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Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification
Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality
Department of Public Health

Temporary Nursing Service Agency (Nursing Pool)

Information for temporary nursing service agencies to register with the Department of Public Health.

Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association that provides or procures temporary employment in health care facilities for medical personnel must register with the Department as a "nursing pool" or temporary nursing service agency. Medical personnel include, but are not limited to, nurses, nursing assistants, nurses' aides, and orderlies. Temporary nursing service agencies must follow established regulations at 105 CMR 157.000.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Register as a temporary nursing service agency 
Subscribe to the Listserv 

All other tasks

Change location for an agency 

What you need to know

Circular letters 
Regulations 

Additional Resources

M.G.L. C 111, ยง 72Y: Nursing pool registrations
105 CMR 157.00: The registration and operation of temporary nursing service agencies
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