in the English language, shall include the principles and practice of nursing but shall be limited to such subjects as are included in the curriculum established by the board, shall be in content both reasonable and appropriate for nurses or for practical nurses, as the case may be, and shall be sufficiently thorough to test the applicant's fitness to practice.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 76 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 76 - Reciprocity Registration as Nurse or Practical Nurse; Fee

Section 76. The board may register or license in like manner, without examination, any person who has been registered as a nurse or licensed as a practical nurse, as the case may be, in another state under laws which, in the opinion of the board, maintain standards substantially the same as those of this commonwealth for nurses or for practical nurses, as the case may be. The fee for registration or licensing without examination under this section shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 76a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 76a - Nurses Registered in Other Jurisdictions; Temporary Registration

Section 76A. The board may, at its discretion, certify as authorized to practice professional nursing any person who furnishes proof, satisfactory to the board, that he was graduated from an approved school of nursing and that he was registered to practice professional nursing in another jurisdiction. Such certification (1) shall be valid for one year only from the date of the issuance of a certificate thereof, but may be renewed for not more than one additional consecutive year, (2) shall be subject to such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe, including the requirement that such certificate holders shall practice under the supervision of a registered nurse and (3) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section eighty, entitle such certificate holder to engage in the practice of nursing, subject to such limitations upon the capacity in which he may practice as the board may prescribe, while such certification or renewal is in effect, but only in hospitals or other health care institutions licensed by the commonwealth, in hospitals maintained by the federal government, the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, or in conjunction with other public health agencies. The fee for certification and renewal under this section shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 77 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 77 - Investigation of Complaints; National Data Reporting Systems

Section 77. The board shall investigate all complaints of violation of sections seventy-four to eighty-one C, inclusive, and report same to the proper prosecuting officers. The board shall participate in national data reporting systems which provide information on individual nurses.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 78 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 78 - Records of Board of Registration in Nursing; Inspection; Annual Report

Section 78. The board shall keep records of the names of all persons registered and licensed by it and of all money received and disbursed by it and duplicates thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the state secretary. It shall make an annual report of the condition of nursing in the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 79 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 79 - Rules and Regulations of Board of Registration in Nursing

Section 79. The board may make such rules and regulations consistent with law relative to its procedure under sections seventy-four to seventy-eight, inclusive, as it deems expedient.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 80 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 80 - Violations of Provisions Relating to Professional Nursing

[ Section impacted by 2021, 20, Secs. 25, 27 and 31 effective June 16, 2021 in order to address disruptions caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.]  Section 80. Whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice as a registered nurse within the commonwealth, practices or attempts to practice professional nursing or uses the abbreviation R.N., or any other words, letters or figures to indicate that the person using the same is such a registered nurse, shall, except as provided in section sixty-five, be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars; provided, however, that a nonresident, licensed to practice professional nursing in another jurisdiction, may attend upon a nonresident of the commonwealth temporarily abiding here. Whoever becomes or attempts to become registered as a registered nurse or practices or attempts to practice professional nursing under a false or assumed name shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for one year, or both.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 80a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 80a - Violations of Provisions Relating to Practical Nursing

[ Section impacted by 2021, 20, Secs. 25, 27 and 31 effective June 16, 2021 in order to address disruptions caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.]  Section 80A. Whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice as a licensed practical nurse within the commonwealth, practices or attempts to practice practical nursing or uses the abbreviation L.P.N., or any other words, letters or figures to indicate that the person using the same is such a licensed practical nurse shall, except as provided in section sixty-five, be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars; provided, however, that a nonresident, licensed to practice practical nursing in another jurisdiction, may so practice in the commonwealth for a period or periods which, in the aggregate, exclusive of any period of time during which such person is in attendance upon a nonresident of the commonwealth temporarily abiding here, does not exceed six months. Whoever becomes or attempts to become licensed as a licensed practical nurse, or practices or attempts to practice practical nursing under a false or assumed name shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for one year, or both.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 80c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 80c - Nurse-Midwife; Designation

Section 80C. A nurse-midwife who is designated by the board of registration in nursing pursuant to the provisions of section eighty B may engage in the practice of nurse-midwifery.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 80d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 80d - Nurse-Midwifery Advisory Committee

Section 80D. An advisory committee composed of five practicing nurse-midwives appointed by the board of registration in nursing for a two-year term shall be consulted on matters relating to the practice of nurse-midwifery and shall annually prepare a report informing the board of current functions, standards of practice and qualifications in the practice of nurse-midwifery.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 80e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 80e - Nurse Practitioners or Psychiatric Nurse Mental Health Clinical Specialists; Power to Order Therapeutics and Tests; Issuance of Written Prescriptions

