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2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 50 - Practicing Dentistry; Definition; Identification of Removable Dental Prosthesis

Section 50. A person shall be deemed to be practicing dentistry if he holds himself out as being able to diagnose, treat, operate or prescribe for any disease, pain, injury, deficiency, deformity or other condition of the human teeth, alveolar process, gums or jaws, and associated parts, intraorally or extraorally, or if he either offers or undertakes by any method to diagnose, treat, operate or prescribe for any disease, pain, injury, deficiency, deformity or other condition of the same; or if he, except on the written prescription of a registered dentist and by the use of impressions made by a registered dentist, directly or indirectly by mail, carrier, personal agent, or by any other method, supplies, constructs, reproduces, relines, repairs, adds or directs the application of any substance, of a durable nature, to dentures, bridges, appliances or other structures to be used and worn as substitutes for natural teeth or solicits or advertises, except as permitted in section fifty-two A, to supply, construct, reproduce, repair, reline, add or direct the application of any substance, of a durable nature, to dentures, bridges, appliances or other structures to be used and worn as substitutes for natural teeth; or if he places such substitutes in the mouth or adjusts the same; or if he, except on the written prescription of a registered dentist, observes a patient's natural dentition for purposes of matching coloration or other aesthetic characteristic to aid in the fabrication or repair of a prescribed restorative appliance.
Every complete upper and lower denture or removable dental prosthesis, fabricated by a registered dentist or fabricated pursuant to such dentist's written prescription order, shall be marked with the name or social security number, or both, of the patient for whom the prosthesis is intended. Such markings shall be applied during fabrication and shall be permanent, legible and cosmetically acceptable. The exact location of the markings and method used to apply or implant the markings shall be determined by the dentist or dental laboratory fabricating the prosthesis. If in the professional judgment of the dentist, this full identification is not possible, the name or social security number may be omitted.
Any removable dental prosthesis in existence prior to the effective date of this act, which was not marked in the manner heretofore described, shall be so marked at the time of any subsequent rebasing or duplication.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 52 - Penalties for Violations Regarding Licensing of Dental Professionals

Section 52. Any person who falsely asserts that he has a certificate granted by the board, or who, having such certificate or a duplicate thereof, fails to exhibit the same as required by section forty-five, or who falsely and with intent to deceive claims to be a graduate of any college granting degrees in dentistry, or who, except as permitted by section fifty-three, directly or indirectly practices or attempts to practice dentistry or dental hygiene or as a dental assistant without being registered under sections 45 to 511/2, inclusive, or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, or any registered dentist or incorporated dental company who employs or permits a person to practice dentistry unless such person is registered and exhibits his name and certificate as provided in sections forty-four and forty-five, or any person who violates any provision of sections forty-three to fifty-three, inclusive, for which no other penalty is provided, shall, except as provided in section sixty-five, be punished for the first offence by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for six months, or both; and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars or by imprisonment for one year, or both; and any registered dentist who fails to exhibit his full name, as required by section forty-four, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars; provided, that any corporation violating any provision of sections forty-three to fifty-three, inclusive, shall be punished by the fine herein provided for such violation, and its officers, owners or managers concerned in the violation shall be punished by the fine or imprisonment herein provided for such violation, or both.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 52b - Conviction for Illegal Advertising; Revocation or Suspension of Registration of Dentist or Dental Hygienist

Section 52B. The clerk of a court in which a registered dentist or dental hygienist is convicted under the preceding section shall forthwith certify such conviction to the board, and the board may, after a hearing, revoke or suspend the registration of the convicted registrant. The board may also revoke or suspend the registration of a dentist or dental hygienist for conviction in any court of the commonwealth of a crime involving moral turpitude.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 52c - Illegal Advertisement by Persons Engaged in Dental Business Relating to Dentures and Bridges

Section 52C. No person engaged in the business of supplying, constructing, reproducing, relining, repairing, adding or directing the application of any substance of a permanent nature to dentures, bridges, appliances or other structures to be worn as substitutes for natural teeth shall advertise his services, technique or materials to the general public by means of advertisements in public newspapers, magazines or by radio or television display advertisements excepting, advertisements in professional or trade papers, trade journals, trade directories, trade periodicals, trade magazines, and in the public telephone directories; nor shall any person so engaged in any way directly solicit the patronage of the general public for any dental services, dental materials or dental appliances.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 52d - Suspension, Revocation or Cancellation of Certificate, Registration, License or Authority Upon Conviction of Felony Related to Practice of Dentistry

