R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-1
§ 5-37-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this chapter:

(1) ACGME means the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

(2) ACGME-I means the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-International.

(3) Board means the Rhode Island board of medical licensure and discipline or any committee or subcommittee thereof.

(4) Chief administrative officer means the administrator of the Rhode Island board of medical licensure and discipline.

(5) Department means the Rhode Island department of health.

(6) Director means the director of the Rhode Island department of health.

(7) ECFMG means the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.

(8) GME means graduate medical education, which is specialty-specific clinical training that commences after graduation from medical school and provides physicians with the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to practice their specialty independently. GME curricula and clinical experience vary widely across countries and do not have uniform standards.

(9) Healthcare facility means any institutional health service provider licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17 of title 23.

(10) Health maintenance organization means a public or private organization licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17 of title 23 or chapter 41 of title 27.

(11) Internationally trained physician means a physician who has received a degree of doctor of medicine or its equivalent from a medical school located outside the United States with recognized accreditation status from ECFMG; has completed the required years of training in a residency program accredited by ACGME-I or in a residency program in a country whose GME accrediting agency has been recognized by the WFME, or programs accredited by another accreditation authority approved by the board; and who has been licensed or otherwise authorized to practice medicine in a country other than the United States for at least three (3) years with an unrestricted medical license. Physicians who have completed ACGME-accredited residency training in the United States or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons-accredited residency training in Canada are not internationally trained physicians.

(12) Limited international physician registrant means an internationally trained physician granted a limited license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(13) Limited registrant means a person holding a limited registration certificate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(14) Medical malpractice or malpractice means any tort, or breach of contract, based on health care or professional services rendered or that should have been rendered, by a physician, dentist, hospital, clinic, health maintenance organization, or professional service corporation providing healthcare services and organized under chapter 5.1 of title 7, to a patient or the rendering of medically unnecessary services except at the informed request of the patient.

(15) Medical practice group means a single legal entity formed primarily for the purpose of being a physician group practice in any organizational form recognized by the state in which the group practice achieves its legal status, including, but not limited to, a partnership, professional corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, foundation, not-for-profit corporation, faculty practice plan, or similar association.

(16) Medical record means a record of a patients medical information and treatment history maintained by physicians and other medical personnel, which includes, but is not limited to, information related to medical diagnosis, immunizations, allergies, x-rays, copies of laboratory reports, records of prescriptions, and other technical information used in assessing the patients health condition, whether such information is maintained in a paper or electronic format.

(17) Nonprofit medical services corporation or nonprofit hospital service corporation means any corporation organized pursuant to chapter 19 or chapter 20 of title 27 for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a nonprofit medical service plan.

(18) Participating healthcare facility means a federally qualified health center, community health center, hospital, or other healthcare facility that provides a board-approved assessment, training, and evaluation program designed to develop, assess, train, and evaluate an internationally trained physicians clinical and nonclinical skills, including training in identified clinical and nonclinical gaps identified by the physician(s) in the facility.

(19)(i) Peer-review board means any committee of a state or local professional association or society including a hospital association, or a committee of any licensed healthcare facility, or the medical staff thereof, or any committee of a medical care foundation or health maintenance organization, or any committee of a professional service corporation or nonprofit corporation employing twenty (20) or more practicing professionals, organized for the purpose of furnishing medical service, or any staff committee or consultant of a hospital service or medical service corporation, the function of which, or one of the functions of which, is to evaluate and improve the quality of health care rendered by providers of healthcare services or to determine that healthcare services rendered were professionally indicated or were performed in compliance with the applicable standard of care or that the cost of health care rendered was considered reasonable by the providers of professional healthcare services in the area and shall include a committee functioning as a utilization-review committee under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq. (Medicare law) or as a professional standards review organization or statewide professional standards review council under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq. (professional standards review organizations) or a similar committee or a committee of similar purpose, to evaluate or review the diagnosis or treatment of the performance or rendition of medical or hospital services that are performed under public medical programs of either state or federal design.

(ii) Peer-review board also means the board of trustees or board of directors of a state or local professional association or society, a licensed healthcare facility, a medical care foundation, a health maintenance organization, and a hospital service or medical service corporation only when such board of trustees or board of directors is reviewing the proceedings, records, or recommendations of a peer-review board of the above enumerated organizations.

(20) Person means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust or estate, state or political subdivision, or instrumentality of a state.

(21) Physician means a person with a license to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine in this state under the provisions of this chapter.

(22) Practice of medicine includes the practice of allopathic and osteopathic medicine. Any person is regarded as practicing medicine within the meaning of this chapter who holds themself out as being able to diagnose, treat, operate, or prescribe for any person ill or alleged to be ill with disease, pain, injury, deformity, or abnormal physical or mental condition, or who either professes to heal, offer, or undertake, by any means or method, to diagnose, treat, operate, or prescribe for any person for disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical or mental condition. In addition, one who attaches the title, M.D., physician, surgeon, D.O., osteopathic physician, and surgeon, or any other similar word or words or abbreviation to their name indicating that they are engaged in the treatment or diagnosis of the diseases, injuries, or conditions of persons, shall be held to be engaged in the practice of medicine.

(23) USMLE means the United States Medical Licensing Examination which consists of three (3) steps:

(i) Step 1 of the USMLE requires an assessment of the examinees understanding of and ability to apply important concepts of the basic sciences to the practice of medicine, with special emphasis on principles and mechanisms underlying health disease, and modes of therapy;

(ii) Step 2 of the USMLE requires an assessment of the examinees ability to apply knowledge, skills, and understanding of clinical science essentials for the provision of patient care under supervision, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention;

(iii) Step 3 of the USMLE requires an assessment of the examinees ability to apply medical knowledge and understanding of biomedical and clinical science essential for the unsupervised practice of medicine, with the emphasis on patient management in ambulatory settings.

(24) WFME means the World Federation for Medical Education.

(b) Notwithstanding any foreign medical graduate post graduate training requirements to the contrary, such requirements shall be deemed satisfied and the board shall issue a full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in Rhode Island if the following criteria are met:

(1) Ten (10) years experience as a fully licensed physician in good standing in another state;

(2) Board certification in the physicians area of specialty; and

(3) Membership in a recognized professional organization specific to the physicians area of specialty.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-1
§ 5-65-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Appurtenances means any accessory improvement to real estate associated with a primary structure.

(2) Board means the contractors registration and licensing board established pursuant to the provisions of § 5-65-14 or its designees.

(3) Claim means that portion of a complaint that pertains to the complainants assertion that they are entitled to monetary damages, an order for specific performance of work and/or other contractual or equitable relief or remedies on account of allegations or disputes between themself and a contractor or themself and a subcontractor.

(4) Claim for retainage means an allegation that a person seeking payment of retainage breached the persons contract for the project; provided, however, that a claim related to a project with a contract value of not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) shall be subject to the applicable dispute resolution procedure, notice, and other requirements in the contract for construction.

(5) Complaint means a written complaint submitted to the board or office with allegations against or disputes involving a contractor, which may contain a claim component and/or allegations that a contractor has violated provisions of this chapter or the regulations promulgated hereunder.

(6) Contract for construction means a contract for which a lien may be established under chapter 28 of title 34 or for state or municipal public works projects as defined in title 37 on a project for which the person on whose contract with the project owner has an original contract price of not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000); provided, however, that contract for construction shall not include a project containing, or designed to contain, at least one, but not more than four (4), dwelling units.

(7)(i) Contractor means a person who, in the pursuit of an independent business, undertakes or offers to undertake or submits a bid, or for compensation and with or without the intent to sell the structure constructs, alters, repairs, improves, moves over public highways, roads, or streets, or demolishes a structure or to perform any work in connection with the construction, alteration, repair, improvement, moving over public highways, roads, or streets, or demolition of a structure, and the appurtenances thereto. For the purposes of this chapter, appurtenances includes, but is not limited to, the installation, alteration, or repair of wells connected to a structure consistent with chapter 13.2 of title 46, garage, carport, porch, patio, decks, docks, sheds, tents, gazebos, walkways, fencing, driveways, retaining walls, swimming pools, sidewalks, stone/masonry walls, and parking lots.

(ii) Contractor includes, but is not limited to, any person who purchases or owns property and constructs, or for compensation arranges for the construction of, one or more structures.

(iii) A certificate of registration is necessary for each business entity regardless of the fact that each entity may be owned by the same individual.

(8) Deliverable means a project close-out document that shall be submitted by the person seeking payment of retainage under the persons contract for construction; provided, however, that a lien waiver or release, which is a deliverable, shall comply with chapter 28 of title 34; provided, further, that deliverable shall not include any document affirming, certifying, or confirming completion or correction of labor, materials, or other items furnished or incomplete or defective work.

(9) Dwelling unit means a single unit providing complete independent-living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.

(10) Hearing officer means a person designated by the director of the department of business regulation or the directors designee to hear contested cases, contested enforcement proceedings, contested administrative fines, and to render decisions or orders in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.

(11) Incomplete or defective work means labor, materials, or any other item required for full performance by a person seeking payment of retainage that remains to be furnished by the person under the persons contract for construction or that has been furnished by the person but requires correction, repair, further completion, revision, or replacement; provided, however, that incomplete or defective work shall not include deliverables or labor, materials, or any other item to be repaired or replaced after substantial or final completion pursuant to a warranty, guarantee, or other contractual obligation to correct defective work after substantial or final completion.

(12) Monetary damages means the dollar amount required in excess of the contract amount necessary to provide the claimant with what was agreed to be provided under the terms of the contract reduced by any amount due and unpaid to the respondent inclusive of any and all awards and restitution.

(13) Office means the state building office established pursuant to § 5-84-3.1.

(14) Person means any natural person, joint venture, partnership, corporation, or other business or legal entity who or that enters into a contract for construction.

(15) Prime contractor means a person who or that enters into a contract for construction with the project owner.

(16) Retainage means a portion or percentage of a payment due pursuant to a contract for construction that is withheld to ensure full performance of the contract for construction.

(17) Staff means any staff necessary to carry out the powers, functions, and duties of the board, or the office, including inspectors, hearing officers, and other supportive staff.

(18) State means the state of Rhode Island.

(19) Structure means (i) Any commercial building; or (ii) Any building containing one or more residences and their appurtenances. The boards dispute resolution process shall apply only to residential structures containing dwelling units, as defined in the state building code, or residential portions of other types of buildings without regard to how many units any structure may contain. The board retains jurisdiction and may conduct hearings regarding violations against all contractors required to be registered or licensed by the board.

(20) Substantial completion means the stage in the progress of the project when the work required by the contract for construction with the project owner is sufficiently complete in accordance with the contract for construction so that the project owner may occupy or utilize the work for its intended use; provided, further, that substantial completion may apply to the entire project or a phase of the entire project if the contract for construction with the project owner expressly permits substantial completion to apply to defined phases of the project.

(21) Violation means a violation of any provision of this chapter or the regulations promulgated hereunder or any order of the board or office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-7-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-7 / Section 5-7-2
§ 5-7-2. Penalty for establishment of office without license  Public agencies exempt.
Status: in_force

Whoever without a license to do so establishes or keeps an intelligence or employment office for any of the purposes specified in this chapter, upon conviction, shall be fined ten dollars ($10.00) for each day the office is kept; and any person violating any of those rules or regulations, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense; provided, that this chapter does not apply to any employment office established by the state or federal government.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-15
§ 5-93-15. Order to cease and desist.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department has reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is conducting any activities requiring registration in this chapter without obtaining a registration, or who after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration conducts any activities requiring registration under this chapter, the department may issue its order to that person, firm, corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be held no sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after issuance of that order to show cause why the department should not issue an order to that person or entity to cease and desist from the violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(b) All hearings shall be governed by chapter 35 of title 42 (administrative procedures), and by the departments rules of procedure for administrative hearings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-3
§ 5-10-3. Board of barbering and hairdressing  Appointments  Organization  Removal of members.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint seven (7) members to a board of barbering and hairdressing who shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The governor shall appoint one public member, three (3) licensed cosmetologists, and three (3) licensed barbers. However, for the initial board appointments, the three hairdressing members of the current board of hairdressing and the three (3) barber members of the current board of barbering shall be automatically appointed to the board of barbering and hairdressing to fulfill their unexpired terms. To be eligible for appointment to the board, the appointee shall have been a licensed barber or hairdresser and cosmetician, continuously and actively engaged in that practice for at least five (5) years immediately preceding his or her appointment, and not be connected, either directly or indirectly, with any school of barbering, hairdressing, and cosmetic therapy as defined in § 5-10-1(17), or any establishment dealing in barbering, cosmetic, or hairdressing supplies.

(b) Any member of the board appointed by the governor may be removed by the governor for cause and any vacancy occurring in the membership of the board by that removal shall be filled by the governor by the appointment of a qualified person to serve for the unexpired term.

(c) The division shall keep a record of all proceedings of the board, issue all notices, attest all records, and perform any other duties that are required by the board.

(d) The department is authorized to employ a chief field inspector appointed by the governor and to assist the division in the proper administration of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-92-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-92 / Section 5-92-6
§ 5-92-6. Genetic counselors  License applications  Fee  Educational and professional requirements.
Status: in_force

An application for an original license or license renewal shall be made on forms approved by the department. The initial fee for application for licensure is one hundred seventy dollars ($170). Licenses shall be renewed every twenty-four (24) months after initial licensure upon payment of a fee of one hundred seventy dollars ($170) and in compliance with any additional requirements that the department promulgates. An applicant for an original license shall:

(1) Meet educational experience qualifications as follows:

(i) Successfully completed a genetic counseling education program approved by the department; provided, however, that the program shall meet the educational standards established by the ACGC or its successor; and provided, further, that the genetic counselor remains certified in accordance with the ABGC or ABMG, or their successors; or

(ii) Earned a masters degree from a genetic counseling training program that is accredited by the ACGC or an equivalent as determined by the ACGC, or a doctoral degree from a medical genetics training program that is accredited by the ABMG or an equivalent as determined by the ABMG.

(2) Have passed the examination for certification as:

(i) A genetic counselor by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical Genetics, or successor or equivalent; or

(ii) A medical geneticist by the American Board of Medical Genetics, or successor or equivalent.

(3) Within six (6) months after licensure applications being available, an applicant for a license as a genetic counselor may, in lieu of the requirements set forth in subsection (2) of this section, submit evidence satisfactory to the department, prior to the date of passage of this chapter [June 29, 2022], of the following:

(i) Acquisition of eight (8) years of experience in the practice of genetic counseling;

(ii) Award, from an accredited institution of higher education, of a masters or doctoral degree in genetics or a related field; and

(iii) Attendance at a continuing education program approved by the National Society of Genetic Counselors within the five-year (5) period prior to the date of application.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-62-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-62 / Section 5-62-12
§ 5-62-12. Construction.
Status: in_force

(a) The rights and liabilities created by this chapter shall be construed to be in addition to and not in substitution, exclusion, or displacement of, other rights and liabilities provided by law, including the law of principal and agent, except where the construction would, as a matter of law, be unreasonable.

