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MA Gen L ch 112 § 265 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 265 - Administration of Immunization by Certified Medical Assistant

[See Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, dated March 25, 2021, reissued by Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, dated June 14, 2021, related to the COVID-19 State of Emergency for potential impact on the terms of this section.] [Section impacted by 2021, 20, Secs. 22, 27 and 31 as amended by 2022, 22, Sec. 9 effective June 16, 2021 in order to address disruptions caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.]   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 accredited by the committee on allied health education and accreditation of the American Medical Association or its successor, the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools or its successor or another certificate program that the commissioner of public health may approve; (ii) is employed in the medical practice of a licensed primary care provider; and (iii) performs basic administrative, clerical, and clinical duties upon the specific authorization and under the direct supervision of a licensed primary care provider.   "Direct supervision", oversight of a certified medical assistant exercised by a primary care provider who is present in the facility and immediately available to furnish assistance and direction throughout the course of the performance of a delegated procedure; provided, however, that the primary care provider shall not be required to be present in the room when the procedure is performed.   "Primary care provider", a health care professional qualified to provide general medical care for common health care problems who: (i) supervises, coordinates, prescribes or otherwise provides or proposes health care services; (ii) initiates referrals for specialist care; and (iii) maintains continuity of care within the health care professional's scope of practice.   (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a primary care provider acting within the primary care provider's designated scope of practice may delegate the administration of an immunization of a patient to a certified medical assistant.   (c) The department of public health shall promulgate regulations governing the administration of immunizations by certified medical assistants. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the licensure of certified medical assistants.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 266 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 266 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 266 to 274

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 naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy that is approved by the board and which is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or such other college or program as may be approved by the board; provided, however, that the naturopathic doctoral program shall be further accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or its successor.  ''Board'', the board of registration in naturopathy established in section 109 of chapter 13.  ''Homeopathic preparations'', medicines prepared according to the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States.  ''Naturopathic doctor'', a person who is licensed by the board to practice naturopathic health care pursuant to this chapter.  ''Naturopathic health care'', a system of health care practices for the prevention, evaluation and treatment of illnesses, injuries and conditions of the human body through the use of education, nutrition, natural medicines and therapies and other modalities which are designed to support, stimulate or supplement the human body's own natural self-healing processes.  ''Naturopathic manipulative therapy'', the manually-administered mechanical treatment of body structures or tissues in accordance with naturopathic principles to restore the normal physiological function of the human body.  ''Naturopathic physical medicine'', the therapeutic use of the physical agents of air, water, heat, cold, sound, light and the physical modalities of electrotherapy, diathermy, ultraviolet light, hydrotherapy, naturopathic manipulative therapy and therapeutic exercise.  ''Person'', an individual; provided, however, that ''person'' shall not include a partnership, corporation, association or business organization.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 269 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 269 - Application for Original Licensure as Naturopathic Doctor

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 section 3B of chapter 7. The board shall issue a license as a naturopathic doctor to an applicant upon receipt of satisfactory proof that the applicant is not less than 18 years old and of good moral character and possesses a baccalaureate degree from an accredited educational institution or its equivalent, as determined by the board.  (b) An applicant for a license under this section shall have graduated from and hold a doctor of naturopathic medicine or doctor of naturopathy degree from an approved naturopathic medical college; provided, however, that an applicant shall have satisfactorily completed a minimum of 1,200 hours of board-approved clinical training before graduation from that college. Clinical training may have been completed in either an inpatient or outpatient setting an may include components of conventional medicine as well as naturopathic health care.  (c) An applicant for a license under this section shall have successfully passed a competency-based national naturopathic licensing examination approved by the board.  (d) The board may approve an applicant who attended and graduated from a 4–year naturopathic doctoral program which is located in a country or territory outside the United States if, in the opinion of the board, the training and education provided by that naturopathic doctoral program is substantially equivalent to that provided by a naturopathic doctoral program which meets the requirements of subsection (b).
MA Gen L ch 112 § 270 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 270 - Renewal of Naturopathic Licenses

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 expiration date, as determined by the board, unless earlier revoked, suspended or canceled as a result of a disciplinary proceeding instituted pursuant to section 273. As a condition for renewal under this section, the board may require a naturopathic doctor to provide the board with satisfactory proof that the naturopathic doctor has successfully completed the required number of hours of continuing education for naturopathic doctors in courses or programs approved by the board or has complied with such other requirements or equivalent requirements as approved by the board. Upon satisfactory compliance with the licensing requirements for naturopathic doctors and successful completion of the continuing education requirements, the board shall issue a renewal license. The board may provide for the late renewal of a license that has lapsed and may require payment of a late fee.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 271 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 271 - Reciprocity for Naturopathic Doctors Registered, Certified or Licensed in Another Jurisdiction

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 board, substantially equivalent to the requirements in section 269. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement this section.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 272 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 272 - Disclosure by Licensed Naturopathic Doctors of Business and Residential Addresses

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 to the board of a change in the address of a place of business at which the doctor practices. The naturopathic doctor shall also advise the board, in writing, of that doctor's current residential address and of any subsequent change to that address.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 273 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 273 - Unauthorized Practice of Naturopathic Medicine

