{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-197a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 197A","heading":"Hearing instrument specialists licensed out of state","body":"Section 197A. An individual who holds a license as a hearing instrument specialist or the equivalent thereof as determined by the board from a state which is deemed by the board to have substantially equivalent or higher licensure requirements than those of the commonwealth may be licensed as a hearing instrument specialist without satisfying the requirements of clause (4) of subsection (f) of section 197. The word ''state'', as used in this section, shall include a state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a foreign country, state or province.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 112"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112/Section197A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:52Z","sha256":"1bf3c1a3653b607c4cc54ca7355448f812696a2a2f3902fafc11a40a0d0cca08","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-197","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-198"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}