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MA Gen L ch 111c § 17 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 17 - Transportation of Children by Ambulance; Accompaniment by Parent or Guardian; Report by EMT

Section 17. The parent or guardian of an injured or sick child who is to be transported to a hospital or other medical treatment facility by an ambulance shall be allowed to accompany such child upon such parent's or guardian's request, unless the emergency medical technician in charge determines that the medical situation is life threatening or that the presence of a parent or guardian would create a potential risk to such child. Such determination shall be noted in the written report of said emergency medical technician and a copy of such report shall be sent to such parent or guardian within 30 days of such determination.
MA Gen L ch 111c § 18 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 18 - Restraint of Patient by Emt; Written Report

Section 18. Subject to regulations and guidelines promulgated by the department, an emergency medical technician may restrain a patient who presents an immediate or serious threat of bodily harm to himself or others. Any such restraint shall be noted in the written report of said emergency medical technician.
MA Gen L ch 111c § 19 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 19 - Use of Emergency Medical Titles and Provision of Services; Prohibitions; Fines; Report to Attorney General

Section 19. (a) No person shall:  (1) establish or maintain an EMS first response service or an ambulance service or hold itself out as an EMS first response service or an ambulance service without a valid license or in violation of the terms of a valid license;  (2) operate, maintain or otherwise use or hold out any aircraft, boat, motor vehicle, or other means of transportation as an EMS vehicle without a valid certificate of inspection;  (3) provide EMS or hold oneself out as, or use the title of EMS first responder, emergency medical technician, or paramedic or the acronym EMT or any other title or acronym used by the department in the certification of emergency medical services personnel under this chapter, in violation of section 9, or other than on behalf of an EMS first response service or an ambulance service or other EMS provider duly licensed or otherwise approved under this chapter or chapter 111O;  (4) establish or maintain a trauma center, a service zone provider, or any other entity, service or operation requiring designation or approval under this chapter, or hold itself out as such without a valid designation or approval under this chapter;  (5) obstruct, bar or otherwise interfere with an inspection or investigation undertaken under authority of this chapter;  (6) knowingly make an omission of a material fact or a false statement in any application or other document filed with the department; or  (7) violate or fail to observe any requirement of this chapter, or of any regulation, guideline or order under this chapter.  (b) Whoever engages in, aids, abets, causes or permits any act prohibited under this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for each offense. A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed on each day during which any prohibited act continues after written notice by the department to the offender. The commissioner shall report each suspected offense to the attorney general for investigation and prosecution.
MA Gen L ch 111c § 20 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 20 - Remote Communication; Advice, Consultation, or Orders; Limitation on Liability of Physicians, Nurses, Hospitals and Ems Personnel

Section 20. No physician duly registered under section 2, 2A, or 9 of chapter 112, and no nurse duly registered under section 74 or section 76 of said chapter 112, and no hospital shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of acts or omissions related to advice, consultation or orders given in good faith to emergency medical services personnel who are qualified under section 9 and are acting on behalf of a service duly licensed under section 6, by radio, telephone or other remote means of communication and prior to arrival of the patient at the hospital or other health care facility from which the emergency communication to the EMS personnel is made, nor shall any such EMS personnel be liable in a suit for damages as a result of their acts or omissions based upon such advice, consultation or orders by remote communication, if the such acts or omissions were made in good faith, nor shall any physician be liable in a suit for damages as a result of acts or omissions relating to the discharge of duties under this chapter, including, without limitation, duties as a medical director at the state or regional level, if such acts or omissions were made in good faith.
MA Gen L ch 111c § 21 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 21 - Ems Personnel; Good Faith Performance of Duties; Limitation on Personal Liability

