The proposed bill establishes the "Healthcare Worker Platform Act" as a new chapter in Title 23 of the General Laws, which aims to regulate healthcare worker platforms. These platforms are defined as electronic systems that enable healthcare workers to accept shifts for providing services at healthcare facilities, without imposing specific shift requirements or restricting workers from engaging in other employment. The bill clarifies that healthcare worker platforms are not classified as nursing service agencies, thus exempting them from certain regulations applicable to those agencies.

Under the new act, the Department of Health is required to promulgate rules and regulations for the licensure of healthcare worker platforms by June 1, 2026. Each platform must obtain a license, with an annual fee set at $1,000. After the licensure deadline, any healthcare worker platform operating in the state must be licensed to continue its operations. The act will take effect upon passage.