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2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 12c - Center for Health Information and Analysis › Section 24 - Report on the Provision of Continuous Skilled Nursing Care

Section 24. The center, in conjunction with MassHealth, shall prepare a biennial report on the provision of continuous skilled nursing care as defined in 101 CMR 361 and 130 CMR 403.402. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of pediatric patients and the number of adult patients requiring continuous skilled nursing care; (ii) the average and median number of continuous skilled nursing hours authorized by MassHealth per day, week, month and year for pediatric patients and for adult patients; (iii) the average and median number of authorized continuous skilled nursing hours actually delivered per day, week, month and year for pediatric patients and for adult patients; (iv) the total number of continuous skilled nursing hours authorized and actually delivered by MassHealth per month and year for pediatric patients and for adult patients; (v) the number of nurses providing continuous skilled nursing care to more than 1 patient at a time and, for the patients cared for by those nurses, the aggregate proportion of authorized continuous skilled nursing hours to utilized continuous skilled nursing hours; (vi) the number of nurses who contract with MassHealth to provide continuous skilled nursing care, the number of nurses who provide continuous skilled nursing care through a home health agency that contracts with MassHealth and whether the total number of nurses providing such care is sufficient to fill all authorized continuous skilled nursing hours; (vii) a description of the training, experience and education levels of the nurses who contract with MassHealth to provide continuous skilled nursing care; and (viii) an evaluation of the adequacy of the reimbursement rates for continuous skilled nursing care as established in 101 CMR 350.04(2) and a comparison of those rates against: (A) the rate paid to nurses who contract directly with MassHealth to provide continuous skilled nursing care; (B) the portion of the reimbursement rate paid directly as wages to nurses providing continuous skilled nursing care through a home health agency that contracts with MassHealth; and (C) the median wage rate paid to all nurses in the commonwealth.
Not later than January 1 of each even-numbered year, the report shall be filed with the secretary of health and human services, the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on public healthand the senate and house committees on ways and means.The center shall make the report publicly available on its website.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 8 - Division of Occupational Licensure; Commissioner; Duties; Compensation; Appointment of Successor

Section 8. There shall be a division of occupational licensure under the supervision of a commissioner. Said commissioner shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty, and shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office. Upon the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner, his successor shall be appointed by the governor for a term coterminous with that of the governor.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 8a - Office of Private Occupational School Education

Section 8A. There shall be an office of private occupational school education within the division of occupational licensure, under the direction and supervision of the commissioner of the division. The office of private occupational school education shall assist the commissioner in carrying out the powers, duties and responsibilities set forth in section 263 of chapter 112 and the commissioner may appoint such employees as necessary to carry out such powers, duties and responsibilities. The office of private occupational school education shall not be considered a board serving in the division of occupational licensure, within the meaning of this chapter.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 9 - Boards Subsequently Mentioned to Serve in Division; Offices; Compensation

(a) The following boards of registration shall serve in the department of public health: the board of registration in medicine; the board of registration in nursing; the board of registration in pharmacy; the board of registration of physician assistants; the board of registration of perfusionists; the board of registration of nursing home administrators, the board of registration in dentistry, the board of registration of genetic counselors, the board of certification of community health workers, the board of registration in naturopathy, the board of registration of social workers, the board of registration of psychologists, the board of registration of allied mental health and human services professions, the board of allied health professions, the board of registration of dieticians and nutritionists, the board of registration in podiatry, the board of registration in optometry, the board of registration of dispensing opticians, the board of registration of chiropractors, the board of registration of speech-language pathology and audiology, the board of registration of hearing instrument specialists, the board of certification of health officers, the board of registration of sanitarians and the board of registration of respiratory therapists.
(b) All other boards of registration and examination mentioned in this chapter shall serve in the division of occupational licensure.
(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, all of the board members of the department of public health or the division of occupational licensure shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 9a - Rules and Regulations Governing Examinations

Section 9A. The director, subject to the approval of the governor and council, may make such rules and regulations governing the conduct of written and oral examinations by the several boards of registration and examination aforesaid as shall tend to standardize procedure and protect the commonwealth and applicants for registration against fraud; provided, that nothing in this section shall prevent any such board from adopting under authority of other provisions of law specific rules and regulations which are not in conflict with the rules and regulations authorized by this section.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 10 - Board of Registration in Medicine; Membership; Appointment and Term; Expenses; Rules and Regulations

