Agenda for Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions on 3/27/25

Board business

• Roll call vote for attendance
• New Board member Miriam Segura-Harrison
• Public meeting minutes of February 27, 2024 – VOTE
• Executive session minutes of February 27, 2024 – VOTE
• Appointment of delegates to 2025 Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Leadership Issues Forum and Annual Education Meeting – VOTE
• Remote participation during in-person meetings – VOTE 

Discussion

• Unified Recovery and Monitoring Program (URAMP)
  • Practice Restrictions – VOTE
  • Operational Policy – VOTE
• Approval of Proposed Regulations
  • New Section – 259 CMR 8.00: Lactation Consultants – VOTE
  • Revisions to 259 CMR 2.00 and 259 CMR 7.00 to include lactation consultants, update renewal process, and eliminate temporary licenses – VOTE 

Comments from professional associations

Open session for topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair 48 hours before meeting

Executive session CLOSED under G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(7) to comply with G.L. c. 4, § 7, ¶ 26(c) and G.L. c. 214, § 1B – adhering to the public records law and to preserve the confidentiality of medical record information; specifically, the Board will discuss and evaluate the physical condition or mental health of a licensee as it relates to a licensee’s monitoring reports. 

Investigative conference CLOSED under G.L. c. 112, § 65C

Adjournment

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