§ 8 Division of occupational licensure; commissioner; duties; compensation; appointment of successor
§ 8A Office of private occupational school education
§ 9 Boards subsequently mentioned to serve in division; offices; compensation
§ 9A Rules and regulations governing examinations
§ 9B Boards of registration; conflicting interests of public or lay members restricted; delegation of duties to single members; policy matters; definitions
§ 9C Boards of registration; members; public employees for certain purposes
§ 10 Board of registration in medicine; membership; appointment and term; expenses; rules and regulations
§ 10A Board of registration in medicine; review and approval of rules and regulations
§ 11 Board of registration in medicine; meetings; officers; bond; salaries and expenses
§ 11A Board of allied health professions; membership; appointment; term; removal; election of officers; expenses; powers and duties
§ 11B Board of respiratory care; membership; qualifications; term
§ 11C Board of registration of physician assistants; membership; appointment; term
§ 11D Board of registration of dieticians and nutritionists
§ 11E Board of registration of perfusionists; members; officers
§ 12A Board of registration in podiatry; membership; term
§ 12B Board of registration in podiatry; meetings; officers; quorum
§ 12C Board of registration in podiatry; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 13 Board of registration in nursing; members; number; qualifications; appointment; term
§ 14 Board of registration in nursing; meetings; officers; executive director; duties
§ 14A Board of registration in nursing; assistant to executive director; qualifications; appointment
§ 15 Board of registration in nursing; compensation and expenses
§ 15D Board of registration in nursing; compensation and expense limit
§ 16 Board of registration in optometry; membership; appointment; term; qualifications
§ 17 Board of registration in optometry; meetings; officers; secretary’s bond
§ 18 Board of registration in optometry; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 19 Board of registration in dentistry; membership; qualifications; appointment; term; advisors
§ 20 Board of registration in dentistry; board meetings; officers
§ 21 Board of registration in dentistry; salaries and expenses; accounts open to public
§ 22 Board of registration in pharmacy; membership; qualifications; appointment; term; code of ethics
§ 23 Board of registration in pharmacy; meetings; officers; secretary’s bond
§ 24 Board of registration in pharmacy; salaries and expenses
§ 25 Board of registration in pharmacy; agents; expenses; duties
§ 25A Agents appointed pursuant to Sec. 25; training
§ 26 Board of registration in veterinary medicine; membership; qualifications; term
§ 27 Board of registration in veterinary medicine; meetings; officers
§ 28 Board of registration in veterinary medicine; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 29 Board of registration in embalming and funeral directing; membership; appointment; term
§ 30 Board of registration in embalming and funeral directing; meetings; officers; secretary’s bond
§ 31 Board of registration in embalming and funeral directing; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 32 State examiners of electricians; membership; appointment and term; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 32A Board of electricians’ appeals
§ 33 Board of public accountancy; membership; appointment; terms; removal
§ 34 Board of public accountancy; officers; records of proceedings; register; meetings
§ 35 Board of public accountancy; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 36 Board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters; membership; appointment; term; chairperson
§ 37 Board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters; meetings
§ 38 Board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 42 Board of registration of cosmetology and barbering; membership; appointment and term
§ 44A Board of registration of architects; membership; appointment; term
§ 44B Board of registration of architects; meetings; officers; quorum
§ 44C Board of registration of architects; rules and by-laws; seal; powers; annual report
§ 44D Board of registration of architects; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 45 Board of registration of professional engineers and of land surveyors; membership; appointment; terms
§ 46 Board of registration of professional engineers and of land surveyors; meetings; officers
§ 47 Board of registration of professional engineers and of land surveyors; compensation; expenses; limitations
§ 48 Board of registration of dispensing opticians; membership; appointment; term
§ 49 Board of registration of dispensing opticians; meetings; officers; secretary’s bond
§ 50 Board of registration of dispensing opticians; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 54 Board of registration of real estate brokers and salesmen; membership; appointment; term; vacancies
§ 55 Board of registration of real estate brokers and salesmen; meetings; notice, quorum; record
§ 56 Board of registration of real estate brokers and salesmen; rules and by-laws; seal; annual report; contents
§ 57 Board of registration of real estate brokers and salesmen; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 64 Board of registration of chiropractors membership; appointment and qualifications
§ 65 Board of registration of chiropractors; meetings
§ 66 Board of registration of chiropractors; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
§ 66B Board of certification of operators of drinking water supply facilities
§ 67 Board of registration of landscape architects; membership; appointment and qualifications; term; vacancies
§ 68 Board of registration of landscape architects; meetings; chairman
§ 69 Board of registration of landscape architects; compensation; expenses; clerks
§ 73 Board of nursing home administrators; membership; appointment; vacancies; removal
§ 74 Board of nursing home administrators; meetings; officers; rules and regulations
§ 75 Board of nursing home administrators; disposition of fees; compensation and expenses of members; employees
§ 76 Board of registration of psychologists; membership; appointment and qualifications
§ 77 Board of registration of psychologists; term; expiration; appointment of successor
§ 78 Board of registration of psychologists; removal of member for cause; notice; right to hearing
§ 79 Board of registration of psychologists; meetings; election of officers; licenses; rules and regulations; compensation; assistants
§ 80 Board of registration of social workers; membership; appointment and qualifications
§ 81 Board of registration of social workers; term
§ 82 Board of registration of social workers; removal of member for cause; right to hearing; vacancy
§ 83 Board of registration of social workers; compensation
§ 84 Board of registration of social workers; meetings; election of officers; powers and duties of board; issuance of cease and desist orders; fees
§ 85 Board of registration of speech–language pathology and audiology; membership; appointment; election of officers; expenses
§ 86 Board of registration of speech-language pathology and audiology; examination, licensing and registration; ethical standards; complaints
§ 87 Board of registration of speech-language pathology and audiology; rules and regulations
§ 88 Board of registration of allied mental health and human services professions; membership; appointment; removal
§ 89 Board of registration of allied mental health and human services professions; qualifications of members
§ 90 Board of registration of allied mental health and human services professions; meetings; duties
§ 92 Board of real estate appraisers; membership; appointment; expenses
§ 93 Board of registration of hearing instrument specialists; members
§ 94 Board of registration of hearing instrument specialists; duties
§ 96 Board of registration of home inspectors; members
§ 97 Board of registration of home inspectors; duties; informational brochure on home inspections
§ 97A Board of registration of home inspectors; regulations outlining procedures and benefits of home energy audit
§ 98 Board of registration of massage therapy; composition; terms; voting
§ 99 Board of registration of massage therapy; powers and duties
§ 101 Board of examiners of sheet metal workers; members; terms; frequency of meetings
§ 102 Board of examiners of sheet metal workers; powers and duties
§ 103 Board of registration of genetic counselors; members; removal and resignation
§ 104 Board of registration of genetic counselors; election of officers; meetings; reimbursement of expenses
§ 105 Board of registration of genetic counselors; powers and duties
§ 106 Board of certification of community health workers; membership; term; removal and vacancies
§ 107 Board of certification of community health workers; meetings; officers; quorum; records; expenses; staffing
§ 108 Board of certification of community health workers; powers and duties
§ 109 Board of registration in naturopathy; membership; term; officers; quorum; compensation and expenses

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 13 - Division and Boards of Registration

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
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  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.