Section 80E. (a) A nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist may issue written prescriptions and medication orders and order tests and therapeutics pursuant to guidelines mutually developed and agreed upon by the nurse and a supervising nurse practitioner who has independent practice authority, a supervising psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist who has independent practice authority or a supervising physician, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board. A prescription issued by a nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist under this subsection shall include the name of the supervising nurse practitioner who has independent practice authority, the supervising psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist who has independent practice authority or the supervising physician with whom the nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist developed and signed mutually agreed upon guidelines.  A nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist shall have independent practice authority to issue written prescriptions and medication orders and order tests and therapeutics without the supervision described in this subsection if the nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist has completed not less than 2 years of supervised practice following certification from a board-recognized certifying body; provided, however, that supervision of clinical practice shall be conducted by a health care professional who meets minimum qualification criteria promulgated by the board, which shall include a minimum number of years of independent practice authority.  The board may allow a nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist to exercise such independent practice authority upon satisfactory demonstration of not less than 2 years of alternative professional experience; provided, however, that the board determines that the nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist has a demonstrated record of safe prescribing and good conduct consistent with professional licensure obligations required by each jurisdiction in which the nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist has been licensed.  (b) The board shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 80g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 80g - Nurse-Midwives; Authority to Order and Interpret Tests and Prescribe Medications; Clinical Relationship With Obstetrician-Gynecologist; Standards of Care

Section 80G. A nurse authorized to practice as a certified nurse-midwife, under section 80C, may order and interpret tests, therapeutics and prescribe medications in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board and the commissioner of public health under subsection (g) of section 7 of chapter 94C. Nurse-midwives shall practice within a health care system and have clinical relationships with obstetrician-gynecologists that provide for consultation, collaborative management or referral, as indicated by the health status of the patient. Nurse-midwifery care shall be consistent with the standards of care established by the American College of Nurse–Midwives.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 80h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 80h - Nurse Anesthetist; Power to Issue Prescriptions and Order Tests and Therapeutics

Section 80H. (a) A nurse anesthetist may issue written prescriptions and medication orders and order tests and therapeutics pursuant to guidelines mutually developed and agreed upon by the nurse anesthetist and a supervising nurse anesthetist with independent practice authority or a supervising physician, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board; provided, that supervision under this section by a supervising nurse anesthetist with independent practice authority or by a physician shall be limited to written prescriptions and medication orders and the ordering of tests and therapeutics. A prescription issued by a nurse anesthetist under this subsection shall include the name of the supervising nurse anesthetist with independent practice authority or the supervising physician with whom the nurse anesthetist mutually developed and agreed upon guidelines. Nothing in this section shall require a nurse anesthetist to obtain prescriptive authority to deliver anesthesia care, including the proper administration of the drugs or medicine necessary for the delivery of anesthesia care.  A nurse anesthetist shall have independent practice authority to issue written prescriptions and medication orders and order tests and therapeutics without the supervision described in this subsection if the nurse anesthetist has completed not less than 2 years of supervised practice following certification from a board-recognized certifying body; provided, that supervision of practice shall be conducted by a health care professional who meets minimum qualification criteria promulgated by the board, which shall include a minimum number of years of independent practice experience.  The board may allow a nurse anesthetist to exercise such independent practice authority upon satisfactory demonstration of alternative professional experience if the board determines that the nurse anesthetist has a demonstrated record of safe prescribing and good conduct consistent with professional licensure obligations required by each jurisdiction in which the nurse anesthetist has been licensed.  (b) The board shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 80i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 80i - Required Signature, Certification, Etc. by Physician Relating to Physical or Mental Health; Fulfillment by Nurse Practitioner

Section 80I. When a law or rule requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit or endorsement by a physician, when relating to physical or mental health, that requirement may be fulfilled by a nurse practitioner practicing under section 80B.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 80j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 80j - Authority of Psychiatric Nurse Mental Health Clinical Specialist to Order Tests, Therapeutics and Prescribe Medications

Section 80J. A nurse authorized to practice as a psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist pursuant to section 80B may order tests, therapeutics and prescribe medications in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board and subject to subsection (g) of section 7 of chapter 94C.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 80k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 80k - Promulgation of Regulations by the Board Regarding Advanced Practice Nursing

Section 80K. The board shall promulgate regulations, subject to approval by the commissioner, to ensure that nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists under the board of registration in nursing are subject to requirements commensurate to those that physicians are subject to under the board of registration in medicine pursuant to the sixth and seventh paragraphs of section 5 and sections 5A to 5M, inclusive, as they apply to the creation and public dissemination of individual profiles and licensure restrictions, disciplinary actions and reports, claims or reports of malpractice, communication with professional organizations, physical and mental examinations, investigation of complaints and other aspects of professional conduct and discipline.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 81 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 81 - Application of Secs. 80 to 80a; Government Employees

Section 81. Neither section eighty nor eighty A, as the case may be, shall apply to any person duly licensed to practice nursing within any other jurisdiction, while discharging official duties as an employee of the federal government.