(b) No art merchant who, as buyer, is excluded from obtaining the benefits of an express warranty under this chapter, shall be deprived of the benefits of any other provision of law by that exclusion.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-30-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-30 / Section 5-30-11
§ 5-30-11. Rights and duties of chiropractic physicians.
Status: in_force

Chiropractic physicians are entitled to the same services of the laboratories of the department of health and other institutions; are subject to the same duties and liabilities; and are entitled to the same rights and privileges in their professional calling pertaining to public health, that are imposed or given by law or regulation upon or to physicians qualified to practice medicine by § 5-37-2; provided, that chiropractic physicians may not write prescriptions for drugs for internal medication nor practice major surgery.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-55-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-55 / Section 5-55-2
§ 5-55-2. Legislative findings and purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that the distribution and retail sale of motor fuels at reasonable prices and in adequate supply throughout the state vitally affects the public health, welfare, and safety. It is necessary to define and regulate the relationship between parties to franchise agreements involving the sale or distribution of motor fuels in the state and to prescribe other trade practices.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-23 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-23
§ 5-86-23. Rules governing practices and procedures.
Status: in_force

All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of chapter 44 of this title, as amended, shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Rhode Island department of health regarding practices and procedures before the department of health and access to public records of the department of health (R42-35-PP).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-43 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-43
§ 5-29-43. Continuation of rules and regulations.
Status: repealed

All rules, regulations, standards, notices of violation, or orders issued, adopted, modified, or repealed by the board of examiners in podiatry pursuant to any of the provisions of this chapter remain in effect until subsequent action of the director of health or board of examiners in podiatry and are enforceable by the director of health.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-11-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-11 / Section 5-11-5
§ 5-11-5. List of licenses issued.
Status: in_force

Each town and city shall, at the time of issuing a license, enter upon a list kept for that purpose the name of the licensed person, the kind of license, and the time of the expiration of the license, and also furnish to any person who may request it a statement, copied from that list, of all licenses that may be or may have been in force during any period designated by the person requesting the statement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-8
§ 5-8-8. Board  Powers.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Subject to the approval of the director, the board has the power to adopt and amend all bylaws and rules of procedure, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state or this chapter, which may be reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties.

(2) The board shall adopt and have an official seal, which is affixed to each certificate issued.

(b) In carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter, the board, under the hand of its chairperson and the seal of the board, may recommend that the director subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance, and also may recommend that the director order the submission of books, papers, documents, or other pertinent data, in any disciplinary matters, or in any case in which a violation of this chapter or chapter 84 of this title is alleged. Upon failure or refusal to comply with that order, or upon failure to honor the subpoena, as provided in this section, the director may apply to a court of any jurisdiction to enforce compliance with that order or subpoena.

(c) Either on his or her own initiative or on the recommendation of the board, the director is authorized in the name of the state to apply for relief by injunction in the established manner provided in cases of civil procedure, without bond, to enforce the provisions of this chapter, or to restrain any violation of the provisions of this chapter. In injunction proceedings, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove either that an adequate remedy at law does not exist or that substantial or irreparable damage would result from the continued violation. The department and members of the board are not personally liable under this proceeding.

(d) The state shall indemnify the department and board and the members, employees, or agents thereof, and hold them harmless from, any and all costs, damages, and reasonable attorneys fees arising from or related in any way to claims or actions or other legal proceedings taken against them for any actions taken in good faith in the intended performance of any power granted under this chapter or for any neglect or default in the performance or exercise in good faith of that power.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-4
§ 5-38-4. Practices for which license is required.
Status: in_force

(a) An annual license shall be issued to businesses, corporations, and persons meeting the qualifications set by the auto collision repair licensing advisory board and paying the required fees. Qualification shall be set by the auto collision repair licensing advisory board and approved by the director.

(b) No person, firm, or corporation shall engage within this state in the business of auto body repairing or painting or enter into contracts for the repairing, replacing, or painting of auto bodies or parts of auto bodies or advertise or represent in any form or manner that he, she, or it is an auto body shop unless that person, firm, or corporation possesses a license in full force and effect from the department of business regulation specifying that person, firm, or corporation as licensed to operate or conduct an auto body shop.

(c) This chapter applies to every new and used motor vehicle dealer as defined in § 31-1-19, but does not apply to or require the obtaining of a license by persons, firms, or corporations whose business is or may be limited to the making or entering into contracts for the making of mechanical or electrical repairs or adjustments to motor vehicles.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-20 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-20
§ 5-49-20. Severability.
Status: in_force

(a) If any section, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this chapter is for any reason held or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, that holding of invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions;

(b) It shall be construed to have been the legislative intent to pass this chapter without that unconstitutional, invalid, or inoperative part; and

(c) The remainder of this chapter, after the exclusion of that part or parts, shall be deemed and held to be valid as if those parts had not been included.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-8
§ 5-38-8. License fee.
Status: in_force

Effective December 31, 2009, the license fee for each year shall be three hundred dollars ($300). If an applicant desires to do business in more than one location, he, she, or it shall pay a separate fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for each location authorized by the department of business regulation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-16-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-16 / Section 5-16-3
§ 5-16-3. Application for permit.
Status: in_force

Application for a permit shall be made in any form and shall contain any information as to the public laundry for which it is desired that the licensing authorities require. Application for a permit may be made at any time. Within forty (40) days after the receipt of an application, the licensing authorities shall determine whether or not the permit applied for shall be granted. The licensing authorities shall give the applicant for, or holder of, any permit, notice, in writing, of any decision they may make in relation to the permit. Any applicant or holder aggrieved by the decision may within thirty (30) days after receipt of that notice, appeal the decision to the superior court for the counties of Providence and Bristol. That court shall hear the appeal as soon as it may be heard and determine the appeal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-45 / Section 5-45-13
§ 5-45-13. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The department is empowered to make any changes in rules and regulations established pursuant to this chapter necessary to conform with federal statutes and regulations relating to the licensure of nursing home administrators.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-4
§ 5-69-4. Licensed chemical dependency professional/licensed chemical dependency supervisor privilege exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) No licensee under this chapter or an employee of a licensee may disclose any information acquired from clients or persons consulting with the licensee to render professional services except under provisions of the federal regulation 42 C.F.R. part 2.

(b) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the following individuals:

(1) Qualified members of other professions or occupations engaging in practices similar in nature to chemical dependency counseling; provided, that they are authorized by the laws of this state to engage in these practices and do not represent themselves as a licensed chemical dependency professional or licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor;

(2) Students/counselors engaged in entry-level internships in a department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals licensed or an ICRC/AODA member board-approved facility; provided, that the students/counselors are practicing as part of supervised work or course of study and designated by such titles as counselor intern, counselor, or chemical dependency professional student or other titles clearly indicating training status;

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent members of the clergy, peer groups, or self-help groups from performing peer counseling or self-help activities that may be, wholly or in part, included as a defined professional service as cited in § 5-69-2; provided, that no members of peer groups or self-help groups may use a title stating or implying that they are a licensed chemical dependency professional or a licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor unless licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-13
§ 5-69-13. Disciplinary sanctions.
Status: in_force

(a) The licensing board may recommend that the director impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that a licensee is guilty of any offenses described in this section:

(1) Revocation of the license;

(2) Suspension of the license for any period of time;

(3) Censure of the licensee;

(4) Issuance of a letter of reprimand;

(5) Placement of a licensee on probationary status and requirement that the licensee submit to any of the following:

(i) Regular reporting to the licensing board upon matters that are the basis of probation;

(ii) Continual renewal of professional education until a satisfactory degree of skill has been attained in those areas that are the basis of probation;

(iii) Attendance at employee-assistance counseling services;

(6) Refusal to renew a license;

(7) Revocation of probation that was granted and imposition of any other discipline provided in this section when the requirements of probation are not fulfilled or have been violated.

(b) The director may reinstate any licensee to good standing under this chapter if, after a hearing, the department of health is satisfied that the applicants renewed practice is in the public interest.

(c) Upon the suspension or revocation of a license issued under this chapter, a licensee shall be required to surrender the license to the director and upon failure to do so, the director shall have the right to seize the license.

(d) The director may make available annually a list of the names and addresses of all licensees under the provisions of this chapter, and of all persons who have been disciplined within the preceding twelve (12) months.

(e) Any persons convicted of violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-13
§ 5-96-13. Date of implementation of the interstate commission for occupational therapy practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment.
Status: in_force

(a) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the compact.

(b) Any state that joins the compact subsequent to the commissions initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the compact becomes law in that state.

(c) Any member state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same.

(1) A member states withdrawal shall not take effect until six (6) months after enactment of the repealing statute.

(2) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing states occupational therapy licensing board to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

(d) Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any occupational therapy licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a non-member state that does not conflict with the provisions of this compact.

(e) This compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to this compact shall become effective and binding upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all member states.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-4
§ 5-93-4. Solar retailer registration.
Status: in_force

(a) All solar retailers selling, leasing, and/or soliciting residential solar energy systems for purchase or lease shall register with the department and shall renew such registration annually.

(b) The registration application and any renewal application shall include the following:

(1) The name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is an entity, the name and address of at least one natural person who is in responsible charge of the operations on behalf of the applicant;

(2) Evidence of:

(i) A current permit to make sales at retail from the Rhode Island division of taxation or confirmation of sales tax exemption, if applicable;

(ii) Financial responsibility that is acceptable to the department; and

(iii) Appointment of an agent located within the state who is authorized to accept service of process on behalf of the applicant;

(3) A list of all representatives soliciting, leasing, and/or selling solar energy systems on behalf of a solar retailer, whether for sale or lease;

(4) Any other information that the department shall require.

(c) The fees for initial registration, renewal, and late renewal shall be determined by the department and established by regulation.

(d) Each owner, member, director, and principal officer of the applicant, and any individual acting as manager or a sales representative of the applicant shall obtain and provide a national criminal records check from the bureau of criminal identification of the department of attorney general, department of public safety division of the state police, or local police department that shall include fingerprints submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The director will determine by regulation those items of information appearing on a criminal records check that will constitute disqualifying information and, subject to § 28-5.1-14, render the applicant ineligible for registration under this chapter. Each applicant shall be responsible for the cost of obtaining the criminal records check.

(e) All application requirements must be maintained and kept current for the duration of the registration.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-50-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-50 / Section 5-50-7
§ 5-50-7. Pre-opening sales  Permit and bond required  Facilities unopened  Under construction and planned.
Status: in_force

(a) Any health club that is not fully operative or established and that conducts a pre-opening sales campaign must, before advertising or hold a pre-opening sales campaign, obtain a permit from the director of business regulation. The permit shall not be issued until a surety bond is posted in the amount stipulated in § 5-50-3.

(b) Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity intending to offer health club services at a facility under construction or planned shall register as required by § 5-50-2 before opening for business, entering into any contracts, or accepting any fees and shall maintain a surety bond as required by § 5-50-3.

(c)(1) A health club shall not enter into a contract with a buyer more than twelve (12) months prior to the intended opening of the health club.

(2) A buyer shall be entitled to a full refund from an unopened seller as provided in § 5-50-4(d).

(3) When the facility is substantially completed and fully operational and available for use, the seller shall mail or personally deliver to each buyer a written notice informing the buyer that:

(i) The facility is available for inspection and use; and

(ii) The buyer has fifteen (15) days after the date of the mailing of the notice to inspect the facility and determine whether it substantially conforms to the written contract, any written materials provided by the seller, or any advertisement by the seller.

(4) If it is found that the facilities do not conform, the buyer may cancel by giving notice to the seller in person or by mail and the buyer shall receive a full refund.

(5) If upon reasonable investigation the buyer ascertains that the promised facility was not open and available for use within sixty (60) days after the date promised, and no substantial work was performed to prepare the facility for opening for a period of more than thirty (30) days thereafter, the buyer may request a refund from the seller and the buyer shall receive a full refund.

(d) The director of the department of business regulation may promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-9.2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-9.2
§ 5-37-9.2. Physician profiles  Public access to data.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The board shall compile the information listed in this section to create individual profiles on licensed physicians, in a format created by the board, consistent with the provisions of this section and any regulations promulgated under this section, that are available for dissemination to the public and that include a conspicuous statement that: This profile contains certain information that may be used as a starting point in evaluating the physician. This profile should not be your sole basis for selecting a physician.

(2) The following information shall be compiled by the board in accordance with state laws and board regulations and procedures and shall be included in physician profiles, subject to the limitations and requirements set forth below:

(i) Names of medical schools and dates of graduation;

(ii) Graduate medical education;

(iii) A description of any final board disciplinary actions within the most recent ten (10) years;

(iv) A description of any final disciplinary actions by licensing boards in other states within the most recent ten (10) years;

(v) A description of any criminal convictions for felonies within the most recent ten (10) years. For the purposes of this subsection, a person is deemed to be convicted of a crime if the person pleaded guilty or if the person was found or adjudged guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction, or was convicted of a felony by the entry of a plea of nolo contendere;

(vi) A description of revocation or restriction of hospital privileges for reasons related to competence taken by the hospitals governing body or any other official of the hospital after procedural due process has been afforded, or the resignation from or nonrenewal of medical staff membership or the restriction of privileges at a hospital. Only cases that have occurred within the most recent ten (10) years, shall be disclosed by the board to the public; and

(vii) All medical malpractice court judgments and all medical malpractice arbitration awards in which a payment is awarded to a complaining party since September 1, 1988, or during the most recent ten (10) years, and all settlements of medical malpractice claims in which a payment is made to a complaining party since September 1, 1988, or within the most recent ten (10) years. Dispositions of paid claims shall be reported in a minimum of three (3) graduated categories indicating the level of significance of the award or settlement. Information concerning paid medical malpractice claims shall be put in context by comparing an individual physicians medical malpractice judgments, awards, and settlements to the experience of other physicians licensed in Rhode Island who perform procedures and treat patients with a similar degree of risk. All judgment, award, and settlement information reported shall be limited to amounts actually paid by or on behalf of the physician.

(3) Comparisons of malpractice payment data shall be accompanied by:

(i) An explanation of the fact that physicians treating certain patients and performing certain procedures are more likely to be the subject of litigation than others and that the comparison given is for physicians who perform procedures and treat patients with a similar degree of risk;

(ii) A statement that the report reflects data since September 1, 1988, or for the last ten (10) years and the recipient should take into account the number of years the physician has been in practice when considering the data;

(iii) An explanation that an incident, giving rise to a malpractice claim, may have occurred years before any payment was made due to the time lawsuits take to move through the legal system;

(iv) An explanation of the effect of treating high-risk patients on a physicians malpractice history; and

(v) An explanation that malpractice cases may be settled for reasons other than liability and that settlements are sometimes made by the insurer without the physicians consent.

(4) Information concerning all settlements shall be accompanied by the following statement: Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons that do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the physician. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or prevent the board from providing further explanatory information regarding the significance of categories in which settlements are reported.

(5) Pending malpractice claims and actual amounts paid by or on behalf of a physician in connection with a malpractice judgment, award, or settlement shall not be disclosed by the board to the public. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the board from investigating and disciplining a licensee on the basis of medical malpractice claims that are pending.

(6) The following information shall be reported to the board by the physician and shall be included in physician profiles, subject to the limitations and requirements specified in this subsection (a)(6):

(i) Specialty board certification;

(ii) Number of years in practice;

(iii) Names of the hospitals where the physician has privileges;

(iv) Appointments to medical school faculties and indication as to whether a physician has a responsibility for graduate medical education within the most recent ten (10) years;

(v) Information regarding publications in peer-reviewed medical literature within the most recent ten (10) years;

(vi) Information regarding professional or community service activities and awards;

(vii) The location of the physicians primary practice setting; and

(viii) The identification of any language translating services that may be available at the physicians primary practice location; provided, that a statement is included in the profile indicating that these services may be temporary and that the physicians office should first be contacted to confirm the present availability of language translation.

(b) A physician may elect to have their profile omit certain information provided pursuant to subsections (a)(6)(iv)  (a)(6)(vi) of this section, concerning academic appointments and teaching responsibilities, publication in peer-reviewed journals, and professional and community service awards. In collecting information for these profiles and disseminating it, the board shall inform physicians that they may choose not to provide any information required pursuant to subsections (a)(6)(iv)  (a)(6)(vi) of this section.

(c) A physician profile shall not include the personal residence address, personal telephone number, personal email address, or other personal contact information of the physician.

(d)(1) The board shall provide individual physicians with a copy of their profiles prior to initial release to the public and each time a physicians profile is modified or amended based on information not personally supplied to the board by the physician or not generated by the board itself.

(2) Prior to initial release to the public and upon each modification or amendment requiring physician review as provided in this subsection, a physician shall be provided not less than twenty-one (21) calendar days to correct factual inaccuracies that appear in the physicians profile.

(3) If a dispute arises between a physician and the board regarding the accuracy of factual information in the physicians profile, the physician shall notify the board, in writing, of this dispute.

