R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-2-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-2 / Section 5-2-7
§ 5-2-7. Bowling alley tax assessed against owner or occupant of building.
Status: in_force

The city or town council may assess, levy, and collect the tax referred to in § 5-2-6, for any bowling alley or box ball alley, of any person who owns or occupies the house or building in which the bowling alley or box ball alley is kept.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-64-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-64 / Section 5-64-5
§ 5-64-5. Rhode Island state board of dietetics practice.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the division of professional regulation in the Rhode Island department of health there is a board of dietetics practice.

(1) The board shall consist of nine (9) members appointed for terms of three (3) years each with no member shall be appointed for 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. One shall be the director of the department of health or designee. Five (5) shall be licensed dietitians/nutritionists appointed by the director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, except that the appointments made initially need not be licensed under this chapter. (In the directors initial appointment, the director shall designate the licensed dietitian/nutritionist members of the board as follows: one member to serve for a term of one year; two (2) members to serve for a term of two (2) years; and two (2) members to serve for a term of three (3) years). One member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state appointed by the governor. Two (2) shall be consumers appointed by the governor. A majority of seats filled shall constitute a quorum.

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

(3) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired portion of any term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(b) The duties of the board shall be to:

(1) Recommend to the director rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter;

(2) Determine the qualification and fitness of applicants and to issue and/or reinstate licenses; and

(3) Recommend to the director revocation, suspension, and/or denial of a license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-3
§ 5-37-3. Itinerants disqualified.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter or chapter 30 of this title shall be construed to authorize any itinerant doctor to register or to practice medicine in any part of this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-21
§ 5-8-21. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to prevent or to affect:

(1) Temporary certificates of registration. (i) Nonresidents. The practice or offer to practice of engineering by a person not a resident of or having no established place of business in this state, when that practice does not exceed in the aggregate more than thirty (30) days in any calendar year; provided, the person is legally qualified by registration to practice engineering, as defined in § 5-8-2(h), in his or her own state or country. The person shall make application to the board, in writing, and after payment of a fee set by the board in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) may be granted a written temporary certificate of registration for a definite period of time to do a specific job; provided, no right to practice engineering accrues to an applicant as to any work not prescribed in the temporary certificate. (ii) Recent arrivals in state. The practice of a person not a resident of and having no established place of business in this state, or who has recently become a resident of the state, practicing or offering to practice engineering in the state for more than thirty (30) days in any calendar year, if he or she has filed with the board an application for a certificate of registration and has paid the fee required by this chapter; provided, that the person is legally qualified by registration to practice engineering in his or her own state or country. That practice shall continue only for the time that the board requires for the consideration of the application for registration.

(2) Employees and subordinates. The work of an employee or a subordinate of a person holding a certificate of registration under this chapter, or an employee of a person practicing lawfully under subsection (1)(ii) of this section; provided, that work does not include final engineering designs or decisions and is done under the direct supervision of or checked by a person holding a certificate of registration under this chapter or a person practicing lawfully under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporate, and limited-liability company practice. The practice or offer to practice of engineering as defined by this chapter by individual registered professional engineers through a partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, joint stock company, or limited-liability company, or by a partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, limited-liability company, or joint stock company, through individual registered professional engineers as agents, employees, officers, or partners or members or managers, provided, that they are jointly and severally liable for their professional acts; and provided, that all personnel of that partnership, limited-liability partnership, joint stock company, corporation, or limited-liability company who act on its behalf as engineers in the state are registered under this chapter or are persons practicing lawfully or are exempt under subsection (1) or (2) of this section. Each partnership, limited-liability partnership, joint stock company, corporation, or limited-liability company providing engineering services is jointly and severally liable with the individually registered professional engineers, and all final plans, designs, drawings, specifications, and reports involving engineering judgment and discretion, when issued, shall be dated and bear the seals and signatures of the engineers who prepared them.

(4) Federal employees. The practice by officers and employees of the government of the United States while engaged within this state in the practice of engineering for that government; provided, that no right to practice engineering accrues to those persons as to any other engineering work. The rights to registration after leaving government employment shall not be granted except under the provisions established under § 5-8-11.

(5) Railroad, telephone, telegraph, and other public utility companies. The practice of engineering, as prescribed in this chapter, by railroad, telephone, telegraph, and other public utility companies, and their officers and employees while engaged in the work of those companies in this state; provided, that the practice is carried on under the responsible charge of an engineer or engineers in this state, or in any other state under requirements equivalent to those prescribed in this chapter; provided that all plans for natural gas infrastructure, including, but not limited to, repairs, maintenance, and construction, shall be built in accordance with design plans and specifications approved by a Rhode Island registered professional engineer when the work could pose a material risk to public safety; and provided, that no right to practice engineering accrues to any unregistered person as to any other engineering work.

