SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1345        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1229

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 to establish a medical dosimetrist commission.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1345        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1229

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 to establish a medical dosimetrist commission.

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. A commission is hereby established to perform a study relative to licensure or certification of medical dosimetrists and to issue a report with recommendations. The commission shall consist of 3 members of the senate: 1 who shall be appointed by the senate president, 1 who shall be the senate chair of the joint committee on public health or a designee and 1 who shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; 3 members of the house of representatives: 1 who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house, 1 who shall be the house chair of the joint committee on public health and 1 who shall be appointed by the house minority leader; 7 members who shall be appointed by the governor, including the Commissioner of Public Health or designee who shall serve as chair, 3 medical dosimetrists who have practiced in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a minimum of seven years, 2 physicians licensed and practicing in a radiation therapy subspecialty under the provisions of MGL Chapter 112, and 1 representative of a patient advocacy organization.

The special commission shall study the advisability of creating licensure or certification requirements for those individuals who are practicing dosimetry in the Commonwealth.  

The special commission may conduct public hearings to gather information. The department of public health may provide staff and other resources to the commission as the commission and the department consider appropriate.

The commission shall make its final report and recommendations, which may include guidelines for full licensure and conditional licensing of dosimetrists, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to implement such recommendations, by filing the same with the joint committee on public health not later than December 31, 2020.  The special commission may make such interim reports as it considers appropriate.