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MA Gen L ch 112 § 23w (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 23w - Respiratory Therapists; Qualifications

Section 23W. An applicant for licensure as a respiratory therapist shall have:—  (a) completed a respiratory therapy program that is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or a member of the Council on Postsecondary Education, and that is approved by the board,  (b) successfully passed an examination approved by the board for licensure as a respiratory therapist. Such examination shall be written and shall test the applicant's knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences related to the respiratory care theory and practice, including the applicant's professional skills and judgments in the utilization of respiratory care techniques and methods, and such other subjects as the board may deem useful to determine the applicant's fitness to act as a respiratory therapist pursuant to section twenty-three R. The examination shall be conducted by the board at least twice each year and at times and places to be determined by the board; provided, however, that the board may utilize any existing national examination that meets the requirements of this section.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 23x (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 23x - Revocation or Suspension of Respiratory Therapist License

Section 23X. The board may, after a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty A, revoke, suspend, cancel the license or place on probation, reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof satisfactory to a majority of the board that said person:—  (a) has obtained or attempted to obtain a license by fraud or deception,  (b) has been convicted of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude,  (c) has been grossly negligent in his practice of respiratory therapy,  (d) has been adjudged mentally ill or incompetent by the court of competent jurisdiction,  (e) has used drugs or intoxicating liquors to the extent which adversely affects his practice,  (f) has acted in a manner which is professionally unethical according to ethical standards of the profession of respiratory care.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 23y (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 23y - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine by Respiratory Therapist

Section 23Y. Nothing in sections twenty-three R to twenty-three BB, inclusive, shall be construed as authorizing a respiratory therapist to practice medicine or any other form or methods of healing not specified in said sections.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 23z (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 23z - Rules and Regulations of the Board of Respiratory Care; Roster of Licensees

Section 23Z. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to carry into effect sections twenty-three R to twenty-three BB, inclusive, and may amend and revoke such rules and regulations at its discretion. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a roster of all persons licensed by it under this section. The roster shall include the licensee's name, last known business and residential addresses, date of licensing, and license number.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 23aa (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 23aa - Unauthorized Practice of Respiratory Care

Section 23AA. No person shall hold himself out as a respiratory therapist or as being able to practice respiratory care or to render respiratory care services in the commonwealth unless he is licensed in accordance with section twenty-three S. Such a person shall be known as a respiratory therapist.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 23bb (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 23bb - Voluntary Emergency Care or Treatment by Respiratory Therapist; Exemption From Liability

Section 23BB. No respiratory therapist duly licensed under the provisions of sections twenty-three S to twenty-three U, inclusive, who, in good faith as a volunteer and without fee renders emergency care or treatment other than in the ordinary course of his practice, shall be liable in a suit for damages as a result of his acts or omissions nor shall he be liable to a hospital for its expenses if, under such emergency conditions, he orders a person hospitalized or causes his admission.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 24 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 24 - Registration of Pharmacists; Examination; Fees

[See Executive Order No. 8 dated March 17, 2020, (2019 MA EO E20-D) related to the COVID-19 State of Emergency for potential impact on the terms of this section.]  Section 24. A person who desires to do business as a pharmacist shall, upon payment of a fee, as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, to the board of registration in pharmacy, herein and in sections 25 to 42D, inclusive, called the board, be entitled to examination; provided, that he shall have been graduated from a school or college of pharmacy approved by the board. If any such person is found qualified on examination, he shall be registered as a pharmacist, and shall receive a certificate signed by the president and secretary of the board. Any person failing to pass such examination shall upon request be re-examined, after the expiration of three months, at any regular meeting of the board, upon payment of a fee determined under the aforementioned provision. The board may grant certificates of registration as assistants after examination upon the terms above named, and such certificates shall entitle the holder thereof to all the privileges of a registered pharmacist during the temporary absence of the latter, which absence shall be not more than six hours in any one period of twenty-four consecutive hours; provided, that, upon application to the board, such an assistant may be permitted to exercise the privileges of a registered pharmacist for such further period as the board shall determine. No such certificate as assistant shall allow the holder thereof to engage in the drug business on his own account or as a manager to conduct a pharmacy or drug store. The board may grant certificates of registration to such persons as shall furnish with their applications satisfactory proof that they have been registered by examination in some other state; provided, that such other state shall require a degree of competency equal to that required of applicants in this commonwealth. Every such applicant for registration as a registered pharmacist shall pay to the secretary of the board a fee determined under the aforementioned chapter seven provision at the time of filing his application. No such certificate shall be granted until the person applying therefor shall have signified his intention of acting under the same in this commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 24b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 24b - Standards for Schools of Pharmacy; Certificates of Approval; Courses