[Text of section applicable as provided by 2016, 400, Sec. 5.]  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: naturopathic physician, naturopathic practitioner, natural doctor, naturopathic doctor, doctor of naturopathy, doctor of natural medicine, doctor of naturopathic medicine, NMD, doctor of nutritional medicine, N.D., naturopathic medicine, naturopath or any other term that indicates or implies that the person is licensed to practice any form of naturopathic health care.  (b) A licensed naturopathic doctor shall not use the term physician nor assume the character or appearance of a primary care provider.  (c) A person acting or purporting to act as a naturopathic doctor without first obtaining a license under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year in a house of correction, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years in a house of correction, or by both such fine and imprisonment.  (d) A person who receives money or an equivalent item of value as a fee, commission, compensation or profit by or as the consequence of a violation of sections 267 to 273, inclusive, shall, in addition to any other penalty, be liable for a fine of not less than the sum of the money so received and not more than 3 times the sum received, as determined by the board.  (e) There shall be no action brought by a person for recovery of compensation, nor actual recovery of compensation, for services rendered by that person as a licensed naturopathic practitioner unless that person held a current valid license under this chapter at the time the act or service was provided.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 274 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 274 - Deposit of Fees From Naturopathic Licenses, Applications and Penalties

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.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 275 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 275 - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts

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 health care professional licensed under this chapter including, but not limited to, a physician, psychologist, social worker, nurse or allied mental health and human services professional, including marriage and family therapist, rehabilitation counselor, mental health counselor or educational psychologist.  ''Sexual orientation'', having an orientation for or being identified as having an orientation for heterosexuality, bisexuality or homosexuality.  ''Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts'', any practice by a health care provider that attempts or purports to impose change of an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity including, but not limited to, efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same sex; provided, however, that ''sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts'' shall not include practices that: (i) (A) provide acceptance, support and understanding of an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression; (B) facilitate an individual's coping, social support and identity exploration and development; or (C) are sexual orientation-neutral or gender identity-neutral, including interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices; and (ii) do not attempt or purport to impose change of an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity.  (b) A health care provider shall not advertise for or engage in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a patient who is less than 18 years of age.  (c) A health care provider who violates this section shall be subject to discipline by the appropriate licensing board. Such discipline may include suspension or revocation of license.  (d) A violation of this section by a health care provider shall be a violation of section 2 of chapter 93A. Such a claim brought under this section shall be subject to sections 5A and 7 of chapter 260.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 277 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 277 - Appraisal Management Companies; Registration Required

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 conducting business as an appraisal management company without first being registered by the board under sections 276 to 289, inclusive, regardless of the person's use of the term ''appraisal management company'', ''mortgage technology company'' or any other name.  (b) Sections 276 to 289, inclusive, shall not apply to:  (i) an agency of the federal government or any state or municipal government;  (ii) an appraisal management company that is owned and controlled by an insured depository institution as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813 and regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or  (iii) a licensed real estate broker or salesperson performing activities in accordance with subsection B of section 174; provided, however, that this exemption shall not apply to a real estate broker who receives compensation of any kind in connection with the referral or placement of an appraisal assignment.  (c) An appraiser shall not perform appraisal services for real property located in the commonwealth for an appraisal management company that is not registered under sections 276 to 289, inclusive, unless exempt from licensing under subsection (b). An appraiser who relies upon the written assurance of an appraisal management company regarding its registration status shall not be subject to disciplinary action by the board.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 278 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 278 - Appraisal Management Companies; Rules and Regulations

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, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, 12 U.S.C. 3331 et seq. The board shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with federal regulations promulgated pursuant to said Title XI of the federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 for the purpose of determining whether an appraiser shall be deemed to be part of an appraisal management company's appraiser panel within a 12–month period.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 280 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 280 - Appraisal Management Companies; Designation of Controlling Person

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 employee in charge.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 281 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 281 - Appraisal Management Companies; Designation of Employee in Charge

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 transfer of real property refused, denied, canceled, surrendered in lieu of revocation or revoked in the commonwealth or in any other state;  (ii) be of good moral character;  (iii) submit to a background investigation; and  (iv) be responsible for:  (A) the management of the process of selecting appraisers for the performance of real estate appraisal services;  (B) the management of the process of conducting appraisal reviews; provided, however, that an employee of an appraisal management company or a contractor working on behalf of such company who has any involvement in the performance of an appraisal review of completed appraisals of real property located in the commonwealth shall be licensed or certified in the commonwealth and in good standing pursuant to sections 276 to 289, inclusive; and  (C) maintaining the documentation required by sections 276 to 289, inclusive.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 282 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 282 - Appraisal Management Companies; Notice to Board of Designation of Controlling Person and Employee in Charge; Change in Designations; Sole Proprietorships

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 acceptance of the responsibility. The board shall establish a process, including appropriate timing, for administering any change in the designated controlling person or employee in charge. An appraisal management company that fails to comply with this section shall have its registration suspended pursuant to section 286 until it complies with this section. An individual operating an appraisal management company as a sole proprietorship shall be a state-certified general real estate appraiser or state-certified residential real estate appraiser and shall be considered the controlling person for purposes of sections 276 to 289, inclusive, unless another controlling person is designated.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 283 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 283 - Appraisal Management Companies; Fees

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 controlling person or employee in charge fee; and (v) a late renewal fee.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 284 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 284 - Appraisal Management Companies; Surety Bond

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 benefit of a claimant against the registrant to secure the faithful performance of the registrant's obligations pursuant to sections 276 to 289, inclusive.  The aggregate liability of the surety shall not exceed the principal sum of the bond. A party having a claim against the registrant may bring an action directly on the surety bond or the board may bring an action on behalf of the party having a claim against the registrant. A deposit of cash or security may be accepted in lieu of a surety bond. If a claim is made on a bond, the registrant shall not have the registrant's registration renewed until the bond is restored to the full amount required under this section.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 287 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 287 - Appraisal Management Companies; Maintenance and Preservation of Records

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, prescribes additional requirements for particular types of records.