The Allied Health Board proposes amendments to two of the Board’s regulations and proposing two new regulations is to satisfy the mandate in An Act Promoting Access to Midwifery Care and Out-of-Hospital Birth Options of 2024 (the Act) to codify provisions for the new licensed lactation consultant role in Massachusetts. Further amendments are being proposed to existing board regulations to streamline and simplify existing licensure procedures and to strengthen the disciplinary process. This Hearing will be held jointly with the hearing on the Executive Office of Administrative and Finance regulation 801 CMR 4.02 rates
A public hearing will be held on November 18, 2026, by the Board of Allied Health Professions (“Allied Health Board”), within the Department of Public Health regarding amendments to present regulations and introduce new regulations.