Massachusetts Law About Nurses
See Also:
Massachusetts Laws
- MGL c.111, s.226, as added by St.2012, c.224, s.103 Mandatory Overtime for Nurses. Effective Nov. 5, 2012.
- MGL c.112, s.74 et seq. Registration of Certain Professions: Nursing
- MGL c. 112, s.80E. Nurse practitioners may issue written prescriptions and order tests.
- MGL c.176R. Consumer Choice of Nurse Practitioner Services. Recognizes nurse practitioners as primary care providers.
Massachusetts Regulations
- 244 CMR Board of Registration in Nursing
- 244 CMR 4 Massachusetts Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing in the Expanded Role.
Other Web Sources
Massachusetts Nurses Association. "The MNA is the largest union and professional association of registered nurses and health professionals in the state." Provides news on nursing issues.
Supervising Nurse Practitioners with Prescriptive Authority, Harvard Risk Management Foundation. Provides guidance on the requirements of the supervising physician/nurse-practitioner relationship.
Print Sources
Massachusetts Nursing Law Update, NBI, 2002.
Nursing Malpractice, 3rd ed., Lawyers and Judges Pub. Co., 2007.