Section 10. There shall be a board of registration in medicine, in this section and section eleven called the board, consisting of seven persons appointed by the governor, who shall be residents of the commonwealth, five of whom shall be physicians registered under section two of chapter one hundred and twelve, or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, and two of whom shall be representatives of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. Each member of the board shall serve for a term of three years.
No member shall be appointed to more than two consecutive full terms; provided, however, a member appointed for less than a full term may serve two full terms in addition to such part of a full term, and a former member shall again be eligible for appointment after a lapse of one or more years. Any member of the board may be removed by the governor for neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance or misfeasance in office after being given a written statement of the charges against him and sufficient opportunity to be heard thereon. The board shall elect from its members a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary who shall serve for one year and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The board shall meet at least once a month or more often upon the call of the chairman at such times and places as the chairman shall designate.
Members of the board shall, subject to appropriation, be paid thirty-five dollars for each day or part thereof spent in performing their duties, and shall receive their necessary traveling and other expenses while engaged in the business of the board, provided that the amount for expenses shall not be more than twenty dollars per day, except for traveling expense which shall not be more than eight cents per mile.
The board shall adopt, amend, and rescind such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; may appoint legal counsel and such assistants as may be required; may make contracts and arrangements for the performance of administrative and similar services required, or appropriate, in the performance of the duties of the board; and may adopt and publish rules of procedure and other regulations not inconsistent with other provisions of the General Laws.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 10a - Board of Registration in Medicine; Review and Approval of Rules and Regulations

Section 10A. The commissioner of public health may review and approve rules and regulations proposed by the board of medicine. Such regulations will be deemed approved unless disapproved within fifteen days of submission to the commissioner; provided, however, that any such disapproval shall be in writing setting forth the reasons for such disapproval.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 11 - Board of Registration in Medicine; Meetings; Officers; Bond; Salaries and Expenses

Section 11. Said board shall hold regular meetings on the second Tuesdays of March, July and November in each year, and additional meetings at such times and places as it may determine. At the regular meeting in July, it shall organize by the choice of a chairman and secretary, who shall hold their offices for one year. The secretary shall give bond to the state treasurer in the sum of five thousand dollars, with sufficient sureties to be approved by the governor and council, for the faithful performance of his official duties. There shall be paid by the commonwealth to the secretary of the board a salary of fifty-six hundred and twenty-five dollars, to the chairman of the board a salary of twelve hundred and fifty dollars and to each of the other members thereof a salary of one thousand dollars, and to each member thereof his necessary traveling expenses actually incurred in attending the meetings of the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 11b - Board of Respiratory Care; Membership; Qualifications; Term

Section 11B. There shall be a board of respiratory care, hereinafter called the board, which shall consist of 7 members to be appointed by the governor and the appointments may be from among a list of nominations submitted by the Massachusetts Society for Respiratory Therapy or its successor. Members of the board shall be residents of the commonwealth and citizens of the United States. Two of such members shall be respiratory therapists licensed in accordance with section 23S of chapter 112 except that such members constituting the first board shall be persons eligible for licensing as practitioners of respiratory care; 2 of such members shall be physicians with pulmonary related specialties licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of said chapter 112, 1 such member shall be a nurse with pulmonary related experience licensed in accordance with said chapter 112, and 2 of such members shall be consumers of respiratory care services selected from and representing the general public.
Each member of the board shall serve for a term of three years except that immediately following the enactment of this section, the initial terms of two of the members shall be for a term of three years, two of the members shall be for a term of two years, and two of the members shall be for a term of one year. No member shall be appointed to more than two consecutive full terms; provided, however, that a member appointed for less than a full term may serve two full terms in addition to such part of a full term and a former member shall again be eligible for appointment after a lapse of one or more years.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 11c - Board of Registration of Physician Assistants; Membership; Appointment; Term

Section 11C. There shall be a board of registration of physician assistants, herein called the board, to consist of nine members who are residents of the commonwealth, who shall be appointed by the governor, two of whom shall be licensed physicians who shall have been actively engaged in the practice of medicine for at least three years and at least one of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society; one of whom shall be an educator of physician assistants on the faculty or staff of an accredited physician assistant training program; four of whom shall be physician assistants duly certified in the commonwealth who may be selected from a list of names submitted by the Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants or comparable organization representing physician assistants and two of whom shall be representatives of the general public.
Members shall be appointed for a term of three years. No member shall be appointed to more than two consecutive full terms; provided, however, that a member appointed for less than a full term may serve two full terms in addition to such part of a full term and a former member shall again be eligible for appointment after a lapse of one or more years. Any member of the board may be removed by the governor for neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance or misfeasance in office after being given a written statement of the charges against him and sufficient opportunity to be heard thereon.
Said board shall elect its chairperson annually and shall meet at the call of such chairperson or upon the request of two or more members of the board. A quorum shall consist of at least five members present. Board members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The board shall meet at least four times annually.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 11d - Board of Registration of Dieticians and Nutritionists