Section 52D. The board, after due notice and hearing, may suspend, revoke or cancel any certificate, registration, license or authority issued by it, of any dentist convicted in any court in the commonwealth of a felony related to the practice of dentistry.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 52e - Repeated Irregularities in Billing Third Party Payers; Disciplinary Proceedings

Section 52E. The board, after due notice and hearing, may suspend, revoke, cancel or reprimand the holder of any certificate, registration, license or authority issued by it, of any dentist whom it finds has engaged in repeated irregularities in billing an insurance company or other third party payer for services rendered to a patient.
For the purposes of this section irregularities in billing shall include: reporting charges for the purpose of obtaining a total payment in excess of that usually received by the dentist for the services rendered; falsely reporting treatment dates for the purpose of obtaining payment; reporting charges for services not rendered; falsely reporting services rendered for the purpose of obtaining payment; or abrogating the copayment provisions of a contract by accepting the payment received from the third party payer as full payment.
Any person aggrieved by the action of the board by a suspension, revocation, cancellation or reprimand under this section of any certificate, registration, license or authority issued by it may appeal such action under the provisions of section fourteen of chapter thirty A.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 52f - Suspension of or Refusal to Renew Registrant's License; Hearing

Section 52F. The board may, without a hearing, suspend or refuse to renew a registrant's license if the board finds that the health, safety or welfare of the public warrants such summary action; provided, however, that the board shall, within seven days of such summary action, afford the registrant the opportunity of a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty A. Any suspension imposed by the board shall remain in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings including judicial review thereof, unless sooner dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction or withdrawn by the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 52g - Persons Filing Complaint or Providing Information to Board; Liability

Section 52G. No person filing a complaint, making a report, providing information or otherwise assisting the board for purposes of said board's discharge of its duties and functions pursuant to sections forty-three to fifty-three, inclusive, shall be liable in any cause of action arising out of such filing, reporting or the providing of such information or assistance; provided, however, that the person filing such complaint, making such report or providing such information or assistance does so in good faith. In any action brought against a person filing a complaint, making a report, providing information or otherwise assisting the board, where it is determined to be unsubstantiated, frivolous or in bad faith, the court shall award reasonable counsel fees and costs and if the person defending such action is not represented by counsel, the court shall award an amount equal to the reasonable value of such person's efforts in defending such action. The court shall state the method by which any such award is determined.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 53 - Application of Secs. 43 to 52; Treatment by Registered Physician or Registered Dentist From Another State

Section 53. Nothing in sections forty-three to fifty-two, inclusive, shall apply to treatment by a registered physician not practicing dentistry, in case where he deems treatment necessary for the relief of his patients, or prevent a registered dentist of another state or his assistant from operating at a public clinic under the auspices of a duly organized and reputable dental college or association, or prevent a student of a reputable dental college, incorporated under the laws of this commonwealth and granting degrees in dentistry, from performing operations as part of the regular college course, or prevent the surviving spouse, executor or administrator of a registered dentist who has died, or the spouse of one who is incapacitated, from continuing for not more than three years his business under a registered dentist, or prevent a dental intern registered as provided in section forty-five A from engaging in the practice of dentistry as authorized by said section. A registered dentist shall have the same right to prescribe or buy drugs or medicines for use in the conduct of his practice, as a registered physician of the commonwealth.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 54 - Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine; Power to Make By-Laws and Rules; Quorum

Section 54. The board of registration in veterinary medicine, in sections fifty-five to sixty, inclusive, called the board, may make by-laws and rules consistent with law necessary to carry out the provisions of said sections. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, provided, however, that at any meeting concerning the revocation of a license a quorum shall be four.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 54a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 54 to 60

