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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1433 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2219
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kathleen R. LaNatra
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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 relative to certified medical assistant administration of immunization.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth1/18/2023Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/25/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1433 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2219
By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2219) of
Kathleen R. LaNatra and Christopher Hendricks relative to certified medical assistant
administration of immunization. Public Health.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to certified medical assistant administration of immunization.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 265 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out paragraphs (a) and (b) and inserting in place
3thereof the following two sections: -
4 (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless
5the context clearly requires otherwise:
6 "Certified medical assistant", an individual who: (i) has graduated from a post-secondary
7medical assisting education program accredited by the committee on allied health education and
8accreditation of the American Medical Association or its successor, the Accrediting Bureau of
9Health Education Schools or its successor or another certificate program that the commissioner
10of public health may approve; (ii) is employed in a health care facility as defined in section 9C;
11and (iii) performs basic administrative, clerical, and clinical duties upon the specific 2 of 2
12authorization and under the direct supervision of a practitioner as defined in section 1 of chapter
1394C.
14 "Direct supervision", oversight of a certified medical assistant exercised by a practitioner,
15as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, who is present in the facility and immediately available to
16furnish assistance and direction throughout the course of the performance of a delegated
17procedure; provided, however, that the practitioner shall not be required to be present in the
18room when the procedure is performed.
19 (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a practitioner acting
20within the practitioner’s designated scope of practice may delegate the administration of an
21immunization of a patient to a certified medical assistant.