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MA Gen L ch 112 § 137 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 137 - Licenses; Board of Registration of Social Workers' Refusal to Renew; Revocation; Suspension; Notice; Hearing; Enforcement by Injunction; Reinstatement

Section 137. The board may refuse to renew, revoke, suspend for an indefinite period or cancel the certificate of registration or order further training or reprimand, censure or otherwise discipline a licensee on proof after a hearing that the person has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude in connection with the practice of social work or has been found guilty by the board of having employed fraud or deceit in obtaining his license unethically or of gross negligence in the conduct of his practice. Notice in writing of a contemplated revocation or suspension of a license, of the cause therefor in sufficient particularity and of the date of the hearing thereon, shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the licensee at his last known address at least fifteen days before the date of such hearing. The social worker against whom a charge has been filed shall have a right to appear before the board in person or by counsel, or both, may produce witnesses and evidence in his behalf, and may question witnesses. No license shall be revoked or suspended without such hearing, but the non-appearance of the licensee, after notice, shall not prevent such hearing. All matters upon which the decision of the board is based shall be specified in writing and the licensee shall receive written notification of the board's decision. Except as specified above, all proceedings conducted by the board pursuant to this section shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A.  After issuing an order for revocation or suspension the board may also file a petition in equity in the superior court in the county in which the respondent resides or conducts his practice of social work, or in Suffolk county, to ensure appropriate injunctive relief to expedite the secure enforcement of its order.  The board may, not less than three years after the revocation of any license to practice social work, accept an application to reinstate such license. The board may reinstate such license if, in its opinion, the circumstances causing such revocation no longer warrant continuation of the revocation.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 138 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 138 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 138 to 147

Section 138. As used in this section and sections one hundred and thirty-nine to one hundred and forty-seven, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:  ''Audiologist'', any person who is duly licensed as an audiologist in the commonwealth and who engages in the practice of audiology.  ''Audiology'', the application of principles, methods and procedures of measurement, prediction, evaluation, testing, counseling, consultation and remediation related to the development and disorders of speech, language and learning for the purposes of identifying, evaluating or modifying an individual's hearing and the planning, direction or participation in identification and hearing conservation programs. Any representation to the public by title or by description of services, methods or procedures for the evaluation, examination, counseling or remediation of persons suffering or suspected of suffering from conditions or disorders affecting hearing shall be considered to be the practice of audiology. Remediation includes, but is not limited to, hearing aid evaluation, recommendation, fitting and dispensing and aural habilitation or rehabilitation.  ''Audiology assistant'', a person duly certified in accordance with section 139 who assists in the practice of audiology and who works under the supervision and direction of a duly licensed audiologist.  ''Board'', the board of licensure for speech-language pathology and audiology.  ''Speech-language pathologist'', any person who is duly licensed as a speech-language pathologist in the commonwealth and who engages in the practice of speech-language pathology.  ''Speech-language pathology'', the application of principles, methods and procedures of measurement, prediction, evaluation, testing, counseling, consultation and remediation related to the development and disorders of speech and language. Any representation to the public by title or by description of services, methods or procedures for the evaluation, examination, counseling or remediation of persons suffering or suspected of suffering from conditions or disorders affecting speech and language shall be considered to be the practice of speech-language pathology.  ''Speech-language pathology assistant'', a person duly certified in accordance with section 139 who assists in the practice of speech-language pathology and who works under the supervision and direction of a duly licensed speech-language pathologist.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 139 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 139 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Examination and Qualification of Applicants; Complaints; List of Licensees

Section 139. The board:  (1) shall evaluate the qualifications of applicants, supervise examinations and grant licenses to those persons who pass the examination and who are determined to be qualified as speech-language pathologists or audiologists. Examinations shall be held at such times and places as may be determined by the board and at least two examinations for each discipline shall be held in each calendar year. An applicant who fails the examination shall be allowed to take the examination two additional times. Fourth and subsequent examinations shall be at the discretion of the board.  (2) shall evaluate the qualifications of applicants and grant certificates to those persons who are determined to be qualified as speech-language pathology assistants or audiology assistants and may require applicants for certificate renewal to present evidence of the satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements as determined and published by the board;  (3) may require applicants for license or certificate renewal to be re-evaluated and re-examined and to present evidence of the satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements as determined and published by the board;  (4) shall receive and investigate complaints relating to the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology and may report the same to the proper prosecuting officers where appropriate. The board may, after a hearing held pursuant to chapter 30A, revoke, suspend or place on probation the license or certificate of or reprimand a speech-language pathologist or audiologist or a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant if such person:  (a) fraudulently procures a license or certificate;  (b) has violated any laws relative to the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder;  (c) has committed professional misconduct in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology; or  (d) has practiced speech-language pathology or audiology while the ability to so practice was impaired by alcohol or drugs; provided, however, that a person whose license or certificate has been revoked may apply for relicensure or recertification after 1 year from the date of revocation and the board may, in its discretion, grant such relicensure or recertification upon such terms and conditions as the board may deem appropriate; and  (5) shall prepare annually a list of the names and addresses of persons who are licensed or certified to practice speech-language pathology or audiology.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 140 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 140 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Application; Fee