Section 54A. In sections fifty-four to sixty, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:
''Animal'', any animal other than man including wild or domestic fowl, birds, fish or reptiles, living or dead.
''Approved veterinary school'', any veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or its equivalent and which conforms to the standards required for accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the board of veterinary medicine of the commonwealth, or the approving authority.
''Approving authority'', (a) Two members from the board of registration in veterinary medicine; (b) One veterinary officer from the division of animal health; and (c) One member representing the Massachusetts Veterinary Association.
''Board'', the board of registration in veterinary medicine of the commonwealth.
''Veterinarian'', a person who has received a doctors' degree in veterinary medicine from a school of veterinary medicine.
''Veterinary medicine'', means and includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry, and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 55a - Graduates of Non-Approved Veterinary Schools; Waiver of Requirements; Rules and Regulations

Section 55A. The board shall determine the qualifications and educational experience of those applicants for registration who are graduates of a non-approved veterinary school. If the board finds that the applicant meets the minimum requirements as determined for a graduate of an approved veterinary school, the board may waive the requirements of section fifty-five relative to graduation from an approved veterinary school.
If the board finds that said applicant is deficient in qualifications or in the quality of educational experience, the board may require the applicant to fulfill remedial or other requirements that the board, by regulation, may require.
Said board shall make such rules and regulations necessary to enforce the provisions of this section.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 56 - Examinations

Section 56. Examinations shall be in part in writing, shall be in English, and of a scientific and practical character. They shall include the subjects of anatomy, surgery, physiology, animal parasites, obstetrics, pathology, bacteriology, diagnosis and practice, therapeutics, pharmacology, veterinary dentistry and other subjects thought proper by the board to test the applicants' fitness to practice veterinary medicine.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 56a - Temporary Permits to Practice Veterinary Medicine; Revocation

Section 56A. The board may issue without examination a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in the commonwealth to any person who is a graduate of an approved veterinary school. Such temporary permit may be granted for a period of six months and may be renewed once for a period of six months; provided, however, that said person write the next set of examinations; and provided, further, that said person is employed by and practices his profession under the direct supervision and control of a duly licensed veterinarian practicing in the commonwealth. Such temporary permit may be summarily revoked by a majority vote of the board.
The board may issue with an examination a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in the commonwealth to any person who is a graduate of other than an approved veterinary school; provided that said person is employed by and practices his profession under the direct supervision and control of a duly licensed veterinarian practicing in the commonwealth. Such temporary permit may be granted for a period of six months and may also be renewed once for a period of six months and may be summarily revoked by a majority vote of the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 56b - Prescriptions on Hospital or Clinic Blanks; Printing of Veterinarian's Name Required

Section 56B. Every registered veterinarian who writes a prescription upon a prescription blank of a hospital or clinic shall print or type his name directly below his signature thereon.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 56c - Out-of-State Veterinarians; Examination; Registration; Reciprocity

Section 56C. Any person who is a licensed or registered veterinarian in another state and who has been engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine for at least five consecutive years, and who presents to the board a copy of his certificate of registration or license, certified or attested under seal by the board of examiners or like board of any other state board whose standards in the opinion of the board are equivalent to the requirements of the commonwealth, may, upon application, accompanied by a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, be given a practical examination, without examination on the theory of veterinary medicine, by the board, and if he demonstrates to said board his fitness to practice veterinary medicine, be registered as a veterinarian, and shall receive a certificate thereof; provided, that the applicant intends to remove to and reside in the commonwealth; and provided further, that such other state accords similar privilege to veterinarians registered under the laws of the commonwealth and removing to such other state.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 56d - Schools of Veterinary Medicine; Institutional License

Section 56D. The board shall have the authority to grant to any school of veterinary medicine located in the commonwealth an institutional license, upon the payment of an annual fee of twenty-five dollars, under which veterinarians, who are not otherwise licensed as herein provided, may practice veterinary medicine if such practice is conducted in conjunction with their full-time employment by such school. An institutional license shall be renewed yearly and shall be issued and renewed upon the determination by the board that the school meets the recording and reporting requirements contained herein and as may be further defined by rules adopted by the board pursuant to its authority under section fifty-four.
The board shall review the credentials of any person who applies to practice under an institutional license, and if such person is a graduate of a school or college of veterinary medicine accredited or approved in any state or country and is otherwise approved by the board, the board shall then register the name of such approved applicant upon its public record and notify the licensed school of such approval. A licensed school shall annually submit to the board a list of the names of persons who are practicing, or who seek to practice, under its institutional license.
An applicant aggrieved by the refusal of the board to act favorably on his credentials, or a school aggrieved by the refusal of the board to issue or renew an institutional license, shall be entitled to have a review of such action by a justice of the superior court, whose decision shall be final.
The board, after notice and hearing, may, by a vote of the majority of its membership, for any cause set forth in section fifty-nine, revoke or suspend the privilege of a veterinarian to practice under an institutional license.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 56e - Veterinary Students; Clinical Training; Licensing Exemption