(4) If a physician does not notify the board of a dispute during the twenty-one-day (21) review period, the profile shall be released to the public and the physician will be deemed to have approved the profile and all information contained in the profile.

(5) If a physician notifies the board of a dispute in accordance with this subsection, the physicians profile shall be released to the public without the disputed information, but with a statement to the effect that information in the identified category is currently the subject of a dispute and is not available at this time.

(6) Within ten (10) calendar days after the boards receipt of notice of a dispute, the physician and the board or its authorized representative shall in good faith enter into discussions, which may continue for up to thirty (30) days, to resolve the dispute. If the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days, the disputed information shall be included in the profile with a statement that this information is disputed by the physician.

(e) Each profile shall contain a statement specifying the date of its last modification, amendment, or update. If a physician has reviewed and approved or been deemed to have approved the physicians profile in accordance with this subsection, the physician is responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in it. If a profile is released to the public without physician review as required by this subsection, then notwithstanding any immunity from liability granted by § 5-37-1.5 or § 23-1-32, the board or any state agency supplying physician information to the board is solely responsible for the accuracy of the information it generates or supplies and that is contained in physician profiles released to the public.

(f) In order to protect against the unauthorized use or disclosure of provider profiles by department of health employees with access to the data, the department of health shall apply its existing safeguards and procedures for protecting confidential information to physician profile information.

(g) For each profile provided to the public by the board, the board may charge no more than fifty cents ($.50) per page or three dollars ($3.00) per profile, whichever is greater.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-45 / Section 5-45-1
§ 5-45-1. Board of examiners  Creation  Composition  Appointment, terms, oath, and removal of members  Meetings.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the department of health, there shall be a board of examiners for nursing home administrators. The board shall be appointed by the director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, and shall consist of seven (7) persons who shall be certified electors of this state.

(1) Three (3) members of the board shall be persons licensed as nursing home administrators pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Two (2) members of the board shall be representatives from senior citizen groups.

(3) On June 1, 1979, two (2) additional qualified members are appointed. One shall be a nurse who is licensed in the state, is a graduate of an accredited school of nursing, and has been actively engaged in nursing service for at least two (2) years immediately preceding appointment or reappointment. The other member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, who has been actively engaged in the practice of medicine for at least two (2) years immediately preceding appointment or reappointment. The physician and nurse members of the board shall be representative of those persons of the profession concerned with the care and treatment of chronically ill or infirm elderly patients.

(4) A majority of the board members may not be representative of a single profession or category of institution, and members who are not representative of institutions may not have a direct financial interest in any nursing home. Licensed nursing home administrators shall be considered representatives of institutions for the purpose of this section.

(b) Members shall be appointed to a term of three (3) years. No member shall serve more than two (2) terms. The director of the department of health shall, with the approval of the governor, appoint to vacancies, as they occur, a qualified person to serve on the board for the remainder of the term and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.

(c) The director of the department of health may remove, after a hearing and with the approval of the governor, any member of the board for neglect of any duty required by law or for any incompetency or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made for the remainder of the term. Before beginning his or her term of office, each member shall take the oath prescribed by law for state officers, a record of which shall be filed with the secretary of state.

(d) The director shall appoint a chairperson. No member shall serve as chairperson for more than three (3) years.

(e) Four (4) members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

(f) The members of the board shall serve without compensation.

(g) Meetings shall be called by the director of the department of health, or his or her authorized designee, or by a majority of the members of the board.

(h) The administrator of professional regulation of the department of health, as provided by chapter 26 of this title, shall serve as administrative agent of the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-2
§ 5-38-2. Duties of department of business regulation  Advisory board.
Status: in_force

(a) The department of business regulation shall issue licenses as provided for in §5-38-6; and shall authorize the transfer of licenses and the establishment of new offices for previously licensed auto body repair shops. In addition to licensing, the departments oversight of auto repair shops shall be limited to:

(1) Acting on complaints from consumers and law enforcement officials; and

(2) Revoking, suspending, or taking other disciplinary actions with respect to facilities, corporations, or persons licensed under this chapter; and

The department of business regulation shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the licensing of automobile body repair shops and schools for the instruction in automobile body repair.

(b) To establish within the department of business regulation, divisions of commercial licensing and regulation, the auto collision repair licensing advisory board consisting of nine (9) members appointed by the governor, consisting of the following, who shall serve a term of five (5) years:

(1) One president, or his or her designee, from an association of independent, non-networked, Rhode Island auto body shops;

(2) Two (2) representatives from the department of business regulation;

(3) One from the association of new car dealers;

(4) One from the insurance industry;

(5) One from law enforcement;

(6) One from the general public;

(7) One from the glass installation/repairers industry; and

(8) One from an association representing network or direct repair auto body repair shops.

(c) The board may adopt, amend, and rescind rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter with the prior approval of the director.

(d) The board may oversee investigations of conduct deemed unprofessional against any licensed facility, person, or corporation subject to this chapter and may hold hearings to determine whether the charges are substantiated or unsubstantiated.

(e) The board may recommend to the director of the department of business regulation that the director license qualified applicants.

(f) The board may meet at least once a month or more often upon the call of the chairperson or director of the department of business regulation.

(g) To recommend to the director of the department of business regulation to revoke, suspend, or take other disciplinary action with respect to facilities, corporations, or persons licensed under this chapter.

(h) To adopt and publish, with the prior approval of the director of the department of business regulation, rules of procedure and other regulations in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 35 of title 42.

(i) The board members shall receive no compensation.

(j) Following each monthly board meeting, the board may, if consistent with the public interest, submit any: (1) Unresolved issue reasonably related to its jurisdiction under this statute to the director of the department of business regulation for his or her review at his or her discretion; or (2) Seek a declaratory ruling pursuant to central management regulation 3 (declaratory rulings and petitions from the director) as to any unresolved issue within the scope of this statute.

(k) Board members shall continue to serve until their replacement is named.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-30-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-30 / Section 5-30-7
§ 5-30-7. Certification of chiropractic physicians authorized to practice in other states.
Status: in_force

The division of professional regulation of the department of health may, at its discretion, dispense with the examination of any chiropractic physician authorized to practice chiropractic medicine in any other state, and who has been practicing his or her profession in that state for at least five (5) years and desires to reside permanently and practice his or her profession in this state, provided the laws of that state require qualifications of a grade equal to those required in Rhode Island, and provided that equal rights are accorded by that state to chiropractic physicians of Rhode Island. The chiropractic physician shall make an application to the division for exemption from examination and the division may in its discretion exempt him or her. If the division exempts him or her, he or she shall pay a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 for a certificate of exemption from that examination, and upon receipt of that fee, the division shall recommend him or her to the director of the department of health to receive a certificate of qualification to practice chiropractic medicine.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-9
§ 5-29-9. Certification without examination of podiatrists from other states.
Status: in_force

There shall be no reciprocity in granting licenses for the practice of podiatric medicine and surgery (podiatry) to licensees from other states or countries.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-13
§ 5-20-13. Functions of board of examiners.
Status: in_force

The state board of plumbing examiners shall aid and cooperate with the director of the department of labor and training and the division of professional regulation:

(1) In preparing forms for application for examinations for license;

(2) In preparing subject matter, questions, and all necessary items for examination as provided in this chapter and in reviewing examinations to evaluate their effectiveness;

(3) In preparation of rules to govern examinations and hearings for revocation and reinstatement of licenses;

(4) In the performance of any other duties for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter that are prescribed by the director of the department of labor and training; and

(5) In the adoption and revision of any rules and regulations not inconsistent with the law that are necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-23-4_5-23-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-23 / Section 5-23-4_5-23-4
§ 5-23-4. Terms and conditions of license  Revocation. [Repealed effective January 1, 2026.]5-23-4. Terms and conditions of license  Revocation. [Repealed effective January 1, 2026.]
Status: in_force

Any city or town council in each case of granting the license shall fix, limit, and specify in the license the hours of the day during which the licensee or licensees may operate and may make those rules, regulations, and conditions relative to the granting, holding, and exercising those licenses that it deems necessary or advisable and that are not inconsistent with law, and may at any time at its pleasure suspend or revoke the license that it granted. The license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place on the premises licensed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-87-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-87 / Section 5-87-1
§ 5-87-1. Service member licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) The director and each member of the examining and licensing boards shall, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence by an applicant for certification or licensure, accept education, training, or service completed by an individual as a member of the Armed Forces or Reserves of the United States, the National Guard of any state, the Military Reserves of any state, or the Naval Militia of any state toward the qualifications to receive the license or certification. The director and each appropriate examining and licensing board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

(b) Each business/profession-related board shall establish a procedure to expedite the issuance of a license, certification, or permit to perform professional services regulated by each such board to a person who is certified or licensed in another state to perform professional services in a state other than Rhode Island. The procedure shall include:

(1) Issuing the person a license, certificate, or permit, if, in the opinion of the board, the requirements for certification or licensure of such other state are substantially equivalent to that required in this state; or

(2) Developing a method to authorize the person to perform professional services regulated by the board in this state by issuing the person a temporary permit for a limited period of time to allow the person to perform professional services while completing any specific requirements that may be required in this state that were not required in the state in which the person was licensed or certified.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-88-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-88 / Section 5-88-8
§ 5-88-8. Preemption.
Status: in_force

This chapter preempts rules, regulations, and ordinances of any city, town, municipality, and other subdivisions of the state which regulate occupational licenses, certificates, or permits.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-8
§ 5-69-8. Licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue the appropriate license to applicants who meet the qualifications for the license as specified:

(1) Licensed chemical dependency professional. Any individual desiring to obtain a license as a licensed chemical dependency professional shall be currently certified as an advanced chemical dependency professional or advanced chemical dependency professional II in accord with the ICRC/AODA member board standards, as a prerequisite for submitting the application to the licensing board.

(2) Licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor. Any individual desiring to obtain a license as a licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor shall be currently certified as an advanced chemical dependency professional or advanced chemical dependency professional II, shall have completed the ICRC/AODA member board standards for chemical dependency clinical supervisor, and shall submit an application to the licensing board.

(3) Other. An applicant having a comparable license, certification, or reciprocity within Rhode Island or from another state or territory of the United States that imposes qualifications substantially similar to those of this chapter, as determined by the licensing board.

(b) In addition to the qualifications listed in this section, an applicant for any of these titles must prove to the licensing boards satisfaction:

(1) Good moral character which is a continuing requirement for licensure;

(2) United States citizenship or status as a legal resident alien;

(3) Absence of a sanction from the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, or ICRC/AODA member board sanction for violation of the code of ethics, or other related state board, which shall be waived by the board upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that the sanction does not impair the ability of the person to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license. The applicant shall bear the burden of proving that his or her sanction does not impair his or her ability to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license;

(4) Absence of conviction of a felony, which shall be waived by the board upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that the conviction does not impair the ability of the person to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license. The applicant shall bear the burden of proving that his or her conviction does not impair his or her ability to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license;

(5) That the applicant has not been declared mentally incompetent by any court, and if the decree has ever been rendered, that there has been a subsequent court determination that the applicant is competent; and

(6) Freedom from use of any controlled substance or any alcoholic beverages to the extent that the use impairs the ability of the person to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license. The applicant shall bear the burden of proving that he or she is free from use of any controlled substance or any alcoholic beverages that impair his or her ability to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-11.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-11.1
§ 5-54-11.1. Inactive list.
Status: in_force

A physician assistant licensed to practice who does not intend to engage in the practice of his or her profession during any year, upon written request to the board, may have his or her name transferred to an inactive list, and shall not be required to register annually or pay any renewal as long as he or she remains inactive. Any physician assistant included in the inactive list as provided in this section shall be restored to active status by the administrator upon filing of a written request accompanied by the renewal fee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-12
§ 5-54-12. Grounds for refusal to renew, suspension or revocation of certificates.
Status: in_force

The director may, after notice and a hearing, refuse to grant, renew, suspend, or revoke any certificate of licensure or discipline any registrant upon proof that the person is guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined in § 5-54-2.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-61-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-61 / Section 5-61-3
§ 5-61-3. Registration.
Status: in_force

(a) Not less than ten (10) days prior to doing business in this state, a telephone sales solicitation operation or telephonic seller shall register with the department by filing with the consumer protection unit of the department the information required by § 5-61-4 and a filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100). A seller is deemed to do business in this state if the seller solicits prospective purchasers from locations in this state or solicits prospective purchasers who are located in this state. The information required by § 5-61-4 shall be submitted on a form provided by the attorney general. The information shall be verified by a declaration signed by each principal of the telephone sales solicitation operation under penalty of perjury. The declaration shall specify the date and location of signing. Information submitted pursuant to § 5-61-4(10) or (11) shall be clearly identified and appended to the filing.

(b) Registration of a telephone sales solicitation business shall be valid for one year from its effective date and may be annually renewed by making the filing required by § 5-61-4 and paying a filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100), which shall be deposited into the general fund as general revenue.

(c) Whenever, prior to expiration of a sellers annual registration, there is a material change in the information required by § 5-61-4, the seller, within ten (10) days, shall file an addendum updating the information with the consumer protection unit of the department. Changes in salespersons soliciting on behalf of the seller shall be updated by addendums filed, if necessary, in quarterly intervals computed from the effective date of registration.

(d) Upon receipt of a filing and filing fee pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the department shall send the telephonic seller a written confirmation of receipt of the filing no later than ten (10) business days. If the seller has more than one business location, the written confirmation shall be sent to the principal business location identified in the sellers filing and the seller may make copies so that the seller has one for each business location. The seller shall post the confirmation of receipt of filing, within ten (10) days of receipt, in a conspicuous place at each of the sellers business locations. The seller shall not commence any telephone solicitations until the time that the written confirmation is received.

(e) The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general may delay, reject, or revoke a registration upon review of the information contained in the filing of the registration form, or as a result of information relating to the conduct of the business operation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-14.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-14.1
§ 5-20-14.1. Grandfathering  Licensing of irrigation masters, irrigation journeypersons, water-filtration/treatment-system masters, and water-filtration/treatment-system journeypersons without examination.
Status: in_force

(a) After July 13, 2001, and at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months following July 13, 2001, the authority shall, without examination, upon payment of the fees required in this chapter, issue through the department of labor and training, division of professional regulation, a master irrigation license or a journeyperson irrigation license to any applicant who shall present satisfactory evidence that he or she has the qualifications for the type of license applied for. Thereafter, in order to qualify for a master irrigation license after the initial grandfather window, the eligible contractor shall be required to pass a written examination and show the proof contained in this section of his or her eligibility.

(b) Prior to January 1, 2018, the authority shall, without examination, upon payment of the fees required in this chapter, issue through the department of labor and training, division of professional regulation, a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer license or a journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer license to any applicant who shall present satisfactory evidence that they have the qualifications for the type of license applied for. After January 1, 2018, in order to qualify for a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer license or a journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer license, the eligible individual shall be required to pass a written examination and show the proof contained in this subsection of their eligibility.

(c) Satisfactory evidence shall be any of the following that is applicable:

(1) [Deleted by P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1 and P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1].

(2) [Deleted by P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1 and P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1].

(3) [Deleted by P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1 and P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1].

(4) The contractor has been incorporated or has been registered to do business with the state of Rhode Island for the past three (3) years designating irrigation or installing water-filtration/treatment systems as a provided service; or

(5) The installer has been employed for the past three (3) years by a contractor that has been incorporated or registered to do business with the state of Rhode Island designating water-filtration/treatment-system installation as a provided service; or

(6) Notarized confirmation by three (3) irrigation or water-filtration/treatment-system contractors.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-33 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-33
§ 5-34-33. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable and, if any of the provisions of this chapter are held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of that court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-4
§ 5-34-4. Board of nursing  Establishment  Composition  Appointment, terms, and removal of members  Director of nurse registration and nursing education.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the division of professional regulation, pursuant to chapter 26 of this title, there is a board of nurse registration and nursing education, sometimes referred to herein as the board of nursing. The board shall be composed of fifteen (15) members. The term of office shall be for three (3) years. No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. The member shall serve until a qualified successor is appointed to serve. In making those appointments, the director of the department of health shall consider persons suggested by professional nurse organizations and the practical nurses association.

