• Agency Office Locations

    Office Address

    Our Boston office is now located in Boston's South End (next to the Boston Herald). For detailed information about our offices locations, please visit our Agency Office Locator feature. If you come to visit, please bring a photo ID.


  • Who We Are ...

    The Division of Professional Licensure is an agency within the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation with 31 boards of registration regulating nearly 50 trades and professions.

  • What We Do ...

    We are responsible for licensing and regulating the activities of over 330,000 individuals, corporations and partnerships.

  • Our Mission

    To protect the public health, safety and welfare by licensing qualified individuals who provide services to consumers and by fair and consistent enforcement of the statutes and regulations of the boards of registration.

  • Interested in Serving as a Member of a Board of Registration?


  • Consumer Fact Sheets

    Consumer fact sheets will provide you with some "inside information" when engaging the services of any of the individual licensed professionals.

  • The Heath Care Fraud Unit ("HCFU") and Health Care Fraud Tip Line


  • Information and Services


  • Division of Professional Licensure Boards


  • Subscribe to Receive DPL Notices

    If you would like to receive periodic e-mail messages from The Division of Professional Licensure regarding current Agency news and events, please subscribe to our e-mail list using the link above.


Programs & Services

Key Resources