Section 56E. Any veterinary student, enrolled in an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine, who is engaged in clinical training under the direct supervision and control of a veterinarian duly registered under the provisions of section fifty-six D, or under the direct supervision and control of a veterinarian otherwise licensed to practice in the commonwealth and who is duly registered with an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine under its clinical training and externship programs shall be exempt from the veterinary licensing provisions of sections fifty-five to fifty-nine, inclusive.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 57 - Register of Registered Veterinarians; Annual Reports; Investigation of Complaints

Section 57. The board shall keep a register of all veterinarians registered by it, which shall be open to public inspection, and shall make an annual report. It shall investigate all complaints of the violation of any provision of section fifty-nine and of section sixty-five, so far as it relates to veterinary medicine, and report the same to the proper prosecuting officers.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 58a - Emergency Care to Animals; Exemption From Civil Liability

Section 58A. Any veterinarian duly registered under the provisions of section fifty-five, or who is a resident of another state or in the District of Columbia and duly registered therein who, in good faith, as a volunteer and without fee, renders emergency care or treatment to an animal other than in the ordinary course of his practice shall not be liable in a suit for damages as a result of his acts or omissions which may occur during such emergency care or treatment, nor shall he be liable to any animal hospital for its expenses if under such emergency conditions he orders an animal hospitalized or causes his admission to such hospital.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 58a1/2 - Dispensing of Compounded Drugs to Companion Animals by Veterinarians

Section 58A1/2. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
''Companion animal'', a domesticated animal including, but not limited to, fowl, birds, fish or reptiles; provided, however, that ''companion animal'' shall not include animals intended for consumption or whose products are intended for consumption by humans or other animals.
''Compounded drug'', a drug formulation distributed from a pharmacy that has been prepared, mixed or assembled for use on or for a companion animal to meet the unique medical need of a companion animal as determined by the prescribing veterinarian including, but not limited to, the removal of a dye for medical reasons, a change in strength, the addition of a flavor or a change in dosage, form or delivery mechanism.
(b) A veterinarian may dispense a compounded drug to a companion animal if: (i) the companion animal is a patient within a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship, as defined in the principles of veterinary medical ethics established by the American Veterinary Medical Association; (ii) the quantity dispensed does not exceed a 120 hour supply; (iii) the compounded drug is for the treatment of an emergency condition; and (iv) timely access to a compounding pharmacy is not available, as determined by the prescribing veterinarian.
(c) Pharmacists shall label all compounded products for companion animals distributed to a veterinarian for further distribution or sale and shall include: (i) the name and strength of the compounded medication or list of the active ingredients and strengths; (ii) the facility's control number; (iii) an appropriate beyond-use date as determined by the pharmacist in compliance with the United States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary standards for pharmacy compounding; (iv) the name and address of the pharmacy; and (v) the quantity.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 58b - Reports of Suspected Acts of Cruelty to Animals; Veterinarians; Immunity From Liability; Failure to Report

Section 58B. A veterinarian who, while in the normal course of business, observes an animal whom such veterinarian knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of animal cruelty prohibited under sections 77 or 94 of chapter 272 shall report said suspected animal cruelty to a police officer or special state police officer appointed under section 57 of chapter 22C.
A veterinarian duly registered under section 55 who reports, in good faith and in the normal course of business, a suspected act of cruelty to animals prohibited under said sections 77 or 94 of chapter 272 to a police officer or special state police officer appointed under said section 57 of said chapter 22C, shall not be liable in a civil or criminal action for reporting such act.
Any veterinarian who fails to report such an act of animal cruelty shall be reported to the board of registration in veterinary medicine.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 59a - Disposal of Abandoned Animals; Notice

