An Act relative to the civilian certification of military medical personnel

This bill creates a new program allowing military medical personnel, such as Army medics or Navy corpsmen, to practice medicine in Massachusetts under the supervision of a licensed physician. To qualify, individuals must have been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable and must be active-duty transitioning service members, recent veterans, or National Guard members. Participating facilities like hospitals and clinics can apply to host these providers, who would perform specific medical tasks based on their military training while a supervising doctor retains ultimate responsibility for patient care. The Department of Veterans' Services, in cooperation with the Department of Public Health and the Bureau of Health Professions Licensure, is tasked with establishing program rules and issuing special limited registrations for eligible military medics.