Section 140. A person who desires to be licensed as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist or certified as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant shall apply to the board in writing on an application form prescribed and furnished by the board. At the time of filing the application, an applicant for licensure or certification shall pay to the board a fee which shall be set by the secretary of administration and finance.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 141 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 141 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Nonresidents; Licenses; Fees

Section 141. The board may at its discretion and without examination license as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist or certify as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant any applicant who is duly licensed or registered under the laws of another state or territory in the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; provided, however, that the applicant shall meet the requirements for licensure or certification in the commonwealth and shall pay the appropriate fee set by the secretary of administration and finance.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 142 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 142 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Certificate of Licensure; Issuance

Section 142. The board shall license as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist or certify as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant each applicant who meets the requirements set forth in section 144 or 144A. It shall issue a license or certificate to each person so licensed or certified, which shall be conclusive evidence of the right of such person to practice.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 143 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 143 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; License Renewal; Fee

Section 143. A licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist or certified speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant shall apply to the board every 2 years on dates determined by the board for renewal of such license or certificate and shall pay to the board a fee which shall be set by the secretary of administration and finance.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 144 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 144 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Qualifications for License

Section 144. To be eligible for license by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, an applicant shall:  (1) be of good moral character,  (2) possess at a minimum (a) a bachelor's degree or its equivalent and (b) a master's degree or its equivalent in the area of speech-language pathology or audiology granted by an educational institution which incorporates academic course work and the minimum hours of supervised training required by the national certifying body for speech-language pathology and audiology,  (3) have completed the period of supervised professional practice in the area in which the license is being sought required by the national certifying body for speech-language pathology and audiology,  (4) pass an examination approved by the board except that such examination may be waived by the board for applicants who hold a current and valid certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology or audiology from the national certifying body for speech-language pathology and audiology.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 144a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 144a - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Certification Requirements

Section 144A. To be eligible for certification by the board as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant, an applicant shall:—  (1) be of good moral character;  (2) possess at a minimum an associate's degree in a speech-language pathology or audiology training program approved by a national certifying body for speech-language pathology or audiology, a bachelor's degree from a college with a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant certificate program or an equivalent course of study with a major emphasis in the area of speech-language pathology or audiology; and  (3) meet the minimum criteria established by a national certifying body for speech-language pathology or audiology for certification as a speech-language pathology assistant or audiology assistant.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 145 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 145 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Activities and Services of Certain Parties

Section 145. The provisions of sections one hundred and thirty-eight to one hundred and forty-seven, inclusive, shall not prohibit the activities and services of:  (1) a qualified person licensed in the commonwealth under any other law from engaging in the profession or business for which he is licensed, including activities and services by a physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery and by a person employed by and under the direct supervision of such physician.  (2) a person engaged in the specialty of hearing aid fitting and sales; provided, however, that no separate or additional fee for hearing testing or interpretation of such tests is received; and provided further, that the person fitting or selling such hearing aids does not present himself as an audiologist unless such person is licensed as an audiologist in the commonwealth. This clause does not preclude remuneration for any other service offered solely in conjunction with the fitting or maintaining of a hearing aid.  (3) a teacher of esophageal speech, a certified industrial audiometric technician or an audiometric screening technician provided that such person engages in no other practice of speech-language pathology or audiology.  (4) a person engaged in fulfilling the requirements set forth in clauses (2) and (3) of section one hundred and forty-four.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 146 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 146 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Penalty for Illegal Representation or Practice

