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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1009 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1576
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Liz Miranda
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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 culturally competent and effective health care.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Liz MirandaSecond Suffolk 1 of 3
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1009 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1576
By Ms. Miranda, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1576) of Liz Miranda for
legislation relative to culturally competent and effective health care. Public Health.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1413 OF 2023-2024.]
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 culturally competent and effective health care.
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 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after section 244 the following new section:-
3 Section 245: Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Board of
4Registration in Medicine shall collect data and information concerning the cultural, ethnic,
5linguistic, and educational composition of the physician workforce. The Board of Registration in
6Medicine shall provide such data to the Center for Health Information and Analysis, to be made
7publicly available for the purposes of assessing the impact of physician workforce diversity and
8health outcomes in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2 of 3
9 (a) The Board of Registration in Medicine shall request all applicants who submit
10applications for licensure under Section 2 of Chapter 112 of the Massachusetts General Laws on
11or after January 1, 2027, to provide the following information with their application:
12 1. Demographic information, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, and gender
13 identity.
14 2. Linguistic information
15 3. Medical specialty/subspecialty
16 4. Primary and secondary practice location, if known at the time of application;
17 5. Duration of practice in Massachusetts; and
18 6. Employment status: Part-time / full-time / per diem
19 (b) The Board of Registration in Medicine shall ask all license holders to provide the
20following information when they renew their licenses on or after January 1, 2027, in addition to
21any other information required by the relevant disciplining authority:
22 1. The information in subsection a(1) through (6) of this section, except, after license
23holders who have provided this information one time, they shall be requested to provide only
24changes to this information with subsequent renewals;
25 2. Whether the licensee is currently practicing;
26 3. Primary and secondary practice location at the time of renewal; and
27 4. Employment status: Part-time / full-time / per diem 3 of 3
28 (c) License applicants and licensees are not required to provide the requested data,
29participation shall be voluntary. Data collected under this section shall be held separately and
30will not be considered part of determinations for granting or renewing licensure.
31 (d) Data collected under this section shall be aggregated, de-identified and made publicly
32available by the Center for Health Information and Analysis website no more than 60 days after
33the end of each year.
34 (e) The Board of Registration in Medicine and The Center for Health Information and
35Analysis shall not sell the information collected pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section
36to any third party.
37 SECTION 2. The Center for Health Information and Analysis shall report on the data
38collected under this section to the Clerks of the House and Senate, the Joint Committee on Public
39Health, and the Department of Public Health no later than February 28th of each calendar year.
40 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective 90 days after enactment.