SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1615        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 153

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Adam G. Hinds

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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 ensure timely physician licensure.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/1/2019

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

2/5/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/8/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1615        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 153

By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 153) of Adam G. Hinds, Kay Khan, Mindy Domb, Jon Santiago and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure timely physician licensure.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

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 ensure timely physician licensure.

 

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 appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:-

The board shall implement administrative procedures to ensure that applications for registration, including registration of qualified physicians who have been licensed or registered upon a written examination in another state pursuant to paragraph 3 of this section, are reviewed and processed within 90 days from the date of submission.

SECTION 2. Said section 2 of chapter 112, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the sixth paragraph the following paragraph:-

If the board has not made a determination on a physician’s application for renewal of the certificate of registration within 90 days from the date of submission of a complete renewal application, the board shall issue a temporary registration to the physician so that the physician can complete the internal hospital credentialing and privileging process at the hospital at which the physician is employed or at the hospital at which the physician will be employed.