What can a practitioner in Massachusetts be disciplined for?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
For physicians only — grounds include fraudulently procuring registration, any offense against medical practice law or rule, and conduct questioning competence such as fraud, practice beyond scope, or gross or repeated negligence.
The grounds for discipline include that the physician fraudulently procured the certificate of registration; is guilty of an offense against any provision of the laws of the commonwealth relating to the practice of medicine, or any rule or regulation adopted thereunder; or is guilty of conduct which places into question the physician's competence to practice medicine, including but not limited to gross misconduct in the practice of medicine or of practicing medicine fraudulently, or beyond its authorized scope, or with gross incompetence, or with gross negligence on a particular occasion or negligence on repeated occasions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 5(a)–(c) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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The Board shall investigate ALL complaints relating to the proper practice of medicine by any person holding a certificate of registration under §§ 2 to 12A, and report the same to the proper prosecuting officers. There is no threshold below which a complaint is not investigated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 5 · verified Sep 1, 2026
A disciplinary unit is established within the Board of Registration in Medicine, responsible for investigating complaints and prosecuting disciplinary actions against licensees, and the executive director shall hire the attorneys and investigators necessary to carry out its responsibilities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 5 · verified Sep 1, 2026
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