HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1053 FILED ON: 1/15/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1844
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ruth B. Balser
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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: | Date Added: |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 1/14/2019 |
Cynthia Stone Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk | 2/1/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 1/24/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1053 FILED ON: 1/15/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1844
By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1844) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to include psychologists in the definition of nursing practice. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2430 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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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 following:- psychologists practicing within their scope of practice as defined in section 118 of chapter 112;