(6) Manufacturing corporations. The practice of engineering, as prescribed in this chapter, by manufacturing corporations, and their officers and employees while engaged in manufacturing and research and development activities for those corporations.

(7) Research and development corporations. The practice of engineering, as prescribed in this chapter, by research and development corporations, and their officers and employees while engaged in research and development activities for that corporation.

(8) Other professions. The practice of architecture, landscape architecture, or land surveying.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-25 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-25
§ 5-10-25. Inspection powers of the division  Denial of access.
Status: in_force

Any person employed, authorized, and empowered by the division of professional regulation may enter any shop, place of business, or establishment licensed under the provisions of this chapter during the hours the shop, place of business, establishment, or school of barbering, manicuring, or hairdressing and cosmetic therapy is open for business, for the purpose of inspecting its sanitary conditions and ascertaining if the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations for the practice of barbering, hairdressing, and cosmetic therapy as established by the division are being observed in the operation of that shop or place of business, and failure or refusal of the person in charge of that shop, place of business, establishment, or school to permit inspection at all reasonable times is deemed sufficient cause for the revocation of any license issued to that shop, place of business, or establishment and any certificate of approval issued by the division.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-11-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-11 / Section 5-11-11
§ 5-11-11. Sales or offers as separate offenses.
Status: in_force

Every individual sale or offer for sale made contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed and construed as a distinct and separate offense, and the person making the sale or offer of sale shall be prosecuted for the offense in the manner subsequently prescribed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-56-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-56 / Section 5-56-4
§ 5-56-4. License not transferable or assignable.
Status: in_force

Installers licenses shall not be transferable or assignable and automatically become invalid upon a change of ownership or upon suspension or revocation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-24 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-24
§ 5-54-24. Requirements relating to professional conduct.
Status: in_force

The board shall receive and maintain a confidential file which shall be available to the board to precipitate or aid in their investigations. The information shall also be available to licensed healthcare facilities including health-maintenance organizations in connection with the granting of staff privileges and to the individual physician assistants themselves. The file shall contain the following information:

(1) Cases of malpractice suits against physician assistants as reported to the board by insurers and self-insurers;

(2) Cases of malpractice suits that result in allegations being dropped, a dismissal, a settlement, or court judgment or arbitration award adverse to the physician assistant;

(3) Reports by any hospital or state or local professional medical association/society of disciplinary action taken against any physician assistant. This should also include any resignation of a physician assistant if related to unprofessional conduct as defined in law or any withdrawal of an application for hospital privileges relating to unprofessional conduct;

(4) Reports by state and federal courts of physician assistants found guilty of a felony;

(5) Reports by professional review organizations and third-party health insurers of sanctions imposed on a physician assistant;

(6) The file may contain any other data that the board by reasonable rule or regulation deems appropriate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-5
§ 5-8-5. Board  Compensation and expenses of members.
Status: in_force

The chairperson and each other member shall not be compensated for their service on the board but shall be reimbursed for all traveling, incidental, and clerical expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-25 / Section 5-25-16
§ 5-25-16. Appeal from a final decision or ruling of the division of professional regulation or the director of the department of health.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any final decision or ruling of the division or the director has a right to appeal as provided in chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-9
§ 5-5-9. Registration and license fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The registration and license fee for a private detective is one hundred fifty dollars ($150) annually.

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

(c) With good cause, the local licensing authority may extend the period of time for filing the application required by this subsection.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-1.5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-1.5
§ 5-37-1.5. Immunity.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of the department of health, chief administrative officer, board members, and their agents and employees are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any disciplinary proceeding or other official act performed in good faith in the course of their duties under this chapter. There is no civil liability on the part of, or cause of action of any nature against, the board, director, their agents or their employees, or against any organization or its members, peer-review board or its members, or other witnesses and parties to board proceedings for any statements made in good faith by them in any reports, communications, or testimony concerning an investigation by the board of the conduct or competence of a licensed physician or limited registrant.