(b) Present members of the board holding office under the provisions of this chapter shall serve as members of the board until the expiration of their terms or until qualified successors are appointed. The fifteen-member (15) board shall include: eleven (11) professional nurses, two (2) practical nurses appointed by the director of health and approved by the governor, and two (2) members of the general public appointed by the governor. Three (3) professional nurses shall be from different basic education programs preparing students to become nurses; one professional nurse shall be from a nursing service administration; four (4) professional non-administrative, clinical nurses not licensed as advanced practice nurses; and three (3) professional advanced practice nurses, one who holds a license as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, one who holds a license as a certified registered nurse practitioner, and one who holds a license as a certified clinical nurse specialist. No educational program or cooperating agency shall have more than one representative on the board.

(c) The director of health may remove any member from the board for cause including, but not limited to, neglect of any duty required by law, incompetence, unprofessional conduct, or willful misconduct. A member subject to disciplinary proceedings shall be disqualified from board business until the charge is adjudicated. There shall also be a director of nurse registration and nursing education appointed by the director of health in accordance with the provisions of chapter 4 of title 36.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-28 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-28
§ 5-34-28. Appeals from board.
Status: in_force

An appeal from any decision or order of the board may be taken by any aggrieved party to the superior court in the manner provided for in chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-13-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-13 / Section 5-13-6
§ 5-13-6. Access of board members to schools.
Status: in_force

Any member of the state board of inspection of horse riding schools may enter upon and inspect any premises where a licensed riding school is being conducted or any premises upon which he or she has reason to believe a riding school is being conducted without a license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-18
§ 5-49-18. Disposition of receipts  Hearing aid revenues.
Status: in_force

The department shall deposit, as general revenues into the state treasury, all moneys received by the department pursuant to this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-39 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-39
§ 5-57-39. Judicial review.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any final action of the licensing authority under this chapter shall have the right of appeal directly to the superior court and shall be entitled to a trial de novo. After the superior court has acquired jurisdiction, all administrative action taken on that matter prior to this shall be stayed. The rights of the parties shall be determined by the court upon a trial of the matter or matters in controversy under rules governing the trial of other civil suits in the same manner and to the same extent as though the matter had been committed to the court in the first instance and there had been no intervening administrative or executive action or decision.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-5.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-5.1
§ 5-37-5.1. Unprofessional conduct.
Status: in_force

The term unprofessional conduct as used in this chapter includes, but is not limited to, the following items or any combination of these items and may be further defined by regulations established by the board with the prior approval of the director:

(1) Fraudulent or deceptive procuring or use of a license or limited registration;

(2) All advertising of medical business that is intended or has a tendency to deceive the public;

(3) Conviction of a felony; conviction of a crime arising out of the practice of medicine;

(4) Abandoning a patient;

(5) Dependence upon controlled substances, habitual drunkenness, or rendering professional services to a patient while the physician or limited registrant is intoxicated or incapacitated by the use of drugs;

(6) Promotion by a physician or limited registrant of the sale of drugs, devices, appliances, or goods or services provided for a patient in a manner as to exploit the patient for the financial gain of the physician or limited registrant;

(7) Immoral conduct of a physician or limited registrant in the practice of medicine;

(8) Willfully making and filing false reports or records in the practice of medicine;

(9) Willfully omitting to file or record, or willfully impeding or obstructing a filing or recording, or inducing another person to omit to file or record, medical or other reports as required by law;

(10) Failing to furnish details of a patients medical record to succeeding physicians, healthcare facility, or other healthcare providers upon proper request pursuant to § 5-37.3-4;

(11) Soliciting professional patronage by agents or persons or profiting from acts of those representing themselves to be agents of the licensed physician or limited registrants;

(12) Dividing fees or agreeing to split or divide the fees received for professional services for any person for bringing to or referring a patient;

(13) Agreeing with clinical or bioanalytical laboratories to accept payments from these laboratories for individual tests or test series for patients;

(14) Making willful misrepresentations in treatments;

(15) Practicing medicine with an unlicensed physician except in an accredited preceptorship or residency training program, or aiding or abetting unlicensed persons in the practice of medicine;

(16) Gross and willful overcharging for professional services; including filing of false statements for collection of fees for which services are not rendered, or willfully making or assisting in making a false claim or deceptive claim or misrepresenting a material fact for use in determining rights to health care or other benefits;

(17) Offering, undertaking, or agreeing to cure or treat disease by a secret method, procedure, treatment, or medicine;

(18) Professional or mental incompetency;

(19) Incompetent, negligent, or willful misconduct in the practice of medicine, which includes the rendering of medically unnecessary services, and any departure from, or the failure to conform to, the minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing medical practice in his or her area of expertise as is determined by the board. The board does not need to establish actual injury to the patient in order to adjudge a physician or limited registrant guilty of the unacceptable medical practice in this subsection;

(20) Failing to comply with the provisions of chapter 4.7 of title 23;

(21) Surrender, revocation, suspension, limitation of privilege based on quality of care provided, or any other disciplinary action against a license or authorization to practice medicine in another state or jurisdiction; or surrender, revocation, suspension, or any other disciplinary action relating to a membership on any medical staff or in any medical or professional association or society while under disciplinary investigation by any of those authorities or bodies for acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as described in this chapter;

(22) Multiple adverse judgments, settlements, or awards arising from medical liability claims related to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as described in this chapter;

(23) Failing to furnish the board, its chief administrative officer, investigator, or representatives, information legally requested by the board;

(24) Violating any provision or provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the board or any rules or regulations promulgated by the director or of an action, stipulation, or agreement of the board;

(25) Cheating on or attempting to subvert the licensing examination;

(26) Violating any state or federal law or regulation relating to controlled substances;

(27) Failing to maintain standards established by peer-review boards, including, but not limited to: standards related to proper utilization of services, use of nonaccepted procedure, and/or quality of care;

(28) A pattern of medical malpractice, or willful or gross malpractice on a particular occasion;

(29) Agreeing to treat a beneficiary of health insurance under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq., Medicare Act, and then charging or collecting from this beneficiary any amount in excess of the amount or amounts permitted pursuant to the Medicare Act;

(30) Sexual contact between a physician and patient during the existence of the physician/patient relationship;

(31) Knowingly violating the provisions of § 23-4.13-2(d); or

(32) Performing a pelvic examination or supervising a pelvic examination performed by an individual practicing under the supervision of a physician on an anesthetized or unconscious female patient without first obtaining the patients informed consent to pelvic examination, unless the performance of a pelvic examination is within the scope of the surgical procedure or diagnostic examination to be performed on the patient for which informed consent has otherwise been obtained or in the case of an unconscious patient, the pelvic examination is required for diagnostic purposes and is medically necessary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-95-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-95 / Section 5-95-2
§ 5-95-2. Purpose and legislative declaration.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. The legislature declares that the practice of massage therapy is a healthcare and wellness profession in need of regulation and that only qualified persons be permitted to engage in the practice as defined herein.

It is declared that the practice of massage therapy merit and receive the confidence of the public through the enforcement of this chapter, any applicable regulations, and other relevant laws. It is further declared that this chapter is intended to fully occupy the entire field of massage therapy and that any city, town, or subdivision thereof is prohibited from adopting laws that infringe on the scope of this chapter. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the broad purpose of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-18-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-18 / Section 5-18-2
§ 5-18-2. Regulatory powers of town and city councils.
Status: in_force

In order to preserve the health, safety, morals, and comfort of the inhabitants of this state, the city and town councils, in addition to any powers now enabling, shall have power by ordinance to regulate outdoor advertising in their city or town, as to the place where that advertising may be permitted; the size and kind of the structures upon which it may be placed; and the subject matter that may appear on the outdoor advertising; provided, that those regulations are reasonable in their requirements.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-7
§ 5-70-7. Persons and work exempt.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:

(1) The work and equipment employed in connection with the operation of signals, or the transmission of intelligence, and performed by an employee of a municipality or public utility where that work and equipment is an integral part of the communication system owned and operated by a municipality or by a public utility company; or in rendering that work that is subject to regulation under the authority of the public utility commission or the Federal Communications Commission. Work and equipment are integral parts of a communication system if the work and equipment are used to transmit telephone calls or messages in those communication systems.

(2) The work and equipment employed in connection with any community antenna television system (CATV) subject to regulation under title 39 by the division of public utilities; or any subcontractor of the CATV system while performing the work, whether or not the work is deemed regulated or nonregulated by a state or federal code, statute, regulation, or decision of any regulatory authority or board.

(3) The work and equipment employed in connection with any public or private radio or television station and/or service and their authorized agents that have in their employ a person holding a valid federal commercial class license granted by the Federal Communications Commission.

(4) The work and equipment employed in connection with the installation and/or servicing of data processing systems or personal computers that are provided by a data processing firm or corporation. This exemption does not extend to include work pursuant to this chapter.

(5) This chapter shall not forbid the installation of telecommunications systems in a single family residential building or on the immediate premises of the building by the owner if the owner is living on, or about to live on, the premises.

(6) This chapter shall exempt and has no application to any holder of an electrical contractors license, certificate A, or the holder of a journeyperson electricians license, certificate B, issued by the Rhode Island department of labor and training, division of professional regulation, and an electrician apprentice registered by the department of labor and training working under the direct supervision of a holder of a journeyperson electricians license, Class B. Work performed pursuant to this chapter shall be designed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or a manufacturers design and specification installation instruction.

(7) This chapter shall not forbid any person who now holds a license issued by the state in the performance of his or her normal duties; nor shall it forbid any person who now holds a license to operate a moving picture machine in the performance of his or her normal duties; provided, that the person holds a valid license that was granted by a town or city council in the state or by an official, board, or agency endowed with authority to issue that license. This exemption does not apply to work performed that is not directly related to the performance of the duties of the license holder that are regulated under the valid license.

(8)(i) Any firm, corporation, or other form of legal entity that employs permanent staff to design, configure, install, or service telecommunications system(s) within its own organization, affiliates, members, or network. The organization shall be referred to as a self-provider for purposes of this chapter.

(ii) The staff employed by the self-provider shall not be required to be licensed under this chapter while performing work in supporting the telecommunications system(s) within its organization, affiliates, members, or network.

(iii) However, should the self-provider contract any services provided by the subject telecommunications system(s), those individuals performing the work associated with the services shall not be exempt from this chapter and must hold the appropriate license under this chapter.

(9) This chapter shall not forbid the work of any person who holds a registration as a professional engineer in this state in the performance of his or her normal duties; provided, that the work shall be stamped and signed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the board of registration for professional engineers.

(10) The telecommunications work and equipment in mines, ships, railway rolling stock, or automotive equipment.

(11) The work and equipment employed in connection with kindergarten through grade 12 schools or public libraries utilizing volunteers under the direct supervision of a Rhode Island-licensed telecommunications system contractor (TSC), with no more than two (2) volunteers being directly supervised by a telecommunications system contractor (TSC).

(12) The work and equipment employed in connection with any telephone company with fifty thousand (50,000) or more access lines subject to regulation by the public utilities commission and/or the division of public utilities, whether or not the work is deemed regulated or nonregulated by a state or federal code, statute, regulation, or decision of any regulatory authority or board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-4
§ 5-6-4. Board of examiners  Composition  Appointment of members  Policy-making role.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) There is created in the division of professional regulation, in the department of labor and training, a state board of examiners of electricians that at all times consists of seven (7) qualified electors of the state as follows:

(i) A member of an electrical inspection department of any city or town with, at least, five (5) years experience as an electrical inspector to represent the general public;

(ii) A qualified electrical contractor to represent employers;

(iii) A journeyperson electrician to represent labor;

(iv) The state fire marshal, who is ex officio, or his or her designee;

(v) A qualified employee of any electric utility company to represent the utility companies;

(vi) A journeyperson electrician to represent organized labor selected from a list of three (3) persons submitted to the governor by the American Federation of Labor  Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); and

(vii) A member of the Rhode Island Sign Contractors Association.

(2) On or before January 31, the governor shall annually appoint a member or members of the board to succeed the member or members whose term is at that time expiring who shall serve for four (4) years or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Any vacancy that occurs in the board from any cause shall be filled by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) The board has a policy-making role in the preparation and composition of the examinations to be administered by the division. Subsequent to the administration of the examinations, the board of examiners shall review the examinations to evaluate their effectiveness. The board shall supervise the operation of the division in an advisory capacity in promulgating any policy that is necessary to improve the operation of the division in their area of expertise. The promulgation of that policy is subject to the approval of the director of the department. Members of the board are subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36.

(c) The director of labor and training has the power to revoke or suspend the certificate or license or impose a fine upon the certificate or license holder, for all certificates and licenses issued by the division of professional regulation, after a hearing before and upon the recommendation of the board of examiners of electricians.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-61-3.3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-61 / Section 5-61-3.3
§ 5-61-3.3. General disclosures.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the first thirty (30) seconds of a telephone call, a telephonic seller or salesperson shall identify herself or himself by stating her or his true name, the company on whose behalf the solicitation is being made, and the consumer goods or services being sold.

(b) If a sale or an agreement to purchase is completed, the telephonic seller must inform the purchaser of her or his cancellation rights as provided in this chapter; state the registration number issued by the department for both the telephonic seller and the salesperson; and give the street address of the telephonic seller.

(c) All oral disclosures required by this section shall be made in a clear and intelligible manner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-18
§ 5-86-18. Grounds for discipline without a hearing.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the director, the board may temporarily suspend the license of a licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed applied behavior assistant analyst, or psychologist with equivalent experience without a hearing if the board finds that evidence in its possession indicates that a licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed applied behavior assistant analyst, or psychologist with equivalent experience continuing in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public. In the event that the board temporarily suspends the license of a licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed applied behavior assistant analyst, or psychologist with equivalent experience without a hearing by the board, a hearing must be held within ten (10) days after the suspension has occurred.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-22
§ 5-38-22. Appropriations.
Status: in_force

The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of this sum or so much of this sum as may be required from time to time, upon the receipt by him or her of authenticated vouchers.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-6
§ 5-44-6. Board of psychology  General powers.
Status: in_force

The board of psychology shall:

(1) Be authorized to recommend to the director for his or her approval the adoption and revision of rules and regulations not inconsistent with law as necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Determine the tests that applicants for licensure take. The department shall adopt policies to be followed in the examinations, licensure, and renewal of licenses of qualified applicants.

(3) Conduct hearings upon charges calling for the discipline of a license or revocation. The department has the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and administer oaths to persons giving testimony at hearings.

(4) The board, or the director shall prosecute all persons violating this chapter and has the power to incur the necessary expenses of prosecution. The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-25 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-25
§ 5-44-25. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any of this chapters provisions are held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of that court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-17-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-17 / Section 5-17-4
§ 5-17-4. Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-13
§ 5-48-13. Revocation and suspension procedure  Reinstatement.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Notice, in writing, of a contemplated revocation or suspension of a license, of this particular cause, and of the date of a hearing, shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the licensee at his or her last known address at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the hearing.

(2) The individual against whom a charge is filed has the right to appear before the board in person or by counsel, or both; may produce witnesses and evidence on his or her behalf; and may question witnesses.

(3) No license shall be revoked or suspended without a hearing, but the nonappearance of the licensee, after notice, shall not prevent a hearing.

(4) All matters upon which the decision is based shall be introduced in evidence at the proceeding.

(5) The licensee shall be notified, in writing, of the boards decision.

(6) The board may make any rules and regulations that it deems proper for the filing of charges and the conduct of hearings.

(b) After issuing an order of revocation or suspension, the board may also file a petition in equity in the superior court in a county in which the respondent resides or transacts business, to ensure appropriate injunctive relief to expedite and secure the enforcement of its order, pending the final determination.