Section 24B. The board shall forthwith establish standards to be met by schools or colleges of pharmacy and when, in the opinion of the board, such standards have been met by any school or college of pharmacy, a certificate of approval shall be awarded to such approved school or college of pharmacy; provided, that if at any time such approved school or college of pharmacy has, in the opinion of the board, lowered its standards below that established by the board, such certificate, after notice and hearing, may be revoked by the board. No person, school or college of pharmacy or other institution of learning shall establish, conduct or offer any course in pharmacy for residents or non-residents of the commonwealth unless and until such course meets the standards established by the board under authority of this section. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 24b3/4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 24b3/4 - Implementation of Collaborative Drug Therapy Management; Rules and Regulations

Section 24B3/4. The board of registration in medicine and the board of registration in pharmacy shall issue rules and regulations to implement collaborative drug therapy management pursuant to section 24B1/2 and sections 7 and 9 of chapter 94C. To aid in the implementation, the board of registration in medicine and the board of registration in pharmacy shall consult with at least 1 individual from each of the following groups: the department of public health; the Massachusetts Society of Health–System Pharmacists; the Massachusetts chapter of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists; the Massachusetts Pharmacists Association; the Massachusetts Independent Pharmacists Association; the Massachusetts Chain Pharmacy Council; the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University; the Massachusetts Medical Society; the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians; the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society; the Massachusetts chapter of the American Academy of Emergency Physicians; the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Medical Directors Association; and the Massachusetts Hospital Association. The rules and regulations shall govern each collaborative practice agreement, shall be defined and limited by section 24B1/2, chapter 94C and other applicable statutes. The board of registration in medicine and the board of registration in pharmacy shall address the following issues: (1) further limitations and conditions on sites and settings where a collaborative practice may take place beyond those of section 24; (2) the qualifications of participating pharmacists and physicians; (3) the scope of conditions or diseases to be managed, the initial list of which shall not include more than 5 disease states considered appropriate for collaborative management, providing that the 5 diseases selected for collaborative management in the retail setting must be from among those referenced in clause (5) of subsection (c) of section 24B1/2; (4) practice protocols; (5) risk management activities; (6) documentation of any initiation, modification or discontinuation of a patient's medication therapy in the patient's permanent medical record; (7) outcome measurements; and (8) informed consent procedures. The board of registration in medicine and the board of registration in pharmacy shall reconsider these regulations on a periodic basis, as considered appropriate by the commissioner for the purposes of adding or removing disease states to be managed under collaborative drug therapy treatment, as well as for the purpose of updating the rules and regulations governing collaborative drug therapy management, as necessary.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 24c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 24c - Pharmacy Technicians; Registration

Section 24C. (a) A person who desires to become registered as a pharmacy technician shall, upon payment of a fee as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section 3B of chapter 7, apply to the board of registration in pharmacy, herein and in sections 24 to 42A, inclusive, called the board, and be entitled to consideration by the board if such person meets the education, experience and examination requirements as established and adopted by the board.  (b) The board may adopt rules and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy technicians to promote the public health, safety and welfare including, but not limited to, adopting regulations establishing continuing education requirements for license renewal.  (c) The board may, without examination, register as a pharmacy technician any applicant who is duly licensed or registered under the laws of any state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, where the requirements for licensure or registration are in the opinion of the board equivalent to those in the commonwealth.  (d) Each pharmacy technician shall register biennially and in the year designated by the board.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 24d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 24d - Complaints Relating to Pharmacy Technicians; Investigation; Discipline

Section 24D. The board shall investigate all complaints relating to the practice of pharmacy technicians. The authority granted to the board in sections 24 to 42A, inclusive, shall include the licensure and discipline of pharmacy technicians and the board may exercise such authority and conduct hearings regarding complaints in the same manner as it exercises regarding pharmacists.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 24e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 24e - Person Acting as Pharmacy Technician Without Being Registered; Misdemeanor; Punishment

Section 24E. No person shall hold himself out as a pharmacy technician registered by the board of pharmacy unless that person is registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.  Any person acting or purporting to act as a pharmacy technician registered by the board of pharmacy without being registered to practice under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year or both. Upon conviction of a subsequent violation, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by two years imprisonment or both.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 24f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 24f - Pharmacy Technician Change of Address; Written Notification

Section 24F. Each registered pharmacy technician shall immediately give written notification to the board of the change of address and apply for an amended license. Each licensee shall also advise the board in writing of his current mailing address.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 24g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 24g - Pharmacy Interns

