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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jon Santiago

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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:

Date Added:

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/11/2021

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/26/2021

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/26/2021

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/26/2021

Steven C. Owens

29th Middlesex

3/2/2021


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By Mr. Santiago of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2402) of Jon Santiago and others for legislation to ensure timely physician licensure.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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 2018 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.