(c) An application for reinstatement may be made to the board, which may, upon the affirmative vote of at least the majority of its members, grant a reinstatement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-4
§ 5-8-4. Board  Member qualifications.
Status: in_force

The board of engineers shall consist of five (5) persons. All five (5) persons must be professional engineers registered in Rhode Island, one of whom may also be a professional land surveyor registered in the state. Each member of the board must be a qualified elector of this state for three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment. Each member shall have been engaged in the lawful practice of engineering for at least twelve (12) years and been in responsible charge of engineering work for at least five (5) years. The professional engineer members of the state board of registration for professional engineers serving on February 1, 1991, shall complete their terms of appointment. Upon the expiration of their terms, the governor may make subsequent appointments as subsequently provided.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-1 / Section 5-1-9
§ 5-1-9. Interstate practice.
Status: in_force

A nonresident licensed architect seeking to practice architecture in the state of Rhode Island shall, upon application, obtain a certificate of registration by submitting satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she is registered to practice architecture in another state, and that he or she has fulfilled the requirements for National Council of Architectural Registration Boards certification. The board shall act upon the application for a certificate of registration within forty-five (45) days of submission of evidence that the applicant is registered in that manner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-2
§ 5-22-2. City and town licenses for exhibitions.
Status: in_force

Town and city councils may grant a license, for a term not exceeding one year, under any restrictions and regulations that they think proper, to the owner of any house, room, or hall in the town or city, for the purpose of permitting exhibitions in them. The license is revocable at the pleasure of the town or city council.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-7
§ 5-54-7. Board of licensure  Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter; evaluate the qualifications of applicants; supervise any examination of applicants deemed necessary; recommend to the director the commencement of disciplinary hearings in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42 and the provisions of this chapter; and investigate persons engaging in practices that violate the provisions of this chapter. This authority shall specifically encompass practicing physician assistants, collaborating physicians, and those healthcare agencies employing physician assistants. The board shall investigate all persons and agencies engaging in practices that violate the provisions in this chapter.

(b) The board shall conduct hearings of a nondisciplinary nature and shall keep the records and minutes that are necessary to an orderly dispatch of business.

(c) The board, with the approval of the director of the department of health, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter and may amend or repeal them.

(d) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at any time and place that the board prescribes and special meetings shall be held upon the call of the chairperson, provided that at least one regular meeting is held each year.

(e) The conferral or enumeration of specific powers in this chapter shall not be construed as a limitation of the general powers conferred by this section.

(f) The board shall recommend to the director for registration those persons meeting the criteria stated by this chapter.

(g) The board shall recommend to the director the revocation or suspension of the license of any physician assistant who does not conform to the requirements of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter.

(h) In accordance with its authority under subsection (a), the board shall make recommendations to the director for discipline of supervising physicians and employing healthcare agencies found wanting in their use of physician assistants.

(i) The board shall approve programs for continuing medical education.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-17
§ 5-29-17. Malpractice complaints.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or public officer may submit a written complaint to the board charging the holder of a license to practice podiatry or a limited registrant with unprofessional conduct, specifying the grounds for the charge. The board shall review all complaints and it shall make a written finding of facts with regard to the complaint. All complaints considered by the board or an investigating committee of the board shall be reported within six (6) months of the receipt of the complaint unless the board, on a case-by-case basis, for good cause shown in writing, extends the time for consideration. Failure to report does not divest the board of its jurisdiction to pursue the rights and remedies set forth in this chapter. If the board determines that the complaint merits consideration, or if the board, on its own initiative without a formal complaint, has reason to believe that any holder of a license or limited registration to practice podiatry is guilty of unprofessional conduct, the board shall investigate.

(b) Investigations shall remain confidential and all initial hearings, investigatory hearings, and full hearings before the board shall remain confidential. All decisions of the board shall set forth conclusions of fact and conclusions of law applicable to the decision that it has rendered. The board shall make public all decisions, including findings of fact and conclusions of law, that set forth any sanction against a license holder.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-37 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-37
§ 5-57-37. Activities of I.D. cardholders after notice of suspension or revocation of I.D. card.
Status: in_force

After an alarm agent or any other individual required to obtain an I.D. card under this chapter has received a notice of suspension or revocation of his or her I.D. card, that individual shall not engage in the alarm business unless specifically authorized to do so by order of the licensing authority or by order of the superior court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-18
§ 5-70-18. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of labor and training may refuse to issue a certificate, or may revoke or annul a certificate, or may suspend a certificate for a period not to exceed one year for any of the following acts:

(1) Bribery, fraud, or misrepresentation in obtaining a license;

(2) Performing or engaging in the installation, alteration, service, or testing of telecommunications systems in another state or country in violation of the laws of that state or country;

(3) Performing or engaging in the installation, alteration, service, or testing of telecommunications systems in this state in violation of the provisions of this chapter or standards of professional conduct established and published by the director of labor and training;

(4) Fraud, deceit, recklessness, gross negligence, or incompetence in the installation, alteration, service, or testing of a telecommunications system; or

(5) Use of a license serial number in a manner other than that authorized by this chapter.

(b) The division of professional regulation is authorized to provide assistance to the director of labor and training in the normal day-to-day enforcement and administration of this chapter. This assistance shall be in accordance with sections entitled administration and enforcement of the bylaws of the board. All administrative guidance to the department shall be consistent with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42. The board shall be responsible for the expenses incurred in the administration and enforcement of this chapter and shall authorize payment from the fund to the department of labor and training for these expenses.

(c) Any person may prefer charges against an applicant or licensee under subsection (a) of this section by submitting a written statement of charges, sworn to by the complainant with the director of labor and training. The director of labor and training, or his or her designee, shall hear and determine all charges within three (3) months after the date on which the statement of charges was received by the division of professional regulation. The time and place of the hearing shall be fixed by the director of labor and training. The applicant or licensee charged shall be entitled to be represented by counsel. A hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions for hearings of contested cases in the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42. The director of labor and training, or his or her designee, may administer oaths and conduct examinations. If, after the hearing, a majority of the members of the board, with the approval of the director of labor and training, find the accused applicant or licensee guilty of a charge or charges, it may refuse to issue a license to the accused applicant or it may revoke or suspend the license of the accused licensee.

(d) The director of labor and training may, in his or her discretion, issue a license to any applicant denied licensing under subsection (c) of this section upon presentation of suitable evidence of reform. The director of labor and training may, in his or her discretion, reissue a license revoked or suspended under subsection (c) of this section upon presentation of suitable evidence of reform. There shall be a right to appeal of the reconsideration, should either party choose, through the courts.

(e) Legal counsel of the department of labor and training shall act as legal advisor to the director of labor and training and shall render the legal assistance that is necessary in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The board may employ counsel and other necessary assistance to be appointed by the governor to aid in the enforcement of this chapter, and the compensation and expenses shall be paid from the fund of the department of labor and training.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-10.2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-10.2
§ 5-6-10.2. Limited journeyperson maintenance certificate/license  Class M.
Status: in_force

A certificate M is granted to any person who has passed an examination before the division of professional regulation, and who is regularly employed by a Rhode Island Class C or Class D license holder as specified in §§ 5-6-10 and 5-6-10.1. The certificate specifies the name of the person who is authorized to engage in the occupation of a limited journeyperson maintenance electrician.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-6
§ 5-49-6. Issuance of licenses and certificates of endorsement.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall register each applicant without discrimination who passes an examination as provided in § 5-49-7. Upon the applicants payment as set forth in § 23-1-54 per annum for each year of the term of license, the department shall issue to the applicant a license signed by the department. The total fee for the entire term of licensure shall be paid prior to the issuance of the license.

(b) Whenever the board determines that another state or jurisdiction has requirements equivalent to or higher than those in effect pursuant to this chapter, and that this state or jurisdiction has a program equivalent to or stricter than the program for determining whether applicants pursuant to this chapter are qualified to dispense and fit hearing aids, the department may issue certificates of endorsement to applicants who hold current, unsuspended, and unrevoked certificates or licenses to fit and sell hearing aids in that other state or jurisdiction.

(c) No applicant for certificate of endorsement shall be required to submit to or undergo a qualifying examination, etc., other than the payment of fees, as set forth in § 23-1-54.

(d) The holder of a certificate of endorsement shall be registered in the same manner as a licensee. The fee for an initial certificate of endorsement shall be the same as the fee for an initial license. Fees, grounds for renewal, and procedures for the suspension and revocation of certificates of endorsement shall be the same as for renewal, suspension, and revocation of a license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-31 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-31
§ 5-37-31. Mammograms  Quality assurance standards.
Status: in_force

Any licensed physician interpreting a mammogram must meet state-approved quality assurance standards for interpreting mammograms. The director of the department of health has the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-89-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-89 / Section 5-89-7
§ 5-89-7. Restoration statement.
Status: in_force

(a) If any reporting entity shall become a nonreporting entity for failure to file a renewal statement, it may file a restoration statement. The restoration statement shall:

(1) Acknowledge that any changes since its most recent filing of a renewal statement or restoration statement, or, if no renewal statement or restoration statement has been filed, since the filing of its standards statement, to its address within the state or standards and assessment measures, and a description of the process by which the changes were identified, developed, and approved by the entity and the third-party criteria used to develop any changes to the standards are available on the website;

(2) Acknowledge that a report for all the reporting periods ended more than ninety (90) days prior to filing the restoration statement have been made available on the website in accordance with this chapter;

(3) Provide an internet link on the website to the report for the most recent reporting period and any other reporting period for which an internet link has not been previously provided in a renewal statement or restoration statement; and

(4) Be acknowledged by an authorized person.

(b) Any nonreporting entity that files a restoration statement shall thereupon automatically become a reporting entity, without the need for further action by the secretary of state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-56-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-56 / Section 5-56-7
§ 5-56-7. Responsibilities, performance, and conduct.
Status: in_force

A licensed installer shall adhere to the following:

(1) Perform all work in compliance with approved plans and specifications only.

(2) Report any discrepancies on an approved plan that he or she may note during construction to the director.

(3) Utilize only quality grade construction materials approved by the director.

(4) Use only the best construction techniques to provide for the best possible installations.

(5) Work only under valid plans approved by the director with the approval stamp clearly indicated, and commence work only after completely reviewing the entire approval including the application, the layout plans, all typical specification sheets, and other attachments.

(6) Adhere to each and every term of approval as stipulated by the director in his or her approval of the particular plan.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-78-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-78 / Section 5-78-3
§ 5-78-3. Unfair trade practice.
Status: in_force

Any violation of any provision of § 5-78-2 shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under chapter 13.1 of title 6.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-72-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-72 / Section 5-72-4
§ 5-72-4. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision or part of this chapter, or application of this chapter to any person or circumstances is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remaining provisions of this chapter and the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-50 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-50
§ 5-34-50. APRN restrictive covenants void.
Status: in_force

(a) Any contract or agreement that creates or establishes the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licensed to practice pursuant to § 5-34-45 that includes any restriction of the right of the APRN to practice shall be void and unenforceable with respect to said restriction; provided, however, that nothing herein shall render void or unenforceable the remaining provisions of any such contract or agreement.

(b) Restrictions rendered void under subsection (a) of this section shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) The right to practice in any geographic area for any period of time after the termination of the partnership or professional relationship;

(2) The right of an APRN to provide treatment, advise, consult with, or establish a professional relationship with any current patient of the employer; and

(3) The right of an APRN to solicit or seek to establish a professional relationship with any current patient of the employer.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the prohibition on advanced practice registered nurse covenants shall not apply in connection with the purchase and sale of a practice; provided the restrictive covenant and non-compete covenant is for a period of time of not more than five (5) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-3
§ 5-86-3. Licensing.
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual licensed under this chapter may use the title licensed applied behavior analyst and the abbreviation LBA or the title licensed assistant applied behavior analyst and the abbreviation LABA, or the title psychologist with equivalent experience, provided that the title and abbreviation correspond to the license held pursuant to this chapter.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to represent herself or himself as a licensed applied behavior analyst, LBA, licensed assistant applied behavior analyst, LABA, or psychologist with equivalent experience, unless he or she is licensed as a licensed applied behavior analyst or licensed assistant applied behavior analyst or licensed as a psychologist with equivalent experience pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(c) A licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed assistant applied behavior analyst, or psychologist with equivalent experience, is not required to be an employee of a prescribing profession or organization, and may work for a public or private agency or in private practice in accordance with the requirements of § 5-86-9.

(d) Licensed applied behavior analysts, licensed assistant applied behavior analysts, and psychologists with equivalent experience are responsible for following all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding the confidentiality of medical records.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-50-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-50 / Section 5-50-2
§ 5-50-2. Registration  Fees  Renewals  Suspension or revocation.
Status: in_force

(a) No person, firm, corporation, or other entity shall operate or cause to be operated a health club unless duly registered as provided in this chapter.

(b)(1) Each health club shall be registered with the department.

(2) A health club shall file a registration statement in accordance with subsection (c) before entering into a health club contract with a buyer.

(3) All contracts entered into when a health club does not have a current registration statement filed shall be void.

(4) A nonrefundable registration fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be required of all health clubs.

(5) Registration shall be valid for one year from its effective date, and may be annually renewed with the department by making the filing required by subsection (c), and paying a renewal fee of fifty ($50.00) dollars.

(6) Whenever, prior to expiration of a sellers annual registration, there is material change in the information required by subsection (c), the seller, within ten (10) days, shall file an addendum updating the information with the department.

(c) The registration forms to be provided by the consumer protection unit of the department shall include:

(1) The name and address of the health club and any multiple location operations;

(2) Names and residential addresses of officers, directors, and majority stockholders of the health club;

(3) The name and address of the parent company if any;

(4) Approximate square footage of the health club;

(5) The types of available facilities;

(6) The types of membership plans offered and their cost;

(7) A copy of the contract for health club services;

(8) A full and complete disclosure of any pending or completed litigation, or any complaint filed with a governmental authority against the health club or any of its officers or directors within the last three (3) years;

(9) Proof of bonding if applicable as required by § 5-50-3;

(10) Appropriate certification or documentation from the municipality where the health club is located that the facility has not been cited as being in violation of compliance with applicable zoning and planning regulations, fire regulations, and building codes. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide this documentation to the department. The department may waive this requirement for applicants from municipalities without these applicable codes or regulations; and

(11) The names and locations of any health club in which any of the principals may have been associated in the last three (3) years.

(d)(1) The principals who leave a health club shall remain subject to the provisions of this section and chapter until notice is given to the department that they are no longer associated with the registered health club.

(2) Any replacement principal shall file with the department a notice made in the form of an updated registration application.

(e) Changes in physical locations within Rhode Island must be made, in writing, to the department within ten (10) days of the move.

(f) No health club shall engage in any act or practice that is in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted to carry out the provisions of this chapter, or engage in conduct likely to mislead, deceive, or defraud the buyer, the public, or the local authority.

