R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-10
§ 5-34-10. Qualifications of professional nurse applicants.
Status: in_force

An applicant for licensure to practice as a professional nurse shall submit to the board written evidence on forms furnished by the division of professional regulation that the applicant:

(1) Has completed at least an approved high school course of study or the equivalent supported by diploma or certificate of the course of study as determined by the rules and regulations of the state board of education;

(2) Has successfully completed the prescribed curriculum in an approved basic professional nursing education program and holds a diploma from the program; and

(3) Is of good moral character.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-24 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-24
§ 5-22-24. Continuation of powers of boards and bureaus of police commissioners.
Status: in_force

Whenever by law the powers, conferred pursuant to this chapter upon city or town councils, have been conferred upon boards or bureaus of police commissioners in any city or town, those powers shall continue to be exercised by those boards or bureaus of police commissioners.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-45 / Section 5-45-11
§ 5-45-11. Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

It is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for any person to:

(1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any license or aid or abet in this violation;

(2) Practice as a nursing home administrator under cover of any license or registration illegally or fraudulently obtained or unlawfully issued;

(3) Practice as a nursing home administrator, or use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a nursing home administrator, unless licensed and registered to practice under the provisions of this chapter;

(4) Practice as a nursing home administrator during the time his or her license or registration issued under the provisions of this chapter is suspended or revoked; or

(5) Violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-16
§ 5-93-16. Private right of action.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person having a claim against a solar retailer under a solar agreement and/or with respect to a residential solar energy system may, in addition to any other common law action or administrative remedy, bring an action under the rules of civil procedure in a state court of competent jurisdiction. A civil action filed in court under this section may be instituted in lieu of, or as a supplement to, the departments administrative proceedings.

(b) In an action filed under this section in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may, in addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, require treble damages, reasonable attorneys fees, and the costs of the action to be paid by the defendant.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-64-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-64 / Section 5-64-12
§ 5-64-12. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of:

(1) Any person who does not call himself or herself a dietitian/nutritionist from furnishing nutritional information to customers or any consumer as to the use of foods, food products, or dietary supplements in connection with the marketing and distribution of those products; or to the general public for educational purposes and any person who provides a weight-loss program and/or health-maintenance counseling, as long as the person does not engage in nutrition counseling for the management of disease, and does not hold himself or herself out to be a dietitian/nutritionist.

(2) A person licensed or certified in this state under any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified and any person holding a doctoral degree from an accredited institution in nutrition or a related field as determined by the board; and any person with a bachelors degree in home economics from furnishing nutrition information incidental to the practice of his or her profession.

(3) A person employed as a dietitian/nutritionist by the government of the United States or the state or by a participating local agency of the special supplemental food program for women, infants and children, if the person practices solely under direction or control of the organization by which the person is employed.

(4) A student enrolled in a board-approved academic program in dietetics/nutrition.

(5) Family members, friends, or acquaintances who provide gratuitous nutrition advice as long as the advisor does not hold himself or herself out to be a dietitian/nutritionist.

(6) Not-for-profit health-related agencies, as described in 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), that provide nutrition information in the normal course of doing business.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-5
§ 5-40-5. Board of physical therapy  General powers.
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to recommend to the director of the department of health for his or her approval the adoption and revision of rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, that are necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter. The board shall recommend for licensure only qualified applicants. The board shall review applicants at least twice a year. The board shall recommend the tests that applicants for licensure take. The department shall adopt policies to be followed in the examination, licensure, and renewal of license of duly qualified applicants. The board shall conduct hearings upon charges calling for the discipline of a licensee or revocation of a license. The department has the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and administer oaths to persons giving testimony at hearings. The board or the director of the department of health shall prosecute all persons violating this chapter and has the power to incur necessary expenses of prosecution. The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings. The board may utilize other persons as necessary to carry on the work of the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-5
§ 5-69-5. Agency powers.
Status: in_force

The department shall promulgate rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary for the administration of this chapter and to further its purposes. The department shall, on recommendation of the licensing board, issue licenses to those qualified under this chapter. The director of the department of health may issue additional levels of licensing that may be developed, approved, or adopted by both the licensing board and the ICRC/AODA member board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-13
§ 5-6-13. Journeyperson and burnerperson restricted to work as employee of licensee.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in § 5-6-14, a holder of a Certificate B is not entitled to do any work of installing, maintaining, servicing, and testing wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, or power purposes except as an employee of a holder of a Certificate A, of a Certificate C, or a Certificate D, or unless the holder of a Certificate B is also registered as an electrical contractor and holds a certificate.

(b) A holder of a Certificate F is not entitled to do any work on electric wiring, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, or power purposes, except as an employee of a holder of a Certificate E or A unless the holder of a Certificate F is also registered as a burner contractor and holds a Certificate E.

(c) A holder of a Certificate AF is limited to fire alarm, fixtures, equipment for fire alarm purposes only, and life safety equipment only unless the holder of a Certificate AF also holds a Certificate BF.

(d) A holder of a Certificate SCF is limited to electrical sign contracting only. A Certificate CF is required for the actual installation of the electrical sign.

(e) A holder of a Certificate LPC is limited to lightning-protection contracting only. A Certificate LPI is required for the actual installation of the lightning-protection system.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-35 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-35
§ 5-29-35. Liability of employers and accomplices.
Status: in_force

Any person who employs, hires, procures, or induces any other person not authorized by the provisions of this chapter to perform any act that constitutes the practice of podiatry in this state or aids or abets one not authorized in that practice is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, or by both fine and imprisonment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-1
§ 5-54-1. Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

(a) The general assembly intends to establish by this chapter a framework for a category of health personnel to be known as the physician assistant.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for an adequate supply of qualified medical providers to meet the needs of the citizens of Rhode Island and protect the public safety by establishing criteria for licensure and regulation of physician assistants.

(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal or supersede existing laws relating to other paramedical professions or services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-17
§ 5-91-17. Enforcement of interstate compact.
Status: in_force

(a) The interstate commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of the compact.

(b) The interstate commission may, by majority vote of the commissioners, initiate legal action in the United States Court for the District of Columbia, or, at the discretion of the interstate commission, in the federal district where the interstate commission has its principal offices, to enforce compliance with the provisions of the compact, and its promulgated rules and bylaws, against a member state in default. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such litigation including reasonable attorneys fees.

(c) The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the interstate commission. The interstate commission may avail itself of any other remedies available under state law or regulation of a profession.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-11
§ 5-22-11. North Kingstown  Sunday performances.
Status: in_force

The town council of North Kingstown may authorize the performance for pay or profit of vocal, instrumental, or orchestral entertainments and lectures of an instructive character, and moving picture exhibitions on the first day of the week after the hour of two oclock (2:00) P.M. in accordance with the provisions of § 5-22-5.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-15
§ 5-37-15. Practice of religious beliefs.
Status: in_force

This chapter and chapter 30 of this title shall not be construed to affect the practice of the religious tenets of any church; provided, that any sanitary laws of the state, or rules and regulations of any officer, board, division, or department, as now are or hereafter may be in force, are complied with.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-62-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-62 / Section 5-62-4
§ 5-62-4. Artists authorship rights.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as limited by § 5-62-5, the artist shall retain at all times the right to claim authorship, or, for just and valid reason, to disclaim authorship of his or her work of fine art. The right to claim authorship shall include the right of the artist to have his or her name appear on, or in connection with, the work of fine art as the artist. Just and valid reason for disclaiming authorship shall include that the work of fine art has been altered, defaced, mutilated, or modified other than by the artist, without the artists consent, and damage to the artists reputation is reasonably likely to result or has resulted from this.

(b) The rights created by this section shall exist in addition to any other rights and duties that may now or in the future be applicable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-3
§ 5-22-3. City and town regulation of closing times for shops, saloons, and places of evening resort.
Status: in_force

Town and city councils may pass any ordinances, bylaws, and regulations, not inconsistent with law, that they may think proper, in relation to the time of closing shops, saloons, and other places of resort in the evening, within the limits of their respective towns or cities, and may prescribe penalties for their violation, not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, in the event that the 31st day of December in any year falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the time of opening and closing places of resort at which dancing is permitted may be regulated in the following manner:

(1) If the 31st day of December falls on a Saturday, the time of closing may be determined at not later than three oclock (3:00) A.M. on Sunday, January 1;

(2) If the 31st day of December falls on a Sunday, the time of opening may be determined at not earlier than nine oclock (9:00) P.M. on Sunday and the time of closing may be determined at not later than three oclock (3:00) A.M. on Monday, January 1;

(3) If the December 31st falls on any other day of the week, the hour of closing may be determined at not later than three oclock (3:00) A.M. the following day.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-30-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-30 / Section 5-30-14
§ 5-30-14. Appeals from director and division.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the director of the department of health, or of the division of professional regulation, in regard to any of the provisions of this chapter, may appeal to the superior court in the manner provided for in chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-18.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-18.1
§ 5-37-18.1. Physicians required to authorize product selection.
Status: in_force

Every licensed Rhode Island physician, when prescribing any drug by brand name, shall in each prescription, oral, written, or electronic, authorize a less expensive generic-equivalent drug product by signing the prescription. If, in the professional judgment of the prescribing physician, the brand name is medically necessary, the physician shall indicate brand name necessary on the prescription form. Pursuant to § 42-127.1-7 and chapter 19.1 of this title, an electronic signature shall satisfy this requirement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-28 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-28
§ 5-38-28. Repair certification.
Status: in_force

The automobile body repair shop shall include in the documentation of each repair, a repair bill executed by the automobile body repair shop and certifying under the penalties of perjury, the repairs to a particular vehicle that have actually been made.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-4.2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-4.2
§ 5-20-4.2. Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer defined.
Status: in_force

Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer, as used in this chapter, means a person hired to perform all phases of a water-filtration/treatment-system project under the supervision of a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer licensee or a licensed journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer for a period of one year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-13
§ 5-8-13. Examinations.
Status: in_force

(a) Examinations shall be held at the times and places that the board determines. Examinations required on fundamental engineering subjects may be taken as provided in § 5-8-11. The principles and practice examinations may not be taken until the applicant has completed a period of engineering experience as prescribed in § 5-8-11.

(b) The passing grade on any examination shall not be less than seventy percent (70%) as established by NCEES. A candidate failing one examination may apply for reexamination, which may be granted upon payment of a fee to cover the charges and expenses of examination and scoring. Any candidate for registration having an average grade of less than fifty percent (50%) may not apply for reexamination for one year. Any candidate for certification or registration failing an examination three (3) or more times must appear before the board in person to request permission to be reexamined in accordance with the boards rules and regulations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-62-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-62 / Section 5-62-3
§ 5-62-3. Public display, publication, and reproduction of works of fine art.
Status: in_force

Except as limited by § 5-62-5, no person other than the artist, or a person acting with the artists consent, shall knowingly display in a public exhibition a work of fine art of that artist or shall publish a reproduction of a work of the artist in an altered, defaced, mutilated, or modified form, if the work is displayed, published, or reproduced as being the work of the artist, or under circumstances under which it would reasonably be regarded as being the work of the artist.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-14-4.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-14 / Section 5-14-4.1
§ 5-14-4.1. Innkeepers right to eject.
Status: in_force

(a) An innkeeper may remove or cause to be removed from a hotel a guest or other person who:

(1) Refuses or is unable to pay for accommodations or services;

(2) While on the premises of the hotel, acts in an obviously intoxicated manner, destroys or threatens to destroy hotel property, verbally or physically threatens employees or guests, or causes or threatens to cause a public disturbance;

(3) The innkeeper has direct knowledge a person is using the premises for the unlawful possession or use of controlled substances by the person in violation of chapter 28 of title 21, or using the premises for the consumption of alcohol by a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age in violation of chapter 8 of title 3;

(4) The innkeeper has direct knowledge a person has brought property into the hotel that may be dangerous to other persons, such as firearms or explosives;

(5) A person violates any federal, state, or local laws, ordinances, or rules relating to the hotel;

(6) Violates a rule of the hotel that is clearly and conspicuously posted at or near the front desk and posted online where the guest can view it before making a reservation at the hotel; or

(7) Uses verbally abusive language towards the hotels employees or guests. For the purposes of this chapter, verbally abusive language shall mean any language that would reasonably be found to be offensive or threatening.

(b) If the guest has paid in advance, the innkeeper shall tender to the guest any unused portion of the advance payment at the time of removal.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be used as a pretext to discriminate against a guest on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, or country of ancestral origin.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-27 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-27
§ 5-38-27. Maximum storage fees.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of business regulation shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish reasonable, maximum storage fees that may be charged by licensees under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-19
§ 5-86-19. Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, in offering his or her services to the public, to:

(1) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed applied behavior assistant analyst, or psychologist with equivalent experience to render services defined as the practice of behavior analysis, unless licensed under the provisions of this chapter;

(2) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed applied behavior assistant analyst, or psychologist with equivalent experience to render services defined as the practice of behavior analysis, during the time his or her license issued under the provisions of this chapter is suspended or revoked; or

(3) Otherwise violate any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.

(b) These misdemeanors shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-14
§ 5-8-14. Certificates of registration  Enrollment cards  Seals.
Status: in_force

(a) With the assistance of the department, the board shall issue and renew a certificate of registration, upon payment of the registration fee as provided for in this chapter, to any applicant, who, in the opinion of the board, has met the requirements of this chapter. Enrollment cards shall be issued to those who qualify as engineers-in-training. Certificates of registration shall carry the designation professional engineer, show the full name of the registrant without any titles, have a serial number, and shall be signed by the chairperson of the board.

(b) The issuance of a certificate of registration by the board is prima facie evidence that the person named in the certificate is entitled to all rights and privileges of a professional engineer while the certificate remains unrevoked or unexpired.

(c) Each registrant under this chapter may, upon registration, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the registrants name, serial number, and the legend Registered professional engineer. Final engineering drawings, specifications, plats, and reports prepared by a registrant shall be, when issued, signed, dated, and stamped with his or her seal or facsimile of a seal. It is unlawful for an engineer to affix, or permit his or her seal or facsimile of a seal to be affixed, to any work of which the engineer has not been responsibly charged to any engineering drawings, specifications, plats, or reports after expiration of a certificate or for the purpose of aiding or abetting any other person to evade or attempt to evade any provision of this chapter.

(d) Any party aggrieved by the boards decision regarding license issuance or renewal may, within ten (10) days of the decision, appeal the matter to the director by submitting a written request for a formal hearing to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of § 5-8-18.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-26-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-26 / Section 5-26-2
§ 5-26-2. Boards of examiners appointed by director of health.
Status: in_force

The director of health, with the approval of the governor, shall also appoint to the division of professional regulation a board of nursing registration and education as provided by chapter 34 of this title, and a board of examiners of each of the following arts, practices, sciences, or callings: barbering, podiatry, chiropractic (except as provided in § 5-30-1.1), psychology, optometry, electrolysis, and physical therapy; and a board of five (5) examiners in speech pathology, audiology, and embalming. Those boards shall perform the duties prescribed by chapters 10, 29, 30 (except as provided in § 5-30-1.1), 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 44, and 48 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-15
§ 5-57-15. Contents of applications for licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Applications for licenses required by the provisions of this chapter shall be filed with the licensing authority on a form provided by the licensing authority. If the applicant is an individual, the application shall be subscribed and sworn to by the individual. If the applicant is a firm or partnership, the application shall be subscribed and sworn to by an owner in the case of a firm, and by at least one general partner in the case of a partnership. If the applicant is an individual and does not reside, operate any business, or is not employed within the state, or if in the event the applicant is a firm or partnership and no owner or general partner resides, operates a business, or is employed within the state, then the application must also be subscribed and sworn to by an individual having the authority and the responsibility for the management and operations of the alarm business within the state. If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall be subscribed and sworn to by at least one principal officer of the corporation. If the applicant is a corporation and none of its principal officers is responsible for the management and operations of the alarm business within the state, the application shall be subscribed and sworn to by an individual having the authority and responsibility for the management and operations of the alarm business within the state.

