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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1391 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2382
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tackey Chan
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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 office-based surgical centers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/14/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/27/2025Meghan K. Kilcoyne12th Worcester1/27/2025Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/31/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1391 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2382
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2382) of Tackey
Chan and others relative to office-based surgical centers. Public Health.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to office-based surgical centers.
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 51N of chapter 111, as inserted by chapter 343 of the Acts of 2024, is hereby
2amended by striking out the definition of “Office-based surgical center,”, and inserting in place
3thereof the following definition:-
4 “Office-based surgical center”, an office, group of offices, a facility or any portion
5thereof owned, leased or operated by 1 or more practitioners engaged in a solo or group practice,
6however organized, whether conducted for profit or not for profit, which is advertised,
7announced, established or maintained for the purpose of providing office-based surgical services;
8provided, however, that “office-based surgical center” shall not include: (i) a hospital licensed
9under section 51 or by the federal government; (ii) an ambulatory surgical center as defined
10pursuant to section 25B and licensed under said section 51; or (iii) a surgical center performing
11services in accordance with section 12M of chapter 112. The term “office-based surgical center”
12shall not apply to the practice of dentistry or oral and maxillofacial surgery by an individual 2 of 2
13licensed by the board of registration in dentistry in accordance with the provisions of chapter
14112.”