SENATE DOCKET, NO. 910        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1179

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cynthia Stone Creem

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/23/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 910        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1179

By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1179) of Cynthia S. Creem and Ruth B. Balser for legislation to include psychologists in the definition of nursing practice.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1884 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team.

 

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 80B of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "dentists" in line 13 the word "psychologists."