(b) If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall specify the date and place of its incorporation; the location of the applicants principal place of business; a list of the principal officers of the corporation; owners of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of outstanding stock of all classes of the corporation; and the business address, residence address, and the office or position held by each officer in the corporation.

(c) The application shall include the following information for each individual required to subscribe and swear to it:

(1) The individuals full name and address (business and residence);

(2) The individuals business telephone number;

(3) The individuals date and place of birth;

(4) The individuals social security number;

(5) The name and address of the individuals present place or places of employment or self-employment and the length of time engaged there;

(6) A list of all felony and misdemeanor convictions of the individual in any jurisdiction;

(7) Two classifiable sets of fingerprints of the individual having the authority and the responsibility for the management and operation of the alarm business within the state, recorded in any manner that may be specified by the licensing authority; and

(8) Whether the individual has ever been denied in any jurisdiction a license or permit to engage in the alarm business or has had the license or permit revoked.

(d) The application shall include the following information concerning the applicant:

(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the alarm business and the locations where it intends to operate within the state;

(2) A statement as to the length of time that the applicant has been engaged in the alarm business and where engaged; and the date when the alarm business or businesses commenced operation in the state or when the alarm business intends to commence that operation;

(3) A statement as to whether, to the best knowledge and information of the individual signing the application, any of the owners, partners, or principal corporate officers of the applicant, including those not residing within the state, have been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony or misdemeanor. If there have been any convictions, then the application must state the names of the individuals convicted and the dates and places of the convictions.

(e) The licensing authority may require that the application include any other information the licensing authority may reasonably deem necessary to determine whether the applicant or individual signing the application meets the requirements of this chapter or to establish the truth of the facts presented in the application.

(f) Any individual signing a license application must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-81-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-81 / Section 5-81-2
§ 5-81-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) Performing group means a vocal or instrumental group seeking to use the name of another group that has previously released a commercial sound recording under that name.

(2) Recording group means a vocal or instrumental group at least one of whose members has previously released a commercial sound recording under that groups name and in which the member or members have a legal right by virtue of use or operation under the group name without having abandoned the name or affiliation with the group.

(3) Sound recording means a work that results from the fixation on a material object of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds, regardless of the nature of the material object, such as a disk, tape, or other phono-record, in which the sounds are embodied.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-60-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-60 / Section 5-60-10
§ 5-60-10. Qualifications of athletic trainers.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an athletic trainer license must possess one of the following qualifications:

(1) Give proof of graduation from an accredited college or university and have met the following minimum athletic-training-curriculum requirements established by the board, by completing the following specific course requirements:

(i) Human anatomy;

(ii) Human physiology;

(iii) Physiology of exercise;

(iv) Applied anatomy and kinesiology;

(v) Psychology (2 courses);

(vi) First aid and CPR;

(vii) Nutrition;

(viii) Remedial exercise;

(ix) Personal, community, and school health;

(x) Techniques of athletic training;

(xi) Advanced techniques of athletic training; and

(xii) Clinical experience in accordance with national standards and as approved by the director.

(2) Show proof acceptable to the board of education and experience of equal caliber to that specified in subsection (a)(1).

(3) Have passed the required examination approved by the department.

(b) On and after January 1, 2004, an applicant for initial licensure shall be required to demonstrate:

(1) Proof of graduation from an accredited college or university and shall have met minimum athletic training requirements as established by department regulation; and

(2) Proof of having passed the required examination, approved by the department, and shall have been certified by the national certifying body recognized by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA).

(c) On and after September 1, 2025, as a condition for issuance or maintaining a license issued pursuant to § 5-60-9, an athletic trainer shall successfully complete training and be issued a certificate pursuant to the provisions of § 23-6.4-6. Provided, however, no existing state funds or appropriations of state funds shall be used for the training or supplies required pursuant to this subsection.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-9
§ 5-37-9. Reports relating to professional conduct and capacity  Regulations  Confidentiality  Immunity.
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements of § 42-14-2.1:

(1) The board, with the approval of the director, may adopt regulations requiring any person, including, but not limited to, corporations, healthcare facilities, health-maintenance organizations, organizations, federal, state, or local governmental agencies, and peer-review boards to report to the board any conviction, determination, or finding that a licensed physician has committed unprofessional conduct as defined by § 5-37-5.1, or to report information that indicates that a licensed physician may not be able to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients as the result of any mental or physical condition. The regulations shall include the reporting requirements of subsections (2)(i), (2)(ii), and (2)(iii) of this section.

(2) The following reports, in writing, shall be filed with the board:

(i) Every insurer providing professional liability insurance to a physician licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall send a complete report to the board presenting notice of any civil action filed, settlement of any claim or cause of action, or final judgment rendered in any cause of action for damages for death or personal injury caused by the physicians negligence, error, or omission in practice, or his or her rendering of unauthorized professional services. This report shall be sent within thirty (30) days after notice of any civil action filed, settlement, judgment, or arbitration award. All of these reports shall present an in-depth factual summary of the claim in question. Commencing July 1, 1997, all reports of final judgments or settlements shall specify the class or category of risk for which the physician is insured identified by Insurance Services Organization (ISO) Code and, in the case of joint and several liability, shall specify the portion of the total award paid by or on behalf of the physician.

(ii) All hospital and licensed healthcare facilities including, but not limited to, nursing homes and health-maintenance organizations and the director of health must report to the board within thirty (30) days of this action, any action, disciplinary or otherwise, taken for any reason, that limits, suspends, or revokes a physicians privilege to practice or requires supervision of a physician, either through formal action by the institution or facility or through any voluntary agreement with the physician.

(iii) Within ten (10) days after a judgment by a court of this state that a physician licensed under the provisions of this chapter has been convicted of a crime or is civilly liable for any death or personal injury caused by his or her negligence, error, or omission in his or her practice, or his or her rendering unauthorized professional services, the clerk of the court that rendered this judgment shall report the judgment to the board.

(3) The board shall publicly report any change of privilege, of which it is aware, to the board of trustees or other appropriate body of all licensed hospitals, licensed healthcare facilities, health-maintenance organizations, and other parties, as the board deems appropriate, within thirty (30) days. Except as required by § 5-37-9.2 notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the board may, in instances where the change of privilege is not related to quality of patient care, elect not to disseminate the report of change in privilege. This election may be made in executive session and no decision not to disseminate shall be made except by majority vote of the members present at the meeting and only upon a finding of fact by the board after inquiry that the change of privilege was not related to quality of patient care.

(4) Except as provided in § 5-37-9.2, the contents of any report file shall be confidential and exempt from public disclosure, except that it may be reviewed:

(i) By the licensee involved or his or her counsel or authorized representative who may submit any additional exculpatory or explanatory statements or other information, which statements or other information is included in the file; or

(ii) By the chief administrative officer, a representative of the board, or investigator of the board, who has been assigned to review the activities of a licensed physician.

(5) Upon determination that a report is without merit, the boards records may be purged of information relating to the report.

(6) If any person refuses to furnish a required report, the board may petition the superior court of any county in which the person resides or is found, and the court shall issue to this person an order to furnish the required report. Any failure to comply with this order constitutes civil contempt.

(7) Every individual, medical association, medical society, hospital, healthcare facility, health-maintenance organization, peer-review board, medical-service bureau, health-insurance carrier or agent, professional-standards review organization, and agency of the federal, state, or local government is immune from civil liability, whether direct or derivative, for providing information in good faith to the board pursuant to this section or the regulations outlined in subsection (1) of this section or requirements of subsection (2) of this section.

(8) Nondisclosure agreements are prohibited insofar as they forbid parties from making reports regarding competency and/or unprofessional conduct to the board of medical licensure and discipline.

(9) The board, with the approval of the director, shall promulgate rules and regulations prescribing standards for hospital or health-maintenance organization supervision of physicians by peer-review committees. These regulations shall require that each hospital or health-maintenance organization report annually to the board the activities, findings, studies, and determinations of its peer-review committees.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-80-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-80 / Section 5-80-9
§ 5-80-9. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(a) Remedies. A violation of §§ 5-80-1  5-80-8 is considered to be a violation of § 6-13.1-2 and all the remedies of § 6-13.1-5.2 are available for such an action. A private right of action under § 6-13.1-5.2 by a foreclosed homeowner is in the public interest.

(b) Exemplary damages. In a private right of action under § 6-13.1-5.2 for a violation of § 5-80-8, the court may award exemplary damages of any amount. In the event the court determines that an award of exemplary damages is appropriate, the amount of exemplary damages awarded shall not be less than one and one half (1Â½) times the foreclosed homeowners actual damages. Any claim for exemplary damages brought pursuant to this section must be commenced within four (4) years after the date of the alleged violation.

(c) Remedies cumulative. The remedies provided in this section are cumulative and do not restrict any remedy that is otherwise available. The provisions of §§ 5-80-1  5-80-9 are not exclusive and are in addition to any other requirements, rights, remedies, and penalties provided by law.

(d) Criminal penalty. Any foreclosure purchaser who engages in any practice that would operate as a fraud or deceit upon a foreclosed homeowner may, upon conviction, be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Prosecution or conviction for any one of the violations does not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offenses.

(e) Failure of transaction. Failure of the parties to complete the reconveyance transaction, in the absence of additional misconduct, shall not subject a foreclosure purchaser to the criminal penalties under § 5-79-7 or this section.

(f) Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, no action may be brought on the basis of a violation of §§ 5-80-1  5-80-9, except by an owner against whom the violation was committed or by the department of attorney general.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-14
§ 5-69-14. Fees collected.
Status: in_force

Any fees collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited by the department as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-10
§ 5-54-10. Registration based on previous practice.
Status: in_force

The board shall recommend to the director for registration as a physician assistant an applicant who:

(1) Is employed in this state as a physician assistant on July 1, 1982, and has successfully passed the national qualifying exam prior to July 1, 1982;

(2) No person shall represent himself or herself or be registered as a physician assistant after July 1, 1982, unless he or she has passed the certifying examination approved by the board in § 5-54-9(3); and

(3) Submitted a completed application with the application fee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-13
§ 5-91-13. Finance powers.
Status: in_force

(a) The interstate commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the interstate commission and its staff. The total assessment must be sufficient to cover the annual budget approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated upon a formula to be determined by the interstate commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.

(b) The interstate commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same.

(c) The interstate commission shall not pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by, and with the authority of, the member state.

(d) The interstate commission shall be subject to a yearly financial audit conducted by a certified or licensed accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in the annual report of the interstate commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-16
§ 5-44-16. Transfers to inactive list  Reinstatement.
Status: in_force

(a) A psychologist who does not intend to continue his or her licensure, upon written request to the department, may have his or her name transferred to an inactive list and shall not be required to pay the renewal fee as long as he or she remains inactive.

(b) Should a psychologist wish to resume functioning as a psychologist, he or she must notify the department and remit his or her renewal fee and attestation of completion of the continuing education requirements in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder within the immediate two (2) years prior to the applicants request for licensure reinstatement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-15
§ 5-96-15. Binding effect of compact and other laws.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee providing occupational therapy in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.

(b) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the compact.

(c) Any laws in a member state in conflict with the compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.

(d) Any lawful actions of the commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the commission, are binding upon the member states.

(e) All agreements between the commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms.

(f) In the event any provision of the compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, the provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-1
§ 5-93-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-25 / Section 5-25-17
§ 5-25-17. Immunity from liability for gratuitous emergency care.
Status: in_force

(a) No veterinarian licensed under the provisions of this chapter or members of the same profession duly licensed to practice in other states of the United States, who voluntarily and gratuitously and other than in the course of his or her employment or practice renders emergency veterinary assistance to an animal in need of assistance, is liable for civil damages for any injuries that result from acts or omissions by those persons in rendering the emergency care, which may constitute ordinary negligence.

(b) The immunity granted by this section does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-71-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-71 / Section 5-71-1
§ 5-71-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Licensure of Interpreters for the Deaf Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-72-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-72 / Section 5-72-1
§ 5-72-1. General provisions.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful of any person maintaining, owning, or operating a commercial establishment located within the town of Johnston, at which alcoholic beverages are offered for sale or consumption on the premises, to, without a license pursuant to § 5-72-2:

(1) Suffer or permit any female person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to expose to the public view that area of the human breast at or below the areola.

(2) Suffer or permit any female person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment to employ any device or covering that is intended to give the appearance of or simulate the portions of the human female breast as described in subsection (1).

(3) Suffer or permit any person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to expose to public view his or her genitals or pubic area.

(4) Suffer or permit any person, while on the premises of the commercial establishment, to employ any device or covering that is intended to give the appearance of or simulate the genitals or pubic area.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-2
§ 5-4-2. Coal and coke license.
Status: in_force

The director of labor and training may issue a coal and coke license for wholesale or retail authorizing the licensee or his or her agents or servants to sell and deliver or distribute coal or coke in quantities of more than one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) in any part of the state at wholesale or retail. The fee for this license shall be forty dollars ($40.00) for one yard office and one main office operated by the licensee and twenty dollars ($20.00) additional for each branch office or each added yard or yard office operated by the licensee. Every applicant for a license of this class shall furnish the director of labor and training with satisfactory evidence of the possession of or access to proper facilities for weighing and distributing coal or coke.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-1
§ 5-8-1. Registration required for practice of engineering.
Status: in_force

In order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, the practice of engineering in this state is declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest. It is unlawful for any person to practice, or to offer to practice, engineering in this state, as defined in the provisions of this chapter, or to use in connection with his or her name or otherwise assume, or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he or she is an engineer, unless that person has been registered or exempted under the provisions of this chapter. The right to engage in the practice of engineering is deemed a personal right, based on the qualifications of the individual as evidenced by his or her certificate of registration, which is not transferable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-8
§ 5-51-8. Granting of licenses to practice landscape architecture.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant meeting all requirements of the law and of the board and eligible for a license to practice landscape architecture in the state shall be notified by the board of his or her eligibility.

(b) Upon payment of the thirty-dollar ($30.00) license fee, the board shall issue the license certificate to the landscape architect.

(c) The license certificate shall indicate the registration number of the landscape architect. This registration number must appear on the landscape architects seal and on all works signed by the landscape architect.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-4
§ 5-40-4. Board of physical therapy  Organization and meetings.
Status: in_force

The board shall organize immediately after the appointment and qualification of its members. The board shall elect annually a chairperson and secretary. The board shall meet at least semiannually. Meetings may also be called at any time by the chairperson, or the director of the department of health, or the administrator of the division of professional regulation, or by written request of two (2) members of the board. A majority of the fully authorized board constitutes a quorum to do business.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-94-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-94 / Section 5-94-2
§ 5-94-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) Critical infrastructure means property and equipment located in this state that is owned or used by communications networks, cable, video, or broadband networks; gas and electric distribution systems and water pipelines, railways, public roads and bridges and related support facilities that service multiple customers or citizens including, but not limited to, real and personal property such as buildings, offices, lines, poles, pipes, structures, and equipment.

(2) Declared state disaster or emergency means a disaster or emergency event for which a governors state of emergency proclamation has been issued or for which a presidential declaration of a federal major disaster or emergency has been issued.

(3) Disaster or emergency-related work means repairing, renovating, installing, building, rendering services or other business activities that relate to critical infrastructure that has been damaged, destroyed, or lost as a result of the declared state disaster or emergency during the disaster period.

(4) Disaster period means a period that begins within ten (10) days of the first day of the governors proclamation or the presidents declaration (whichever occurs first) and that extends for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the end of the declared disaster or emergency period.