(b) No licensed healthcare provider, physician, or limited registrant may discharge, threaten, or discriminate against an employee, staff member, or any other person for making a report to, giving testimony to, or providing any other communication to the board, a peer-review organization, or any appropriate supervisory personnel concerning the unprofessional conduct or incompetence or negligence of a physician or limited registrant; provided, that the report, testimony, or other communication was made in good faith.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-24.2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-24.2
§ 5-6-24.2. Apprentices  Exam requirements.
Status: in_force

To be eligible applicants for electrical licensing exams, apprentices shall complete an applicable registered apprenticeship program in Rhode Island. Apprentices shall provide transcripts of completed related instruction and work record books from employer(s), or other reasonably satisfactory evidence, to document completion of a registered apprenticeship program appropriate to the license being applied for.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-22
§ 5-91-22. Dissolution.
Status: in_force

(a) The compact shall dissolve effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the member state which reduces the membership of the compact to one member state.

(b) Upon the dissolution of the compact, the compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, and the business and affairs of the interstate commission shall be concluded, and surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the bylaws.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-2
§ 5-54-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings:

(1) Administrator means the administrator, division of professional regulation.

(2) Approved program means a program for the education and training of physician assistants formally approved by the American Medical Associations (A.M.A.s) Committee on Allied Health, Education and Accreditation, its successor, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or its successor.

(3) Approved program for continuing medical education means a program for continuing education approved by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) or the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education of the American Medical Association (AMA), or the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAPFP) or the American Osteopathic Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education (AOACCME) or any other board-approved program.

(4) Board means the board of licensure of physician assistants.

(5) Collaboration means the physician assistant shall, as indicated by the patients condition, the education, competencies, and experience of the physician assistant, and the standards of care, consult with or refer to an appropriate physician or other healthcare professional. The degree of collaboration shall be determined by the practice and includes decisions made by a physician employer, physician group practice, and the credentialing and privileging systems of a licensed hospital, health center, or ambulatory care center. A physician must be accessible at all times for consultation by the physician assistant.

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

(7) Division means the division of professional regulation, department of health.

(8) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 320, § 1 and P.L. 2013, ch. 420, § 1.]

(9) Physician means a person licensed under the provisions of chapter 29 or 37 of this title.

(10) Physician assistant or PA means a person who is qualified by academic and practical training to provide medical and surgical services in collaboration with physicians.

(11) Unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following items or any combination and may be defined by regulations established by the board with prior approval of the director:

(i) Fraudulent or deceptive procuring or use of a license;

(ii) Representation of himself or herself as a physician;

(iii) Conviction of a felony; conviction of a crime arising out of the practice of medicine. All advertising of medical business that is intended or has a tendency to deceive the public;

(iv) Abandonment of a patient;

(v) Dependence upon a controlled substance, habitual drunkenness, or rendering professional services to a patient while intoxicated or incapacitated by the use of drugs;

(vi) Promotion of the sale of drugs, devices, appliances, or goods or services provided for a patient in a manner that exploits the patient for the financial gain of the physician assistant;

(vii) Immoral conduct of a physician assistant in the practice of medicine;

(viii) Willfully making and filing false reports or records;

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

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

(xi) Practicing with an unlicensed physician or physician assistant or aiding or abetting these unlicensed persons in the practice of medicine;

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

(xiii) Professional or mental incompetence;

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

(xv) Any adverse judgment, settlement, or award arising from a medical liability claim related to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action as stated in this chapter;

(xvi) Failure to furnish the board, the administrator, investigator, or representatives, information legally requested by the board;

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

(xviii) Cheating or attempting to subvert the certifying examination;

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

(xx) Medical malpractice;

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

(xxii) Providing services to a person who is making a claim as a result of a personal injury, who charges or collects from the person any amount in excess of the reimbursement to the physician assistant by the insurer as a condition of providing or continuing to provide services or treatment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-75-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-75 / Section 5-75-7
§ 5-75-7. General requirements and provisions.
Status: in_force

(a) Contractual relationship. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, the co-employment relationship between the client and the PEO, and between each co-employer and each covered employee, shall be governed by the professional employer agreement.

(1) Nothing contained in any professional employer agreement or this chapter shall be deemed to:

(i) Diminish, abolish, or remove rights of covered employees as to clients or obligations of the client as to a covered employee, existing prior to the effective date of a professional employer agreement.

(ii) Terminate an employment relationship existing prior to the effective date of a professional employer agreement.

(iii) Create any new or additional enforceable right of a covered employee against a PEO not specifically allocated to such PEO in the professional employer agreement or this chapter.

