Bill Text: MA S864 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to technical changes pertaining to the Board of Registration in Medicine
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-03 - Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the Senate Committee on Ethics and Rules [S864 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S864-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Moore, Richard (SEN)
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act Relative to Technical Changes Pertaining to the Board of Registration in Medicine.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Moore, Richard (SEN) |
Worcester and Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative to Technical Changes Pertaining to the Board of
Registration in Medicine.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in the first sentence of the eighth paragraph, the words, “United States Secretary of Health and Human Services,” and by inserting in place thereof the following words:- “Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.”
SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence of the ninth paragraph, and by inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-
The certification of registration of any physician who does not file a completed renewal application together with the fee shall automatically expire on its renewal expiration date, but the certificate shall be revived upon completion of the lapsed license renewal process.
SECTION 3. Section 5 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence of subsection (e) of the sixth paragraph and inserting in place thereof:-
A description of revocation or involuntary restriction of privileges granted by any entity subject to the requirements of section 53B of chapter 111, for reasons related to competence or character, that have been taken by the governing body or any other official of the health care facility after procedural due process has been afforded, or the resignation from or nonrenewal of medical staff membership or the restriction of privileges taken in lieu of or in settlement of a pending disciplinary case related to competence or character.
SECTION 4. Section 152 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended in subsection (c) of the first paragraph by striking the words: “or have a translator available to communicate with patients and physicians,”.
SECTION 5. Section 156 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the final sentence of the section, and by inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-
The license of any licensee who does not file a completed renewal application together with the fee shall automatically expire on its renewal expiration date, but the license shall be revived upon completion of the lapsed license renewal process.