(5) Out-of-state business means a business entity that, except for disaster or emergency-related work, has no presence in the state and conducts no business in the state whose services are requested by a registered business or by a state or local government for purposes of performing disaster or emergency-related work in the state. This definition shall also include a business entity that is affiliated with the registered business in the state solely through common ownership. The out-of-state business has no registrations or tax filings or nexus in the state prior to the declared state disaster or emergency, other than disaster or emergency-related work during the tax year immediately preceding the declared state disaster or emergency.

(6) Out-of-state employee means an employee who does not work in the state, except for disaster or emergency-related work during the disaster response period.

(7) Registered business in the state or registered business means a business entity that is currently registered to do business in the state prior to the declared state disaster or emergency.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-2
§ 5-10-2. Creation of division of professional regulation and board of barbering and hairdressing  Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the department of health there is a division of professional regulation and a board of barbering and hairdressing. The division shall:

(1) Approve all written and practical examinations;

(2) Issue all licenses and permits subsequently provided for in this chapter;

(3) Serve as the sole inspector of sanitation of all establishments licensed under this chapter;

(4) Make any rules and regulations that the division deems necessary or expedient, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and not contrary to law, for the conduct of the business of barbering and hairdressing and cosmetic therapy or esthetics and manicuring, for the use of appliances, apparatus, and electrical equipment and machines and the establishment of sanitary requirements in all establishments and of all persons licensed under the provisions of this chapter;

(5) Keep a register of all persons and places of business licensed under this chapter;

(6) Keep complete records of all persons and establishments licensed under this chapter;

(7) Summon witnesses and administer oaths; and

(8) Do all things and perform all acts necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The board of barbering and hairdressing shall have a policy-making role in selection of the examinations. Subsequent to the administration of the examination, the board of examiners shall review the examinations to evaluate their effectiveness. The board shall supervise the operations of the division of professional regulation in an advisory capacity in promulgating any policy that is necessary to improve the operations of the division in their areas 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.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-15
§ 5-48-15. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under this chapter, or their application to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation, and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-7
§ 5-5-7. Procedure for approval or denial of application  Hearings.
Status: in_force

The local licensing authority, in approving or denying an application for a license or renewal of a license, shall proceed as follows:

(1) If the application is approved, the local licensing authority shall issue a license in the form provided in this chapter;

(2) If the application is denied, the local licensing authority shall notify the applicant or licensee, in writing, of the denial and state the reasons for the authoritys action;

(3) Within fifteen (15) days from the receipt of notice, the applicant or licensee may request a hearing in writing;

(4) If a request for a hearing is received in a timely manner, the local licensing authority shall set a date for a hearing and notify the parties of the time and place of the hearing;

(5) All hearings shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-45 / Section 5-45-2
§ 5-45-2. Functions of the department of health.
Status: in_force

It is the function of the department of health to:

(1) Develop, impose, and enforce standards that must be met by an individual in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator. These standards shall be designed to ensure that nursing home administrators will be individuals who are of good character and are suitable, and who, by training or experience in the field of institutional administration, shall be qualified to serve as nursing home administrators;

(2) Establish and carry out procedures designed to ensure that individuals licensed as nursing home administrators will, during any period that they serve as nursing home administrators, comply with the requirements of those standards;

(3) Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to any charge or complaint filed with the department to the effect that any individual licensed as a nursing home administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of those standards;

(4) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of nursing homes and administrators of nursing homes within the state, with a view to improving the standards imposed for the licensing of those administrators, and of procedures and methods for enforcing those standards with respect to licensed nursing home administrators.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-1
§ 5-51-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following definitions of words and terms apply:

(1) Board means the Rhode Island state board of examiners of landscape architects.

(2) Decorative planting plans means and refers to planning and designing intended exclusively for the decoration of residential structures or settings that contain no greater than two (2) dwelling units as the term is defined in §45-24-31(24) and that involves the use and arrangement of trees, shrubs, plants, ground-cover, and/or flowers for aesthetic and decorative purposes only, but specifically does not include the following:

(i) Plans or designs that create the layout of grading, vehicular paving, drainage, stormwater management, irrigation, erosion control, retaining walls, decks, gazebos, pools, or any similar structures;

(ii) Plans or designs intended or used at any time or in any manner for or in furtherance of the purpose of obtaining federal, state, or local building, construction, or related permits or like authorizations; and/or

(iii) Plans or designs relating to federal, state, or local public works or public projects, or otherwise relating to property that is not privately owned.

(3) Department means the department of business regulation.

(4) Director means the director of the department of business regulation or his or her designee.

(5) Landscape architect means a person who engages or offers to engage in the practice of landscape architecture.

(6)(i) Landscape architecture means planning and designing the use, allocation, and arrangement of land and water resources, through the creative application of biological, physical, mathematical, and social processes. Insofar as these services involve safeguarding life, health, or property, and include any other professional services that may be necessary to the planning, progress, and completion of any landscape architectural services, these services may include, but not be limited to, the following:

(A) Consultation, research, analysis and assessment, selection, and allocation of land and water resources;

(B) Formulation of graphic and written criteria to govern the planning and design of land construction development programs including:

(I) The preparation, review, and analysis of master and site plans;

(II) Reconnaissance, planning, design, preparation of drawings, construction documents and specifications, and responsible construction observation;

(C) Design coordination and review of technical plans and construction documents prepared by other professionals working under the direction of the landscape architect;

(D) Land preservation, restoration, conservation, reclamation, rehabilitation, management, and development;

(E) Feasibility studies and site selection for developments;

(F) Integration, site analysis, and determination of settings for grounds and locations of buildings, structures, transportation systems, and environmental systems;

(G) Analysis and design of grading and drainage, stormwater management, irrigation systems for erosion and sediment controls, planting plans, lighting, and ground cover; and

(H) Feasibility studies, cost estimates, and reports for development.

(ii) Landscape architecture does not mean nor extend to the preparation of decorative planting plans as defined in subsection (2).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-17
§ 5-65-17. Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

The board shall promulgate rules and fines to carry out the provisions of this chapter in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-16
§ 5-91-16. Oversight of interstate compact.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce the compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compacts purposes and intent. The provisions of the compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law but shall not override existing state authority to regulate the practice of medicine.

(b) All courts shall take judicial notice of the compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of the compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities or actions of the interstate commission.

(c) The interstate commission shall be entitled to receive all services of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the interstate commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the interstate commission, the compact, or promulgated rules.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-12
§ 5-22-12. License fees  Revocation of license.
Status: in_force

Town or city councils, bureaus of licenses, or boards of police commissioners shall demand and receive of every person to whom a license is granted under this chapter a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for any single performance, show, exhibition, concert, entertainment, moving picture exhibition, dance, or ball, that they deem proper; provided, that performances and entertainments given by religious and charitable societies and volunteer firefighting companies duly organized and incorporated for the purpose of furthering their religious, benevolent, or firefighting work are excepted from the provisions of this chapter as to fees. Any license granted under the authority of §§ 5-22-5  5-22-12 may be revoked at the pleasure of that city or town council, bureau of licenses, or board of police commissioners.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-21
§ 5-91-21. Withdrawal.
Status: in_force

(a) Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state; provided that a member state may withdraw from the compact by specifically repealing the statute which enacted the compact into law.

(b) Withdrawal from the compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing the same, but shall not take effect until one year after the effective date of such statute and until written notice of the withdrawal has been given by the withdrawing state to the governor of each other member state.

(c) The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the chairperson of the interstate commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing the compact in the withdrawing state.

(d) The interstate commission shall notify the other member states of the withdrawing states intent to withdraw within sixty (60) days of its receipt of notice provided under subsection (c) of this section.

(e) The withdrawing state is responsible for all dues, obligations and liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal, including obligations, the performance of which extend beyond the effective date of withdrawal.

(f) Reinstatement following withdrawal of a member state shall occur upon the withdrawing state reenacting the compact or upon such later date as determined by the interstate commission.

(g) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to address the impact of the withdrawal of a member state on licenses granted in other member states to physicians who designated the withdrawing member state as the state of principal license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-45 / Section 5-45-4
§ 5-45-4. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter, and as used in it:

(1) Board means the board of examiners for nursing home administrators established by this chapter.

(2) Department means the department of health.

(3) Designee means any subordinate official of the department authorized by the director to carry out any of the powers and responsibilities granted to him or her by this chapter.

(4) Director means the director of the department of health.

(5) Nursing home means any facility providing nursing care to any in-patient that is required to be licensed under any law or regulation of the state and is further defined as a skilled nursing home by the licensing authority of the state.

(6) Nursing home administrator means the individual responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the operation of the nursing home, whether or not those functions are shared by one or more other persons.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-76-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-76 / Section 5-76-6
§ 5-76-6. Payment of tax not an admission.
Status: in_force

If the licensee files an overdue return and/or remits past due taxes in order to apply for or renew a license, the late filing and/or payment shall not be an admission of a violation of any criminal tax statute regarding late filing and/or late payment. The tax administrator shall not refer the person to the attorney general for prosecution based solely upon said late filing and/or payment of past-due taxes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-24 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-24
§ 5-57-24. Transfer or assignment of licenses  Continuation of business upon owners death.
Status: in_force

(a) No license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be assigned or transferred, either by operation of law or otherwise.

(b) If the license is held by an owner rather than a corporation and that owner dies, becomes disabled, or ceases to engage in the alarm business, the successor, heir, devisee, or personal representative of that owner, within thirty (30) days of the death, disablement, or termination of operation by the original licensee, shall apply for an alarm business license on a form prescribed by the licensing authority. This form shall include the same information required by § 5-57-15. The transferee shall be subject to the same requirements and procedures prescribed in §§ 5-57-16  5-57-21 to the extent the sections are applicable. The new applicant may assume that the unexpired portion of the license will remain in effect until its expiration date. The applicant shall pay a pro-rated license fee established by the licensing authority to include that portion of the license that remains unexpired since its last date of issue or renewal.

(c) In the event that a sale, assignment, or transfer of an alarm business licensed under this chapter is consummated, then the purchaser, assignee, or transferee shall be subject to the same requirements and procedures prescribed in §§ 5-57-15  5-57-21 to the extent those sections are applicable.

(d) With good cause, the licensing authority may extend the period of time for filing the application required by subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-21-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-21 / Section 5-21-2
§ 5-21-2. Hearing and objections by neighboring landowners.
Status: in_force

(a) The local licensing authority of a city or town, before granting a license under this chapter to keep an establishment or storehouse for the reception of any junk, old metals, or other second-hand metal articles or to establish, operate, or maintain an automobile junkyard, in any location not lawfully occupied for that purpose at the time of the application for that license, shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be posted at least seven (7) days but not more than fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing in not less than two (2) public places in that city or town and in a newspaper of general circulation in that city or town where the establishment, storehouse, or junkyard is to be established, operated, or maintained. Before the local licensing authority posts or publishes a notice of a hearing, the local licensing authority shall collect from the applicant for the license a fee of ten dollars ($10.00), plus the cost of posting and publishing the notice.

(b) No license shall be granted under this chapter to the keeper of any establishment or storehouse for the reception of any junk, old metals, or other second-hand metal articles or to a person establishing, operating, or maintaining an automobile junkyard, in any location not lawfully occupied for that purpose at the time of the application for the license, where the owners or occupants of the greater part of the land within two hundred feet (200²) of that building or place file with the board, city, or town council, respectively, having jurisdiction to grant licenses, their objection to the granting of the license. This subsection does not apply to any applicant who is the keeper of an establishment or storehouse, or automobile junkyard, that is being acquired under eminent domain proceedings, who is applying for licensing within § 5-21-1 within the same city or town in which he or she was formerly licensed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-15
§ 5-69-15. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any of its provisions shall be 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 § 5-95-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-95 / Section 5-95-10
§ 5-95-10. Licensing  Licensure renewal, license availability, continuing education requirements, fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish by rule, the time and manner for renewal of licensure that shall include continuing education requirements and renewal fees. The department shall notify each person of licensure renewal to whom a license has been issued or renewed during the current licensure period. Licensure renewal will take place every two (2) years.

(b) A massage therapists name and license number must conspicuously appear on all of the massage therapists print and electronic material. A massage therapist licensed under this chapter must have available the therapists license in all places of massage therapy practice.

(c) The board shall by rule establish such continuing education requirements to be completed and verified every two (2) years. The board shall require no more than twenty-four (24) continuing education units every two (2) years.

(d) Applicants for licensure renewal shall meet continuing education requirements as prescribed by the board. On application for renewal of license, massage therapists shall attest to completion of twenty-four (24) continuing education units every two (2) years that may include, but not be limited to:

(1) Formal presentations;

(2) Conferences;

(3) Coursework from a massage school or program, accredited college/university; and/or

(4) Self-study or online coursework.

The programs or offerings shall be approved or sponsored by a board-approved organization.

(e) A licensee who fails to complete the continuing education requirements described herein may be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to § 5-95-11.

(f) A license may be denied to any applicant who fails to provide satisfactory evidence of completion of continuing education relevant to massage therapy as required herein.

(g) A renewal application may be reviewed by the board for investigation consistent with § 5-95-11.

(h) The board may waive the requirement for continuing education if the board is satisfied that the applicant has suffered hardship that may have prevented meeting the educational requirements.

(i) The fee for original application for licensure as a massage therapist and for license renewal shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. Fees for all other licenses under this chapter shall be fixed in an amount necessary to cover the cost of administering this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-35 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-35
§ 5-10-35. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision or provisions of this chapter or the application of the chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent authority, that invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without that invalid provision or provisions or application of the provision or provisions, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be separable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-50-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-50 / Section 5-50-3
§ 5-50-3. Bonding.
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the execution of any contract for health club services, every seller that sells contracts for health club services shall, for each individual health club location or facility, obtain a surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a facility with less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of permanently covered, non-court sport exercise/aerobic/fitness area; twenty thousand ($20,000) for facilities between ten thousand (10,000) square feet and twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of permanently covered, non-court sport exercise/aerobic/fitness area; and thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for facilities with greater than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of permanently covered, non-court sport exercise/aerobic/fitness area.