[ Text of section effective until May 16, 2022. For text effective May 16, 2022, see below.]   Section 21. No EMS personnel certified, accredited or otherwise approved under this chapter, and no additional personnel certified or authorized under section 9, who in the performance of their duties and in good faith render emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, transportation, or other EMS, to an injured person or to a person incapacitated by illness shall be personally liable as a result of rendering such aid or services or, in the case of an emergency medical technician or additional personnel, as a result of transporting such person to a hospital or other health care facility, nor shall they be liable to a hospital for its expenses if, under emergency conditions, they cause the admission of such person to said hospital. Chapter 111C: Section 21. EMS personnel; good faith performance of duties; limitation on personal liability [ Text of section as amended by 2022, 23, Sec. 3 effective May 16, 2022. For text effective until May 16, 2022, see above.]   Section 21. No EMS personnel certified, accredited or otherwise approved under this chapter, and no additional personnel certified or authorized under section 9, who in the performance of their duties and in good faith, render emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, transportation or other EMS to an injured person, a person incapacitated by illness or an injured police dog under section 9A shall be personally liable as a result of rendering such aid or services or, in the case of an emergency medical technician or additional personnel, as a result of transporting such person to a hospital or such police dog to a veterinary care facility, nor shall they be liable to a hospital or veterinary care facility for its expenses if, under emergency conditions, they cause the admission of such person or such police dog to the hospital or the veterinary care facility.
MA Gen L ch 111c § 22 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 22 - Commissioner; Waiver of Regulations or Guidelines; Conditions

Section 22. The commissioner may waive any provision of the regulations and guidelines promulgated under this chapter, subject to such terms and conditions as he may impose; provided, however, that no waiver may issue unless the commissioner has determined that such waiver (a) will result in improved quality or accessibility of EMS, (b) is in the public interest and (c) will not endanger public health or safety.
MA Gen L ch 111c § 23 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 23 - Action by Department; Adjudicatory Hearing; Written Request

Section 23. Any person subject to an action by the department to revoke, suspend, deny or take any other action with respect to any license, certification, designation or any other approval under this chapter shall, upon the filing of a written request with the department, be afforded an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to chapter 30A.
MA Gen L ch 111c § 24 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 24 - Ems Regional Councils; Distribution and Use of Funds; Goals and Objectives

Section 24. Distribution and use of funds, if any, by regional councils shall be governed by rules and regulations promulgated by the department with the advice of the EMS system advisory board. Such rules and regulations shall recognize the following goals and objectives for the use and disbursement of such funds:  (1) maintenance and operation of regional emergency medical services councils;  (2) maintenance and operation of regional communication centers; and  (3) training of EMS personnel, such training to be interpreted to include initial training and recertification.
MA Gen L ch 111c § 25 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111c - Emergency Medical Services System|Section 25 - Staffing of Class I, Ii or v Ambulances

Section 25. When a class I, II or V ambulance transports a patient receiving care at the paramedic level of advanced life support the ambulance shall be staffed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department, with a minimum of 2 emergency medical technicians, only 1 of whom shall be certified at the EMT–Paramedic level; provided, however, that the service staffing a class I, II or V ambulance may staff the ambulance with more than 1 emergency medical technician certified at the EMT–Paramedic level.
MA Gen L ch 111d § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111d - Clinical Laboratories|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meaning:—  (1) ''Clinical Laboratory'', a facility or place, however named, the purpose of which is to make biological, serological, chemical, immuno-hematological, cytological, pathological, or other examinations of materials derived from a human body.  (2) ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of public health.  (3) ''Company'', a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, an association, a trust or an organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not.  (4) ''Complex laboratory test'', a test which requires sophisticated technique, interpretation of multiple signals or proven technical skill. Such test shall require, but not be limited to, one or more of the following steps:—(a) highly skilled physical manipulation; (b) technique dependent steps in the testing, sampling or reading of results; (c) user programming of the device or devices; (d) detailed calculation of the results; (e) dilution of samples with chemically reactive substances; or (f) preparation of reagents.  (5) ''Department'', the department of public health in the executive office of human services.  (6) ''Exempt test'', a test which is generally noninstrumental in nature, and the results of which are determined by observation of a visual signal.  (7) ''Ownership interest'', interests including, but not limited to, any membership, proprietary interest, shares of stock in a corporation, units or other interest in a partnership, bonds, debentures, notes or other equity interest or debt instrument or co-ownership in any form.  (7A) ''Person'', corporations, societies, associations, partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, trusts, organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not, an individual or the individual's estate upon death, any other entity including, but not limited to, medical practice, medical office, clinic, counseling center, substance use disorder treatment program or sober house or a political subdivision of the commonwealth.  (8) ''Simple laboratory test'', a test which may require a series of steps, reagent additions or instrumentation, and the results of which are generally determined by a visual signal, but which is not a complex laboratory test as defined in clause (4).
MA Gen L ch 111d § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111d - Clinical Laboratories|Section 2 - Regulatory Authority of Public Health Department

