Section 46:1E - [Effective 11/21/2024] DefinitionsAs used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "Administrator", the hospital administrator or other person in charge of a hospital or similar institution in which births occur. [(b)]"Certified nurse-midwife", a nurse licensed under section 80B of said chapter 112 and authorized to practice nurse-midwifery under section 80C of said chapter 112. [(c)] "Commissioner", the commissioner of public health.[(d)] "Custodian", a town clerk, the archivist of the commonwealth, the superintendent of the Quabbin reservoir and the state registrar.[(e)] "Department", department of public health.[(f)] "Hospital medical officer", a person registered under section nine of chapter one hundred and twelve. [(g)]"Licensed certified professional midwife", a midwife licensed to practice by the board of registration in midwifery pursuant to section 293 of chapter 112. [(h)] "Physician", a person authorized or licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy pursuant to section two of chapter one hundred and twelve.[(i)] "State registrar", the registrar of vital records and statistics.[(j)] "Registry", the registry of vital records and statistics established in section four of chapter seventeen.[(k)] "Town clerk or clerk", a town clerk, city clerk or local registrar as provided in section twenty-two.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, § 46:1E
Amended by Acts 2024, c. 186,§ 8, eff. 11/21/2024.Amended by Acts 2024, c. 186,§ 7, eff. 11/21/2024.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.