(b) Proof of bonding must be presented at the time of registration or re-registration.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) Any owner/operator in continuous operation in the same location for five (5) years as of January 1, 1998;

(2) Nonprofit organizations, weight loss and control services that do not provide physical exercise facilities and classes and that do not obligate the customer for more than thirty (30) days, and do not require an initiation fee as a condition of the contract; or

(3) A seller that does not require an initiation fee as a condition of a health club contract and whose only type of membership does not exceed thirty (30) days and that posts a conspicuous notice, placed with or near its schedule of rates posted pursuant to § 5-50-8(b) or at its entrances, that the seller is not subject to the bonding requirements of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-7
§ 5-96-7. Active duty military personnel or their spouses.
Status: in_force

Active duty military personnel, or their spouses, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to designating a home state, the individual shall only change their home state through application for licensure in the new state or through the process described in § 5-96-6.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-13
§ 5-65-13. Nonlawyer may represent corporation before board.
Status: in_force

A corporation or limited liability company that is registered or required to be registered as a contractor under this chapter and that is a party in any proceeding before the board or office may appear or be represented in the proceeding by an officer of the corporation who is not a member of the state bar; provided such officer provides satisfactory documentation and attestation to the board confirming that such officer is the sole owner, officer, director, manager, member of the corporation or limited liability company.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-28 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-28
§ 5-37-28. Communications of information among healthcare facilities.
Status: in_force

Any licensed healthcare facility, acting by and through its chief executive officer or his or her designee, may, upon the request of any other licensed healthcare facility, communicate to the chief executive officer of the requesting facility or his or her designee any or all information available regarding circumstances under which the privileges of any physician were changed as described in § 5-37-9(3). No healthcare facility, chief executive officer (or his or her designee), nor any member of a peer-review board of a licensed healthcare facility communicating information under this section, or other person participating in or providing information to this peer-review board, shall have any liability arising out of this communication, unless the person making this communication is not acting in good faith.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-14
§ 5-44-14. Limitation of practice.
Status: in_force

The board shall ensure through regulations and enforcement that licensees limit their practice to demonstrated areas of competence as documented by relevant professional education, training, and experience.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-3.2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-3.2
§ 5-20-3.2. Master water-filtration/treatment-system installer defined.
Status: in_force

Master water-filtration/treatment-system installer, as used in this chapter, means a person who has performed in the capacity of a journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer as defined in § 5-20-3.3 for not less than one year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-24.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-24.1
§ 5-6-24.1. Apprentices registered in other states.
Status: in_force

Prior to being permitted to work as an electricians apprentice in this state, any apprentice electrician registered by another registration agency in a neighboring state shall obtain reciprocal recognition from the Rhode Island department of labor and training pursuant to § 28-45-16.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-26 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-26
§ 5-54-26. Hospital responsibility to take action based upon adverse information received.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a hospital receives information from the board pursuant to § 5-54-23(3) that indicates that the privileges of a physician assistant or other healthcare professional have been suspended, revoked, or limited at another hospital, the receiving hospital shall within thirty (30) days initiate a preliminary inquiry into whether the privileges of the affected physician assistant or other healthcare professional at the receiving hospital should be suspended, revoked, or limited, based upon review of the exercise of privileges at the receiving hospital, unless the information indicates that any adverse action with respect to privileges was administrative in character.

(b) Any hospital receiving information described in subsection (a) may take any one or more of the following courses of action in addition to the action required in subsection (a), any one of which shall discharge its responsibility under this chapter to monitor the qualification and fitness of physician assistants and other healthcare professionals on its medical staff:

(1) In any case that has been referred to the board, to await final disposition of the board, and to take further action that is consistent with sanctions, if any, imposed by the board;

(2) In any case in which the matter has resulted in the suspension, revocation, or restriction of privileges at any other hospital, to adopt the factual findings of the other hospital, and to impose the suspension, revocation, or restriction in privileges that the receiving hospital deems appropriate, if any, in light of these factors; or

(3) In any case, to conduct a formal inquiry, in accordance with applicable procedural requirements, to determine what action, if any, should be taken with respect to the privileges of the physician assistant or other healthcare professional.

(c) No hospital, or officer, employee, physician assistant, or other healthcare professional associated with these shall be liable to any physician assistant or other healthcare professional for any action taken in accordance with subsection (a) or (b) when the action was made in good faith.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-2
§ 5-8-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used or within the intent of this chapter:

(a) Accredited program means specific engineering curricula within established institutions of higher learning that have both met the criteria of, and have been designated by, the following commissions of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET): the Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET-EAC) and the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ABET-ETAC).

(b) Board means the state board of registration for professional engineers subsequently provided by this chapter.

(c) Department means the department of business regulation.

(d) Director means the director of the department of business regulation or his or her designee.

(e) Engineer means a person who, by reason of his or her special knowledge and use of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences and the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design, acquired by engineering education and engineering experience, is qualified to practice engineering, as subsequently defined, and as attested by his or her registration as an engineer.

(f) Engineer-in-training means a person who complies with the requirements for education, experience, and character, and has passed an examination in the fundamental engineering subjects, as provided in §§ 5-8-11 and 5-8-13.

(g) National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) is a nationally recognized organization that assists state boards and territorial boards to better discharge their duties and responsibilities in regulating the practice of engineering and land surveying.

(h)(1) Practice of engineering means any service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires engineering education, training, and experience in the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences to services or creative work, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation surveys, planning and design of engineering systems, and the supervision of construction for the purpose of assuring compliance with specifications; and embracing those services or work in connection with any public or private utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, work, or projects in which the public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned.

(2) Any person shall be construed to practice or offer to practice engineering, within the meaning and intent of this chapter, who:

(i) Practices any branch of the profession of engineering;

(ii) By verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way represents himself or herself to be an engineer, or through the use of some other title implies that he or she is an engineer or that he or she is registered under this chapter; or

(iii) Holds himself or herself out as able to perform, or who does perform any engineering service or work or any other service designated by the practitioner or recognized as engineering.

(i) Professional engineer means a person who has been registered and licensed by the state board of registration for professional engineers.

(j) Responsible charge means direct control and personal supervision of engineering work.

(k) Rules and regulations means that document of the same title, as amended from time to time, subject to the directors approval, that has been adopted by the board and filed with the secretary of state in accordance with §§ 42-35-3(a), 42-35-4(b), and 5-8-8.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-17
§ 5-34-17. Right to use practical nurse title.
Status: in_force

Any person who holds a license to practice nursing as a practical nurse in this state has the right to use the title Licensed Practical Nurse and the abbreviation L.P.N. No other person may assume that title or use that abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs, figures, or devices to indicate that the person using it is a licensed practical nurse.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-2-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-2 / Section 5-2-8
§ 5-2-8. Collection and disposition of taxes.
Status: in_force

The taxes referred to in § 5-2-6 shall be collected in the manner prescribed for the collection of city or town taxes and appropriated to the use of the city or town in which the tax is collected.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-13
§ 5-5-13. Uniform and equipment.
Status: in_force

(a) No individual licensed by, registered by, or subject to the provisions of this chapter shall wear or display any insignia, patch, or pattern that indicates or tends to indicate that he or she is a law enforcement officer of the federal government, a state, or any political subdivision of the state or that contains or includes the word police or the equivalent of the word, or is similar in wording to any law enforcement agency in this state. All badges, shields, and any other devices shall not indicate or tend to indicate that it represents that of any law enforcement officer of the federal government, a state, or any other political subdivision of the state. This entire wording must be approved by the local licensing authority.

(b) No person, while performing any activities licensed by this chapter, shall have or utilize any vehicle or equipment displaying the words police, law enforcement officer, or the equivalent of the word(s), or have any sign, shield, marking, accessory, or insignia that indicates that the vehicle is a vehicle of a public law enforcement agency. All wording must indicate private detective or private investigating agency and be approved by the local licensing authority.

(c) No licensee shall, by the use of any letterhead, advertisement, or other printed matter, or in any other manner, represent that he or she is an instrumentality or agency of the federal government or of the state or political subdivision of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-11-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-11 / Section 5-11-15
§ 5-11-15. Liability for costs on failure to show license.
Status: in_force

Every person selling or offering for sale as a hawker or peddler any goods, wares, or merchandise, who neglects or refuses for the space of ten (10) minutes to show a license then in force, and allow the license to be read after being requested by any inhabitant of the state, or any person having a license under this chapter to show his or her license, shall, if sued or prosecuted under this chapter, be adjudged to pay all the costs of the suit or prosecution, although it appears on trial that he or she had an issued license in force at the time of the alleged offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-50-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-50 / Section 5-50-9
§ 5-50-9. Remedies, injunctive relief, and civil penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Any buyer of a health club contract that is in material violation of this chapter has a right to cancel the contract and a right of action against the health club for recovery of triple the amount actually paid to the health club under the contract. In addition to any judgment awarded to the buyer, the court may allow reasonable attorneys fees to be taxed as cost.

(b) The superior court of this state has jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter. The court may issue appropriate decrees upon consent and stipulation by the parties. The court may also issue restraining orders. Under no circumstances is the state required to post bond in any action under this section.

(c) The attorney general is authorized to apply to the superior court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining any health club from operating in violation of any provision of this chapter. The attorney general may institute proceedings as provided in subsection (b).

(d)(1) Any person may institute proceedings for injunctive relief, temporary or permanent, as provided in subsection (b), against threatened loss or damage by a violation of this chapter.

(2) A preliminary injunction may be issued upon a showing that the danger of irreparable loss or damage is immediate and, within the courts discretion, the execution of property bond against damages for an injunction improvidently granted.

(3) If the court issues a permanent injunction, the plaintiff shall be awarded reasonable attorneys fees, filing fees, and reasonable costs of the suit. Reasonable costs of the suit may include, but not be limited to, the expenses of discovery and document production.

(e) In addition to the injunctive relief authorized by subsection (b), any person, firm, corporation, or other entity who or that violates this chapter may be liable for a civil penalty in a suit by the attorney general of this state of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-12
§ 5-51-12. Persons exempt from licensure.
Status: in_force

Employees of the United States doing work in Rhode Island for the United States government, and state, city, town, or regional planners shall be exempt from the license and registration provisions of this chapter. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or restrict the practice of professional planning by private consultants or employees of public agencies, nor the practice of architects, professional engineers, land surveyors, landscape gardeners, or nursery workers in the performance of their business or profession as distinct from the profession of landscape architecture.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-1.2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-1.2
§ 5-37-1.2. Examining committees.
Status: in_force

(a) The chairperson shall appoint two (2) physician members of the board who possess the degree of doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine and one public member of the board to serve as an examining committee for applicants applying for licensure as allopathic or osteopathic physicians. The examining committee for allopathic or osteopathic physicians shall recommend to the full board, who shall recommend to the director, applicants for licensure to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine who meet all requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter and other applicable sections of the general laws of the state.

(b) The members of the examining committee shall serve for a term of one year and may be reappointed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-21
§ 5-22-21. Penalty for unlicensed masked balls with paid admission.
Status: in_force

Whoever gets up, sets on foot, causes to be published, or otherwise aids in getting up and promoting any masked ball or other public assembly at which the company wear masks or other disguises, and to which admission is obtained upon payment of money or the delivery of any valuable thing or by a ticket or voucher obtained for money or any valuable thing, without first obtaining from the city or town council of the city or town where that exhibition or other public assembly is to be had a license for it, shall for the first offense be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and for any subsequent offense be imprisoned not exceeding one year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-3
§ 5-40-3. Board of physical therapy  Composition  Appointment, terms, oath, and removal of members.
Status: in_force

(a) In the month of June, 1983, and annually thereafter, the director of health, with the approval of the governor, appoints the appropriate number of persons to serve on the board for terms of three (3) years and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. The board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the director of the department of health with the approval of the governor. Four (4) members shall be licensed physical therapists; one member shall be a licensed physical therapist assistant; one member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state; and one member shall be a consumer.

(b) No member shall serve for more than two (2) successive terms. The director of health may remove any member from the board for neglect of any duty required by law or for any incompetency, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Vacancies created by voluntary resignation or removal by the director of health shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment is made for the remainder of the term not exceeding the original two-term (2) limitation.

(c) Before beginning a term, each member of the board shall take the oath prescribed by law for state officers that shall be filed with the secretary of state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-1 / Section 5-1-1
§ 5-1-1. Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

In order to protect the health, safety, and property of the people of Rhode Island, and to promote their welfare, no person shall practice architecture in this state except in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-14-5.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-14 / Section 5-14-5.1
§ 5-14-5.1. Refusal of admission.
Status: in_force

An innkeeper may refuse to admit or refuse service or accommodations to a person who:

(1) While on the premises of the hotel, acts in an obviously intoxicated manner, destroys or threatens to destroy hotel property, or causes or threatens to cause a public disturbance.

(2) The innkeeper has direct knowledge a person is seeking accommodations for the unlawful possession or use of controlled substances in violation of chapter 28 of title 21 or the use of the premises for the consumption of intoxicating liquor by a person.

(3) A person under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not accompanied by an adult.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-13-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-13 / Section 5-13-2
§ 5-13-2. License required.
Status: in_force

No person shall engage in the business of operating or operate any riding school unless that person has received a license and a certificate for operating a riding school issued by the state board of inspection of horse riding schools created by this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-22
§ 5-8-22. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any of the provisions of this chapter or if any rule, regulation, or order under this chapter or the application of that provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of that provision of this chapter or of that rule, regulation, or order to any person or circumstances, other than those as to which it is held invalid, is not affected.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-25 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-25
§ 5-54-25. Communication of information among healthcare facilities.
Status: in_force

Any licensed healthcare facility, acting by and through its chief executive officer or his or her designee, may upon the request of any other licensed healthcare facility, communicate to the chief executive officer of the requesting facility or his or her designee any and all information available regarding circumstances under which the privileges of any physician assistant were changed as described in § 5-54-23(3). No healthcare facility, chief executive officer, or his or her designee, communicating information under this section, shall have liability arising out of the communication, unless the person making the communication is not acting in good faith.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-11
§ 5-5-11. Surrender of license.
Status: in_force

Each license shall be surrendered to the local licensing authority within seventy-two (72) hours after it has been revoked or after the licensee ceases to do business pursuant to an order of suspension. If the local licensing authority or a court of competent jurisdiction has pending before it any matter relating to the renewal, revocation, or transfer of a license, the licensee shall not be required to surrender the license until the matter has been adjudicated and all appeals have been exhausted; provided, that a stay has been obtained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter pertaining to judicial review.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-79-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-79 / Section 5-79-5
§ 5-79-5. Waiver not allowed.
Status: in_force

Any waiver by an owner of the provisions of §§ 5-79-1  5-79-9 is void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy. Any attempt by a foreclosure consultant to induce an owner to waive the owners rights is a violation of §§ 5-79-1  5-79-9.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-64-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-64 / Section 5-64-4
§ 5-64-4. License required.
Status: in_force

Only a person licensed or authorized to practice under this chapter shall practice dietetics or use the title dietitian/nutritionist, or use the letters L.D.N. or any facsimile.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-26 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-26
§ 5-29-26. Orthopedic shoes.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is construed to prohibit the fitting, recommending, or sale of orthopedic shoes by retail dealers or manufacturers; provided, that they are not made or fabricated from plaster casts or models or by any other means for specific individual persons except upon the prescription of a podiatrist or physician.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-30-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-30 / Section 5-30-18
§ 5-30-18. Receipts.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-38 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-38
§ 5-29-38. Injunction of violations.
Status: in_force

When it appears to the director and/or board that any person is violating any of the provisions of this chapter, the director and/or board may institute an action to enjoin the violation in a court of competent jurisdiction. The court may restrain and/or enjoin any person, firm, corporation, or association from violating any of the provisions of this chapter without regard to whether proceedings have been or may be instituted before the board or whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-12
§ 5-65-12. Procedure for making a complaint against a contractor  Investigation by board  Disciplinary action.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person having a complaint against a contractor of the type referred to in § 5-65-11, may file with the board a statement of the complaint in a form and with any fee that the board prescribes. Complaints resolved prior to issuance of an order may be removed from the contractors registration board record pursuant to administrative regulations.

(1) All complaints filed with the contractors registration board shall be processed by the office or the board for purposes of determining any violations as described in this chapter. In the event a complainant or contractor files a civil action with respect to the matter, the board may discontinue processing the complaint; provided, however, that nothing herein shall preclude the board or office from continuing investigation and enforcement proceedings with respect to any violations of this chapter or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(2) The commencement of a civil or criminal action and/or issuance of a court judgment may constitute the basis for regulatory action against a contractors registration, which may result in the imposition of fines and penalties. A petition to enforce a mechanics lien does not necessarily constitute a civil action for purposes of this section.

(b) The board may refuse to accept, or refuse at any time to continue processing a complaint or determine to hold a complaint in abeyance, if:

(1) The same facts and issues involved in the complaint have been submitted to any other entity authorized by law or the parties to effect a resolution and/or settlement;

(2) The complainant does not permit the contractor against whom the complaint is filed to be present at any inspection made by the board;

(3) The board determines that the contractor against whom the complaint is filed is capable of complying with any recommendations made by the board relative to the complaint, but the complainant does not permit the contractor to comply with the recommendations. The board may refuse to continue processing a complaint under this paragraph only if the contractor was registered at the time the work was first performed and is registered at the time the board makes its recommendations; or

(4) The board or office determines that the nature, complexity, or amount in controversy of the complaint is such that a court is the appropriate forum for the adjudication of the complaint.

