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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2289 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1637
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John C. Velis, (BY REQUEST)
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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 wiring medical facilities, nursing homes, and medical training to support safer
electromagnetic radiation exposures and to support reduction of other environmental hazards.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Kirstin Beatty149 Central Park Drive, Holyoke, MA
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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2289 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1637
By Mr. Velis (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1637) of Kirstin Beatty,
for legislation to require medical facilities and nursing homes to support safer electromagnetic
radiation exposures and to support reduction of other environmental hazards through facility
wiring and training. 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 wiring medical facilities, nursing homes, and medical training to support safer
electromagnetic radiation exposures and to support reduction of other environmental hazards.
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. Whereas, physicians and nurses should help prevent harm from non-
2ionizing radiation (e.g. wireless), mold, excessive screen time, local pollutants, and recalled or
3toxic products.
4 Whereas, medical professionals would benefit from continuing education on toxins that
5cause illness, but should be exempted where inapplicable to specialty or where expert.
6 Whereas, non-ionizing radiation is significantly linked to leukemia and lymphoma, so
7reducing such exposures should be a part of treatment and insurance coverage.
8 Whereas, medical providers and nursing homes should progressively limit non-ionizing
9radiation technology exposures as part of quality control measures, because numerous peer- 2 of 24
10reviewed studies demonstrate such exposures contribute to dementias, cancers, numerous chronic
11illness, and to feeling unwell.
12 Whereas, nutritional imbalances can be caused by toxic exposures and can contribute to
13pathological conditions, such that nutritional analysis and supplementation such as with
14antioxidants should be a part of treatment and insurance coverage.
15 Resolved, that the policy goals of this act are to:
16 (a) address electromagnetic radiation exposures from technology in medical facility and
17nursing home exposures with medical training, guidance, and progressive limits and monitoring
18that align with recommendations in the scientific literature and that of expert groups such as the
19Building Biology Institute and the International Commission on the Biological Effects of
20Electromagnetic Fields;
21 (b) update medical training to insure medical professionals in relevant fields are kept
22current regarding and acknowledge digital addiction, potential toxicities in consumer products,
23and mold hazards;
24 (c) update medical insurance to support medical evaluation, treatment and guidance
25regarding environmental hazards such as digital addiction, plastics, electromagnetic radiation,
26and ensuing pathological nutritional deficiences; and
27 (d) to reorganize the disorganized section 2 of chapter 112 only for organizational
28purposes without modifying content.
29 SECTION 2. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
30section 72BB the following new section:- 3 of 24
31 Section 72CC. (a) Definitions. As used in this section, the following word shall have the
32following meaning:
33 “Building Biology electromagnetic radiation specialist” refers to an electromagnetic
34radiation specialist certified by the Building Biology Institute, a 501(c)(3) founded in Florida in
351987 based on the German principles of Building Biology.
36 (b) Each convalescent and nursing home, infirmary maintained in towns, rest home,
37charitable home for the aged, and intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded shall create
38a master plan to reduce non-ionizing radiation in the facility and shall keep records of its
39progress. The master plan, including progress towards completion, shall be a public record and
40shall be freely available for viewing.
41 (c) Inspection and enforcement. The department or its agents and the board of health or
42its agents of the city or town where any portion of a convalescent home or nursing home,
43infirmary maintained in a town, rest home, charitable home for the aged, or intermediate care
44facility for persons with an intellectual disability is located may visit and inspect the master plan
45and such institution at any time.
46 Any person making an inspection under authority of this section shall record in writing
47every violation which he finds of the applicable provisions, including lack of progress, good
48faith, or compliance. Every record of inspection so made shall be treated as a public record
49except to such extent as the record or a portion thereof is expressly exempt from such treatment
50under section seven of chapter four, and said violations shall be made public at the same time
51that a written plan of correction is submitted. 4 of 24
52 If a written plan of correction is not submitted within the allowable time, said violations
53shall be made public at the expiration of the allowable time. Inspections shall be unannounced
54and made at such intervals as the department shall specify in its rules and regulations, but at least
55twice per annum. A visit made to a facility for the purpose of providing consultation shall not be
56considered to be an inspection.