Section 59A. Any veterinarian may dispose of any animal abandoned in his establishment, provided he shall give notice of his intention to do so to the owner at his last known address by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and has allowed a period of ten days to elapse after the receipt if returned before disposing of such animal.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60 - Application of Secs. 54 to 59; Emergency Advice or Service

Section 60. Sections fifty-four to fifty-nine, inclusive shall not prohibit advice or service, in a case of emergency, by a person other than a registered veterinarian, nor shall they prohibit farmers from rendering services to their neighbors, if they do not hold themselves out as registered veterinarians, nor shall they be held to discriminate against any particular school or system of veterinary medicine. They shall not apply to a commissioned veterinarian of the United States army in the performance of his official duty; nor to a veterinarian from another state who is a legal practitioner in that state, when in actual consultation with a legal practitioner of this commonwealth; nor to any registered pharmacist prescribing gratuitously, if he does not violate section fifty-nine.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 60a to 60l

Section 60A. The following words as used in sections sixty A to sixty L, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:—
''Architect'', any person who engages in the practice of architecture as hereinafter defined.
''Architect emeritus'', an honorary title issued to an architect who has retired from the active practice of architecture in the commonwealth
''Board'', the board of registration of architects established by section forty-four A of chapter thirteen.
''Certificate of registration'', the certificate of annual registration, issued by the board.
''Good moral character'', such character as will enable a person to discharge the fiduciary duties of an architect to his client. Evidence of inability to discharge such duties shall include commission of an offense justifying discipline under section sixty G, the practice of architecture in violation of section sixty K, the practice of architecture without a license in violation of the laws of another jurisdiction, or conviction of a felony; provided, that the board may consider evidence of reform.
''Practice of architecture'', performing or agreeing to perform or holding one's self out as able to perform professional services in connection with the design, construction, enlargement or alteration of a building including consultations, investigations, evaluations, preliminary studies, aesthetic design, the preparation of plans, specifications and contract documents, the co-ordination of structural and mechanical design and site development, administration of construction contracts and any other similar service or combination of services in connection with the design and construction of buildings, regardless of whether one or all of these services are being performed and regardless of whether these services are performed in person or as the directing head of an office or organization performing them; provided, that the practice of architecture shall not include the practice of engineering as defined in this chapter, but a registered architect may perform such engineering work as is incidental to the practice of architecture.
''Principal'', any person who has been or is the head of an organization practicing architecture.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60b - Application for Registration as Architect; Fees; Examinations

Section 60B. Any person who is at least twenty-one years of age and of good moral character may apply to the board for registration.
Every applicant for registration as an architect shall pay to the board, upon filing his original application or an additional application, a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Every applicant for registration by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, who is required by said council to submit to a standard junior or senior examination to be conducted by the board, shall pay to the board a fee as determined under the aforementioned provision.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60c - Submission of Evidence of Education and Experience; Examinations; Exemption From Written Examination; Rules and Regulations

Section 60C. Every person applying to the board for registration shall submit with his application to the board evidence of graduation from a recognized high school or its equivalent. The applicant shall also submit satisfactory evidence of graduation from an accredited school of architecture and of such practical experience in architectural work as the board may by regulation prescribe. In lieu of evidence of graduation from an accredited school of architecture, the applicant may submit satisfactory evidence of such other academic experience, practical experience, or both, as the board may by regulation prescribe. The board shall thereupon examine the applicant in writing, on such technical and professional subjects as are prescribed by it including, but not limited to, the requirements of section thirteen A of chapter twenty-two and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto pertaining to accessible design standards. A written examination may be supplemented by such oral examination as the board may determine. The board may exempt from said written examination a holder of a certificate of qualification issued by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
The board may adopt as its own rules and regulations governing academic and practical experience those guidelines published from time to time by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. The board may also adopt the examinations and recommended grading procedures of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60d - Renewals of Certificates of Registration as Architect; Fee