(c) The board shall not process a complaint unless it is filed in a timely manner as follows:

(1) If the owner of a new structure files the complaint, the board must receive the complaint not later than one year after the date the structure was first occupied as determined from the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy, or one year after the date of the closing on the structure, whichever occurs later.

(2) If the owner of an existing structure files the complaint, the board must receive the complaint not later than one year after the date the work was substantially completed as determined by the certificate of occupancy, or the date that work ceased.

(3) Regardless of whether the complaint involves a new or existing structure, if the owner files the complaint because the contractor failed to begin the work pursuant to a written contract, the board must receive the complaint not later than one year after the date the parties entered into a written contract.

(4) Regardless of whether the complaint involves a new or existing structure, if the owner files a complaint because the contractor failed to substantially complete the work, the board must receive the complaint not later than one year after the date the contractor ceased work on the structure.

(5) If a registered general contractor files a complaint against a registered subcontractor because the subcontractor failed to substantially complete the work, the board must receive the complaint not later than one year after the date the subcontractor ceased to work on the structure.

(6) If a material or equipment supplier, an employee, or a registered subcontractor files the complaint, the board must receive the complaint not later than one year after the date the registrant incurred the indebtedness.

(7) The complainant will notify the board if after submission of the complaint, any corrective work is performed to resolve the complaint. Any corrective work performed to resolve a complaint shall be the responsibility of the contractor for one year beyond the completion date but only for corrective work performed.

(d) Upon acceptance of the complaint, the board shall give notice to the party against whom the complaint is made and shall initiate proceedings to determine the validity of the complaint. If, after investigation, the board determines that a violation of this chapter or of any rule promulgated under this chapter has occurred, the board shall take any action deemed appropriate, including action on the contractors registration and/or imposition of fines pursuant to § 5-65-10; provided, that the board shall suspend for a period of one year the certification of any registrant who is found by final determination to have willfully and knowingly violated any provisions of this chapter with respect to three (3) or more structures within a one-year period.

(e) [Deleted by P.L. 2022, ch. 251, § 1 and P.L. 2022, ch. 252, § 1.]

(f) Notwithstanding any language limiting an action pursuant to this chapter, whenever a consumer shall notify, in writing, a contractor of any problem with work performed by a contractor or subcontractor within one year of the completion of the work and the problem has not been corrected by the contractor or subcontractor, the aggrieved party shall have up to one year from the date of completion of the contractors work to file a complaint with the board. The one-year period shall not be construed as an extension of any one-year warranty period expressed in any contract.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-9
§ 5-6-9. Journeypersons certificate/license.
Status: in_force

A Certificate B shall be granted to any person who has passed an examination before the division of professional regulation. The certificate shall specify the name of the person who is authorized to engage in the occupation of a journeyperson electrician.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-60-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-60 / Section 5-60-12
§ 5-60-12. Applications for licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an athletic trainer license shall submit an application to the department on the prescribed forms and shall submit the fee listed in § 5-60-11.

(b) The applicant shall be entitled to an athletic trainer license if he or she possesses the qualifications enumerated in § 5-60-10, pays the license fee established in § 5-60-11, and has not committed an act that constitutes grounds for denial of a license under § 5-60-14.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-17.3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-17.3
§ 5-20-17.3. Applicability.
Status: in_force

Any references to water-filtration/treatment-system work pursuant to § 5-20-1 et seq., shall be solely in reference to commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work as defined in § 5-20-5.2. Nothing herein shall be applicable to residential water-filtration/treatment systems as defined in § 5-65.2-1 et seq.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-7
§ 5-34-7. Board of nursing  General powers.
Status: in_force

The board of nurse registration and nursing education is authorized, subject to the approval of the director of the department of health, to:

(1) Adopt, review, or revise rules and regulations consistent with the law that may be necessary to effect provisions of the chapter;

(2) Approve nursing education programs according to the rules established by the board;

(3) Require standards for nursing practice within organized nursing services and the individual practice of licensees;

(4) Approve the examinations for licensure;

(5) Establish requirements to validate competence for reinstatement to the active list;

(6) Conduct hearings upon charges calling for discipline of a licensee or revocation of a license;

(7) Issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and administer oaths to persons giving testimony at hearings;

(8) Cause the prosecution or enjoinder of all persons violating this chapter;

(9) Maintain a record of all its proceedings;

(10) Submit an annual report to the director of the department of health;

(11) Utilize other persons who may be necessary to carry on the work of the board;

(12) Conduct public hearings, investigations, and studies of nursing practice, nursing education, and related matters and prepare and issue publications that, in the judgment of the board, allow the nursing profession to provide safe, effective nursing services to the public;

(13) Determine qualifications necessary for prescriptive privileges for advanced practice registered nurses;

(14) Grant prescriptive privileges to advanced practice registered nurses; and

(15) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 83, § 1 and P.L. 2013, ch. 93, § 1];

(16) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 83, § 1 and P.L. 2013, ch. 93, § 1];

(17) Adopt criteria for recognizing national certifying bodies for APRN roles and population foci.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-21
§ 5-29-21. Privileges conferred by license.
Status: in_force

All persons holding a license to practice podiatry in this state are entitled to practice podiatry.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-12
§ 5-40-12. Receipts.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-21
§ 5-34-21. Receipts.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-5
§ 5-48-5. Receipts.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-13-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-13 / Section 5-13-8
§ 5-13-8. Suspension or revocation of license.
Status: in_force

Any license issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the state board of inspection of horse riding schools, after a hearing, for any one or more of the following causes:

(1) Failure on the part of the holder of the license to provide suitable food, water, and shelter for the horses under his or her control;

(2) Maintenance by the holder of the license of an unsanitary or unfit stable;

(3) Failure on the part of the holder of the license to provide suitable saddles, bridles, harnesses, and other tack or equipment;

(4) The letting or use for riding or driving purposes of unfit horses;

(5) The permitting of horses to work more than eight (8) hours in any twenty-four (24) consecutive hours;

(6) The refusal by any holder of a license to allow a member of the board to enter and inspect the premises upon which a riding school is being operated or the obstruction by any holder of a license of any member of the state board of inspection of horse riding schools in the performance of his or her duties under this chapter;

(7) The commission by any license holder of any act prohibited by chapter 1 of title 4 or the suffering by the holder of a license of the commission of any act by any other person with relation to any horse under the control of that holder; and

(8) Any other cause that, in the opinion of the board, taking into consideration the welfare of the horses under his or her control, shows that the holder of a license is an unfit person to operate a riding school.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-20 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-20
§ 5-70-20. Severability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be severable, and if any section is declared invalid or void for any reason, the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected or impaired.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-92-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-92 / Section 5-92-3
§ 5-92-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words, shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:

(1) ABGC means the American Board of Genetic Counseling, a national agency for certification and recertification of genetic counselors or its successor agency.

(2) ABMG means the American Board of Medical Genetics, a national agency for certification and recertification of genetic counselors, MD and DO geneticists and Ph.D. geneticists or its successor agency.

(3) ACGC means the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling (ACGC), an accreditation board for genetic counselor training programs or its successor agency.

(4) Department means the department of health.

(5) Licensed genetic counselor means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of genetic counseling.

(6) Person means an individual and does not mean an association of individuals or a legal entity.

(7) Practice of genetic counseling means a communication process, conducted by one or more appropriately trained individuals that may include:

(i) Obtaining and evaluating individual, family, and medical histories to determine genetic risk for genetic/medical conditions and diseases in a patient, the patients offspring, and other family members;

(ii) Discussing the features, natural history, means of diagnosis, genetic and environmental factors, and management of risk for genetic/medical conditions and diseases;

(iii) Identifying, ordering, and coordinating genetic laboratory tests as appropriate for the genetic assessment;

(iv) Integrating genetic laboratory test results and other diagnostic studies with personal and family medical history to assess and communicate risk factors for genetic/medical conditions and diseases;

(v) Explaining the clinical implications of genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies and their results;

(vi) Evaluating the clients or familys responses to the condition or risk of recurrence and providing client-centered counseling and anticipatory guidance;

(vii) Identifying and utilizing community resources that provide medical, educational, financial, and psychosocial support and advocacy;

(viii) Providing written documentation of medical, genetic, and counseling information for families and healthcare professionals; and

(ix) When necessary, referring patients to a physician for diagnosis and treatment.

(8) Provisional licensed genetic counselor means a person with a provisional license issued under § 5-92-7.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-33 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-33
§ 5-29-33. Sanctions.
Status: in_force

If the accused is found guilty of unprofessional conduct as specified in § 5-29-32, the director, at the direction of the board, shall impose one or more of the following conditions:

(1) Administer a reprimand;

(2) Suspend, limit, or restrict his or her license or limited registration to practice podiatry;

(3) Require him or her to serve a period of probation subject to certain conditions and requirements including, where appropriate, sanctions or restitution;

(4) Revoke indefinitely his or her license or limited registration to practice podiatry;

(5) Require him or her to submit to the care, counseling, or treatment of a physician or program acceptable to the board;

(6) Require him or her to participate in a program of continuing podiatric education in the area or areas in which he or she has been judged deficient;

(7) Require him or her to practice under the direction of a podiatrist in a public institution, public or private healthcare program, or private practice for a period of time specified by the board;

(8) Assess against the podiatrist the administrative costs of the proceedings instituted against the podiatrist; provided, that assessment does not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000); or

(9) Any other conditions or restrictions deemed appropriate under the circumstances.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-84-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-84 / Section 5-84-1
§ 5-84-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as The Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-32-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-32 / Section 5-32-2
§ 5-32-2. Penalty for unlicensed practice.
Status: in_force

Every person who subsequently engages in the practice of electrolysis in this state without being licensed by the board of examiners in electrolysis is practicing illegally and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) and every day of the continuation of illegal practice is a separate offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-13 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-13
§ 5-29-13. Limited registrations.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for limited registration under this chapter who furnishes the division of professional regulation of the department of health with satisfactory proof that the applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older and of good moral character; that the applicant has creditably completed not less than two (2) years of study in a legally chartered podiatry school that is accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association having power to grant degrees in podiatry; and that the applicant has been appointed an intern, resident, fellow, or podiatry officer in a hospital or other institution maintained by the state, or by a city or town, or in a hospital or clinic that is incorporated under the laws of this state or in a clinic that is affiliated with a hospital licensed by the department of health, or in an outpatient clinic operated by the state, may, upon the payment in an amount set forth in § 23-1-54, be registered by the division as a hospital officer for any time that the division prescribes. The limited registration entitles the applicant to practice podiatry in the hospital or other institution designated on his or her certificate of limited registration, or outside that hospital or other institution for the treatment, under the supervision of one of its medical officers who is a duly licensed physician and/or podiatrist of persons accepted by it as patients, or in any hospital, institution, clinic, or program affiliated for training purposes with the hospital, institution, or clinic designated on the certificate, which affiliation is approved by the division of professional regulation and the Council of Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association and in any case under regulations established by such hospital, institution, or clinic. Provided, that each hospital, institution, or clinic shall annually submit to the division of professional regulation a list of affiliated hospitals, institutions, clinics, or programs providing training programs that comply with the terms of this section. Limited registration under this section may be revoked at any time by the division.

(b) The division of professional regulation of the department of health may promulgate any rules and regulations that it deems necessary to effect the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-17
§ 5-6-17. Application for examination  Fee.
Status: in_force

Persons desiring an examination shall make written application on the state-approved form for the examination accompanied by the proper fee, which is seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-10
§ 5-93-10. Standard disclosure form addendum for power purchase agreement.
Status: in_force

The standard disclosure form shall include an addendum that applies if a solar retailer is proposing to enter into a power purchase agreement with a potential customer. The power purchase addendum shall include:

(1) The following statement: You are entering into an agreement to purchase power from an energy generation system. You will not own the system installed on your property. You will not be entitled to any federal tax credit associated with the purchase.;

(2) Fields requiring information about whether the power purchase agreement may be transferred to a purchaser of the home or real property where the system is located and, if so, any conditions for a transfer;

(3) A field to indicate whether the solar retailer will obtain insurance. The field shall be accompanied by the statement: If indicated above, the solar retailer will not obtain insurance against damage or loss to the system and the customer is responsible if there is damage or loss to the system.; and

(4) Fields requiring information about what will happen to the system at the end of the term of the power purchase agreement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-5
§ 5-93-5. Solicitations and sales.
Status: in_force

(a) All solicitations, leases, and sales of a residential solar energy system to a customer conducted and consummated by mail, door-to-door sale, telephone, electronic, or other means at the premises of a customer or at a fair, trade or business show, convention, or exposition shall:

(1) For any solicitation, identify the person making such solicitation, lease, or sale and the solar retailer the person represents;

(2) For door-to-door sales to customers, be conducted in accordance with local ordinances, or if there is no local ordinance, between the hours of ten oclock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) and eight oclock p.m. (8:00 p.m.) unless the customer schedules an earlier or later appointment, and with both English and Spanish written materials available. Any representative of a solar retailer shall prominently display or wear a photo identification badge including their name, registration number, and the name and registration number of the solar retailer who or that they represent.

(b) Each solar retailer shall develop and implement standards and qualifications for employees and third-party sales representatives who are engaged in the solicitation, lease, and sale of residential solar energy systems.

(c) Each solar retailer shall maintain an active roster of any employees and third-party sales representatives who are engaged in the solicitation, lease, and sale of residential solar energy systems, and keep such roster available for inspection by law enforcement or the department.

(d) Each solar retailer and sales or other representative of a solar retailer shall comply with the provisions of the telemarketing rules adopted pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 6102 and any other applicable federal, state, and local laws.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-62-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-62 / Section 5-62-8
§ 5-62-8. Exemption from seizure.
Status: in_force

No process of attachment, execution, sequestration, replevin, distress, or any kind of seizure shall be served or levied upon any work of fine art while the work is en route to or from, or while on exhibition or deposited by a nonresident exhibitor at any exhibition held under the auspices or supervision of any museum, college, university, or other nonprofit art gallery, institution, or organization within any city or county of this state for any cultural, educational, charitable, or other purpose not conducted for profit to the exhibitor, nor shall the work of fine art be subject to attachment, seizure, levy, or sale for any cause whatever in the hands of the authorities of the exhibition or otherwise.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-1
§ 5-44-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Academic psychologist means a person employed by or associated with a recognized college or university or other recognized institution who is engaged in teaching, studying, or conducting research in the science of psychology.

(2) Board means the board of psychology established by § 5-44-3.

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

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

(5) Education means the academic program pursued by a person in obtaining a doctoral degree, that program to include formal course work, seminars, and practica.

(6) Licensed psychologist means a person who has been licensed for the practice of psychology under this chapter. Psychologist as used in this chapter means a licensed psychologist as defined in this section.

(7) Practice of psychology means the rendering of professional psychological services to individuals, groups, families, or any public or private organization for remuneration. Professional psychological services means applying established psychological principles, methods, or procedures for the purpose of preventing or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior and of enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, and mental health. The practice of psychology includes, but is not limited to:

(i) Diagnoses and treatment of emotional, mental, or behavioral dysfunction, disorder, or disability, alcoholism and substance-abuse disorders of habit or conduct, as well as of the psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury, or disability;

(ii) Psychological testing and evaluation of intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes, and neuropsychological functioning;

(iii) Psychoeducation evaluation, therapy, remediation, and consultation; and

(iv) Counseling, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, hypnotherapy, biofeedback, and behavior analysis and therapy.

(8) Psychology student, psychology trainee, psychology intern, or psychology resident means a student, intern, or other person studying or preparing for the profession of psychologist under the supervision of recognized educational or training institutions or facilities.