Section 24G. A pharmacy intern may engage in the full range of activities conducted by a registered pharmacist; provided, that the intern shall remain under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist preceptor at all times.  A pharmacy intern may administer immunizations as designated by the department of public health; provided, that the intern shall complete an immunization training program, which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, prior to administering an immunization; and provided further, that the intern shall remain under the direct supervision of a pharmacist who has met all board qualifications to administer immunizations.  For the purposes of this section, ''pharmacy intern'' shall mean an individual who: (i) has completed 2 years of an academic curriculum or who has standing as a student beyond the second-year class in the undergraduate academic sequence of an approved college or school of pharmacy; and (ii) is registered by the board to acquire the practical experience, which is a prerequisite to examination for personal registration as a pharmacist, under the direction of a board-approved registered pharmacist.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 25 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 25 - Records of Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Annual Reports

Section 25. The board shall keep a record of the names of all persons examined and registered by it, of all persons to whom permits are issued under section thirty-nine, and of all money received and disbursed by it, and a duplicate thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the state secretary. The board shall make an annual report of the condition of pharmacy in the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 25a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 25a - Annual Report of Investigatory or Disciplinary Actions Conducted by the Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Availability

Section 25A. The board shall submit an annual report to the department of public health, the joint committee on public health and the joint committee on health care financing on or before December 31. The report shall detail the investigatory and disciplinary actions conducted by the board and shall detail: (1) each complaint received by the board or initiated by the board; (2) the date of the complaint; (3) the violation alleged; (4) the name of any state or federal agency that collaborated with the investigation; (5) the summary of the final decision of the board to: (i) dismiss the complaint, (ii) impose an informal sanction or penalty, (iii) impose a formal sanction or penalty or (iv) amend a previously issued sanction or penalty; and (6) whether the board reported the result of its investigation to another state board, federal agency or external entity.  All relevant data collected and analyzed under subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section 39D shall be summarized and included in the report. The report shall be made available, including by electronic means, to the public and all hospitals, pharmacies and health care providers doing business in the commonwealth. Said report shall be posted on the department of public health's website.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 26 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 26 - Display of Certificate of Registration From the Board of Registration in Pharmacy

Section 26. Every person receiving a certificate of registration from the board shall conspicuously display the same in his place of business.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 27 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 27 - Complaints Against Registered Pharmacists; Notice; Hearing

Section 27. The board shall hear all complaints made to it against any person registered as a pharmacist charging him in his business as a pharmacist with violating any of the rules or regulations of the board or any laws of the commonwealth, and especially the laws relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, and alcohol; or with engaging with, or aiding or abetting another in the violation of said rules, regulations or laws; or, if he himself is not the owner and actively engaged in such business, with suffering or permitting the use of his name or certificate of registration by others in the conduct of the business of pharmacy. Any complaints which are the result of a conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be made within twelve months from the date such a conviction becomes known to the board. The board shall notify the person complained against of the charge against him and of the time and place of the hearing at which he may appear with his witnesses and be heard by counsel. It may summon witnesses and compel their attendance at said hearings. Witnesses shall testify on oath and may be sworn by a member of the board. Three members of the board shall be a quorum for any such hearing.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 28 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 28 - Decision of Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Effect

Section 28. If the full board sitting at such hearing finds the person guilty, the board may suspend the effect of his certificate of registration as a pharmacist for such term as it fixes. The board may at any time reconsider its action in cases where it has suspended or revoked the license or certificate of registration of a pharmacist, and may change its determination as justice shall require.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 29 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 29 - Suspension of Certificate of Registration of Registered Pharmacist

Section 29. It may, by a majority vote of all its members, after hearing, suspend the certificate of registration of a registered pharmacist, who, in its judgment, is a menace to the public by reason of the improper use of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
MA Gen L ch 112 § 30 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XVI - Public Health|Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations|Section 30 - Unlawful Dispensing of Controlled Substances; Penalties; Clerical and Ministerial Supportive Services Excepted

Section 30. No person shall dispense any controlled substance or any substance intended for hypodermic use except a person registered as a pharmacist or assistant pharmacist under section twenty-four or corresponding provisions of earlier laws who is acting in the course of his employment in a pharmacy, an intern in pharmacy under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist in accordance with the regulations of the board, and a practitioner in accordance with the provisions of chapter ninety-four C. The terms ''controlled substances'', ''dispense'', ''practitioner'', and ''pharmacy'', as used in this section, shall have the same meaning as set forth in section one of said chapter ninety-four C.  Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or the house of correction for not more than three months, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both.  Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a person under the direction and supervision of a registered pharmacist may perform those clerical and ministerial supportive services in a pharmacy which do not require the exercise of professional judgment by a registered pharmacist. The board may make such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to define the supportive services which an unregistered person may perform in a pharmacy. The registered pharmacist shall be responsible for the actions of any supportive personnel under his supervision.