Provider Licensure and Accreditation - Nurses

08.19.2019  | Boston Medical Center Offering Opioid Use Disorder Training for ED Nurses
Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction, through funding from the state Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, is holding a series of trainings across the state for emergency department (ED) nurses on treating opioid use disorder in ED
03.11.2019  | MHA Submits Testimony Supporting Ban on 'Conversion Therapy'
Last week, MHA submitted testimony strongly supporting a bill that would prohibit any licensed medical professional engaging with a minor in so-called conversion therapy.
12.24.2018  | Controlled Substance Registration Moving to Online
DPH has announced that the Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration (MCSR) system is moving online.
11.19.2018  | Required Training for Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing has issued a notice on required training for healthcare providers on the issue of domestic and sexual violence as a condition of licensure.
11.07.2017  | HB2451/SB1257 etal Professional Licensure and Scope of Practice
HB2451/SB1257, HB2437, SB1210, HB2457/SB1266, HB2443, HB578/SB549, HB2446, SB1261 Professional Licensure & Scope of Practice
10.31.2017  | The HEALTH Act
An Act Furthering Health Empowerment and Affordability by Leveraging Transformative Health Care (the HEALTH Act)
09.13.2017  | SB626, SB624, HB601, HB2452-SB658, HB608, HB2224 Primary Care, Behavioral & Mental Health ...
The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the following bills regarding primary care, behavioral and mental health and professional practice.
11.17.2015  | Professional Licensure and Scope of Practice
The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA), on behalf of its member hospitals and health systems, appreciates this opportunity to offer comments related to the bills highlighted below.

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