(9) Training means the pre-professional or professional-supervised experience received by the person at the pre- or post-doctoral level, that experience to have been obtained in an internship, clinic, or other similar professional setting.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-60-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-60 / Section 5-60-11
§ 5-60-11. Fees.
Status: in_force

Applicants for athletic trainer licenses shall pay a license fee, and, if applicable, a biennial license renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54. Any person allowing their license to lapse shall pay a late fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-11
§ 5-10-11. Persons licensed in other states.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person licensed to practice barbering, hairdressing, and cosmetic therapy and/or manicuring or esthetics in another state where the requirements are the equivalent of those of this state is entitled to a license as a barber, hairdresser, and cosmetician and/or manicurist or esthetician operator upon the acceptance of his or her credentials by the division; provided, that the state in which that person is licensed extends a similar privilege to licensed barbers, hairdressers, and cosmetic therapists and/or manicurists or estheticians of this state. If a person applies for a hairdressing license who was licensed in another state where the requirements are not equivalent to those of this state, the division shall give to that person one hundred (100) hours instructional credit for three (3) months that the person was licensed and in actual practice, up to a limit of five hundred (500) hours, in order for that person to meet the requirements for a hairdressing license in this state as established under the provisions of §§ 5-10-8 and 5-10-9.

(b) If a person applies for a manicurist or esthetician license and is currently licensed in another state, that person may be granted a license if he or she passes the written and practical examinations conducted by the division.

(c) The fee for the application is as set forth in § 23-1-54; provided, that the provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as preventing persons who have been licensed by examination under the laws of other states of the United States or territories and the District of Columbia from practicing barbering, hairdressing, and cosmetic therapy and/or manicuring or esthetics in this state for a period of three (3) months; provided, that they apply for and are licensed in this state within three (3) months from the commencement of their employment. Nor shall it be construed as prohibiting persons who have been licensed under the laws of another country or territory from practicing barbering, hairdressing, and cosmetic therapy and/or manicuring or esthetics in this state; provided, that practice is in conformity with the rules and regulations of the division; and provided, that in no case shall that practice cover a period of more than three (3) months from the commencement of that employment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-25 / Section 5-25-12
§ 5-25-12. Expiration and renewal of licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) The certificate of every person licensed as a veterinarian under the provisions of this chapter expires on the first day of May of each even-numbered year. On or before the first day of March of each two-year (2) period, the department shall mail an application for renewal of license to every person to whom a license has been issued or renewed during the current licensure period. Every person so licensed who desires to renew his or her license shall file with the department a renewal application duly executed together with a renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 on or before the thirty-first day of March of each even-numbered year.

(b) Upon receipt of an application, and payment of the renewal fee, the department shall grant a renewal license effective the second day of May, and expiring on the first day of May of the next even-numbered year.

(c) Any person who allows his or her license to lapse by failing to renew it on or before the thirty-first day of March of the next even-numbered year, as provided in subsection (a), may be reinstated by the department on payment of the current renewal fee plus an additional fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.

(d) Any person using the title veterinarian during the time that his or her license has lapsed is subject to the penalties provided for violations of this chapter.

(e) Every veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine within the state shall, in connection with renewal of licensure, provide satisfactory evidence to the department that in the preceding two-year period the veterinarian has completed a prescribed course of continuing professional education established by an appropriate professional veterinary medicine association and approved by rule or regulation of the department. The department may extend for only one six-month (6) period, these education requirements if the department is satisfied that the applicant has suffered hardship which prevented meeting the educational requirement.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-50-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-50 / Section 5-50-8
§ 5-50-8. Truth in advertising  Posting of rates.
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for a seller, his or her agents, employees, or other representatives to misrepresent directly or indirectly in its advertising, promotional materials, or in any other manner:

(1) The size, location(s), facilities, or equipment of the health club;

(2) The nature, extent, and availability of the services, courses, programs, guidance, instruction, counseling, assistance, devices, or methods available at the health club;

(3) The price structure, price discounts, sales, or offers of the health club.

(b) Every health club must clearly post, within twenty-feet (20²) of the main entrance, a schedule of rates that advises buyers and potential buyers of the charges for the use of the health club facilities. The rates will include all renewal and new membership dues and fees.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-40 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-40
§ 5-20-40. Investigation and prosecution of violations.
Status: in_force

The chief of the section shall act as an investigator with respect to the enforcement of all provisions of law relative to the licensing of plumbers, and to this effect whenever a complaint is made by the chief of this section to the director of the department of labor and training, or his or her designee, that provisions of this chapter are being violated, the director, or his or her designee, may issue an order to cease and desist from that violation and may impose penalties against the violator, and against the contractors.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-10
§ 5-22-10. Little Compton  Sunday performances.
Status: in_force

The town council of Little Compton may authorize the performance for pay or profit of vocal, instrumental, or orchestral entertainments and lectures of an instructive character, and moving-picture exhibitions on the first day of the week after the hour of three oclock (3:00) P.M. in accordance with the provisions of § 5-22-5.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-8
§ 5-34-8. Board of nursing  Compensation of members.
Status: in_force

No member of the board of nurse registration and nursing education shall be compensated for the discharge of official duties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-22
§ 5-4-22. Appropriations  Disbursements.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of paying necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it deems necessary; and the state controller is directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of that sum, or so much of it as may periodically be required, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the director of labor and training.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-8
§ 5-10-8. Issuance of licenses  Qualifications of applicants.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall issue licenses to persons engaged in, or desiring to engage in, the practice of barbering, hairdressing and cosmetic therapy and/or manicuring or esthetics and for instructing in any approved school of barbering or hairdressing and cosmetic therapy and manicuring or esthetics; provided, that no license shall be issued to any person under this chapter unless the applicant for the license:

(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) Is a citizen of the United States of America or has legal entry into the country;

(3) Is of good moral character;

(4) Is a high school graduate or holds the equivalent or has twenty-five (25) or more years of prior experience in the practice for which the license is sought;

(5) Has satisfactorily completed the course of instruction in an approved school of barbering, hairdressing, and cosmetic therapy and/or manicuring or esthetics;

(6) Has satisfactorily passed a written and a practical examination approved by the division to determine the fitness of the applicant to receive a license; and

(7) Has complied with § 5-10-10 and any other qualifications that the division prescribes by regulation.

(b) Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (a)(4), on and after July 1, 1997, an applicant seeking licensure as a barber must be a high school graduate or hold the equivalent combination of education and experience.

(c) The division may license, on a case-by-case basis, with or without examination, any individual who has been licensed as an esthetician, barber, cosmetologist, electrologist, or manicurist under the laws of another state, which, in the opinion of the division, maintains a standard substantially equivalent to that of the state of Rhode Island.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-60-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-60 / Section 5-60-15
§ 5-60-15. Appeals.
Status: in_force

An appeal from any decision or order of the board may be taken by any aggrieved party in the manner provided for in the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-7.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-7.1
§ 5-65-7.1. Notice of cancellation or failure to renew policies.
Status: in_force

Upon the cancellation or failure to renew, the insurance company having written a liability policy, as described in § 5-65-7, shall notify the contractors registration and licensing board of the cancellation or failure to renew. The policy shall continue in effect until ten (10) days after written notice of the cancellation is given to the contractors registration and licensing board of the cancellation or termination of the liability policy by the issuing insurance company or companies in addition to any other notices that may be required by law. Any insurance company that fails to notify the contractors registration and licensing board, as required in this section, shall be subject to prosecution for a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of that offense, may be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each offense and shall be responsible for any claims, fines, or penalties from any parties resulting from lack of notice. All criminal actions for any violation of this section shall be prosecuted by the attorney general. The attorney general shall prosecute actions to enforce the payment penalties and fines at the request of the director of the department of business regulation or the directors designee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-42 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-42
§ 5-29-42. Continuation of omitted regulatory statutes.
Status: in_force

The omission of this chapter as a citation of any general law or public law now in force that makes it mandatory under or permissive for any department, division, or other agency of the state to perform certain functions that by this chapter are assigned or transferred to the department of health or board of examiners in podiatry does not, unless clearly intended, suspend or annul the right of the department of health or board of examiners in podiatry to carry out those functions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-8
§ 5-54-8. Permitted healthcare practices by physician assistants.
Status: in_force

(a) Physician assistants shall practice in collaboration with physicians. A physician assistant may provide any medical or surgical services that are within the physician assistants skills, education, and training. Whenever any provision of general or public law or regulation requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a physician, it shall be deemed to include a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a physician assistant. Physician assistants may perform those duties and responsibilities consistent with the limitations of this section, including prescribing, administering, procuring, and dispensing of drugs and medical devices. Physician assistants may request, receive, sign for, and distribute professional samples of drugs and medical devices to patients only within the limitations of this section. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a physician assistant may provide medical and surgical services when those services are rendered in collaboration with a licensed physician.

(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 197, § 1 and P.L. 2019, ch. 230, § 1].

(c) Physician assistants may write prescriptions and medical orders to the extent provided in this paragraph. When extended medical staff privileges by a licensed hospital or other licensed healthcare facility in accordance with subsection (e) of this section, a physician assistant may write medical orders for inpatients as delineated by the medical staff bylaws of the facility as well as its credentialing process and applicable governing authority. Physician assistants may prescribe legend medications including Schedule II, III, IV, and V medications under chapter 28 of title 21 of the Rhode Island uniform controlled substances act, medical therapies, medical devices, and medical diagnostics.

(d) When collaborating with a physician licensed under chapter 29 of this title, the service rendered by the physician assistant shall be limited to the foot. The foot is defined as the pedal extremity of the human body and its articulations, and includes the tendons and muscles of the lower leg only as they are involved in conditions of the foot.

(e) Hospitals and other licensed healthcare facilities have discretion to grant privileges to a physician assistant and to define the scope of privileges or services that a physician assistant may deliver in a facility.

(f) A physician assistant shall not undertake or represent that he or she is qualified to provide a medical or surgical care service that he or she knows or reasonably should know to be outside his or her competence or is prohibited by law.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, a physician assistant shall be considered to be a primary care provider when the physician assistant is practicing in the medical specialties required for a physician to be a primary care provider.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-2
§ 5-37-2. License to practice  Qualifications of applicants  Fee  Reexamination.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Authority to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine under this chapter shall be by a license issued by the director of the department of health to any reputable physician who intends to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine in this state, and who meets the requirements for licensure established in this chapter and regulations established by the board or by the director. Applicants for licensure shall present satisfactory evidence of graduation from a medical school or school of osteopathic medicine approved by the board and in good standing; shall meet postgraduate training requirements and any other requirements that the board or director establishes by regulation; and shall pass in a satisfactory manner any examination that the board may require. Any physician applying for licensure shall pay a nonrefundable application fee and when applicable a reexamination fee for each reexamination, in a total amount as set forth in §23-1-54.

(2) A license to practice allopathic medicine shall be issued to persons who have graduated from a school of medicine, possess a degree of doctor of medicine (or meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section), and meet the requirements for licensure.

(3) A license to practice osteopathic medicine shall be issued to persons who have graduated from a school of osteopathic medicine and possess a degree of doctor of osteopathy and otherwise meet the requirements for licensure. A license to practice osteopathic medicine shall confer upon the holder the right to practice osteopathic medicine in all its branches as taught and practiced in accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine. The holder of that license shall be subject to the same duties and liabilities and entitled to the same rights and privileges that may be imposed by law or governmental regulation upon physicians of any school of medicine.

(b)(1) Qualification of Certain Other Applicants for License. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, an individual, who at the time of his or her enrollment in a medical school outside the United States is a citizen of the United States, shall be eligible to apply for a certificate pursuant to this section if he or she has satisfied the following requirements:

(i) Has studied medicine in a medical school located outside the United States, which is recognized by the World Health Organization;

(ii) Has completed all of the formal requirements of the foreign medical school except internship and/or social service;

(iii) Has attained a score satisfactory to a medical school approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education on a qualifying examination acceptable to the state board for medicine, and has satisfactorily completed one academic year of supervised clinical training under the direction of any United States medical school;

(iv) Has completed the postgraduate hospital training required by the board of applicants for licensure; and

(v) Has passed the examination required by the board of all applicants for licensure.

(2) Satisfaction of the requirements of subsection (b)(1) is in lieu of the completion of any foreign internship and/or social-service requirements, and no such requirements are a condition of licensure as a physician in this state.

(3) Satisfaction of the requirements of subsection (b)(1) is in lieu of certification by the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates, and this certification is not a condition of licensure as a physician in this state.

(4) No hospital licensed by this state, or operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state, or that receives state financial assistance, directly or indirectly, shall require an individual, who at the time of his or her enrollment in a medical school outside the United States is a citizen of the United States, to satisfy any requirements other than those contained in subsections (b)(1)(i), (b)(1)(ii), and (b)(1)(iii) prior to commencing an internship or residency.

(5) A document granted by a medical school located outside the United States that is recognized by the World Health Organization issued after the completion of all the formal requirements of that foreign medical school except internship and/or social service, upon certification by the medical school in which this training was received of satisfactory completion by the person to whom this document was issued of the requirements in subsection (b)(1)(iii), shall be deemed the equivalent of a degree of doctor of medicine for purposes of licensure and practice as a physician in this state.

(6) No funds appropriated by the general assembly to any school or college of medicine shall be disbursed until the director of the department of health has certified that this school or college has established, and will maintain until December 31, 1989, a clinical training program as contemplated by subsection (b)(1)(iii), to accommodate residents of this state deemed qualified by that school or college of medicine consistent with that schools or colleges educational resources.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-56-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-56 / Section 5-56-8
§ 5-56-8. Penalties.
Status: in_force

The penalties for noncompliance with any section of this chapter are as stated in § 42-17.1-2 as follows: any person who knowingly and willfully violates any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to authority granted to the director, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both, for each offense or violation, and each days failure to comply with any rule or regulation shall constitute a separate offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-1
§ 5-69-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Rhode Island Chemical Dependency Professional Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-17
§ 5-44-17. Receipts.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-13-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-13 / Section 5-13-4
§ 5-13-4. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The state board of inspection of horse riding schools shall make all necessary rules and regulations for the proper performance of their duties and rules and regulations for the filing of applications for licenses and the qualifications of applicants.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-44-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-44 / Section 5-44-10
§ 5-44-10. Examinations.
Status: in_force

(a) Examinations for licensure shall be conducted by the division as scheduled by the director of the department of health, and shall be offered by the board at least twice a year according to methods and in any subject fields that it deems most practical and expeditious to test the applicants qualifications.

(1) The board may require examinations to be written or oral, or both.

(2) In any written examination, the identity of the applicant shall not be disclosed to the board until after the examination papers have been graded.

(3) Written examination papers shall be preserved and available to the board for at least two (2) years.

(b) A candidate shall pass the examination upon the affirmative vote of at least two (2) members of the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-5
§ 5-54-5. Board of licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, shall appoint a board consisting of seven (7) persons, residents of the state, to constitute a board of licensure for physician assistants with the duties, powers, and authority as stated in this chapter, and that board shall be composed of the following:

(1) Two (2) members shall be licensed physicians under the provisions of chapter 37 of this title who have been actively engaged in the practice of medicine;

(2) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 197, § 1 and P.L. 2019, ch. 230, § 1.]

(3) Two (2) members who are representatives of the general public not employed in any health-related field; and

(4) Three (3) members shall be physician assistants.

(b) Members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years each. No member shall be appointed to more than two (2) consecutive terms. Upon expiration of the term of office, a member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.

(c) In the directors initial appointment, the director shall designate the members of the board of licensure for physician assistants as follows: two (2) members to serve for terms of three (3) years; two (2) members to serve for a term of two (2) years; and three (3) members to serve for a term of one year. Any additional appointments shall serve for one year.