Section 2. The department shall have authority:  (1) to establish, with the advice of the advisory committee on clinical laboratories, and to enforce, requirements in addition to any prescribed in this chapter for the construction, maintenance, and utilization of clinical laboratories, including standards of performance in the examination of specimens;  (2) to require evidence of successful participation by clinical laboratories licensed under section five in proficiency testing programs, and by laboratory personnel in training programs, covering all or specific laboratory specialties and approved by the department after consultation with the advisory committee on clinical laboratories;  (3) to establish appropriate fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses;  (4) to make such reasonable classification of clinical laboratories, by category of laboratory procedures performed or nature and scope of services provided, as the department may find necessary or appropriate in the public interest;  (5) to inspect at any time any clinical laboratory and any records maintained in connection with such laboratory; provided, that a license has been issued or an application for a license has been filed under section five;  (6) to conduct investigations and adjudicatory proceedings;  (7) to conduct research and studies, to sponsor or hold educational programs, to make informational materials available to the public, and to engage in such other activities as may be necessary or appropriate for the administration or enforcement of this chapter;  (8) to make such rules, regulations, as may be necessary or appropriate for the administration or enforcement of this chapter; and  (9) to classify, with the advice of the advisory committee on clinical laboratories, laboratory tests as exempt, simple or complex, for purposes of licensing physician clinical laboratories.
MA Gen L ch 111d § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111d - Clinical Laboratories|Section 3 - Advisory Committee

Section 3. There shall be within the department an advisory committee on clinical laboratories, to advise the department, as provided in section two, on the administration of this chapter. Such committee shall consist of twelve members, to be appointed by the commissioner, as follows: four persons, two physicians and two nonphysicians, who meet the requirements for confirmation as a clinical laboratory director; one other physician not a clinical laboratory director; one medical laboratory technologist; one chief executive officer of a hospital licensed by the department; and five non-providers of health services, one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Bar and one a representative of manufacturers of clinical laboratory technology. Each member of the committee shall serve without compensation for a term of three years, or until his successor is appointed; provided, that no member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. A chairman of the committee shall be elected annually from the membership.
MA Gen L ch 111d § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111d - Clinical Laboratories|Section 4 - Licensing Requirements; Exemptions

Section 4. No person shall maintain a clinical laboratory in the commonwealth apart from a hospital or clinic licensed under section fifty-one of chapter one hundred and eleven, unless he holds, and there is in effect, a license issued under section five except that the licensing requirement of this section shall not apply to: (a) a clinical laboratory maintained by not more than two licensed physicians exclusively in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of his own patients; (b) a clinical laboratory maintained by three or more licensed physicians exclusively in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of his own patients; provided, however, that (i) the physician or his assistant under the direct supervision of such physician performs all testing; and (ii) the clinical laboratory performs only laboratory tests which the commissioner, with the advice of the advisory committee on clinical laboratories, has determined to be exempt from licensure; or (c) in the case of a clinical laboratory maintained exclusively for research and teaching purposes and not providing reports for diagnosis and treatment of patients or for a public health purpose; or (d) any laboratory with respect to tests or other procedures made by it for any person engaged in the business of insurance if made for purposes of determining whether to write an insurance contract or determining eligibility or continued eligibility thereunder, or for the examination of its employees or officers; or (e) any laboratory maintained exclusively for a health promotion screening program, as defined in regulations of the department, which does not provide reports for diagnosis or treatment of patients and which meets standards for such program established by the department. No provision of this chapter other than section six shall apply to any agency of the commonwealth; nor shall any provision of this chapter relative to licensing apply to any hospital or clinic licensed under section fifty-one of chapter one hundred and eleven.
MA Gen L ch 111d § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111d - Clinical Laboratories|Section 6 - Infectious Disease Reports; Confidential Information

