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Mass. General Laws c.112, §§ 74-81T

Registration of certain professions and occupations

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§ 74 Registration of nurses; examinations; fees; certificate; rules and regulations; continuing education relating to the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments
§ 74A Registration of practical nurses; examinations and re-examinations; certificate; fees; cancellation of certificate; rules and regulations; continuing education relating to diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with cognitive impairments
§ 74C Advisory council on continuing education; membership; appointment
§ 74D Contracts or agreements; restrictive covenants on nurses or practical nurses void
§ 74E Fingerprint-based criminal background checks for nursing licensure

Added by St. 2025, c. 73, § 30, effective November 25, 2025

§ 75 Examinations
§ 76 Reciprocity registration as nurse or practical nurse; fee
§ 76A Nurses registered in other jurisdictions; temporary registration
§ 76B Canadian nurse licensure; reciprocity
§ 77 Investigation of complaints; national data reporting systems

Amended by St.2022, c.127, §15, effective July 29, 2022

§ 78 Records of board of registration in nursing; inspection; annual report
§ 79 Rules and regulations of board of registration in nursing

Amended by St. 2024, c. 238, § 227, effective November 20, 2024

§ 80 Violations of provisions relating to professional nursing
§ 80A Violations of provisions relating to practical nursing
§ 80B Nursing practice; advanced practice; licensed practical nurses

Amended by St.2024, c. 88, § 9, effective March 31, 2024

§ 80C Nurse-midwife; designation
§ 80D Nurse-midwifery advisory committee
§ 80E Nurse practitioners or psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists; power to order therapeutics and tests; issuance of written prescriptions

Amended by St.2020, c.260, § 35, effective January 1, 2021

§ 80F Rehabilitation program to assist nurses with substance abuse disorders; establishment; functions; rehabilitation evaluation committees; program participants
§ 80G Nurse-midwives; authority to order and interpret tests and prescribe medications; clinical relationship with obstetrician-gynecologist; standards of care
§ 80H Nurse anesthetist; power to issue prescriptions and order tests and therapeutics

Amended by St.2020, c.260, § 36, effective January 1, 2021

§ 80I Required signature, certification, etc. by physician relating to physical or mental health; fulfillment by nurse practitioner

Amended by St.2022, c.177, § 35, effective November 8, 2022

§ 80J Tests, therapeutics and prescriptions by psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist

Added by St.2020, c.260, § 38, effective January 1, 2021

§ 80K Regulation of nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists and psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialists

Added by St.2020, c.260, § 38, effective January 1, 2021

§ 81 Application of Secs. 80 to 80A; government employees
§ 81A Inspection and approval of schools for nurses
§ 81B Approval of schools for nurses in other states
§ 81C Rules and regulations relative to nursing schools
§ 81D Definitions applicable to Secs. 81D to 81T
§ 81E Registration as professional engineers and as professional land surveyors; examination; rules and regulations of board; seal
§ 81F Moneys received by secretary of board; bond
§ 81G Clerical and other assistance
§ 81H Record of proceedings of board of registration of professional engineers and of land surveyors; register of applications for registration; prima facie evidence; annual report to governor
§ 81I Roster of registered professional engineers and land surveyors
§ 81J Registration as professional engineer or land surveyor; qualifications
§ 81K Form and content of application for registration; fees
§ 81L Time and place of examination; scope; methods of procedure; re-examinations
§ 81M Certificate of registration; prima facie evidence; seal of registrant
§ 81N Expiration of certificates; notice; renewal; fee; reinstatement
§ 81P Reprimand and suspension of registration; revocation of certificate of registration as professional engineer or land surveyor; charges; hearing
§ 81Q Reissuance of certificate after revocation; duplicate certificates; fee
§ 81R Limitation of application of sections to other practices, services or activities
§ 81S Appeal from action of board of registration of professional engineers and of land surveyors
§ 81T Unauthorized practice of engineering or land surveying; penalties; duties of attorney general

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