Mass. General Laws c.112 § 5F 1/2

Providing or assisting in reproductive health care services and gender-affirming health care services; availability of physician's record

This is an unofficial version of a Massachusetts General Law. For more information on this topic, please see Law about health care.

Updates

Added by St.2022, c.127, § 10, effective July 29, 2022.

Section 5F 1/2

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no person shall be subject to discipline by the board, including the revocation, suspension or cancellation of the certificate of registration or reprimand, censure or monetary fine, for providing or assisting in the provision of reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services, as those terms are defined in section 11I½ of chapter 12, or for any judgment, discipline or other sanction arising from such health care services if the services as provided would have been lawful and consistent with good medical practice if they occurred entirely in the commonwealth.

The board shall not make available for public dissemination on a physician’s individual profile the record of any criminal conviction or charge for a felony or serious misdemeanor, final disciplinary action by a licensing board in another state or a medical malpractice court judgment, arbitration award or settlement that resulted from providing or assisting in the provision of reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services or for any judgment, discipline or other sanction arising from such health care services if the services as provided would have been lawful and consistent with good medical practice if they occurred entirely in the commonwealth. The board shall not take adverse action on an application for registration of a qualified physician based on a criminal or civil action, disciplinary action by a licensing board of another state or a medical malpractice claim in another state arising from the provision of reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services that, as provided, would have been lawful and consistent with good medical practice if they occurred entirely in the commonwealth.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to regulate the practice of medicine in any other state.

Last updated:	July 29, 2022