(g) The department may refuse to grant or renew a registration or may suspend or revoke the registration of any health club that engages in any conduct prohibited by this chapter or does not comply with the statutory requirements prescribed in §§ 5-50-3 and 5-50-7.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-10
§ 5-4-10. Directors power to check weight of deliveries.
Status: in_force

Whenever in this state coal or coke is being transported by a licensee or other person to a purchaser or consumer, the director of labor and training, or his or her agent or agents, may direct the person or persons having charge of that coal or coke to convey the coal or coke immediately to scales designated by the director of labor and training, or his or her agent or agents, and then the director, or his or her agent or agents, shall determine the quantity of that coal or coke and shall determine its weight, together with the tare weight, and shall direct the person or persons after unloading the coal or coke to return immediately to the scales where the original load was weighed and upon that return the director, or his or her agent or agents, shall determine the tare weight. The scales designated by the director, or his or her agent or agents, used as previously stated may be the public scales of any city or town or any other scales that have been tested and sealed and any scales as in the judgment of the director are most convenient; provided, that the provisions of this section do not apply to coal or coke while being transported in trains or cars operated by any railroad or street railroad authorized to do business in this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-7
§ 5-6-7. Forms of licenses.
Status: in_force

Fourteen (14) forms of licenses shall be issued:

(1) The first, subsequently referred to as Certificate A, is known as an electrical contractors license;

(2) The second, subsequently referred to as Certificate B, is known as a journeyperson electricians license;

(3) The third, subsequently referred to as Certificate C, is known as a limited-premises license;

(4) The fourth, subsequently referred to as Certificate E, is known as a burner contractors license;

(5) The fifth, subsequently referred to as Certificate F, is known as a burnerpersons license;

(6) The sixth, subsequently referred to as Certificate AF, is known as a fire alarm contractors license;

(7) The seventh, subsequently referred to as Certificate BF, is known as a fire alarm installers license;

(8) The eighth, subsequently referred to as Certificate SCF, is known as an electrical sign contractors license;

(9) The ninth, subsequently referred to as Certificate CF, is known as an electrical sign installers license;

(10) The tenth, subsequently referred to as Certificate D, is known as a limited-maintenance license;

(11) The eleventh, subsequently referred to as Certificate M, shall be known as a limited-maintenance journeyperson license;

(12) The twelfth, subsequently referred to as Certificate LPC, shall be known as a lightning-protection contractors license;

(13) The thirteenth, subsequently referred to as Certificate LPI, shall be known as a lightning-protection installers license; and

(14) The fourteenth, subsequently referred to as Certificate SRL, shall be known as a sign renovation electrical license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-5
§ 5-20-5. Apprentice plumber defined.
Status: in_force

Apprentice plumber, as used in this chapter, means any employee registered as an apprentice pursuant to § 28-45-13, whose principal occupation is service with a master plumber with a view to learning the art or trade of maintenance, installation, or repair of plumbing, as defined in § 5-20-2.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-25 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-25
§ 5-6-25. Compliance with rules and requirements of city or town.
Status: in_force

All electrical work covered in this chapter that is done in the state of Rhode Island and/or any city or town having rules and requirements for that work shall be done in accordance with those rules and requirements. Failure of any licensee to do that work in that manner, or his or her failure or refusal to correct the work with reasonable promptness after notice by local inspection or enforcement authorities where the notice is required by law, when reported to the division of professional regulation, shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license, in the discretion of the division, after proper notice and a hearing before and upon the recommendation of the board of examiners of electricians to the director of labor and training.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-3.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-3.1
§ 5-69-3.1. Auricular acudetox practice regulation.
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual licensed under this chapter and trained to perform auricular acudetox may perform the procedure within that individuals current scope of practice; provided that the individual obtains a certificate of training from a recognized organization or agency that meets or exceeds NADA training and is under the general supervision of a licensed acupuncturist pursuant to chapter 37.2 of this title.

(b) Acudetox may be performed by acudetox specialists working in, or in collaboration with, behavioral health and healthcare agencies, or other state-approved programs or agencies.

(c) Any individual performing auricular acudetox shall not use the title acupuncturist, as defined in chapter 37.2 of this title, or otherwise represent themselves as an acupuncture professional and shall not perform acupuncture outside of the scope of the auricular acudetox procedure as defined in § 5-69-2.

(d) Any complaints filed against an ADS specialist relating to the performance of any auricular acudetox procedure shall be handled by the licensing board in conformance with the disciplinary procedure set forth in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-5
§ 5-5-5. Investigation and action on application.
Status: in_force

After an examination of the application and any further inquiry and investigation that is deemed proper and necessary as to the good character, competency, and integrity of the applicant and the persons named in the application, the local licensing authority shall as soon as practicable issue a license in a form prescribed by it to the applicant or notify the applicant of a denial of the license application. Persons shall file their applications with the local licensing authority where his or her principal place of business is located.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-30-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-30 / Section 5-30-9
§ 5-30-9. Method and scope of examinations  Reexaminations.
Status: in_force

With the exception of vertebral palpation and adjusting which is by demonstration, the examination provided for in § 5-30-6 to determine the applicants qualification to practice chiropractic medicine shall be in writing, and it shall be given in any subjects that the division of professional regulation of the department of health determines, but it must include questions in all of the following subjects: microbiology, anatomy, histology and embryology, physiology, chemistry, laboratory diagnosis, hygiene and sanitation, philosophy of chiropractic medicine, spinal analysis, pathology, physical diagnosis, practice of chiropractic medicine, technique, clinical diagnosis, x-ray, first aid, gynecology, and dietetics. The division shall utilize for the examinations in the basic sciences subjects of microbiology, anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and pathology the examination prepared and scored by the examination institute committee of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. (FLEX), or any other examination that in the opinion of the division of professional regulation is substantially equivalent to it. The Rhode Island board of medical licensure shall cooperate with the division in making the (FLEX) examination available. In case an applicant fails to pass the first examination, he or she is entitled to reexamination at the next regular examination without further fee. The examination to determine the applicants fitness to practice physiotherapy shall include questions in any branches of physiotherapy that the division determines. The division shall prepare reasonable questions and shall fairly mark and grade the answers to these questions, all of which shall be done for the purpose of determining whether the applicant is reasonably qualified to practice chiropractic medicine and physiotherapy.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-6
§ 5-22-6. Providence  Sunday activities.
Status: in_force

The bureau of licenses of the city of Providence may license public automobile shows, ice skating, ice polo, roller skating, and hockey games in rinks and halls between the hours of two oclock (2:00) P.M. and midnight on the first day of the week.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-1
§ 5-22-1. City and town regulatory powers.
Status: in_force

The city and town councils may license, regulate, and in those certain cases specifically set forth in § 5-22-5, prohibit and suppress theatrical performances, rope, and wire dancing and all other shows and performances in their respective towns or cities, conforming to law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-25 / Section 5-25-13
§ 5-25-13. Emergency services.
Status: in_force

(a) Every veterinary practice shall provide some form of referral for emergency veterinary services when a veterinarian is not available. That referral, at the minimum, shall be a combination of a posted sign at the veterinary practice entrance and access to emergency veterinary services through the veterinary practice main telephone number.

(b) A veterinarian who advertises veterinary emergency services shall include in all emergency-service advertisements the hours during which such emergency services are provided and the availability of the veterinarian who is to provide emergency service in his or her practice.

(c)(1) The availability of the veterinarian who is to provide emergency service shall be specified as either veterinarian on premises or veterinarian on call.

(2) The phrase veterinarian on premises means that there is a veterinarian actually present at the hospital, clinic, or other type of veterinary practice, who is prepared to render emergency veterinary services.

(3) The phrase veterinarian on call means that a veterinarian is not present at the hospital, clinic, or other type of veterinary practice but is able to respond within a reasonable time to requests for emergency veterinary services and has been designated to so respond.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-50-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-50 / Section 5-50-12
§ 5-50-12. Defibrillators.
Status: in_force

(a) Every health club registered with the department of attorney general pursuant to this chapter shall have at least one automated external defibrillator (AED) on the premises. The AED will at all times be deployed in a manner in which best provides accessibility to staff, members, and guests. At least one employee per shift must be properly trained by the American Heart Association or comparable state-recognized agency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and AED, and must be on duty during hours of operation.

(b) Any facility that has a health club on premises that currently complies with all parts within this act shall be exempted from duplication.

(c) A cause of action against a health club or its employees, in connection with the use or nonuse of an AED, shall not exist except in cases where the health club has failed to purchase an AED as required under this act and in cases of willful or wanton negligence.

(d) A knowing or willful violation of this section by a health club may result in suspension or revocation of its registration.

(e) Any health club that operates a facility on a key-pass basis with no attending employees at any time is exempt from the trained-employee-on-duty requirement set forth in subsection (a).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-7-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-7 / Section 5-7-3
§ 5-7-3. Bond for payroll and other taxes.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for anyone to establish or keep an intelligence or employment office pursuant to this chapter without giving a bond to the department of administrations division of taxation in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) with surety for payroll and other taxes. Any temporary employment service, defined for the purposes of this chapter as an organization that hires its own employees and assigns them to clients to support or supplement the clients work force in work situations including, but not limited to, employee absences, temporary skill shortages, seasonal workloads, and special assignments and projects, that have been certified by the division of taxation for at least two (2) years as of July 8, 1997, shall be exempt from the bonding requirements of this section. The provisions of this section only apply to those employment service organizations that generate a payroll, and do not apply to so called permanent employment agencies.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-37 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-37
§ 5-29-37. Grounds for discipline without hearing.
Status: in_force

The director may, temporarily, suspend the license of a podiatrist or limited registrant without a hearing if the director finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that a podiatrist or limited registrant continuing in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public. In the event that the director temporarily suspends the license of a podiatrist or limited registrant without a hearing by the board, a hearing must be held within ten (10) days after the suspension has occurred.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-2
§ 5-69-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) ACDP means an advanced chemical dependency professional certification as per the Rhode Island board for certification of chemical dependency professionals requirements.

(2) ACDP II means an advanced chemical dependency professional II certification as per the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse. ICRC/AODA.

(3) Acudetox specialist (ADS) means an individual licensed as a chemical dependency professional or clinical supervisor who holds a certificate of training that meets or exceeds the NADA training from a recognized agency.

(4) Advertise includes, but is not limited to, the issuing of, or causing to be distributed, any card, sign, or device to any person; or the causing, permitting, or allowing of any sign or marking on, or in, any building or structure, or in any newspaper or magazine or in any directory, or on radio or television, or by the use of any other means designed to secure public attention.

(5) Approved continuing education means research and training programs, college and university courses, in-service training programs, seminars, and conferences designed to maintain and enhance the skills of substance-abuse counselors or clinical supervisors and that are recognized by the ICRC/AODA member board.

(6) Auricular acudetox means the subcutaneous insertion of sterile, disposable acupuncture needles in consistent, predetermined bilateral locations on the ear in accordance with the NADA protocol.

(7) CDCS means chemical dependency clinical supervisor.

(8) Clergy includes any minister, priest, rabbi, Christian Science practitioner, or any other similar religious counselor.

(9) Continuum of care network means public and private substance-abuse care agencies such as detoxification centers, emergency rooms, hospitals, treatment centers, outpatient- and day-treatment clinics, and community residences for substance abusers. The services employ, or refer to, medical, psychological, health, and counseling professionals who treat substance abuse and related concerns.

(10) Department means the Rhode Island department of health.

(11) Director means the director of the Rhode Island department of health.

(12) Documented professional work experience means the ICRC/AODA member board-approved form, completed by an employer or approved supervisor, verifying dates of employment and responsibilities.

(13) Experience means six thousand (6,000) hours of supervised practice of chemical dependency counseling in a department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals licensed or ICRC/AODA member-board-approved facility during a sixty-month (60) period of time immediately preceding the date of application for licensure.

(14) General supervision means available by telephone, cellphone, or electronic means during business hours.

(15) ICRC/AODA means International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse.

(16) Licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor means an individual licensed by the department of health to practice and supervise substance-abuse counseling and who meets the qualifications established in this chapter.

(17) Licensed chemical dependency professional means an individual licensed by the department of health to practice substance-abuse counseling and who meets the qualifications established in this chapter.

(18) Licensing board or board means the board of licensing for chemical dependency professionals.

(19) Member board means the Rhode Island board for certification of chemical dependency professionals.

(20) National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) means a not-for-profit organization that provides a certificate of acudetox training.

(21) Practice of substance-abuse counseling means rendering, or offering to render, professional service for any fee, monetary or otherwise, documented to individuals, families, or groups. Those professional services include the application of the ICRC/AODA, specific knowledge, skills, counseling theory, and application of techniques to define goals and develop a treatment plan of action aimed toward the prevention, education, or treatment in the recovery process of substance abuse within the continuum-of-care service network. The practice further includes, but is not limited to, networking and making referrals to medical, social services, psychological, psychiatric, and/or legal resources when indicated.

(22) Recognized education institution means any educational institution that grants an associate, bachelor, masters, or doctoral degree and that is recognized by the board or by a nationally or regionally recognized educational or professional accrediting organization.

(23) Substance abuse means addictive (chronic or habitual) consumption, injection, inhalation, or behavior of/with a substance (such as alcohol and drugs), progressively injuring and afflicting the users psychological, physical, social, economic, and/or spiritual functioning.

(24) Supervision means no less than one hour per week and consists of individual or group supervision with a clinician licensed or certified in substance-abuse counseling with education, supervisory experience, and ethics approved by the ICRC/AODA member.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-81-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-81 / Section 5-81-4
§ 5-81-4. Restraining prohibited acts  Injunction.
Status: in_force

Whenever the attorney general has a reason to believe that any person is advertising or conducting or is about to advertise or conduct a live musical performance or production in violation of § 5-81-3 and that proceedings would be in the public interest, the attorney general may bring an action against the person to restrain, by temporary or permanent injunction, that practice.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-13-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-13 / Section 5-13-1
§ 5-13-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter are construed as follows:

(1) Person means any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.

(2) Riding school means any establishment in connection with which one or more horses are let for hire to be ridden or driven, either with or without the furnishing of riding or driving instruction.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-75-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-75 / Section 5-75-5
§ 5-75-5. Fees.
Status: in_force

(a) Initial registration. Upon filing an initial registration statement under this chapter, a PEO shall pay an annual initial registration fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). The fee shall be prorated based upon an expiration date of July 31.

(b) Renewal. Upon each annual renewal of a registration statement filed under this chapter, a PEO shall pay a renewal fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

(c) Limited registration. Each PEO seeking limited registration under the terms of this chapter, shall pay a fee in the amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) upon initial application for limited registration and upon each annual renewal of the limited registration.

(d) Alternative registration. A PEO seeking alternative registration shall pay an initial and annual fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), the fee to be prorated based upon an expiration date of July 31.

(e) The state tax administrator shall determine, by rule, any other fee to be charged under this chapter. The fees shall not exceed those reasonably necessary for the administration of the registration chapter. The fees shall not exceed those reasonably necessary for the administration of the registration process.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-64-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-64 / Section 5-64-2
§ 5-64-2. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by providing for the licensing and regulation of dietitians and/or nutritionists.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-12
§ 5-6-12. Application of certificates for the installation of fire alarm systems, and electrical signs.
Status: in_force

Certificate B applies to all electrical work including the installation of fire alarm and life safety communications systems and electrical signs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-11-1.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-11 / Section 5-11-1.1
§ 5-11-1.1. Hawkers, peddlers, and door-to-door salespersons defined  Authority to issue rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter:

(1) Door-to-door salespersons means persons who deliver goods, wares, or merchandise to customers for which payment has already been made or is to be made at the time of delivery;

(2) Hawker means any person selling or offering for sale any goods, wares, or merchandise, including any food or beverage, on any public street, highway, or public right of way in the state from a stationary location;

(3) Peddler means any person selling or offering for sale any goods, wares, or merchandise from a vehicle, cart, or any other conveyance that is not stationary, subject to subsection (c); and

(4) No hawker or peddler shall sell or offer for sale any single good, ware, or item having a retail value of more than three hundred dollars ($300). However, this dollar limitation shall not apply to any nonprofit corporation duly authorized to do business in Rhode Island. A nonprofit corporation means a nonprofit corporation that has applied under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) for approval as a § 501(c)(3) corporation with the Internal Revenue Service, or has been so approved.

(b) Persons selling farm or garden produce, including flowers, and persons selling works of art or crafts of their own making at an art or crafts show or exhibition are not hawkers or peddlers, provided, that:

(1) Cumberland. The town of Cumberland has the power to license and regulate persons selling farm or garden produce, including flowers, and persons selling works of art or crafts of their own making at an art or crafts show or exhibition;

(2) West Warwick. The town of West Warwick has the power to license and regulate persons selling farm or garden produce, including flowers, and persons selling works of art or crafts of their own making at an art or crafts show or exhibition;

(3) Bristol. The town of Bristol has the power to license and regulate persons selling farm or garden produce, including flowers, and persons selling works of art or crafts of their own making at an art or crafts show or exhibition;

(4) Warwick. The city of Warwick has the power to license and regulate persons selling farm or garden produce, including flowers, and persons selling works of art or crafts of their own making at an art or crafts show or exhibition;

(5) East Providence. The city of East Providence has the power to license and regulate persons selling farm or garden produce, including flowers; and

(6) Woonsocket. The city of Woonsocket has the power to license and regulate peddlers selling or offering flowers.

