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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3868 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2271
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 relative to licensure demographics.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jon Santiago9th Suffolk1/17/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3868 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2271
By Representative Santiago of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2271) of Jon
Santiago relative to initial licensure and renewal of licensure in professions that provide mental
health and substance use disorder treatment. 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 licensure demographics.
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. Chapter 13 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2section 109 the following section:-
3 Section 110. (a) The department of public health shall annually collect and report on
4demographic information of applicants for initial licensure and renewal of licensure in
5professions that provide mental health and substance use disorder treatment. The department
6shall collect data from the board of registration in social work; board of registration in the allied
7mental health and human services professions; and board of registration of psychologists. The
8report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) race; (ii) ethnicity; (iii) language (primary and
9secondary); (iv) gender identity; (v) county(ies) where applicant intends to practice or currently
10practices; (vi) school where master’s degree was conferred; (vii) years of prior experience in the
11field of behavioral health; (viii) states, territories, or other jurisdictions where currently or 2 of 2
12previously licensed; (ix) application decision; (x) amount of time from application submission to
13application decision; and (xi) if the application resulted in denial, reason(s) for denial.
14 (b) Not later than October 31, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall report
15aggregate findings to the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery and make
16findings publicly accessible. Published findings shall be available in searchable, sortable format
17to allow for the cross-tabulation of statistical variables.