Section 60D. On or about May first of each year, the board shall mail to every architect or architect emeritus registered in the commonwealth a blank application for renewal of certificate of registration. Such blanks properly filled out shall be returned to the board on or before the following first day of August. Each such blank shall be accompanied by a renewal fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. After verification of the facts stated on the renewal blanks, the board shall issue a certificate of annual registration, dated September first, and which shall expire on August thirty-first of the year following. Any holder of a certificate of registration who fails to renew his application within sixty days after notification by the board that his license has expired, shall, before again engaging in the practice of architecture within the commonwealth, be required to register anew, pay a fee as determined under the aforementioned provision and may be required by the board to be re-examined.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60e - Display of Certificate of Registration as Architect; Issuance of Duplicate Certificates; Fee

Section 60E. Every holder of a certificate of registration shall display it in a conspicuous place in his principal office, or place of business or employment within the commonwealth.
A new certificate of registration, to replace such certificate lost, destroyed or mutilated, shall be issued by the board upon payment of a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, and such certificate shall be stamped or marked ''duplicate''.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60f - Seal of Registered Architect

Section 60F. Every registered architect shall have a seal of a design authorized by the board. All plans and specifications and reports prepared by a registered architect, or under his supervision shall be stamped with the impression of such seal. A registered architect shall impress his seal on any plans or specifications only if his certificate of registration is in full force and if he was the author of such plans and specifications or in responsible charge of their preparation.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60g - Revocation, Suspension or Annulment of Certificate of Registration as Architect; Disciplining of Registrant; Grounds

Section 60G. The board may revoke, suspend or annul the certificate of registration, or reprimand, censure or otherwise discipline a registrant, upon proof satisfactory to the board: (a) that the holder of such certificate of registration is practicing in the commonwealth in violation of any provision of sections sixty A to sixty J, inclusive, or of any rule or regulation promulgated under authority thereof by the board; (b) that such certificate of registration was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; (c) that any money or thing of value, except fees prescribed or authorized by said sections, was paid or received to secure the issuance of such certificate of registration; (d) that the holder of such certificate of registration has been guilty of fraud or deceit, or of gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct, in the practice of architecture; (e) that the holder of such certificate of registration has permitted or suffered his official seal to be affixed to any plans, specifications or drawings not prepared by him or under his personal supervision by his regularly employed subordinates; (f) that the holder of a certificate has affixed his signature to plans, drawings, specifications or other instruments of service which have not been prepared by him or in his office, or under his immediate and responsible direction, or has permitted his name to be used for the purpose of assisting any person, not an architect, to evade the provisions of this chapter; or (g) that the holder of such certificate has an interest in the manufacture, sale or installation of any component or process in a project for which he is the architect, which interest he has not disclosed to his client in such manner as the board shall by regulation prescribe.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60h - Charges Against Architect; Hearing; Notice; Revocation, Suspension or Annulment of Certificate; Notice to Secretary of State; Re-Issue of Certificate

Section 60H. Charges against an architect involving any matter coming within the jurisdiction of the board shall be in writing and shall be filed with the board. Such charges, at the discretion of the board, shall be heard within thirty days after being so filed. The accused architect shall have the right at such hearing to appear personally, with or without counsel, to cross-examine witnesses against him and to produce evidence and witnesses in his defence. The board shall set the time and place for such hearing and shall cause a copy of the charges, together with a notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing, to be sent by registered mail to the accused architect, at his latest place of residence or business known to the board, at least ten days before such date. If after such hearing the board finds the accused architect guilty of the charges, or any of them, it shall issue an order revoking, suspending or annulling the certificate of registration of the accused architect, or reprimanding, censuring or otherwise disciplining him. If the board finds him not guilty it shall enter an order dismissing the charges. If such order be that a certificate of registration be revoked, suspended or annulled, the board shall in writing so notify the state secretary and the clerk of the city or town in the commonwealth wherein such architect has his principal place of business. The board may re-issue a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate of registration has been revoked. Application for the re-issuance of a certificate of registration shall be made in such manner as the board may direct, and shall be accompanied by a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60i - Certificate of Registration; Prima Facie Evidence

Section 60I. Every certificate of registration issued and remaining in force, under any provision of sections sixty A to sixty J, inclusive, shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of the commonwealth that the person named therein is legally registered as an architect for the period for which it is issued, and of all other facts therein stated.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60k - Practice of Architecture; Use of Titles; Display of Signs and Other Advertising Matter