(d) The director of the department of health may remove any member of the board for cause.

(e) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired portion of any term in the same manner as the original appointment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-5
§ 5-34-5. Board of nursing  Qualifications of members.
Status: in_force

(a) Each member of the board of nurse registration and nursing education shall:

(1) Be a citizen of the United States;

(2) Be a resident of the state for at least one year immediately preceding appointment;

(3) File the statutory oath of office with the secretary of state before beginning the term of office; and

(4) Sign a conflict-of-interest statement.

(b) Each professional nurse member of the board shall:

(1) Be currently licensed as a registered nurse in the state; and

(2) Have at least five (5) years experience in nursing practice or administration, nursing service, or teaching or administration in a nursing education program and is currently employed in nursing at the time of appointment and employed in nursing for at least three (3) years immediately preceding appointment.

(c) Each practical nurse member of the board shall:

(1) Be currently licensed as a practical nurse in the state; and

(2) Have at least five (5) years experience in practical nursing and is currently employed in nursing for at least three (3) years immediately preceding appointment.

(d) Each advanced practice nurse member of the board shall:

(1) Be currently licensed as an advanced practice nurse in the state; and

(2) Have at least five (5) years experience in nursing practice and is currently employed as an advanced practice nurse for at least three (3) years immediately preceding appointment.

(e) Neither member from the general public shall be a nurse or shall be enrolled in a nursing education program.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-16
§ 5-49-16. Board  Duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) Advise the department in all matters relating to this chapter;

(2) Prepare the examinations required by this chapter for the department; and

(3) Assist the department in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The department shall be guided by the recommendations of the board in all matters relating to this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-7
§ 5-48-7. Qualifications of applicants for a license as a speech-language pathologist.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist the applicant must:

(1) Be of good moral character;

(2) Apply to the department, upon a form prescribed by the department;

(3) Submit the appropriate application fee;

(4) Submit an official transcript indicating possession of a masters degree or a doctorate degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology from an educational institution accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or other national accrediting association as may be approved by the board. The degree shall consist of course work in accordance with the current, minimum requirements for the certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or other national accrediting association as may be approved by the board and delineated in the rules and regulations;

(5) Complete supervised clinical-practicum experiences from an educational institution or its cooperating programs. The content of the practicum shall be in accordance with the current, minimum requirements for the certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or other national accrediting association as may be approved by the board and delineated in the rules and regulations;

(6) Pass a national examination in speech-language pathology as required by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or other national accrediting association as may be approved by the board and delineated in the rules and regulations;

(7) Present verification of a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or other national accrediting association as may be approved by the board; and

(8) If applicable, present evidence from the board of speech-language pathology in each state in which the applicant has held or holds licensure to be submitted to the board of this state, attesting to the licensure status of the applicant during the time period the applicant held licensure in the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-73-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-73 / Section 5-73-4
§ 5-73-4. Registration fee.
Status: in_force

All roofing contractors shall submit a payment in the amount of four hundred dollars ($400), which shall support the licensing program, representing a license fee along with the application referenced in § 5-73-3, and be required to comply with the provisions of chapter 65 of this title and those provisions shall be interpreted to include commercial roofers as defined in this chapter. Beginning July 1, 2008, all fines and fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into a restricted-receipt account for the exclusive use of supporting programs established by the board. The license shall expire every two (2) years on the anniversary date of the licenses issuance and may be renewed upon payment of a two hundred dollar ($200) fee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-61-3.5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-61 / Section 5-61-3.5
§ 5-61-3.5. Do not call lists.
Status: in_force

(a) No salesperson or telephonic seller shall make, or cause to be made, any unsolicited telephonic sales calls to any residential, mobile, or telephonic-paging-device telephone number unless the salesperson or telephonic seller has instituted procedures for maintaining a list of persons who do not wish to receive telephonic sales calls made by or on behalf of that person, in compliance with 47 C.F.R. Part 64 or 16 C.F.R. Part 310. Additionally, no person or entity conducting business in this state shall transmit, or cause to be transmitted, a text message advertisement to a cellular telephone or pager equipped with short message capability or any similar capability allowing the transmission of text messages. A text message advertisement is a message, the principal purpose of which is to promote the sale of goods or services to the recipient, consisting of advertising material for the lease, sale, rental, gift, offer, or disposition of realty, goods, services, or extension of credit.

(1) This section shall apply when a text message advertisement is transmitted to a telephone number assigned for a cellular telephone or pager service to a Rhode Island resident.

(2) This section shall not apply to text messages transmitted at the direction of a person or entity offering cellular telephone or pager service if the subscriber is offered an option not to receive those text messages.

(3) This section shall not apply to text messages transmitted by a business that has an existing relationship with the subscriber if the subscriber is offered an option not to receive text messages from that business.

(4) This section shall not apply to text messages transmitted by an affiliate of a business that has an existing relationship with the subscriber, but only if the subscriber has provided consent to the business with which he or she has the relationship to receive text messages from affiliates of that business. Affiliate means any company that controls, is controlled by, or is under the common control with, another company.

(5) This section shall not impose an obligation on a person or entity offering cellular or pager service to control the transmission of a text message unless the message is transmitted at the direction of that person or entity.

(b) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per violation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-10
§ 5-37-10. Biannual registration, physicians  Annual registration, hospitals.
Status: in_force

(a) Effective beginning in calendar year 2004, on or before the first day of March in each year, the board shall mail an application for biannual registration to every person to whom a license to practice medicine in this state has been granted by the licensing authority in the state. Every licensed person who intends to engage in the practice of his or her profession during the ensuing two-year (2) period shall register his or her license by submitting to the board, on or before June 1, the application, executed together with the registration form, and fee as established by regulation by the director of the department of health. Upon receipt of the application and fee, the board shall issue a registration certificate effective July 1 and expiring two (2) years following on June 30. The registration certificate renders the holder a registered practitioner of medicine for that registration period. Effective beginning in calendar year 2004, any references in this chapter to annual registration or annual limited registration shall be interpreted to mean biannual registration and biannual limited registration, respectively.

(b) The registration certificate of all physicians whose renewals accompanied by the prescribed fee are not completed and filed on or before the first day of July shall automatically lapse. The board may, in its discretion and upon the payment by the physician of the current registration fee plus an additional fee as set forth in § 23-1-54, reinstate any certificate lapsed under the provisions of this section.

(c) Hospitals shall, on or before the first day of December of each year, submit an application and annual fee to the board as a condition of rendering hospital services in the state. The form of application and fee shall be as the director, by regulation, establishes; provided, that the ratio of payment between hospital per-bed licensing fees and the combined licensing and board of medical licensure and discipline fees paid by physicians remain the same as the ratio that existed as of January 1, 1987. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenues.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-9
§ 5-70-9. Transition period.
Status: in_force

No person shall be liable for prosecution for installing, altering, servicing, and/or testing telecommunications systems for which a license is required under this chapter without a license for the six-month (6) period following enactment of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-80-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-80 / Section 5-80-1
§ 5-80-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used for §§ 5-80-1  5-80-9:

(a) Foreclosed homeowner means an owner of residential real property, including a condominium, that is the primary residence of the owner and whose mortgage on the real property is or was in foreclosure.

(b) Foreclosure conveyance means a transaction involving:

(1) The transfer of title to real property by a foreclosed homeowner during a foreclosure proceeding, either by transfer of interest from the foreclosed homeowner or by creation of a mortgage or other lien or encumbrance during the foreclosure process that allows the acquirer to obtain title to the property by redeeming the property as a junior lienholder; and

(2) The subsequent conveyance, or promise of a subsequent conveyance, of an interest back to the foreclosed homeowner by the acquirer or a person acting in participation with the acquirer that allows the foreclosed homeowner to possess the real property following the completion of the foreclosure proceeding, which interest includes but is not limited to, an interest in a contract for deed, purchase agreement, option to purchase, or lease.

(c) Foreclosure purchaser means a person who has acted as the acquirer in more than four (4) foreclosure reconveyances during any twenty-four-month (24) period. Foreclosure purchaser also includes a person who has acted in joint venture or joint enterprise with one or more acquirers in more than four (4) foreclosure reconveyances during any twenty-four-month (24) period. A federal or state chartered bank, savings bank, thrift, or credit union is not a foreclosure purchaser.

(d) Resale means a bona fide market sale of the property subject to the foreclosure reconveyance by the foreclosure purchaser to an unaffiliated third-party.

(e) Resale price means the gross sale price of the property on resale.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-21
§ 5-40-21. 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 § 5-37-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-4
§ 5-37-4. Refusal of licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) The director at the direction of the board shall, after notice and hearing, in accordance with the procedures established in §§ 5-37-5.2  5-37-6.2, refuse to grant the original license provided for in this chapter to any physician and/or applicant:

(1) Who is not of good moral character;

(2) Who does not meet the requirements for licensure prescribed in this chapter, regulations established by the board, and/or regulations promulgated by the director;

(3) Who has violated any laws affecting the ability of any physician and/or applicant to practice medicine; or

(4) Who has been found guilty in another state of conduct that, if committed in Rhode Island, would constitute unprofessional conduct as defined in § 5-37-5.1 and regulations adopted under that section.

(b) The director shall serve a copy of his or her decision or ruling upon any person whose original certificate has been refused.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-16-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-16 / Section 5-16-7
§ 5-16-7. Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

Any person, and any official or agent of a corporation or association operating or maintaining a public laundry or making collections of articles to be washed or cleaned in a public laundry contrary to the provisions of this chapter, or who, in any way, interferes with any of the licensing authorities or their authorized agents in the inspection of any premises as prescribed in this chapter, or who operates or maintains any public laundry without a permit as prescribed in this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days, or by both the fine and imprisonment, and each day of that operation after due notice from the licensing authorities is deemed a separate offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-9
§ 5-34-9. Register of nurses  Records  Issuance of licenses.
Status: in_force

The department shall license and renew licenses upon the recommendation of the board of nurse registration and nursing education and shall maintain a roster of all applicants for licensure and all nurses licensed under this chapter, which shall be open at all reasonable times to public inspection; and shall be custodian of all records pertaining to the roster and licensing of all nurses; and shall have the custody of the official seal. The department shall issue all licenses to practice nursing only upon recommendation of the board of nurse registration and nursing education.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-16-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-16 / Section 5-16-5
§ 5-16-5. Night and Sunday operations.
Status: in_force

No public laundry shall be operated, nor collections of articles to be washed or cleaned in the laundries shall be made, in the town of West Warwick or Bristol or in any city or town whose population according to the latest federal census was more than twenty thousand (20,000), between the hours of 12 oclock midnight and 5 oclock in the morning of any day, nor at any time during the first day of the week; provided, that none of the previous provisions apply to automatic coin-operated laundries.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-12
§ 5-91-12. Powers and duties of the interstate commission.
Status: in_force

The interstate commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) Oversee and maintain the administration of the compact;

(2) Promulgate rules which shall be binding to the extent and in the manner provided for in the compact;

(3) Issue, upon the request of a member state or member board, advisory opinions concerning the meaning or interpretation of the compact, its bylaws, rules, and actions;

(4) Enforce compliance with compact provisions, the rules promulgated by the interstate commission, and the bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including, but not limited to, the use of judicial process;

(5) Establish and appoint committees including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by § 5-91-11, which shall have the power to act on behalf of the interstate commission in carrying out its powers and duties;

(6) Pay, or provide for the payment of the expenses related to the establishment, organization, and ongoing activities of the interstate commission;

(7) Establish and maintain one or more offices;

(8) Borrow, accept, hire, or contract for services of personnel;

(9) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;

(10) Employ an executive director who shall have such powers to employ, select or appoint employees, agents, or consultants, and to determine their qualifications, define their duties, and fix their compensation;

(11) Establish personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel;

(12) Accept donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services and to receive, utilize, and dispose of it in a manner consistent with the conflict of interest policies established by the interstate commission;

(13) Lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or use, any property, real, personal, or mixed;

(14) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed;

(15) Establish a budget and make expenditures;

(16) Adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and operation of the interstate commission;

(17) Report annually to the legislatures and governors of the member states concerning the activities of the interstate commission during the preceding year. Such reports shall also include reports of financial audits and any recommendations that may have been adopted by the interstate commission;

(18) Coordinate education, training, and public awareness regarding the compact, its implementation, and its operation;

(19) Maintain records in accordance with the bylaws;

(20) Seek and obtain trademarks, copyrights, and patents; and

(21) Perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purpose of the compact.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-50-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-50 / Section 5-50-1
§ 5-50-1. Definition of terms.
Status: in_force

Whenever used in this chapter:

(1) Business day means any day except Sunday or a legal holiday.

(2) Buyer or purchaser means a natural person who enters into a health club contract.

(3) Department means the department of attorney general, unless otherwise described.

(4) Disability means a condition that will exist for more than forty-five (45) days and prevents a buyer from utilizing the health club to the same extent the buyer did before the commencement of the condition.

(5) Health club means any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other business enterprise offering facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness or well-being in return for the payment of a fee entitling the payer to the use of the facilities. The term includes, but is not limited to, health spas, health clubs, health studios, figure salons, sports clubs, aerobic dance studios, weight-control studios, gyms, and anywhere exercise facilities are available; but does not include any nonprofit organization, any private club owned and operated by its members, or any facility owned or operated by the state of Rhode Island or any of its political subdivisions.

(6) Health club contract means a written statement where a buyer is entitled to membership in a health club or use of the facilities of a health club for a period longer than seven (7) days.

(7) Seller means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, franchise, franchisor, or other business enterprise that operates a health club or offers or enters into contracts for health club services.

(8) Services actually received includes any period during which the facilities of the health club are available to the buyer and are actually used by the buyer.

(9) Unopened facility means a health club that is not fully constructed, open or available for use at the time the seller and buyer enter into a contract for health club services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-26 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-26
§ 5-6-26. Compliance with requirements of division or of electric company.
Status: in_force

All electrical work shall be done in accordance with any rules and requirements that are specified by the division of professional regulation, or subject to its approval, by the public utilities having authority to supply electricity in the place where the work is done. Any rules made or approved shall be based upon the current adopted edition of the National Electrical Code with any changes or additions that are deemed required. Failure of any licensee to do the work in that manner shall be considered grounds for suspension or revocation of the license, in the discretion of the division, after notice and a hearing before the board of examiners of electricians, and upon recommendation to the director of labor and training.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-25 / Section 5-25-2
§ 5-25-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Animal means any animal other than humans and includes, by way of illustration, not limitation, fowl, birds, fish, livestock, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead.

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

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

(4) Division means the division of professional regulation within the department of health established in chapter 26 of this title.

(5) Veterinarian means a person who practices veterinary medicine.

(6) Veterinarian/client/patient relationship means a relationship where all of the following conditions have been met:

(i) The veterinarian has assumed the responsibility for making medical judgments regarding the health of the animal or animals and the need for medical treatment, and the client has agreed to follow the instructions of the veterinarian;

(ii) The veterinarian has sufficient knowledge of the animal or animals to initiate at least a general or preliminary (e.g. tentative) diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal or animals. This means that the veterinarian has recently seen and is personally acquainted with the keeping and care of the animal or animals, and/or by medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises where the animal or animals are kept;

(iii) The veterinarian is readily available for follow-up in cases of adverse reactions or failure of the regimen of therapy; and

(iv) The veterinarian maintains records that document patient visits, diagnosis, treatment, and other relevant information.

