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Bureau of Health Professions Licensure PRR
The Details
What you need
The following commonly requested records may be available upon request:
- Disciplinary documents
- Complaint and investigation file documents
- License applications
Please do not send verification requests to the public records admin email address.
If you have an inquiry regarding a licensing issue, please contact the appropriate board directly.
Records available
The Bureau of Health Professions Licensure is comprised of the following boards of registration:
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Dentistry
- Physician Assistants
- Respiratory Care
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Perfusionists
- Genetic Counselors
- Community Health Workers
- Naturopathy
- Chiropractors
- Dieticians and Nutritionists
- Hearing Instrument Specialists
- Optometrists
- Podiatrists
- Speech and Audiologists
- Dispensing Opticians
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Allied Health Professionals
- Allied Mental Health Professionals
BHPL also includes the Drug Control Program, which encompasses the following:
- Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registrations
- Medication Administration Program
- Prescription Monitoring Program
- Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Code of Conduct (Pharmaceutical Device Manufacturers)
- Drug Stewardship Program
- Nurse Aide Registry
How to request
To make a public record request, inquire about a pending public record request, or for questions pertaining to the public record request process, please contact the Public Records Liaison (PRL) for the Bureau of Health Professions Licensure at publicrecordsadmin@massmail.state.ma.us.
Database Mailing Lists
The following public information is available on the Bureau’s Verification site:
- Full name
- License number
- License type
- License status
- Issue date
- Expiration date
- Street address
- City, state, and zip code
- County
You may download a data file containing all search result records at no cost. For instructions, please visit the License Verification User Manual page and follow the directions listed under “How to Perform a Data File Download of Your Search Results.”
More info
Disciplinary and other actions taken by BHPL boards of registration, available online:
- Board of Registration in Nursing
- Board of Registration in Pharmacy
- Board of Registration in Dentistry
- Board of Registration of Physician Assistants
- Board of Respiratory Care
- Board of Registration of Nursing Home Administrators
- Board of Registration of Perfusionists
- Board of Registration of Genetic Counselors
- Board of Certification of Community Health Workers
Looking for exam results for your Social Work or Licensed Mental Health Counselor license?
An applicant who passed the required ASWB examination for another jurisdiction must request an Official Score Report. This request can be made by phone by calling 1-888-579-3926 or online at www.aswb.org.
LMHC exam results can be requested online at https://nbcc.org.
Looking for records from the Office of Emergency Medical Services?
Please note, the Bureau of Heath Care Safety and Quality oversees the Office of Emergency Medical Services. Please make all requests for the Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality through the DPH public record request form.
The Office of Emergency Medical Services is comprised of the following programs:
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Ambulance Regulatory Program
Looking for records from Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM)?
The Board of Registration in Medicine is responsible for licensing, regulation, and discipline of Massachusetts physicians and acupuncturists. Please make all requests for the Board of Registration in Medicine through the BORIM public record request form or check a physician profile.