Section 60K. No person shall, directly or indirectly, engage in the practice of architecture in this commonwealth, except as hereinafter set forth in section sixty L, or use the title ''architect'', ''registered architect'', ''architectural designer'', or display or use any words, letters, figures, title, sign, card, advertisement or other device to indicate that such person offers to engage or engages in the practice of architecture unless he is registered under the provisions of sections sixty A to sixty O, inclusive.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60m - Determination of Services as Practice of Architecture; Finality; Fraud

Section 60M. The determination of any person, or of any officer, board or commission of the commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof, who makes a contract to have services performed for him or it, that the principal services to be performed thereunder involve the practice of architecture, shall be final, unless said determination was made in bad faith, or was fraudulent, capricious or arbitrary.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60n - Certificate of Registration as Architect Emeritus

Section 60N. (a) Upon receipt of a written application, the board may grant a certificate of registration as an architect emeritus to an architect who has retired from the active practice of architecture in the commonwealth. To be eligible for a certificate of registration as an architect emeritus, the applicant shall: (i) submit an application together with a fee prescribed by the board; (ii) have been an architect in good standing in the commonwealth at the time of his retirement; (iii) be at least 65 years of age; (iv) have been a registered architect in the commonwealth for at least 10 years; (v) have relinquished his license to practice architecture; and (vi) satisfy any other requirements as may be prescribed by the board.
(b) An architect emeritus shall not engage in nor hold himself out as engaging in the practice of architecture. An architect emeritus shall be exempt from the continuing education requirements established in this chapter.
(c) An architect emeritus seeking reinstatement as an architect shall: (i) file an application for reinstatement with the board; (ii) pay an administrative fee which shall be determined by the board; and (iii) comply with education or other requirements established by the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60o - Enforcement by Board of Registration of Architects; Attorney General; Duties

Section 60O. The board shall be charged with the enforcement of sections 60A to 60N, inclusive. If any person refuses to obey any decision of the board, the attorney general shall, upon request of the board, file a petition for the enforcement of such decision in equity in the superior court for Suffolk county or for the county in which the defendant resides or has a place of business. After due hearing, the court shall order the enforcement of such decision or any part thereof, if legally and properly made by the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 60p - Punishment for Violations of Secs. 60a to 60n

Section 60P. Whoever violates sections 60A to 60N, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 3 months, or both.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 61a - Sale of Tobacco Products Within Buildings, Facilities or Grounds of Health Care Institutions

Section 61A. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:-
''Health care institution'', (i)an individual, partnership, association, corporation or trust or a person or group of persons who provides health care services and employs health care providers subject to licensing under this chapter; or (ii)a retail establishment that sells pharmaceutical goods and services and is subject to regulation by the board of registration in pharmacy. For the purpose of this section, a retail establishment shall be considered a health care institution if it operates at a health care institution or has a health care institution located on or within its premises; provided, however, that a retail establishment that provides optician, optometric, hearing aid or audiology services but is not subject to regulation by the board of registration in pharmacy shall not be considered a health care institution.
''Retail establishment'', a store that sells goods to the public.
(b) No health care institution shall sell or authorize the sale of tobacco products, as defined in section 6 of chapter 270, within its buildings or facilities or on its grounds.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 62 - Hearings

Section 62. Any person against whom charges are filed shall be notified of the hearing thereof, and may appear with witnesses and be heard by counsel. If such person has left the commonwealth, or cannot be found by reasonable search, notice may be dispensed with. Said boards shall have the same powers to summon witnesses to attend such hearings, and to swear them as are conferred upon city councils and other bodies by section eight of chapter two hundred and thirty-three, and said section and sections nine and ten of said chapter shall apply to witnesses summoned as aforesaid.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title XVI - Public Health › Chapter 112 - Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations › Section 63 - Pendency of Action Before Criminal Court; Delay; Pendency of Charge Before Board; Continuance

Section 63. Said boards shall not defer action upon any charge before them until the conviction of the person accused, nor shall the pendency of any charge before any of said boards act as a continuance or ground for delay in a criminal action.