(c) Mobile food establishments registered pursuant to chapter 11.1 of this title, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, are not hawkers or peddlers and are explicitly exempted from this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-40 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-40
§ 5-29-40. Persons and practices exempt.
Status: in_force

The following practices, acts, and operations are exempt from the operation of this chapter:

(1) Physicians in the regular discharge of their duties.

(2) The operation by bona fide students of podiatry in the clinical departments or the laboratory of a school of podiatry approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association on Podiatry Accreditation or its designated agency or by the board of examiners for podiatry.

(3) The practice of podiatry by licensed podiatrists of other states or countries while appearing and operating as bona fide clinicians or instructors in a school of podiatry approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association on Podiatry Accreditation or its designated agency and by the board of examiners for podiatry.

(4) The practice of podiatry by licensed podiatrists of other states or countries in conducting or making a clinical demonstration before any bona fide podiatry or medical society, association, or convention; provided, that the consent of the board of examiners in podiatry to the making and conducting of the clinical demonstration must first be obtained.

(5) The practice of podiatry by students of a school of podiatry approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association on Podiatry Accreditation or its designated agency and under the supervision of a licensed podiatrist, in any public hospital, or any institution under the supervision of the state or in any program of the state department of health, with the approval of the board of examiners in podiatry and the authorities of that school, as a part of the required training of that student.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-71-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-71 / Section 5-71-7
§ 5-71-7. Disposition of moneys received.
Status: in_force

All moneys received by the board shall be deposited in the treasury of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-1 / Section 5-1-16
§ 5-1-16. Architects rendering assistance during disaster emergency  Immunity from civil liability.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) An architect or architectural firm, duly licensed to practice in Rhode Island under this chapter, who or that voluntarily and without compensation provides architectural services at the scene of a disaster emergency is not liable for any personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, or other loss or damages caused by an act or omission of the architect or architectural firm in performing the services.

(2) An architect or architectural firm, duly licensed to practice in Rhode Island under this chapter, who or that voluntarily and without compensation provides architectural services at the scene of a disaster emergency and all authorized disaster response workers who shall, in the course of performing their duties as such, practice professional, architecture, mechanical, engineering or other skill during a disaster emergency, in the absence of benefits provided by law, shall be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees under the provisions of chapters 29  38 of title 28, and under the provisions of § 9-31-8.

(b) As used in this section, disaster emergency means a disaster emergency declared by executive order or proclamation of the governor pursuant to chapter 15 of title 30.

(c) The immunity provided in subsection (a) of this section applies only to the practice of architecture as defined in this chapter regarding an architectural service that:

(1) Concerns any building, structure, or system, whether publicly or privately owned, that is identified pursuant to a disaster emergency executive order or proclamation;

(2) Relates to the structural integrity of the entire building, structure, or system, or any portion of the structure or system, or to a nonstructural element of the structure or system, affecting public safety; and

(3) Is rendered during the time in which a state of disaster emergency exists, as provided in chapter 15 of title 30.

(d) The immunity granted by this section shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(e) In the event that the governor of Rhode Island declares a state disaster, all registered architects with a National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) certification will be allowed to practice for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of the declared disaster.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-22
§ 5-20-22. Reexamination of applicants  Appeal to board.
Status: in_force

(a) Any applicant who fails in an examination for a license is permitted to take further examination upon payment for each examination of the prescribed fee in §§ 5-20-15  5-20-17.

(b) Any applicant who fails to qualify may, within thirty (30) days after notification of his or her failure to qualify, appeal to the state board of plumbing examiners, in writing, requesting a review of the decision of the division of professional regulation in the first instance to the administrator of the division or his or her designee. A further appeal may then be taken. The state board of plumbing examiners shall set a date for an appointment and review the examination papers with the applicant. Examination papers shall be preserved in the division of professional regulation for at least three (3) months after the administration of the examination.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-2
§ 5-40-2. Board of physical therapy  Creation  Composition.
Status: in_force

Within the division of professional regulation of the department of health, there is a board of physical therapy consisting of seven (7) members as provided by § 5-40-3.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-22
§ 5-86-22. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

The director shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. He or she, or his or her authorized agents, and the board shall be exempt from providing surety for costs in connection with the commencement of any legal proceedings under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-83-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-83 / Section 5-83-6
§ 5-83-6. Violations.
Status: in_force

Any person or entity who sells propane gas to be used for residential use that knowingly violates this chapter may be fined in an amount not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-1
§ 5-91-1. Purpose.
Status: in_force

In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the portability of a medical license and ensuring the safety of patients. The compact creates another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a states existing medical practice act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter, and therefore, requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board where the patient is located. State medical boards that participate in the compact retain the jurisdiction to impose an adverse action against a license to practice medicine in that state issued to a physician through the procedures in the compact.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-2-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-2 / Section 5-2-6
§ 5-2-6. Tax on bowling alleys and shooting galleries.
Status: in_force

The city or town council of each city or town shall assess, levy, and collect a tax not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor less than five dollars ($5.00) per annum on every person who owns or keeps a bowling alley or box ball alley in the city or town, except in the city of Providence, for each bowling alley or box ball alley kept by him or her; and a tax not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) per annum for each bowling alley in the city of Providence on its owner or keeper; and a tax not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) per annum for each pistol gallery, rifle gallery, or other building or enclosure referred to in § 5-2-5 on its owner or keeper.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-20 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-20
§ 5-6-20. Expiration and renewal of certificates and licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) All certificates and/or licenses issued by the division of professional regulation expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the certificate and/or license and may be renewed on or after that date for a period of two (2) years upon payment of the appropriate renewal fee, which shall be equal to the license fees prescribed in § 5-6-16, plus outstanding license fees and a twelve dollar ($12.00) per-month administrative assessment fee for the delinquency period.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any license issued under this chapter that is not renewed within two (2) years of the date of its expiration, shall be deemed to be forfeited, and the person to whom the license has been issued shall be required to make written application for an examination prior to the issuance of a new license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-2
§ 5-49-2. License required to sell or fit hearing aids.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall engage in the dispensing, selling, fitting, or ordering the use of hearing aids, or display a sign, or in any other way advertise or represent themself as a person who practices the fitting and sale of hearing aids after August 1, 1973, unless he or she holds an unsuspended, unrevoked license issued by the department as provided in this chapter.

(b) The license shall be conspicuously posted in his or her office or place of business. Duplicate licenses shall be issued by the department to valid license holders operating more than one office without additional payment.

(c) A license under this chapter shall confer upon the holder the right to order the use of, select, fit, and sell hearing aids.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other organization maintaining an established business address, from selling or offering for sale hearing aids at retail without a license; provided, that it employs only properly licensed natural persons in the direct sale, ordering the use, and fitting of those products.

(e) Those corporations, partnerships, trusts, associations, or other organizations shall file annually with the board a list of all licensed hearing aid dealers and fitters directly or indirectly employed by it.

(f) Those organizations shall also file with the board a statement, on a form approved by the board, that they submit themselves to the rules and regulations of the department and the provisions of this chapter which the department deems applicable to them.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-10
§ 5-91-10. Disciplinary actions.
Status: in_force

(a) Any disciplinary action taken by any member board against a physician licensed through the compact shall be deemed unprofessional conduct which may be subject to discipline by other member boards, in addition to any violation of the medical practice act or regulations in that state.

(b) If a license granted to a physician by the member board in the state of principal license is revoked, surrendered or relinquished in lieu of discipline, or suspended, then all licenses issued to the physician by member boards shall automatically be placed, without further action necessary by any member board, on the same status. If the member board in the state of principal license subsequently reinstates the physicians license, a license issued to the physician by any other member board shall remain encumbered until that respective member board takes action to reinstate the license in a manner consistent with the medical practice act of that state.

(c) If disciplinary action is taken against a physician by a member board not in the state of principal license, any other member board may deem the action conclusive as to matter of law and fact decided, and:

(1) Impose the same or lesser sanction(s) against the physician as long as such sanctions are consistent with the medical practice act of that state; or

(2) Pursue separate disciplinary action against the physician under its respective medical practice act, regardless of the action taken in other member states.

(d) If a license granted to a physician by a member board is revoked, surrendered or relinquished in lieu of discipline, or suspended, then any license(s) issued to the physician by any other member board(s) shall be suspended, automatically and immediately without further action necessary by the other member board(s), for ninety (90) days upon entry of the order by the disciplining board, to permit the member board(s) to investigate the basis for the action under the medical practice act of that state. A member board may terminate the automatic suspension of the license it issued prior to the completion of the ninety (90) day suspension period in a manner consistent with the medical practice act of that state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-32-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-32 / Section 5-32-6
§ 5-32-6. Examination of applicants  Expiration and renewal of certificates.
Status: in_force

(a) Examination of applicants for certificates shall be held at least twice a year in the city of Providence and may be held elsewhere at the discretion of the division of professional regulation of the department of health. The division has the power to adopt, change, alter, and amend rules and regulations for the conducting of those examinations, and may fix the fee for reexamination. The division shall issue to each person successfully passing the examination, where an examination is required, and who satisfies the division of his or her qualifications, a certificate, signed by the administrator of the division, entitling him or her to practice that business in this state for the annual period stated in the certificate, or until the certificate is revoked or suspended, as subsequently provided.

(b) All certificates shall expire on the 30th day of April of each year, unless sooner suspended or revoked, and shall be renewed for the next ensuing year by the division upon payment to the division of an annual renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 for each renewal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-19
§ 5-10-19. Application forms.
Status: in_force

The division shall prepare and furnish any forms to be used by applicants for the various licenses, permits, registrations, and certificates provided for in this chapter, that it deems proper and expedient.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-71-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-71 / Section 5-71-8
§ 5-71-8. Qualifications of applicants for licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for licensure by the board as an interpreter for the deaf or transliterator, the applicant must submit written evidence on forms furnished by the department that the applicant meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Is of good moral character;

(2) Meets the screened requirements as defined in regulations promulgated by the department or meets the certification requirements set forth by RID or its successor agency approved by the department in consultation with the board;

(3) Pays the department a license fee as set forth in § 23-1-54;

(4) Adheres to the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) code of professional conduct; and

(5) Provides verification of a background check with the bureau of criminal investigation in the office of attorney general at the time of the initial application for license.

(b) To be eligible for licensure by the board as an educational interpreter for the deaf, the applicant must meet all of the requirements as described in subsection (a) and must further present proof of successful completion of the educational interpreter performance assessment (EIPA), written and performance tests, or a similar test as approved by the board, at a performance level established by the board.

(c) An individual whose license, certification, permit, or equivalent form of permission issued within another state has been revoked, suspended, or currently placed on probation shall not be eligible for consideration for licensure unless they have first disclosed to the department about such disciplinary actions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-1.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-1.1
§ 5-37-1.1. Board of medical licensure and discipline  Creation  Composition  Appointment, removal, and compensation of members  Officers  Meetings  Funds.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) There is created within the department of health, the Rhode Island board of medical licensure and discipline which is composed of the following members:

(i) Four (4) licensed physicians who possess the degree of doctor of allopathic medicine; one of whom shall be a full-time medical school faculty member;

(ii) Two (2) licensed physicians who hold the degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine;

(iii) Five (5) public members, one of whom is an attorney with experience as plaintiffs counsel in the presentation or prosecution of medical malpractice matters, and one of whom is a member of the general public, not associated with the medical field, who is at least sixty (60) years of age; and three (3) of whom are public members not associated with the medical field;

(iv) One hospital administrator; and

(v) The director of the department of health who shall serve as chairperson of the board.

(2) The governor shall appoint the members of the board except that prior to appointing the six (6) physician members the governor may submit a list of all candidates to the appropriate medical or osteopathic societies for comments as to their qualifications. When the board is first selected, six (6) members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, five (5) members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and two (2) members shall be appointed for a term of one year. No member shall be appointed for more than two (2) consecutive full terms. A member appointed for less than a full term (originally or to fill a vacancy) may serve two (2) full terms in addition to that part of a full term, and a former member is again eligible for appointment after a lapse of one or more years. All subsequent appointments to the board shall be for a term of three (3) years. Upon expiration of the term of office, a member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any member of the board may be removed by the governor for neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance, and misfeasance in office after being given a written statement of the charges against them and sufficient opportunity to be heard. The board shall elect from its members a vice-chairperson who, in the absence of the chairperson, shall exercise all powers of the chairperson, and a secretary. These officers shall serve for one year or until their successors are appointed and qualified. The board shall meet at least once a month or more often upon the call of the chairperson, director of the department of health, or chief administrative officer, at the times and places that the chairperson designates.

(3) A majority of seats filled shall constitute a quorum.

(b) Members of the board shall not be paid for the discharge of official duties.

(c) The administration of the board shall be funded from annual fees. The director, as stated in §5-37-10, in consultation with the board, shall determine the amount of the annual fee to be charged to each licensed physician and to hospitals, the payment of which is a condition to practicing medicine or rendering hospital services in the state. The director or chief administrative officer has the authority to suspend or revoke the license of any physician who does not pay the annual fee. Monies shall be received by the department and credited to a restricted receipt account. All monies in that fund shall be utilized only for the purposes of maintaining, managing, operating, and administering the board of medical licensure and discipline in carrying out its functions. The fees and date of collection of all funds to be collected for the initial registrations and licenses issued pursuant to this title shall be as the director by regulation shall establish.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-10
§ 5-86-10. Licensure.
Status: in_force

A license under this chapter may be issued to any applicant who meets the requirements for licensure as approved by the department of health and licensed as a licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed assistant applied behavior analyst, or psychologist with equivalent experience as stated in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-73-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-73 / Section 5-73-2
§ 5-73-2. Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to promote public safety, health, and welfare by providing a mechanism to ensure that all roofing contractors conducting business in the state of Rhode Island have the requisite skills, training, and experience necessary to safely and adequately conduct roofing activities within this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-21
§ 5-49-21. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The department shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-25.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-25.1
§ 5-20-25.1. Apprentices  Exam requirements.
Status: in_force

To be eligible applicants for plumbing licensing exams, apprentices shall complete an applicable registered apprenticeship program in Rhode Island. Apprentices shall provide transcripts of completed related instruction and work record books from employer(s), or other reasonably satisfactory evidence, to document completion of a registered apprenticeship program appropriate to the license being applied for.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-9
§ 5-65-9. Registration fee  Report.
Status: in_force

(a) Each applicant shall pay to the board for original registration or renewal of registration, a fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150).

(b) All fees and fines collected by the board shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account for the exclusive use of supporting programs established by this chapter.

(c) On or before January 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, the board shall file a report with the speaker of the house and the president of the senate, with copies to the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees, detailing:

(1) The total number of fines issued, broken down by category, including the number of fines issued for a first violation and the number of fines issued for a subsequent violation;

(2) The total dollar amount of fines levied;

(3) The total amount of fees, fines, and penalties collected and deposited for the most recently completed fiscal year; and

(4) The account balance as of the date of the report.

(d) Each year, the department of business regulation shall prepare a proposed budget to support the programs approved by the board. The proposed budget shall be submitted to the board for its review. A final budget request shall be submitted to the legislature as part of the department of business regulations annual request.