Section 6. The department may require the reporting of any infectious disease found in the examination of specimens at clinical laboratories if, in its opinion, reporting of such disease is necessary to protect or promote the public health. Every person who and every agency which maintains a clinical laboratory shall report evidence of any infectious disease found in the course of the examination of specimens, if so required by the department, in such form, manner, and detail and within such time as the department shall prescribe. Reports made under this section shall not be considered as constituting a diagnosis nor shall any person making a report pursuant to this section be held liable in a civil proceeding for having violated a trust or confidential relationship. Notwithstanding section ten of chapter sixty-six, every such report shall be kept confidential by the department and its employees and agents and shall not be subject to the inspection, examination, or copying by any other agency of government or by any other person.
MA Gen L ch 111d § 8a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111d - Clinical Laboratories|Section 8a - Examination of Specimen Derived From Human Body Prohibited by Clinical Laboratory in Which Person or Company, or Any of Its Owners, Directors, Partners, Employees or Family Members Have Direct or Indirect Ownership Interest

[See Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, dated April 28, 2020, (2019 MA EO H20-30) related to the COVID-19 State of Emergency,for potential impact on the terms of this section.]  Section 8A. No person or company shall knowingly refer, request, order or send any specimen derived from the human body for examination to a clinical laboratory in which the person or company, or any of its owners, directors, partners, employees or family members thereof have a direct or indirect ownership interest. This section shall not apply to: (i) a clinical laboratory owned by a licensed physician or group of licensed physicians and used exclusively in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of the physician's or group of physicians' own patients and where all testing is performed by or under the direct supervision of said physician or group of physicians; (ii) a hospital or clinic licensed under section 51 of chapter 111 used exclusively in connection with the diagnosis or treatment of the hospital's or clinic's own patients; or (iii) any case exempted under subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of 42 U.S.C. section 1395nn or specifically permitted by regulations or rules of the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, the federal Centers for Medicare or Medicaid Services, the executive office of health and human services or the executive office for administration and finance.
MA Gen L ch 111d § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111d - Clinical Laboratories|Section 9 - Correction of Deficiencies; Orders

Section 9. Whenever the department finds upon inspection, or through information in its possession, that a clinical laboratory licensed under this chapter is not in compliance with a requirement prescribed in or established under this chapter, it may by order require the licensee to correct such deficiency. Every correction order shall include a statement of the deficiencies found, the provisions of law relied upon, and the period prescribed for correction, which shall be reasonable and, except in an emergency declared by the commissioner, not less than thirty days after receipt of such order. Within ten days of receipt, the affected licensee may file a written request with the department for administrative reconsideration of the order or any portion thereof. Failure by the department to grant, deny, or otherwise act upon a written request within ten days after filing shall be deemed a denial.
MA Gen L ch 111d § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 111d - Clinical Laboratories|Section 10 - Unreliable Reports of Examinations; License Modification

Section 10. Whenever the department finds upon inspection, or through information in its possession, that a clinical laboratory, licensed under this chapter is not able to provide or is not providing reliable reports of examinations pursuant to the terms of such license, it may by order modify any term of such license as it deems necessary to enable the laboratory to provide reliable reports of examinations. Every license modification order shall include a statement of the reasons for modification, the provisions of law relied upon, and the date fixed for compliance, which date shall be reasonable and, except in an emergency declared by the commissioner, not less than thirty days after receipt of such order.  Except in the case of a license modification imposed as a sanction after hearing under section eleven, a licensee in receipt of an order shall have the opportunity for a hearing under the provisions of chapter thirty A. If after hearing the licensee establishes that the order, or any portion thereof, is not warranted, the department shall rescind or qualify such order, as appropriate. The filing of a request for a hearing shall not operate as a stay of the compliance date of a license modification order, but the department shall stay the compliance date upon written request, except to the extent that a stay would jeopardize the public health or public safety.