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BHPL warns of increase of scam calls
7/19/2023
  • Bureau of Health Professions Licensure
  • Board of Registration in Podiatry
  • Board of Registration in Optometry
  • Board of Registration for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
  • Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians

The Bureau of Health Professions Licensure (BHPL) is warning all licensed professionals about individuals impersonating Massachusetts BHPL investigators, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, DEA investigators, Massachusetts Drug Control Unit investigators, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigators, and other law enforcement personnel, as part of an extortion scheme.

The impersonators are contacting licensees by telephone, stating that they are the subject of an investigation.  The callers are demanding money to clear up the matter, or threatening to revoke the individual’s license.  Please be advised that the BHPL will not contact licensees by telephone to demand money.  Investigators may call to interview licensees or request documentation only.  Licensing boards at BHPL send written notice to your address of record, not telephonic messages, with respect to formal actions against your license such as suspension or revocation.

Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be any of the abovementioned individuals seeking money, should refuse the demand.  We encourage you to report the call to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at: FTCComplaintAssistant.gov.

More information may be found at the following link: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2019/03/13/dea-warns-alarming-increase-scam-calls

  • Bureau of Health Professions Licensure 

    BHPL oversees the licensing of health care professionals in the state of Massachusetts.

  • Board of Registration in Podiatry  

    The Board of Registration in Podiatry licenses qualified applicants and establishes rules and regulations to ensure the competence of licensed podiatrists.

  • Board of Registration in Optometry 

    The Board of Registration of Optometrists licenses optometrists. It establishes rules and regulations to ensure the integrity and competence of licensed optometrists.

  • Board of Registration for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology  

    We license people who would like to work in speech therapy. Our job is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

  • Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians 

    Dispensing opticians fit and dispense prescription ophthalmic eyewear including eyeglasses and contact lenses. Members of this profession measure and duplicate existing ophthalmic prescriptions and fabricate eyeglasses.

    The Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians protects the public through regulation of the practice by testing candidates and licensing those who are qualified, insuring compliance with state statutes and the Board's rules and regulations, and conducting hearings and facilitating resolutions to consumer complaints.

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