(e) New or renewal registrations may be filed online or with a third party approved by the board, with the additional cost incurred to be borne by the registrant.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-13-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-13 / Section 5-13-7
§ 5-13-7. Terms of license.
Status: in_force

A license issued under this chapter shall be the property of the state; shall be loaned to the licensee; and it must be kept posted, in a conspicuous place, upon the premises where the riding school is conducted. The license shall expire by limitation on the thirty-first day of May following its issuance. A license may be renewed from year to year upon payment of the prescribed fee. No license issued under this chapter is assignable or transferable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-17
§ 5-51-17. Revocation or suspension of licenses or certificates of authorization.
Status: in_force

After notice and a hearing as provided in § 5-51-17.1, the director may in his or her discretion or upon recommendation of the board: suspend, revoke, or take other permitted action with respect to any license; and/or revoke, suspend, or take other permitted action with respect to any certificate of authorization; and/or publicly censure, or reprimand or censure in writing; and/or limit the scope of practice of; and/or impose an administrative fine upon (not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation); and/or place on probation; and/or for good cause shown, order a reimbursement of the department for all fees, expenses, costs, and attorneys fees in connection with the proceedings (which amounts shall be deposited as general revenues), all with or without terms, conditions, or limitations, holders of a license or certificate of authorization (hereafter referred to as licensee(s)), for any one or more of the following causes:

(1) Bribery, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in obtaining a license or certificate of authorization;

(2) Practicing landscape architecture in another state or country or jurisdiction in violation of the laws of that state or country or jurisdiction;

(3) Practicing landscape architecture in this state in violation of the standards of professional conduct established by the board and approved by the director;

(4) Fraud, deceit, recklessness, gross negligence, misconduct, or incompetence in the practice of landscape architecture;

(5) Use of a landscape architects stamp in violation of § 5-51-11;

(6) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or chapter 84 of this title;

(7) Suspension or revocation of the right to practice landscape architecture before any state or before any other country or jurisdiction;

(8) Conviction of or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to any felony or to any crime of, or an act constituting a crime of, forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, bribery, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or any other similar offense, in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state or of the federal government;

(9) Failure to furnish to the department and/or board, or any person acting on behalf of the board, in a reasonable time the information that may be legally requested by the department and/or board;

(10) In conjunction with any violation of subsections (1) through (9) of this section, any conduct reflecting adversely upon the licensees fitness to engage in the practice of landscape architecture; and

(11) In conjunction with any violation of subsections (1) through (9) of this section, any other conduct discreditable to the landscape architectural profession.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-55-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-55 / Section 5-55-8
§ 5-55-8. Legal and equitable remedies.
Status: in_force

(a) If a franchisor or distributor engages in conduct prohibited under this chapter, a franchisee or a distributor may maintain a suit against that franchisor or distributor. Where that suit involves termination or nonrenewal for good cause, the burden of establishing good cause shall be on the franchisor.

(b) The court shall grant the equitable relief that is necessary to remedy the effects of conduct prohibited under this chapter, which it finds to exist, including declaratory judgment and mandatory or prohibitive injunctive relief. The court may grant interim equitable relief, and actual and punitive damages where indicated, in suits under this chapter and may, unless the suit is frivolous, direct that costs, reasonable attorney, and expert witness fees be paid by the franchisor, in the event the franchisee prevails.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-27 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-27
§ 5-86-27. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any provision hereof shall be held invalid in any circumstances, any invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or circumstances. This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet any constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all steps shall be taken that are necessary to meet constitutional requirements.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-11
§ 5-37-11. Inactive list.
Status: in_force

A physician licensed to practice medicine who does not intend to engage in the practice of his or her profession during any year, upon written request to the board, may have his or her name transferred to an inactive list, and is not required to register annually or pay any registration fee as long as he or she remains inactive. Any physician whose name has been included in the inactive list as provided for in this section shall be restored to active status by the administrator of professional regulation upon the filing of a written request accompanied by the registration form and fee as established by regulation by the director of the department of health.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-3
§ 5-91-3. Eligibility.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician must meet the eligibility requirements as defined in § 5-91-2 to receive an expedited license under the terms and provisions of the compact.

(b) A physician who does not meet the requirements of § 5-91-2 may obtain a license to practice medicine in a member state if the individual complies with all laws and requirements, other than the compact, relating to the issuance of a license to practice medicine in that state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-20 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-20
§ 5-40-20. Enforcement of chapter.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of health shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. The director or his or her authorized agents and the board shall be exempt from providing surety for costs in connection with the commencement of any legal proceedings under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-32-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-32 / Section 5-32-19
§ 5-32-19. Apprenticeship register.
Status: in_force

The division of professional regulation of the department of health shall keep a register in which the names of all persons serving apprenticeships licensed under this chapter shall be recorded. This register is open to public inspection.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-11
§ 5-34-11. Licensing of professional nurses.
Status: in_force

(a) By examination. The applicant is required to pass a written or computerized adaptive testing examination determined by the board of nurse registration and nursing education. Upon successful completion of that examination, the applicant shall receive a license to practice nursing as a professional nurse.

(b) Without examination by endorsement. A license to practice nursing as a professional nurse may be issued without examination to an applicant who is licensed by examination as a professional nurse under the laws of another state or territory if, in the opinion of the board of nurse registration and nursing education, the applicant meets the qualifications required of professional nurses in this state.

(c) Applications. The board of nurse registration and nursing education shall act on each application within ninety (90) days of its submission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-27 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-27
§ 5-10-27. Reinstatement after revocation or suspension.
Status: in_force

A license, permit, certificate of approval, or registration suspended or revoked pursuant to § 5-10-26 may, in the discretion of the division, be reinstated or reissued under any terms and conditions, not contrary to law, that the division requires.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-82-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-82 / Section 5-82-1
§ 5-82-1. Requirements for guaranteed price plans, price protection, and prepaid contracts.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract for the retail sale of home heating oil that offers a guaranteed-price plan, including a ceiling-price-cap-plan contract and any other similar plan, must be disclosed in a way to clearly define the terms and conditions of the price plan. The disclosure of terms and conditions must be in plain language; must immediately follow the language concerning the price or service that could be affected; and must be, if initiated verbally, confirmed in writing no more than fourteen (14) days from the initiation date using no less than twelve-point (12) boldface type of uniform font. The disclosure of terms and conditions, must include, but not be limited to, any additional fees or costs for securing the guaranteed price, as well as, any early termination fees.

(b) A solicitation for the retail sale of home-heating oil that offers a guaranteed-price plan, including a ceiling-price-cap plan and any other similar plan, must be confirmed in writing, no more than fourteen (14) days from the solicitation date, and the terms and conditions of that offer must be disclosed in plain language.

(c) A home-heating-oil dealer that pays for media or print advertising of a price shall offer the price for a period of no less than twenty-four (24) hours, or until the next advertised price is so publicized, whichever occurs first.

(d) No prepaid, home-heating-oil contract shall require any consumer commitment to purchase home-heating oil pursuant to the terms of such contract for a period of more than twelve (12) months.

(e) Any violation of this chapter shall render the terms and conditions of the aforementioned contract null and void.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-6
§ 5-34-6. Board of nursing  Organization  Meetings.
Status: in_force

The board of nurse registration and nursing education shall elect annually from its membership a president and vice-president. A secretary shall also be elected. The state director of nurse registration and nursing education shall not be a member of the board. Meetings may be called by the president, vice-president, director of nurse registration and nursing education, director of the department of health, or upon written request of five (5) members of the board. A majority constitutes a quorum at any meeting.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-28 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-28
§ 5-20-28. Procedure for revocation of license.
Status: in_force

(a) No proceedings to revoke a license, as provided in this section, shall be instituted unless filed with the department of labor and training within one year immediately following the date, or dates, of violation.

(b) No license of a master plumber, master irrigator, master water-filtration/treatment-system installer or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer shall be revoked or cancelled until after a full and impartial hearing as provided in this section.

(c) No hearing for the purpose of revoking any license of a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, or journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer shall be held unless there is first placed on file with the department a verified complaint, in writing, reciting in the complaint with reasonable particularity, a statement of facts which, if proved, would be sufficient to constitute a violation of one or more of the specifications for revocation of license as prescribed in § 5-20-27.

(d) Upon the filing of a verified complaint, as provided in this section, the department shall promptly set a date for a hearing of the charges of the complaint which shall be held in the city of Providence. The department shall promptly, by registered or certified mail, forward to the licensee charged in the complaint a true and correct copy of the complaint and notification of the time and place when and where a hearing of those charges is to be held.

(e) At the time and place fixed in the notification, the division of professional regulation or upon appeal from the division, the board of plumbing examiners, upon supervision of the department, shall proceed to a hearing of the charges specified in the complaint. No hearing upon the charges of the complaint shall be had unless the records of the department contain evidence that the licensee charged in the complaint has been served with a copy of the complaint and notification at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing; provided, that the appearance of the charged licensee, either in his or her own behalf or by counsel, constitutes proof that sufficient notice of the hearing was served.

(f) A complaining party by himself or herself or by counsel may aid in the presentation of evidence toward sustaining the complaint. Ample opportunity shall be accorded for a hearing of all evidence and statement of counsel, either in support of or against, the charges of the complaint. Upon good cause shown the date of the hearing on the complaint may be continued provided the licensee and other interested parties are reasonably notified about the date of the continuance.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-16-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-16 / Section 5-16-1
§ 5-16-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Licensing authorities means the bureau or board of police commissioners of any city or town where that bureau or board of police commissioners is established; but where there is no bureau or board, it means the town council of a town and the city council of a city.

(2) Person means and includes a person, partnership, or corporation.

(3) Public laundry means and includes any plant or equipment conducted or operated as a laundry for profit, and for which business is solicited from the general public, but does not mean or include a laundry operated exclusively for and in connection with a hospital, school, or other institution, hotel, boardinghouse, or private dwelling, nor a laundry operated by one institution that also serves another institution.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-29 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-29
§ 5-38-29. Repair bills.
Status: in_force

Each repair bill shall contain an itemized listing of the manufactured parts, used parts, and generic parts installed by the licensee in the repair of the vehicle.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-8
§ 5-93-8. Standard form addendum for system lease agreement.
Status: in_force

The standard disclosure form shall include an addendum that applies if a solar retailer is proposing to enter into a system lease agreement with a potential customer. The standard disclosure form will include details about the lease price and its associated escalator, if any.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-13
§ 5-49-13. Prohibited acts and practices.
Status: in_force

No person shall:

(1) Sell, barter, or offer to sell or barter, a license;

(2) Purchase or procure by barter a license with intent to use it as evidence of the holders qualifications to practice the fitting and sale of hearing aids;

(3) Alter a license with fraudulent intent;

(4) Use or attempt to use as a valid license a license that has been purchased, fraudulently obtained, counterfeited, or materially altered;

(5) Willfully make a false statement in an application for license or application for renewal of a license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-71-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-71 / Section 5-71-2
§ 5-71-2. Declaration of policy and statement of purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) It is declared the policy of the state that the practice of interpreting and the practice of transliterating affects, including, but not limited to, the public health, safety, welfare, civic, economic, social, academic, and recreational aspects of life, and shall be subject to licensure and regulation in the publics interest. It is further declared that:

(1) Individuals who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, or other individuals with disabilities whose primary language is sign language have a civil right to effective communication;

(2) Consumers and those with whom they communicate require, and are entitled to, competent, reliable interpreting services, and that the availability of competent, reliable, credentialed interpreting services is necessary for consumers to realize their right to full and equal participation in society.

(b) A purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum qualifications for interpreters and to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-26 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-26
§ 5-65-26. Notice of final order  Service of process.
Status: in_force

In any final order or decision of the board or office determining that a contractor has violated the provisions of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder, the board or office is hereby authorized to assess against the contractor the costs of service of process up to but not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). The assessment shall be limited to the actual cost of the service of process or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is less. The board shall provide the contractor with proof of costs evidencing the expense for the service of process upon request.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-3
§ 5-44-3. Board of psychology  Creation  Composition.
Status: in_force

Within the department of professional regulation in the department of health, there shall be a board of psychology consisting of seven (7) members as provided by § 5-44-4.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-3
§ 5-6-3. Devices and appliances inserted by unlicensed persons.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to forbid the insertion in electrical circuits, by unlicensed persons, of devices or appliances including, but not limited to, microwaves, refrigerators, ranges, televisions, light bulbs, and the like that are properly designed for that insertion and for which proper wire and insertion devices are installed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-4
§ 5-51-4. Filing of applications for license.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license to practice landscape architecture shall be submitted on the form provided by the board, and shall be received at any time during regular business hours at the office of the board. Before being eligible for licensure as a landscape architect, each applicant shall submit evidence to the board of the following:

(1) The applicant has completed a course of study and has graduated from a college or school of landscape architecture approved by the board. In lieu of graduation from an approved college or school of landscape architecture, an applicant may present evidence of at least six (6) years of practical experience in landscape architectural work of a grade and character satisfactory to the board. Credit may be given for approved college education, in the discretion of the board; and

(2) The applicant has had either: (i) A minimum of two (2) years experience in landscape architectural work under the direct supervision of a registered landscape architect and of a grade and character satisfactory to the board; or (ii) One years experience in landscape architectural work under the direct supervision of a registered landscape architect and of a grade and character satisfactory to the board and one years experience in related work under the direct supervision of a registered allied professional and of a grade and character satisfactory to the board. For purposes of this subsection, the term allied professional shall mean an individual professional licensed as an architect, engineer, or a land surveyor; and

(3) He or she has satisfactorily completed all sections of the examination as required by the board.

(b) Each applicant shall submit, with the formal application for a license, authentic proof of the statements made in the application, by attaching any documentary evidence, affidavits, registrars statements, diplomas, published data, photographs, photostats, or any other sworn evidence, as in the discretion of the board, may be sufficient to show that the applicant is clearly eligible under the section of the law upon which the application is based. All documents shall be properly marked for identification and ownership.

(c) The board shall reserve the right to retain, as a permanent part of the application, any or all documents submitted. Original documents, at the request and expense of the applicant, may be replaced by photostatic copies of those documents.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-8
§ 5-70-8. Rules and regulations  Powers of the board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall issue certificates through the department of labor and training, division of professional regulation, in an advisory capacity to the director of labor and training, to individuals who have qualified to engage in telecommunication work under the provisions of this chapter. The board may, in an advisory capacity to the director of labor and training, establish any rules and regulations for the issuance and renewal of certificates that it deems appropriate.

(b) The director of labor and training shall have the power to suspend, revoke, or annul certificates or licenses or impose a fine upon the certificate or license holder, for all certificates and licenses issued by the division of professional regulation, after hearing before and upon the recommendation of the board of examination and licensing of telecommunications system contractors, technicians, and installers, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. In all disciplinary proceedings brought pursuant to this chapter, the director or his or her designee has the power to administer oaths, to summon witnesses, and to compel the production of documents in accordance with the procedures applicable in the superior court. Upon failure of any person to appear or produce documents in accordance with the director of labor and trainings order, the director of labor and training may apply to a court of any jurisdiction to enforce compliance. Members of the board shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36.

(c) The director of labor and training, upon recommendation of the board, shall have the power to establish the subcategory(ies) within the mentioned licensing forms and categories that may be determined to be required to accommodate significant or substantive changes and/or improvements in current technologies or to accommodate new developments in technologies affecting telecommunications. The subcategory(ies) shall be specifically limited in purpose and scope.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-88-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-88 / Section 5-88-1
§ 5-88-1. Issuance of professional service license.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in § 5-88-2, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, each business/profession-related board shall issue a license, certification, or permit to perform professional services regulated by each such board to a person:

(1) Who is certified or licensed in another state for at least one year to perform professional services in a state other than Rhode Island;

(2) Who is a member of the armed forces of the United States, or whose spouse is a member of the armed forces of the United States;

(3) Who is subject to military orders for a change of station to a duty station in Rhode Island, or in the process or whose spouse is the subject of a military transfer to Rhode Island; and

(4) In the situation of a military members spouse, the spouse left employment to accompany the military member to Rhode Island.

(b) The procedure shall include:

(1) Issuing the person a digitally verifiable license, certificate, or permit that can also be recognized by other states, if, in the opinion of the board, the requirements for certification or licensure of such other state are substantially equivalent to that required in this state;

(2) Developing a method to authorize the person to perform professional services regulated by the board in this state by issuing the person a temporary license, certificate, or permit that is digitally verifiable and can be recognized by other states for a limited period of time to allow the person to perform professional services while completing any specific requirements that may be required in this state that were not required in the state in which the person was licensed or certified; and

(3) Establishing that the person is not subject to a disqualification pursuant to the provisions of § 5-88-2.