The proposed bill establishes the "Healthcare Worker Platform Act" as a new chapter in Title 23 of the General Laws, which regulates healthcare worker platforms. It defines a healthcare worker platform as any person, company, corporation, partnership, or association that operates or offers an electronic platform through which healthcare workers can accept shifts to perform healthcare-related services at healthcare facilities. The act specifies that these platforms cannot require healthcare workers to work specific shifts or restrict them from engaging in other occupations or working with other platforms or nursing service agencies.

The bill clarifies that healthcare worker platforms are excluded from the definition of nursing service agencies, thus exempting them from certain regulatory requirements. It mandates that by June 1, 2026, all healthcare worker platforms operating within the state must obtain a license from the Department of Health, which is authorized to assess an annual licensure fee of $1,000 per licensee. After September 1, 2026, or the date set by the Department for licensure, whichever is later, unlicensed healthcare worker platforms will be prohibited from operating in the state. The act will take effect upon passage.