Section 11D. There shall be within the department of public health a board of registration of dietitians and nutritionists to be appointed by the governor, who in his discretion may seek the advice of the Massachusetts nutrition board, as established under section 181 of chapter 6, to consist of nine members who are citizens of the commonwealth, four of whom shall be licensed dietitians/nutritionists who are registered dietitians with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association, one of whom shall be a licensed dietitian/nutritionist with a baccalaureate degree, one of whom shall be a licensed dietitian/nutritionist with a doctoral degree, one of whom shall be an educator from an accredited nutrition program in Massachusetts, and two of whom shall be consumers who are representatives of the general public. Of the first board appointed by the governor non-public members shall be registered dietitians or nutritionists with seven years of paid professional experience in the practice of dietetics.
Members shall be appointed for a term of three years, except that of the members of the first board, three members shall be appointed for terms of one year, three members shall be appointed for terms of two years, and three members shall be appointed for terms of three years. No member shall be appointed to more than two consecutive full terms; provided, however, that a member appointed for less than a full term may serve two full terms in addition to such part of a full term, and a former member shall again be eligible for appointment after a lapse of one or more years. Any member of the board may be removed by the governor for neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance or misfeasance in office after being given a written statement of the charges against him and sufficient opportunity to be heard thereon.
Said board shall elect its chairperson annually and shall meet at the call of such chairperson or upon the request of four or more members of the board. A quorum shall consist of at least five members present. Said chairperson shall only vote on board matters in the case of a tie. Board members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The board shall meet at least four times annually.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 11e - Board of Registration of Perfusionists; Members; Officers

Section 11E. There shall be a board of registration of perfusionists, herein called the board, to consist of seven members who shall be residents of the commonwealth, to be appointed by the governor who, in his discretion, may seek advice from the Massachusetts Society of Perfusion, or its successor. Four members shall be perfusionists licensed for two years in accordance with the provisions of section 213 or section 217 of chapter 112. Two members shall be licensed physicians, one of whom shall be actively engaged as a cardiovascular surgeon and one of whom shall be an anesthesiologist actively engaged in the practice of cardiac anesthesia, and one member shall be a representative of the general public. No member shall be an employee of a trade association in the field of health care and no member who is a representative of the general public shall be engaged in the practice of any health care profession.
Members shall be appointed for terms of three years. No member shall be appointed to more than two consecutive full terms but a member appointed for less than a full term may serve two full terms in addition to such part of a full term and a former member shall again be eligible for appointment after a lapse of at least one year. A member may be removed by the governor for neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance or misfeasance in office after a written notice of the charges against him and an opportunity to be heard.
The board shall, at its first meeting and annually thereafter, elect from among its members a chairman, vice chairman and secretary. Officers shall serve until successors are elected and qualified. The board shall meet at the call of the chairman or upon request of four members of the board. The board shall meet at least two times annually. A quorum shall consist of four members present. Board members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 12a - Board of Registration in Podiatry; Membership; Term

Section 12A. There shall be a board of registration in podiatry, to be appointed by the governor, in this and in the following two sections called the board, consisting of five members, citizens of the commonwealth, three of whom shall have had at least seven years of practice in podiatry in this commonwealth. The fourth member shall be a registered physician who shall have had at least seven years of practice in medicine in this commonwealth. The fifth member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. No member of the board shall be connected in any way with a school of podiatry or be financially interested in any manufacturing, wholesale or retail business, pertaining to podiatry in any form whatsoever. As the term of a member expires, his successor shall be appointed by the governor, to serve for five years.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 12b - Board of Registration in Podiatry; Meetings; Officers; Quorum

Section 12B. The board shall annually meet in the month of October at such time and place as it shall determine, and shall organize by electing a chairman and secretary, who shall be members of the board, and who shall hold their respective offices for one year. The board shall hold at least six additional meetings at such times and places as it shall determine or upon call of the chairman. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 12c - Board of Registration in Podiatry; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 12C. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 14 - Board of Registration in Nursing; Meetings; Officers; Executive Director; Duties

Section 14. The board shall:
(a) meet at least four times per year and shall elect a chairperson and officers annually;
(b) appoint, employ and prescribe the duties of a qualified registered nurse to serve as executive director of the board, who shall not be subject to chapter thirty-one and who shall employ persons, as necessary, to administer section thirteen and this section and sections seventy-four to eighty-one C, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve, and who shall receive such salary as may be fixed in accordance with chapter thirty;
(c) have responsibility and power to administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of section thirteen and this section and sections seventy-four to eighty-one C, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve, without limitation to such other powers, duties, and authorities as it may be granted by its status;
(d) be authorized to make, adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce such rules and regulations consistent with law as it deems necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare and for proper administration and enforcement of its responsibilities;
(e) conduct such hearings and keep records and minutes as are necessary to carry out its duties;
(f) collect reasonable fees established pursuant to the provisions of section three B of chapter seven; provided, however, that in setting the level of said fees, the secretary of administration shall take into consideration the projected costs of assuring sufficient funding to meet the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, clauses (g) to (k), inclusive;
(g) conduct studies of the supply of nurses in the commonwealth and, in conjunction with other agencies of the commonwealth, evaluate the demand for nursing services;
(h) provide consultation, conduct conferences, forms, studies and research on nursing practice, nursing education and related matters;
(i) prepare and publish materials the board determines integral to the delivery of safe and effective nursing care;
(j) notify all licensees annually about all changes in law and rules and regulations regarding nursing licensure and nursing practice; and
(k) participate in, including attending at meetings of, and paying fees to, national organizations of state boards of nursing.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 14a - Board of Registration in Nursing; Assistant to Executive Director; Qualifications; Appointment

Section 14A. There shall be an assistant to the executive director of the board, who shall have been a registered nurse for at least five years prior to appointment, who shall be appointed by the director, with the approval of the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 15 - Board of Registration in Nursing; Compensation and Expenses

Section 15. Each member of the board shall receive as compensation five hundred dollars a year for the performance of his duties, and also his necessary traveling expenses actually incurred in attending the meetings of the board, but subject to section fifteen D.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 15d - Board of Registration in Nursing; Compensation and Expense Limit

Section 15D. The compensation and traveling expenses of the members of the board, and the incidental expenses necessarily incurred by the board and by any member thereof paid by the commonwealth, in any year shall not exceed the receipts from registration and licensing paid to the commonwealth by the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 16 - Board of Registration in Optometry; Membership; Appointment; Term; Qualifications

Section 16. There shall be a board of registration in optometry, in the following sections called the board, consisting of five members, citizens of the commonwealth to be appointed by the governor, four of whom shall have been engaged in the practice of optometry as defined in section sixty-six of chapter one hundred and twelve for the five years next preceding their appointment, and one of whom shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. One member shall annually, in September, be appointed by the governor for a term of five years. No member of the board shall be a stockholder of any school of optometry, a member of the faculty or on the board of trustees thereof, or financially interested in a manufacturing or wholesale optical business. No registered optometrist shall be appointed or reappointed to the board unless he is certified for use of diagnostic pharmaceutical agents under the provisions of section sixty-six A of said chapter one hundred and twelve.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 17 - Board of Registration in Optometry; Meetings; Officers; Secretary's Bond

Section 17. The board shall annually meet in the month of October at such time and place as it shall determine, and shall organize by electing a chairman and secretary, who shall be members of the board, and who shall hold their respective offices for one year. The board shall hold additional meetings at such times and places as it shall determine, or upon call of the chairman. The secretary shall give to the state treasurer a bond, with sufficient sureties to be approved by the governor and council, for the faithful performance of his duties.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 18 - Board of Registration in Optometry; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 18. The members of the board shall serve without compensation shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 19 - Board of Registration in Dentistry; Membership; Qualifications; Appointment; Term; Advisors

Section 19. There shall be a board of registration in dentistry, called the board in sections 19 to 21, inclusive. The board shall consist of 11 persons, each of whom shall be a legal resident of the commonwealth, to be appointed by the governor; 6 shall be graduates of a reputable dental college and be reputable dentists who have maintained a license to practice dentistry in the commonwealth for the 8 years preceding the appointment; 2 shall be graduates of a reputable school of dental hygiene and be reputable dental hygienists who have maintained a license to practice dental hygiene in the commonwealth for the 5 years preceding the appointment; 1 of whom shall be a dental assistant in the commonwealth for the 5 years preceding the appointment; and 2 shall be representatives of the public, subject to section 9B. No more than 1 member of the board who is a dentist may be a full-time member of the faculty or a trustee of an institution engaged in educating dentists or having power to confer degrees in dentistry. Board members shall serve for a term of 5 years. In April, the governor shall annually appoint a successor to those members of the board whose terms are expiring in that year. No member shall serve more than 2 full terms.
There shall be two advisors to the board who shall be dental assistants. One dental assistant shall be appointed an advisor annually, in April, by the governor for a two year term. Any vacancy in the position of advisor shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term. Advisors shall provide advice and consultation to the board within their area of expertise, and the board shall submit to the advisors for review and comment, at least sixty days prior to its publication as a proposal, any proposed rule or regulation, except emergency rules and regulations adopted under the provisions of clause (3) of section two of chapter thirty A, which would affect the activities of dental assistants.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 21 - Board of Registration in Dentistry; Salaries and Expenses; Accounts Open to Public

Section 21. There shall be paid by the commonwealth to the chairman of the board a salary of twelve hundred and fifty dollars, to the secretary thereof eighteen hundred and seventy-five dollars, and to the other members thereof one thousand dollars each, and to each member thereof his necessary traveling expenses actually incurred in attending meetings of the board. The board shall keep a record of all money received and expenses incurred by it, and a duplicate thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the comptroller.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 23 - Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Meetings; Officers; Secretary's Bond

Section 23. The board shall meet on the first Tuesday of December in each year at such time and place as it may determine, and shall organize by electing a president and secretary, who shall be members of the board, and shall hold their offices for one year. The secretary shall give to the state treasurer a bond, with sufficient sureties to be approved by the governor and council, for the faithful performance of his official duties. The board shall annually hold regular meetings on the first Tuesdays of January, May and October, and additional meetings at such times and places as it shall determine.
A member may serve up to 1 year as secretary and up to 1 year as president during any single term.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 24 - Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Salaries and Expenses

Section 24. There shall be paid by the commonwealth to the secretary of the board a salary of twenty-two hundred and fifty dollars, to each of the other members thereof a salary of one thousand and fifty dollars, and to each member thereof his necessary traveling expenses actually incurred in attending the meetings of the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 25 - Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Agents; Expenses; Duties

Section 25. The board shall appoint agents who shall be allowed necessary traveling expenses. They shall inspect drug stores and all other places of business wherein drugs, medicines, patent medicines, medical preparations and medical supplies of any kind are sold or distributed, and shall make a report of their doings pertaining thereto to the board, and shall report all violations of the laws relating to pharmacy and the retail drug business and all violations of the rules and regulations of the board. As directed by the board, they shall file criminal complaints against all violators of such laws, rules or regulations.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 25a - Agents Appointed Pursuant to Sec. 25; Training

Section 25A. As directed by the board, all agents appointed pursuant to section 25 shall be trained in chapters 795 and 797 of the United States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary as well as additional sterile compounding and non-sterile compounding surveyor courses. This training shall include, but not be limited to, programs offered free of charge by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 26 - Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine; Membership; Qualifications; Term

Section 26. There shall be a board of registration in veterinary medicine, in sections twenty-seven and twenty-eight called the board, consisting of four veterinarians, and one representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. Each member of said board shall be a legal resident of the commonwealth. Each veterinarian member of said board shall be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the commonwealth, a graduate of a school or college teaching veterinary medicine and approved by the approving authority, and shall have had at least five years' experience in the active practice of veterinary medicine, surgery and dentistry prior to his appointment. No member shall be a member of any faculty in any institution having the power to confer degrees in veterinary medicine. One member thereof shall annually before December first be appointed by the governor, for five years from January first following. No veterinarian member appointed to a full five year term under this section shall be reappointed to succeed himself.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 27 - Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine; Meetings; Officers

Section 27. The members of the board shall meet in February of each year, at such time and place as they shall determine, and shall immediately organize by electing a chairman and a secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for one year. The board shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as it may determine. The secretary shall keep suitable books in which shall be an accurate record of all the proceedings of the board, and shall perform such duties as the rules and regulations of said board shall direct.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 28 - Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 28. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 29 - Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing; Membership; Appointment; Term