57 The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the rules and regulations
58promulgated under this section.
59 (d) Master Plan provisions. Every master plan shall describe a plan that sets objectives
60and a reasonable timeline to reduce non-ionizing radiation in the facility. Each master plan shall
61be designed to provide, while attending to other needs of the facility, the financial resources and
62attention necessary to swiftly reduce non-ionizing radiation exposures that are (1) harmful; (2)
63potentially harmful; and (3) unintentional, prioritizing the former.
64 A checklist and documentation shall be kept of the successful completion of each
65objective as part of the Master Plan. For each objective remaining, an explanation shall be
66provided as to why the objective has not been completed.
67 While additional objectives may be included by the institution, the following objectives
68shall be required.
69 (1) Hard-wire Internet connections;
70 (2) Provide useful, current education to staff on best practices to reduce non-ionizing
71radiation and implement the best practices; 5 of 24
72 (3) Reduce and restrict the use of electricity, electrical circuits, and digital equipment
73where unnecessary and to create areas for rest and rehabilitation.
74 (4) Minimize and regulate the use of artificial light, in particular that light which by
75timing or composition more greatly harms ocular health and disrupts circadian rhythms.
76 (5) Provide alternatives and minimize or ideally eliminate use of and dependence upon
77personal wireless devices;
78 (6) Except where necessary for emergency services, remove any antennas transmitting
79non-ionizing radiation, replacing with hard-wired equipment;
80 (7) Insure any remaining antennas are only in remote locations, configured for minimum
81radiation, and distant as ordered first from (i) sleeping quarters and rest areas, and secondly from
82(ii) daily work and play areas;
83 (9) To better limit and control emissions from digital equipment, provide a segregated,
84monitored area for use, and encourage alternatives for record-keeping, communications, and
85entertainment;
86 (10) Where disabled antenna exist, provide for services or equipment to routinely check
87that antenna are in fact and remain disabled.
88 (11) Meet the following objectives:
89 (i) As long as any wireless antennas remain and transmit, insure that such antennas are set
90to emit the minimum of power density possible for the minimum time necessary; 6 of 24
91 (ii) Set an initial goal to insure non-ionizing radiation exposures in rest and social areas
92fall within or below the Building Biology evaluation guidelines of slight concern;
93 (iii) From the initial goal set in clause (ii), set a second goal to insure non-ionizing
94radiation exposures in rest and social areas are progressively reduced to meet the Building
95Biology evaluation guidelines of no concern.
96 SECTION 3. Chapter 12C, as appearing in the General Laws of the 2021 Official
97Edition, is hereby amended by adding after section 14 the following section:-
98 Section 14A. (a) Definitions. As used in this section, the following word shall have the
99following meaning:
100 “Building Biology electromagnetic radiation specialist” refers to an electromagnetic
101radiation specialist certified by the Building Biology Institute, a 501(c)(3) founded in Florida in
1021987 based on the German principles of Building Biology.
103 (b) Irrespective of all other recommendations for a standard quality measure set listed in
104section 14, the following shall be required state-wide and included as part of the standard quality
105measure set with regard to every health care provider facility, medical group, and provider
106group.
107 Standard quality control sets shall include measures for assessing, tracking, and
108progressively reducing non-ionizing radiation exposures for protection of staff and patients,
109including for useful education of staff. Facilities shall keep public records to show annual
110remediation efforts, progress, and scores, and shall keep a public posting of scores, including
111passing score gradations. Unless more stringent standards are adopted by state or federal 7 of 24
112authorities, which then shall hold sway, the following shall apply as well as the following
113ratings:
114 (c) An annual passing score for each paragraph specified in subsection (b) shall be listed
115as “pass” along with the following terms for gradations and requirements:
116 (1) “Initial action” is provided with evidence of setting in place the work necessary to
117meet aims, such as arranging contracts;
118 (2) “Initial measurable progress” is clear and measurable evidence of improvements from
119ongoing efforts to meet the aims;
120 (3) “Initial completion” is meeting the aims where further improvements are possible;
121 (4) “Advanced completion” is, where relevant, exceeding the aims; and
122 (5) “Excellence” is meeting the aims where further improvements are not possible.
123 (d) Non-ionizing radiation objectives include the following:
124 (1) Wireless reduction. As long as any wireless antennas remain and transmit, insure that
125such antennas are set to emit the minimum of power density possible for the minimum time
126necessary and set in remote locations;
127 (2) Hard wire. Remove WiFi and other antennas transmitting non-ionizing radiation and
128replacing, where necessary, with hard-wired broadband access points;
129 (3) Replace. Replacement of wireless medical equipment with non-transmitting devices,
130with any exceptions noted and allowed only insofar as necessary to address patient needs, on a
131temporary or permanent basis; 8 of 24
132 (iv) Initial goal. Set an initial goal of insuring non-ionizing radiation exposures fall within
133or below the Building Biology evaluation guidelines of slight concern, with any exceptions due
134to medical equipment noted and signage placed and procedures set as appropriate to prevent
135exposures above the initial Building Biology goal;
136 (v) Second goal. From the initial goal set in paragraph (iv), set a second goal to insure
137non-ionizing radiation exposures are progressively reduced to meet the Building Biology
138evaluation guidelines of no concern, with any exceptions due to medical equipment noted and
139appropriate signage placed and signage set to prevent exposures of serious concern based on the
140Building Biology guidelines;
141 (vi) Education. Set policies for and staff adoption of best practices for reduced and
142healthier non-ionizing radiation exposures;
143 (vii) Light. Minimize and regulate the use of artificial light, in particular that which by
144timing or composition disrupts circadian rhythms and ocular health; and
145 (viii) White zones. Develop white zones for sensitive patients and staff respite which
146ideally meet a score of Excellence or Advanced Completion in all categories of paragraph (d), or
147where any non-ionizing radiation exposure exists the exposure is therapeutic.
148 SECTION 4. Section 74 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in Title XVI of
149Part I the 2021 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the last sentence and replacing as
150follows:-
151 The board shall support a student rating system of continuing education programs and of
152educators, where choices exist. 9 of 24
153 Except where a nurse can prove expert knowledge or the topic is irrelevant to the nurse’s
154medical practice, the board, in addition to any other continuing education the board deems
155necessary, shall specifically require continuing education as follows.
156 (1) Completion of a 1-time course of training and education on the diagnosis, treatment
157and care of patients with and prevention of cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to,
158Alzheimer's disease and dementia; provided, however, that this course requirement shall only
159apply to nurses who serve adult populations.
160 (2) Training and education on the diagnosis, treatment, education, and care of patients
161with and prevention of non-ionizing radiation pathologies, including of the chemical basis for
162sensitivities and biological effects.
163 (3) Training and education on the diagnosis, treatment, education, and care of patients
164with digital addiction or excessive screen time.
165 (4) Training and education on health and the diagnosis, treatment, education, and care of
166patients with regard to toxic and hazardous ingredients in consumer products, building
167components and other materials used in homes and other pollutants or contaminants in
168residential environments. This training shall include a review of mold-related pathologies and the
169chemical basis for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
170 SECTION 5. Section 74A of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in Title XVI
171of Part I the 2021 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the last sentence and replacing
172as follows:- 10 of 24
173 The board shall support a student rating system of continuing education programs and
174educators, where choices exist.
175 Except where a practical nurse can prove expert knowledge or the topic is irrelevant to
176the practical nurse’s medical practice, the board, in addition to any other continuing education
177the board deems necessary, shall specifically require continuing education as follows.
178 (1) Completion of a 1-time course of training and education on the diagnosis, treatment
179and care of patients with and prevention of cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to,
180Alzheimer's disease and dementia; provided, however, that this course requirement shall only
181apply to nurses who serve adult populations.
182 (2) Training and education on the diagnosis, treatment, education, and care of patients
183with and prevention of non-ionizing radiation pathologies, including of the chemical basis for
184sensitivities and biological effects.
185 (3) Training and education on the diagnosis, treatment, education, and care of patients
186with digital addiction or excessive screen time.
187 (4) Training and education on health and the diagnosis, treatment, education, and care of
188patients with regard to toxic and hazardous ingredients in consumer products, building
189components and other materials used in homes and other pollutants or contaminants in
190residential environments and resources for product recalls. This training shall include a review of
191mold-related pathologies and the chemical basis for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. 11 of 24
192 SECTION 6. Section 2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in Title XVI of
193Part I the 2021 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding before the first word the following
194subsection:-
195 (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings
196 “Digital addiction” or “tech addiction” or “technology addiction” is the compulsive use
197of digital technology, inability to control use, withdrawal from real life interactions,
198interpersonal relations, and may include withdrawal from responsibilities, learning, or personal
199care. Specialized subsets of tech addiction include video game, mobile phone, or social media
200addiction.
201 SECTION 3. Section 2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in Title XVI of
202Part I the 2021 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the last sentence and adding the
203following subsection:-
204 (g) Continuing education. The board shall require that any continuing education
205requirements necessary for renewal of a physician’s certificate of registration evolve based on
206the sum of current knowledge, including current science, and reasonable interpretations of
207scientific knowledge and clinical experience in order to advance safer treatments, health, and
208limit risks. Such training shall in all cases acknowledge the actual and potential risks of time-
209tested and new treatments, shall correct medical myths, and shall introduce more effective and
210affordable medical treatments for prescription, recommendation, or referral as appropriate, such
211as, but not limited to, nutritional therapies or acupuncture.
212 The board shall insure continuing education requirements are designed in such a way as
213to limit the burden upon physicians, such as by allowing exemptions where evidence of current, 12 of 24
214relevant expertise exists, where coursework is inapplicable to physician practice, and by limiting
215expense or excessive demands on time. The board shall support a rating system of continuing
216education and educator options, where options exist. Except where exemptions apply, the board
217shall specifically require continuing education as follows.
218 (1) Training and education on the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with and
219prevention of cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and
220dementia; provided, however, that this course requirement shall only apply to physicians who
221serve adult populations.
222 (2) Training and education on the diagnosis, treatment, education, and care of patients
223with and prevention of non-ionizing radiation pathologies, including of the chemical basis for
224sensitivities and biological effects, provided, however, that this requirement shall only apply to
225and shall be tailored to relevant physician specialties, such as, but not limited to, general
226practitioners and cancer specialists.
227 (3) Training and education on the diagnosis, treatment, education, and care of patients
228with digital addiction or excessive screen time, provided, however, that this requirement shall
229only apply to relevant physician specialties, such as, but not limited to, general practitioners.
230 (4) Training and education on patient health and the diagnosis, treatment, education, and
231care of patients with regard to mold, consumer products, and pollutants, including the
232contamination of water sources by lead, plastic derivatives, and other pollutants and with
233provision of resources for product recalls. This training shall include a review of mold-related
234pathologies and the chemical basis for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. 13 of 24
235 SECTION 7. Section 2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in Title XVI of
236Part I the 2021 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the first 6 paragraphs and
237replacing with the following subsections:-
238 (a) Applications and board of registration. Applications for registration as qualified
239physicians, signed and sworn to by the applicants, shall be made upon blanks furnished by the
240board of registration in medicine, herein and in sections three to nine A, inclusive, called the
241board.
242 (b) Physician registration, examination, and fee. Each applicant who shall furnish the
243board with satisfactory proof that he is eighteen years of age or over and of good moral
244character, that he has completed two years of premedical studies in a college or university, that
245he has attended courses of instruction for four years of not less than thirty-two school weeks in
246each year, or courses which in the opinion of the board are equivalent thereto, in one or more
247legally chartered medical schools, and that he has received the degree of doctor of medicine, or
248its equivalent, from a legally chartered medical school in the United States or commonwealth of
249Puerto Rico or Canada having the power to confer degrees in medicine, shall upon payment of a
250fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of
251section three B of chapter seven, be examined, and, if found qualified by the board, be registered
252as a qualified physician and entitled to a certificate in testimony thereof, signed by the chairman
253and secretary.
254 (c) Additional licensure conditions. The board shall require, as a standard of eligibility
255for licensure, the following conditions: 14 of 24
256 (1) Computerized proficiency. That applicants demonstrate proficiency in the use of
257computerized physician order entry, e-prescribing, electronic health records and other forms of
258health information technology, as determined by the board. As used in this section, proficiency,
259at a minimum shall mean that applicants demonstrate the skills to comply with the ''meaningful
260use'' requirements, as set forth in 45 C.F.R. Part 170.
261 (2) Malpractice compliance. The board is authorized to promulgate regulations requiring
262physicians to obtain professional malpractice liability insurance or a suitable bond or other
263indemnity against liability for professional malpractice in such amounts as may be determined by
264the board. The board shall participate in any national data reporting system which provides
265information on individual physicians.
266 (3) Social Security Act compliance. The board shall require as a condition of granting or
267renewing a physician's certificate of registration, that the physician, who if he agrees to treat a
268beneficiary of health insurance under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, shall also agree not
269to charge to or collect from such beneficiary any amount in excess of the reasonable charge for
270that service as determined by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. The
271board shall also require, as a condition of granting or renewing a physician's certificate of
272registration, that the physician apply to participate in the medical assistance program
273administered by the secretary of health and human services in accordance with chapter 118E and
274Title XIX of the Social Security Act and any federal demonstration or waiver relating to such
275medical assistance program for the limited purposes of ordering and referring services covered
276under such program, provided that regulations governing such limited participation are
277promulgated under said chapter 118E. A physician who chooses to participate in such medical
278assistance program as a provider of services shall be deemed to have fulfilled this requirement. 15 of 24
279 (4) Certification of any foreign degree. An applicant who has received from a medical
280school, legally chartered in a sovereign state other than the United States, the commonwealth of
281Puerto Rico or Canada, a degree of doctor of medicine or its equivalent shall be required to
282furnish to the board such documentary evidence as the board may require that his education is
283substantially the equivalent of that of graduates of medical schools in the United States and such
284other evidence as the board may require as to his qualifications to practice medicine, and shall,
285unless granted an exemption by the board, be required to present a Standard Certificate granted
286after examination by the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates; provided,
287however, that an applicant who shall furnish the board with satisfactory proof that he is eighteen
288years of age or over and of good moral character, that he has completed two years of premedical
289studies in a college or university of the United States or Canada shall not be required to possess a
290certificate by the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates and shall be admitted to
291the examination for licensure if he has studied medicine in a medical school outside the United
292States which is recognized by the World Health Organization, has completed all the formal
293requirements for the degree corresponding to doctor of medicine except internship and social
294service or internship or social service, has satisfactorily completed one academic year of
295supervised clinical training sponsored by an approved medical school in the United States or
296Canada, and has completed one year of graduate medical education in a program approved by the
297Liaison Committee on Graduate Medical Education of the American Medical Association. If the
298board shall be satisfied as to his education and his qualifications, the board shall, upon payment
299of a fee determined under the aforementioned provision by the applicant, admit him to the
300examination for licensure. 16 of 24
301 (d) Reexamination procedures. An applicant failing to pass an examination satisfactory to
302the board shall be entitled to two reexaminations within two years at a meeting of the board
303called for the examination of applicants upon payment of a further fee determined under the
304aforementioned provision for each reexamination; but two such reexaminations shall exhaust his
305privilege under his original application.
306 (e) Examination exemptions. The board may without examination grant certificates of
307registration as qualified physicians in the following circumstances.
308 (1) Other states and AMA or AOA diplomates. The board may without examination grant
309certificates of registration as qualified physicians to such graduates of medical schools: (A) who
310shall furnish with their applications satisfactory proof that they have the qualifications required
311in the commonwealth to entitle them to be examined and have been licensed or registered upon a
312written examination in another state whose standards, in the opinion of the board, are equivalent
313to those in the commonwealth, or (B) who are diplomates of specialty boards recognized by the
314American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association; provided that any
315person who has previously attempted unsuccessfully to secure registration in the commonwealth
316shall be registered under the provisions of this paragraph without examination only at the
317discretion of the board. The fee for such registration without examination shall be determined
318under the aforementioned provision.
319 (2) Canadian and Puerto Rican licensure. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
320chapter the board may without examination grant a certificate of registration as a qualified
321physician to such person as shall furnish with his application satisfactory evidence that he is: (A)
322a graduate of a Canadian medical school, or a medical school legally chartered in a sovereign 17 of 24
323state other than the United States or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and is licensed by the
324Medical Council of Canada and by a provincial licensing authority; or (B) is licensed in the
325commonwealth of Puerto Rico or in the province of Saskatchewan in Canada upon obtaining a
326grade of seventy-five per cent or better in the federation licensing examination of the federation
327of state medical boards of the United States. Any person granted a certificate of registration
328under the provisions of this paragraph shall pay a fee determined under the aforementioned
329chapter seven provision.
330 (3) Academic appointments. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the
331board may without examination grant a certificate of registration as a qualified physician to a
332person who is a graduate of a medical school which is legally chartered in a sovereign state other
333than the United States, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Canada, if such person furnishes
334proof satisfactory to the board that: (A) he has a full time academic appointment at a legally
335chartered medical school in the commonwealth; (B) he is qualified and competent in the field of
336medicine or surgery; and (C) he has been licensed or registered to practice medicine in such
337other state or country and has held a faculty appointment at a medical school legally chartered in
338such other state or country. Application for registration as a qualified physician, signed and
339sworn to by the applicant under the provisions of this section shall be made upon blanks
340furnished by the board. If satisfied as to the applicant's qualifications, and upon payment of a fee
341by such applicant, the board may issue to such applicant a certificate of registration as a qualified
342physician. Such certificate shall be restricted to the specialty in which he holds his academic
343appointment and shall be valid only so long as he holds a full time academic appointment. In
344addition to the requirements for renewal of certificates of registration under the provisions of
345section two, physicians registered under this section shall furnish with their renewal applications 18 of 24
346evidence satisfactory to the board that they continue to hold the faculty appointment required by
347this section. The board may adopt, amend and rescind such rules and regulations as it deems
348necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
349 (f) Certificate renewal. The board shall require that all physicians registered in the
350commonwealth renew their certificates of registration with the board at two-year intervals.
351Effective nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, every physician registered in the commonwealth
352shall renew his or her certificate of registration with the board on or before his or her birthday in
353nineteen hundred and eighty-seven and in every second year thereafter; provided that if a
354birthday of any physician who shall be registered hereunder shall occur within three months after
355original registration, such person need not renew his or her registration until the birthday in the
356second year following the birthday aforesaid. For the purposes of this section, the birthday of a
357person born on February twenty-nine shall be deemed to be February twenty-eight. The renewal
358application shall be accompanied by a fee determined under the aforementioned provision and
359shall include the physician's name, license number, home address, office address, his or her
360specialties, the principal setting of his practice, and whether he or she is an active or inactive
361practitioner.
362 The board shall mail a renewal application to each registered physician sixty days prior to
363the renewal date. The certification of registration of any physician who does not file a completed
364renewal application together with the fee shall be automatically revoked, but shall be revived
365upon completion of the renewal process. The expenses and compensation of the board of
366registration and discipline in medicine shall be paid by the commonwealth, but said expenses and
367compensations shall not be in excess of the amounts received by the commonwealth for
368certificates of renewal or any registration fees under this section. 19 of 24
369 SECTION 8. Chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in Title XXII in Part I of the
3702021 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section 47CC:-
371 (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
372 “Actuary” means a person who is a member of American Academy of Actuaries and
373meets the academy's professional qualification standards for rendering an actuarial opinion
374related to health insurance rate making.
375 “Building Biology” refers to the building science of investigating and creating healthy
376building, including with respect to electromagnetic radiation, and in the United States also refers
377to training, standards, and certifications, such as for electromagnetic radiation specialists
378(EMRS), such as provided by the Building Biology Institute, a 501(c)(3) founded in 1987 in
379Florida.
380 “Electromagnetic sensitivity” or “ES” means sensitization to wireless or electrical
381equipment that results in discomfiture, painful sensations, or symptoms of disability at lower
382thresholds of non-ionizing radiation exposure than compared to non-ES individuals. Diagnosis
383includes clinical evaluation and may involve nutritional assessment, and blood chemistry and
384genetic testing.
385 “Non-ionizing radiation reduction guidance” means basic instruction on limiting man-
386made non-ionizing radiation exposures including fields from electricity, poor power quality, and
387wireless communications, as well as instruction on where to find further, more detailed
388information and assistance to reduce non-ionizing radiation exposures. 20 of 24
389 “Non-ionizing radiation reduction services” means an assessment and remediation of
390man-made non-ionizing radiation exposures in a patient’s primary residence in the bedroom,
391primary seating area, and in any room assigned for the patient’s rest and recovery to reduce non-
392ionizing radiation to Building Biology standards of slight or no concern.
393 “Pharmacy care” means medications prescribed by a licensed physician and health-
394related services deemed medically necessary, to the same extent that pharmacy care is provided
395by the policy for other medical conditions.
396 “Nutritional analysis and nutritional supplementation” means clinical diagnoses and tests
397that identify mineral, fat, and other nutritional imbalances.
398 “Screen time” shall mean the amount of time spent in front of a technological screen,
399including television, computer, virtual reality, video game, and other electronic device screens.
400 “Tech addiction” or “digital addiction” means the compulsive use of digital technology,
401inability to control use, withdrawal from real life interactions, interpersonal relations, and may
402include withdrawal from responsibilities, learning, or personal care.
403 “Therapeutic care” means services provided by licensed or certified speech therapists,
404occupational therapists, physical therapists and other body work such as chiropractic care.
405 (b) An individual policy of accident and sickness insurance issued under section 108 that
406provides hospital expense and surgical expense insurance and any group blanket or general
407policy of accident and sickness insurance issued under section 110 that provides hospital expense
408and surgical expense insurance, which is issued or renewed within or without the
409Commonwealth, shall provide benefits on a nondiscriminatory basis to residents of the 21 of 24
410Commonwealth and to all policyholders having a principal place of employment in the
411Commonwealth for:
412 (1) expanded nutritional analysis and oxidant testing with nutritional supplementation in
413pathological conditions, including to redress genetic deficiencies, toxic oxidative processes, and
414as suspected based on clinical evaluation and scientific literature;
415 (2) general guidance to prevent excessive screen time and digital addiction;
416 (3) assessment and diagnosis of digital addiction;
417 (4) counseling to address digital addiction;
418 (5) non-ionizing radiation reduction guidance;
419 (6) diagnosis of electromagnetic sensitivity;
420 (7) non-ionizing radiation reduction services for leukemia and lymphoma;
421 (8) guidance to reduce harm from consumer products with safety recalls, safety warnings,
422or lax toxin regulation, in particular with regard to pediatrics;
423 (9) guidance to reduce harm from known or suspected local environmental pollutants;
424 (10) relevant consideration of local environmental toxins in pathological conditions;
425 (11) general guidance to prevent ignorance of mold pathology and development;
426 (c) Non-ionizing radiation reduction services for leukemia and lymphoma, as noted in
427subsection (b) paragraph (7) shall result in a report dated with initial and final measurements of
428frequencies as well as specific remediation actions placed in the patient’s medical record. 22 of 24
429Remediation may include moving the patient to another location, unplugging devices, turning off
430unnecessary electrical circuits, fixing wiring errors, hard-wiring wireless equipment, use of
431power quality conditioners, and removing digital equipment. In the event an exposure is external
432to the patient’s residence or any room assigned for rest and recovery, the report shall identify the
433external source(s). The report shall clearly state whether remediation has been successful, and if
434not which additional steps are required for success.
435 (d) Other than the limits set in subsections (e), (f), and (g), such policy shall be in
436compliance with subsection (b) if the policy (1) does not contain annual or lifetime dollar or unit
437of service limitation on coverage for either diagnosis and counseling for digital addiction
438treatment, non-ionizing radiation reduction services, diagnosis of electromagnetic sensitivity, and
439nutritional analysis and supplementation in pathological conditions which is less than an annual
440or lifetime dollar or unit of service limitation imposed on coverage for the diagnosis and
441treatment of physical conditions and (2) provides an annual check-up supporting relevant
442guidance from physicians as described in subsection (b).
443 (e) This section shall not limit benefits that are otherwise available to an individual under
444a health insurance policy.
445 (f) Coverage under this section shall not be subject to a limit on the number of visits an
446individual may make to a provider.
447 (g) This section shall not affect an obligation to provide services to an individual under
448an individualized family service plan, an individualized education program or an individualized
449service plan. Related services provided by school personnel under an individualized education
450program are not subject to reimbursement under this section. 23 of 24
451 (h) An insurer, corporation or health maintenance organization may set an additional
452reasonable limit on non-ionizing radiation reduction services for a period of 3 years from the
453requirement to provide coverage under this section and not covered by the insurer, corporation or
454health maintenance organization as of December 31, 2016, if:
455 (1) an actuary, affiliated with the insurer, corporation or health maintenance organization
456certifies in writing to the commissioner of insurance that:
457 (i) based on an analysis to be completed not more than once annually by each insurer,
458corporation or health maintenance organization for the most recent experience period of at least 1
459year's duration, the annual costs associated with coverage of non-ionizing radiation reduction
460services and nutritional analysis and supplementation required under this section and not covered
461as of December 31, 2018, exceeded 1 per cent of the premiums charged over the experience
462period by the insurer, corporation or health maintenance organization;
463 (ii) those costs solely would lead to an increase in average premiums charged of more
464than 1 per cent for all insurance policies, subscription contracts or health care plans commencing
465on inception or the next renewal date, based on the premium rating methodology and practices
466the insurer, corporation or health maintenance organization employs; and
467 (iii) the commissioner of insurance approves the certification of the actuary.
468 (2) An exemption allowed under paragraph (1) shall apply for a 3 year coverage period
469following inception or next renewal date of all insurance policies, subscription contracts or
470health care plans issued or renewed during the 1 year period following the date of the exemption,
471after which the insurer, corporation or health maintenance organization shall again provide
472coverage for non-ionizing reduction services required under this section. 24 of 24
473 (3) Notwithstanding the exemption allowed under paragraph (1), an insurer, corporation
474or health maintenance organization may elect to continue to provide coverage for non-ionizing
475radiation reduction services required under this section.