Information to all physicians regarding the January 28, 2005 effective date of the repeal of medical certificate requirements for marriage licenses. Please note the procedures and timelines described below.
Medical certificates are still required for all Massachusetts marriage licenses issued before January 28, 2005, whether or not the marriage itself occurs on or after that date.
A couple who will marry on or after January 28, 2005, but files a Notice of Intention to Marry prior to that date, is not required to file a medical certificate, provided that the marriage license itself is not issued until January 28, 2005 or later.
All couples that file a Notice of Intention to Marry on or after January 28, 2005, no longer must obtain a medical certificate.
This information is provided by Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Prevention within the Department of Public Health.