Section 29. There shall be a board of registration in embalming and funeral directing, in this and the following two sections called the board, consisting of five members, citizens and residents of the commonwealth, four of whom shall have had at least five years' practical experience in embalming dead human bodies and in funeral directing. One member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. Each member of the board shall be appointed by the governor for a term of five years. Each member shall continue to serve until the qualification of his successor. The governor may also fill any vacancy in the board for the unexpired term.
In making such appointments, 4 of the members shall reside outside of Suffolk County.
Not more than three members of said board shall be members of the same political party.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 30 - Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing; Meetings; Officers; Secretary's Bond

Section 30. The board shall hold regular meetings on the first Tuesday of each month, and such additional meetings at such times and places as it may determine. At the regular meeting in October, it shall organize by the choice of a chairman and secretary, who shall be members thereof, and shall hold such offices for one year. The secretary shall give to the state treasurer a bond, with such sureties as shall be approved by the governor and council, for the faithful discharge of his duties.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 31 - Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 31. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 32 - State Examiners of Electricians; Membership; Appointment and Term; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 32. The state examiners of electricians, hereinafter, called the board, shall consist of the state fire marshal, the associate commissioner for the division of occupational education in the department of education, ex officiis, and 9 persons to be appointed for terms of three years each by the governor. One of said appointees shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B and one shall be a local wiring inspector who is an electrician licensed under chapter one hundred and forty-one. One of the appointees shall be a vocational-technical electrical educator or administrator, who shall be selected from a group of 3 nominees, to be nominated by the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 32a - Board of Electricians' Appeals

Section 32A. There shall be a board of electricians' appeals, whose membership shall consist of the members of the state examiners of electricians. The chairman of the state examiners of electricians shall be the chairman of said board. Said board may make such rules or regulations, not inconsistent with law, as it may deem necessary in the performance of its duties and may establish forms of appeals and petitions, and reasonable fees, the amount of which shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for the filing thereof. Said board shall hold such meetings as are required to perform its duties. Notice of all meetings, including the time and place, shall be required by rules or regulations. A majority of said board may transact business, but a lesser number may adjourn from time to time.
No member of said board shall act or vote as such on any matter in connection with which his private interest, as distinguished from the public interest, is immediately concerned.
The state examiners of electricians shall assign such clerical, technical and other assistance as may be required by the board of electricians' appeals.
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 33 - Board of Public Accountancy; Membership; Appointment; Terms; Removal

Section 33. (a) There shall be a board of public accountancy, in this section and in sections thirty-four and thirty-five called the board, consisting of five members, to be appointed by the governor. Each member shall be a citizen of the commonwealth. Four of the members shall hold a certificate, as defined in section 87A of chapter 112, and shall have been actively engaged on his own account or with a firm as an owner, for a period of at least 7 years. The fifth member shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B.
Upon the expiration of the term of a member his successor, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the governor for a term of five years.
The governor shall remove from the board any accountant member whose certificate of registration or license has become void, or has been revoked or suspended.
[There is no subsection (b).]
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 34 - Board of Public Accountancy; Officers; Records of Proceedings; Register; Meetings

Section 34. (a) The board shall annually elect a chairman and a secretary from its members. The board shall hold meetings at such times as it shall determine, and may adopt, revoke and amend from time to time regulations for the orderly conduct of its internal affairs and practice. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
The board shall keep records of its proceedings. In any judicial proceeding, civil or criminal, arising out of or founded upon any provision of sections eighty-seven A to eight-seven E, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve, certified copies of any such records made in the performance of any duty of the board shall be admissible in evidence as tending to prove the content of said records.
The board shall maintain a register of persons, partnerships and professional corporations registered as certified public accountants, which shall be open to public inspection. A duplicate list shall also be open to inspection in the office of the secretary of state.
Meetings of the board shall be open to the public except insofar as they are concerned with investigations under the provisions of section eighty-seven A1/2 to eighty-seven E, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twelve and except as may be necessary to protect information which is required to be kept confidential by board rules or by the laws of the commonwealth. The board shall have a seal which shall be judicially noticed. The board shall retain or arrange for the retention of all applications and all documents under oath which are filed with the board, and records of its proceedings, and shall maintain a registry of the names and addresses of all licensees. A duplicate list shall also be open to inspection in the office of the secretary of state. In any proceedings in court, civil or criminal, arising out of or founded upon any provisions of said sections eighty-seven A1/2 to eighty-seven E, copies of any of said records certified as true copies under the seal of the board shall be admissible in evidence as tending to prove the contents of said records.
[There is no subsection (b).]
2023 Massachusetts General Laws › Part I - Administration of the Government › Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth › Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration › Section 35 - Board of Public Accountancy; Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses

Section 35. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.