Section 146. No person shall hold himself out as a speech-language pathologist or practice speech-language pathology unless he is licensed in accordance with the requirements of section 144 or certified in accordance with the requirements of section 144A. No person shall use the title speech-language pathologist or speech-language pathology assistant or any other similar title or description in connection with his name or place of business unless that person is so licensed or certified.  No person shall hold himself out as an audiologist or practice audiology unless he is licensed in accordance with the requirements of section 144 or certified in accordance with the requirements of section 144A. No person shall use the title audiologist or audiology assistant or any other similar title or description in connection with his name or place of business unless that person is so licensed or certified.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 147 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 147 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists; Fines and Penalties; False Oath or Affirmation; Fraudulent Representation

Section 147. Any person who violates any provision of sections one hundred and thirty-nine to one hundred and forty-six, inclusive, or who willfully makes a false oath or affirmation in any case in which an oath or affirmation is required under said sections, or who obtains or attempts to obtain registration by any willful fraudulent representation shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 148 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 148 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 149 to 162

Section 148. As used in sections one hundred and forty-nine to one hundred and sixty-two, inclusive of this chapter, section one of chapter one hundred and fifty-six A, section forty-seven D of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, section sixty B of chapter two hundred and thirty-one, the following words shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:—  ''Acupuncture'', the practice of medicine based on Traditional Oriental Medical Theories; primarily the insertion of metal needles through the skin at certain points on the body, with or without the application of electric current, and with or without the application of heat to the needles, skin, or both, in an attempt to relieve pain or improve body function. Electroacupuncture, whether utilizing electrodes on the surface of the skin or current applied to inserted needles will be considered the practice of acupuncture.  ''Board'', the board of registration in medicine, established under the provisions of section ten of chapter thirteen.  ''Committee'', the committee on acupuncture of the board of registration in medicine, established under the provisions of section one hundred and forty-nine.  ''Acupuncturist'', a person licensed under the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-nine to one hundred and sixty-two, inclusive, to practice acupuncture.  ''Acupuncture intern'', an acupuncture student engaged in practical training including needle insertion on human subjects in an acupuncture internship program approved by the committee on acupuncture.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 149 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 149 - Committee on Acupuncture

Section 149. The board of registration in medicine shall form a committee on acupuncture. Committee members will be appointed by the board with the following qualifications: one member shall be a licensed physician member of the board, one member shall be a licensed physician who has been actively involved with the practice of acupuncture for at least two years, one member shall be from the general public and shall not be engaged in or have a financial interest in the delivery of health services, and four members shall be acupuncture practitioners, chosen from a list of recommended individuals submitted by the Massachusetts Acupuncture Society, the New England School of Acupuncture, the Acupuncture Practitioners Association, the Oriental Traditional Medical Association, and any other professional acupuncture organization or institution engaged in teaching acupuncture under the provisions of chapter seventy-five D.  The board shall appoint four of the initial members to terms of three years, and three of the initial members to terms of two years. Thereafter, all appointees shall serve for terms of three years. Vacancies shall be filled by the board with persons who possess the qualification required of the original appointees. Those members appointed to the initial committee as acupuncturists need not be licensed as acupuncturists. Such members so appointed after the initial committee is appointed shall be licensed under the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-nine to one hundred and sixty-two, inclusive, prior to such appointment.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 150 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 150 - Adoption of Rules; Register of Licensed Acupuncturists; Meetings; Compensation

Section 150. The committee may adopt reasonable rules to carry into effect sections one hundred and forty-nine to one hundred and sixty-two, inclusive, and may amend and revoke such rules at its discretion. The committee shall keep a record of its proceedings under said sections one hundred and forty-nine to one hundred and sixty-two, inclusive, and a register of all persons registered and licensed by it. The register shall contain the name of every living registrant, his last known place of business and last known place of residence, and the date and number of his registration and certificate as a licensed acupuncturist. The committee shall during the month of May in every year in which the renewal of registration is required, compile a list of the name and address of every licensed acupuncturist in the commonwealth.  The committee shall meet not less than four times per calendar year. At the first meeting of each year, the committee shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary.  Committee members will receive the same compensation as members of the board of registration in medicine as set forth in section ten of chapter thirteen.  All monies received by the committee shall be paid monthly to the General Fund. All expenses and compensation of the committee shall be paid by the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 151 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 151 - Acupuncturists; Application for License

Section 151. A person who desires to be licensed and registered as an acupuncturist shall apply to the committee in writing on an application form prescribed and furnished by the committee. He shall include in his application statements under oath satisfactory to the committee, showing that he possess the qualifications preliminary to examination required by section one hundred and fifty-two. He shall pay to the committee at the time of his filing such application a fee which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven.