MA H2425

Establishes a 9-member Board of Registration in Medical Physics appointed by the Department of Public Health commissioner, consisting of 5 licensed medical physicists, 3 licensed physicians, and 1 public representative, with members serving 3-year terms

Requires medical physicists to obtain state licensure in specific specialty areas including diagnostic radiological physics, therapeutic radiological/radiation oncology physics, medical nuclear physics, and medical health physics

Licensure requires a graduate degree from an accredited institution, relevant specialty experience, board certification, and payment of fees; provisional 2-year licenses available for those completing training or certified in other jurisdictions

Grants the board authority to adopt licensing regulations, approve education programs, establish continuing education requirements, investigate complaints, and discipline licensees through revocation, suspension, fines, or probation

Provides grandfathering provisions allowing current practitioners without board certification to obtain licensure based on extensive work experience (15 years with bachelor's degree or 2 years with advanced degree) if they apply within 18 months of the act's effective date