(7) Veterinary dentistry means that part of veterinary science that deals with the prevention and treatment of diseases, developmental conditions, and injuries of the teeth, gums, and oral cavity in animals.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-14
§ 5-29-14. Limited registration  Academic faculty.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a podiatrist of noteworthy and recognized professional attainment who is a clearly outstanding podiatrist and who has been offered by the dean of a medical school or podiatry school in this state a full-time academic appointment is eligible for a limited registration while serving on the academic staff of the medical school or podiatry school. Upon recommendation of the dean of an accredited school of medicine or podiatry in this state, the board in its discretion, after being satisfied that the applicant is a graduate of a foreign podiatry school and a person of professional rank whose knowledge and special training will benefit that medical school or podiatry school, may issue to that podiatrist a limited registration to engage in the practice of podiatry to the extent that the practice is incidental to a necessary part of his or her academic appointment and then only in the hospital or hospitals and outpatient clinics connected with the medical school or podiatry school. Except to the extent authorized by this section, the registrant shall not engage in the practice of podiatry or receive compensation for that practice, unless he or she is issued a license to practice podiatry. The registration is valid for a period of not more than one year expiring on the 30th day of June following its initial effective date, but may be renewed annually; provided, that the registration automatically expires when the holders relationship with the medical school or podiatry school is terminated. The application fee for the registration authorized under this section and for the application fee for biennial renewal, as promulgated by the director, shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-39 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-39
§ 5-10-39. Demonstrators permit.
Status: in_force

The division may, in its discretion, issue to any person recognized by the division as an authority on, or an expert in, the theory or practice of barbering, hairdressing, and cosmetic therapy and/or manicuring or esthetics, and is the holder of a current estheticians, manicurists or a barbers, hairdressers, and cosmeticians license in this state, another state, or the District of Columbia, a demonstrators permit for not more than six (6) days duration for educational and instructive demonstrations; provided, that the permit shall not be used in the sense of a license to practice barbering, manicuring, esthetics, or hairdressing and cosmetic therapy. The fee for the permit is as set forth in § 23-1-54.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-19
§ 5-57-19. Grounds for denial of applications.
Status: in_force

The licensing authority may deny the application for an alarm business license if it finds that the applicant or the individual having the authority and the responsibility for the management and operation of the applicants alarm business within the state or the individual whom the applicant relies upon to comply with subsection (c) or (f) of § 5-57-16 or any of the applicants owners, partners, or principal corporate officers have:

(1) Committed any act that, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for the revocation of a license under § 5-57-25(a);

(2) While unlicensed, knowingly and willfully committed or aided and abetted in the commission of any act for which a license is required by this chapter; or

(3) Been convicted in any jurisdiction of the United States of a felony or a misdemeanor if the licensing authority finds that the conviction reflects unfavorably on the fitness of the applicant to engage in the alarm business.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-19
§ 5-91-19. Dispute resolution.
Status: in_force

(a) The interstate commission shall attempt, upon the request of a member state, to resolve disputes which are subject to the compact and which may arise among member states or member boards.

(b) The interstate commission shall promulgate rules providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution as appropriate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-2
§ 5-5-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Applicant means any person who has applied for permission to engage in any act or activity that is regulated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Computer forensic specialist means a person who holds a professional certification as a computer examiner and who interprets, evaluates, tests, or analyzes preexisting data from computers, computer systems, networks, or other electronic media, provided to them by another person who owns, controls, or possesses the computer, computer system, network, or other electronic media.

(3) License means any license required by this chapter.

(4) License fee means any moneys required by law to be paid for the issuance or renewal of any license required by the regulations.

(5) Local licensing authority means the town councils of license boards of the several towns, the mayor and city council or license bureau of a city.

(6) Private detective means a person who is hired for the purpose of conducting investigations involving:

(i) Inquiries into unsolved crimes;

(ii) Clandestine surveillance;

(iii) The search for missing persons; and

(iv) The search for lost or stolen property.

(7) Words in the singular include the plural and the plural includes the singular.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-1
§ 5-6-1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:

(1) Burner contractor means a corporation, firm, or person, who or that, by the employment of oil burnerpersons, performs the work of installing and servicing domestic heating equipment, including central heating plants and domestic-type range burners, and including all accessory equipment and control systems, excluding thermostatic, mechanical, and low-voltage wiring on heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment.

(2) Burnerperson means a person doing any work, or installing or servicing burners and other equipment, installed and serviced by a burner contractor.

(3) Electrical contractor means a corporation, firm, or person, who or that, by the employment of journeypersons, performs the work of installing, maintaining, servicing, and testing wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, and other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, or power purposes exclusive of low-voltage wiring for heating or refrigeration equipment for service, maintenance, and installation.

(4) Electrical sign contractor means a corporation, firm, or person who or that, by the employment of electrical sign installers, performs the work of installing, altering, and servicing electrical signs. This may include the removal or installation of no more than three (3) wires not to exceed fifteen feet (15²) in length and terminating in an existing electrical enclosure directly adjacent to, or at the base of, said sign.

(5) Electrical sign installer means a person engaged in installing, altering, and servicing electrical signs. This may include the removal or installation of no more than three (3) wires not to exceed fifteen feet (15²) in length and terminating in an existing electrical enclosure directly adjacent to, or at the base of, said sign.

(6) Fire alarm contractor means a corporation, firm, or person who, by the employment of fire alarm installers, performs the work of installing, maintaining, altering, servicing, and testing of fire alarm systems in accordance with the Rhode Island fire safety code.

(7) Fire alarm installation means the installation or alteration of a fire alarm system according to the Rhode Island fire safety code.

(8) Fire alarm installer means a person engaged in installing, maintaining, altering, or servicing and testing a fire alarm system used for the purpose of causing an alarm to be sounded in case of fire.

(9) Journeyperson electrician means a person doing any work of installing wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, and other appliances.

(10) Lightning-protection contractor means a corporation, firm, or person, who or that, by employment of lightning-protection installers, performs the work of installing, altering, and maintaining lightning-protection systems. The systems are defined and should be installed in accordance with NFPA 780 current edition, and all referenced NFPA documents.

(11) Lightning-protection installer means a person engaged in the installation, service, or maintenance of a lightning-protection system according to NFPA 780 current edition.

(12) Sign renovation electrical license means a person engaged in the installation, service, or maintenance of electrical signs, but only when the installation, service, or maintenance requires the removal or installation of no more than three (3) wires.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-32 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-32
§ 5-34-32. Enforcement of chapter.
Status: in_force

The director of health shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. He or she is exempt from providing surety for costs in connection with the commencement of any legal proceedings pursuant to this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-22
§ 5-57-22. Renewal of licenses.
Status: in_force

Application for renewal of a license must be received by the licensing authority on a form provided by the licensing authority no less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the license, subject to the right of the licensing authority to permit late filing upon good cause shown. The licensing authority may refuse to renew a license for any of the grounds stated in § 5-57-19(1) and it shall promptly notify the licensee of its intent to refuse to renew the license. The licensee may, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the notice of intent to refuse to renew a license, request a hearing on that refusal in the manner prescribed in § 5-57-20(b). A licensee shall be permitted to continue to engage in the alarm business while its renewal application is pending.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-1
§ 5-38-1. Automobile body shop defined.
Status: in_force

Automobile body shop, referred to as auto body shop, includes any establishment, garage, or work area enclosed within a building where repairs are made or caused to be made to motor vehicle bodies, including fenders, bumpers, chassis, and similar components of motor vehicle bodies as distinguished from the seats, motor, transmission, and other accessories for propulsion and general running gear of motor vehicles, except as provided in § 5-38-20. No repairs performed by licensees under this chapter may be performed using mobile units, but may only be performed at a fixed, licensed location. This section shall not apply to glass repair and installations or paintless dent repairs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-2-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-2 / Section 5-2-12
§ 5-2-12. Penalty for maintenance of unlicensed tables.
Status: in_force

Every person who owns, keeps, or uses any billiard table, bagatelle table, pool table, scippio table, or any table of similar character, without first obtaining a license, shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00) or be imprisoned not exceeding three (3) months for each offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-18
§ 5-65-18. Mechanics lien notice.
Status: in_force

As applicable to and in accordance with § 5-65-1 et seq., all written contracts entered into between a contractor under this chapter and a property owner must contain a statement that the contractor, subcontractors, or materialpersons may file a lien in accordance with the Rhode Island mechanics lien law, chapter 28 of title 34. In the event that mechanics liens are filed and there is no serious dispute, but merely a failure to pay, then the board may impose a suspension of the registration until such time as the liens are satisfied, either by payment, deposit of the funds in the registry of the court, or with the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-21-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-21 / Section 5-21-6
§ 5-21-6. Existing licensed automobile junkyards.
Status: in_force

The provisions of §§ 5-21-4(1), (2), (3)(ii), and (3)(iii) and 5-21-5(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3)(ii), and (a)(3)(iii) do not apply to any automobile junkyard in existence and having a valid license issued pursuant to § 5-21-1 on May 6, 1966.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-1
§ 5-48-1. Purpose and legislative intent  Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) It is declared to be a policy of this state that the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology is a privilege granted to qualified persons and that, in order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare; protect the public from being misled by incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons; and protect the public from unprofessional conduct by qualified speech-language pathologists and audiologists, it is necessary to provide regulatory authority over persons offering speech-language pathology and audiology services to the public.

(b) The following words and terms when used in this chapter have the following meaning unless otherwise indicated within the context:

(1) Audiologist means an individual licensed by the board to practice audiology.

(2) Audiology means the application of principles, methods, and procedures related to hearing and the disorders of the hearing and balance systems, to related language and speech disorders, and to aberrant behavior related to hearing loss. A hearing disorder in an individual is defined as altered sensitivity, acuity, function, processing, or damage to the integrity of the physiological auditory/vestibular systems.

(3) Board means the state board of examiners of speech-language pathology and audiology.

(4) Clinical fellow means the person who is practicing speech-language pathology under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist while completing the postgraduate professional experience as required by this chapter.

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

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

(7) Person means an individual, partnership, organization, or corporation, except that only individuals can be licensed under this chapter.

(8)(i) Practice of audiology means rendering or offering to render any service in audiology, including prevention, screening, and identification, evaluation, habilitation, rehabilitation; participating in environmental and occupational hearing-conservation programs, and habilitation and rehabilitation programs including hearing aid and assistive-listening-device evaluation, prescription, preparation, dispensing, and/or selling and orientation; auditory training and speech reading; conducting and interpreting tests of vestibular function and nystagmus; conducting and interpreting electrophysiological measures of the auditory pathway; cerumen management; evaluating sound environment and equipment; calibrating instruments used in testing and supplementing auditory function; and planning, directing, conducting, or supervising programs that render or offer to render any service in audiology.

(ii) The practice of audiology may include speech and/or language screening to a pass or fail determination, for the purpose of initial identification of individuals with other disorders of communication.

(iii) A practice is deemed to be the practice of audiology if services are offered under any title incorporating such word as audiology, audiologist, audiometry, audiometrist, audiological, audiometrics, hearing therapy, hearing therapist, hearing clinic, hearing clinician, hearing conservation, hearing conservationist, hearing center, hearing aid audiologist, or any similar title or description of services.

(9)(i) Practice of speech-language pathology means rendering or offering to render any service in speech-language pathology including prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation, habilitation, rehabilitation; determining the need for augmentative communication systems, dispensing and selling these systems, and providing training in the use of these systems; and planning, directing, conducting, or supervising programs that render or offer to render any service in speech-language pathology.

(ii) The practice of speech-language pathology may include nondiagnostic pure-tone air conduction screening, screening tympanometry, and acoustic reflex screening, limited to a pass or fail determination, for the purpose of performing a speech and language evaluation or for the initial identification of individuals with other disorders of communication.

(iii) The practice of speech-language pathology also may include aural rehabilitation, which is defined as services and procedures for facilitating adequate receptive and expressive communication in individuals with hearing impairment.

(iv) A practice is deemed to be the practice of speech-language pathology if services are offered under any title incorporating such words as speech pathology, speech pathologist, speech therapy, speech therapist, speech correction, speech correctionist, speech clinic, speech clinician, language pathology, language pathologist, voice therapy, voice therapist, voice pathology, voice pathologist, logopedics, logopedist, communicology, communicologist, aphasiology, aphasiologist, phoniatrist, or any similar title or description of services.

(10) Regionally accredited means the official guarantee that a college or university or other educational institution is in conformity with the standards of education prescribed by a regional accrediting commission recognized by the United States Secretary of Education.

(11) Speech-language pathologist means an individual who is licensed by the board to practice speech-language pathology.

(12) Speech-language pathology means the application of principles, methods, and procedures for prevention, identification, evaluation, consultation, habilitation, rehabilitation, instruction, and research related to the development and disorders of human communication. Disorders are defined to include any and all conditions, whether of organic or non-organic origin, that impede the normal process of human communication in individuals or groups of individuals who have or are suspected of having these conditions, including, but not limited to, disorders and related disorders of:

(i) Speech: articulation, fluency, voice (including respiration, phonation and resonance);

(ii) Language (involving the parameters of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics; and including disorders of receptive and expressive communication in oral, written, graphic, and manual modalities);

(iii) Oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, cervical esophageal, and related functions (e.g., dysphasia, including disorders of swallowing and oral function for feeding; oro-facial myofunctional disorders);

(iv) Cognitive aspects of communication (including communication disability and other functional disabilities associated with cognitive impairment); and

(v) Social aspects of communication (including challenging behavior, ineffective social skills, lack of communication opportunities).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-45 / Section 5-45-8
§ 5-45-8. Licensure in other jurisdictions.
Status: in_force

The department may issue a nursing home administrators license without examination, to any person who holds a current license in good standing as a nursing home administrator from another jurisdiction; provided, that the department finds that the individual meets education and experience requirements as established by the department regulation. For purposes of this section, the department shall not disqualify an applicant on the basis that his or her most recent experience was in a management position having direct responsibility for overseeing and directing a number of licensed nursing home administrators, rather than as an administrator of a licensed long-term-care facility.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-22
§ 5-29-22. Misleading as to qualifications.
Status: in_force

No person granted a certificate under this chapter shall display or use the title doctor or its synonym without the designation podiatrist or podiatric medicine and surgery and shall not mislead the public about professional qualifications to treat human ailments.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-84-1.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-84 / Section 5-84-1.1
§ 5-84-1.1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Department means the department of business regulation.

(2) Director means the director, or his or her designee, of the department of business regulation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-17
§ 5-70-17. Records.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of the board shall keep a record of its proceedings. The record shall include the name, age, and last-known address of each applicant for registration; information concerning each applicants education, experience, and other qualifications; the text of all examinations administered and the results; and any other information that the board deems appropriate. The record of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings and a certified transcript by the secretary shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.

(b) The board shall maintain a roster of technicians, specialists, and businesses. Copies of the roster shall be made available annually to federal agencies within the state, city and town officials, and may be distributed or sold to the public.

(c) The secretary of the board shall receive and account for all monies derived from the activities of the board and shall submit to the governor and the general assembly a report of its transactions of the preceding year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-4
§ 5-20-4. Journeyperson plumber defined.
Status: in_force

(a) Journeyperson plumber, as used in this chapter, means any employee, except an apprentice plumber as subsequently defined, whose principal occupation is the installation, maintenance, or repair of plumbing, as defined in § 5-20-2.

(b) A person holding a valid journeyperson license under this chapter shall not be required to obtain an additional license under this chapter to perform journeyperson irrigation work or master water-filtration/treatment-system work.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-23 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-23
§ 5-37-23. Over-billing reward program.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person sixty-five (65) years of age or older who is billed for healthcare services that have never been provided to that person may report the billing error to the office of healthy aging. The division shall investigate the report.

(b) The healthcare provider shall repay any verified billing error, and in addition shall pay ten percent (10%) of the billing error to this patient. The ten percent (10%) award shall not preclude recovery by the patient under any other provision of the Rhode Island general laws. Diagnostic-related group billings are exempt from the ten percent (10%) penalty.