(iv) Terminate the joint-and-several-liability provision under § 44-30-71.4, or the protections afforded the client of a PEO in possession of a current certification/authorization to engage in business issued by the division of taxation and without notification that the certification has been suspended or revoked.

(2) Each professional employer agreement shall include the following:

(i) The PEO shall reserve a right of direction and control over the covered employees; provided, that the client may retain the right to exercise such direction and control over covered employees as is necessary to conduct the clients business, to discharge any fiduciary responsibility it may have, or to comply with any applicable licensure requirements;

(ii) The PEO shall have responsibility to pay wages to covered employees; to withhold, collect, report, and remit payroll-related and unemployment taxes; and, to the extent the PEO has assumed responsibility in the professional employer agreement, to make payments for employee benefits for covered employees. As used in this section, the term wages does not include any obligation between a client and a covered employee for payments beyond or in addition to the covered employees salary, draw, or regular rate of pay, such as bonuses, commissions, severance pay, deferred compensation, profit sharing, or vacation, sick, or other paid time-off pay, unless the PEO has expressly agreed to assume liability for such payments in the professional employer agreement;

(iii) The PEO shall have the responsibility to withhold, collect, report, and remit payroll-related and unemployment taxes. For purposes of chapters 39  41 (Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance Act) and chapters 42  44 (Employment Security Act) of title 28, and this section, the term wages shall be defined in accordance with § 28-42-3(29);

(iv) The PEO and the client shall both have a right to hire, terminate, and discipline the covered employees; and

(v) The responsibility to obtain workers compensation coverage for covered employees, from a carrier licensed to do business in this state and otherwise in compliance with all applicable requirements, shall be specifically allocated to either the client or the PEO in the professional employer agreement.

(b) Allocation of rights, duties, and obligations. Except as specifically provided in this chapter or in the professional employer agreement, in each co-employment relationship:

(1) The client shall be entitled to exercise all rights, and shall be obligated to perform all duties and responsibilities, otherwise applicable to an employer in an employment relationship; and

(2) The PEO shall be entitled to exercise only those rights, and obligated to perform only those duties and responsibilities, specifically required by this chapter or set forth PEO as co-employer with respect to any covered employee shall be limited to those arising pursuant to the professional employer agreement and this chapter during the term of co-employment by the PEO of such covered employee.

(3) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the PEO and the client in a professional employer agreement, the client retains the exclusive right to direct and control the covered employees as is necessary to conduct the clients business; to discharge any of the clients fiduciary responsibilities; or to comply with any licensure requirements applicable to the client or to the covered employees.

(c) Notice to covered employees. With respect to each professional employer agreement entered into by a PEO, the PEO shall provide written notice to each covered employee affected by the agreement of the general nature of the co-employment relationship between and among the PEO, the client, and the covered employee. The notice shall include notice to employees of the clients and the PEOs obligations under section 7(D)(4) below.

(d) Limitations on liability. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided by the applicable professional employer agreement:

(1) A client shall be solely responsible for the quality, adequacy, or safety of the goods or services produced or sold in the clients business.

(2) A client shall be solely responsible for directing, supervising, training, and controlling the work of the covered employees with respect to the business activities of the client and solely responsible for the acts, errors, or omissions of the covered employees with regard to such activities.

(3) A client shall not be liable for the acts, errors, or omissions of a PEO, or of any covered employee of the client and a PEO, when the covered employee is acting under the express direction and control of the PEO.

(4) Nothing in this subsection (d) shall serve to limit any contractual liability or obligation specifically provided in a professional employer agreement, nor shall this subsection (d) in any way limit the liabilities and obligations of any PEO or client as defined elsewhere in this chapter.

(5) A covered employee is not, solely as the result of being a covered employee of a PEO, an employee of the PEO for purposes of general liability insurance, fidelity bonds, surety bonds, employers liability that is not covered by workers compensation, or liquor-liability insurance carried by the PEO unless the covered employees are included by specific reference in the professional employer agreement and applicable prearranged employment contract, insurance contract, or bond.

(e) Services not insured. A registrant under this chapter is not engaged in the sale of insurance by offering, marketing, selling, administering, or providing PEO services or employee benefit plans for covered employees.

(f) Taxation. (1) Covered employees whose services are subject to sales tax shall be deemed employees of the client for purposes of collecting and levying sales tax on the services performed by the covered employee. Nothing contained in this chapter shall relieve a client of any sales tax liability with respect to its goods or services. (2) Any tax upon professional employer services shall be limited to the administrative fee. (3) Any tax assessed on a per-capita or per-employee basis shall be assessed against the client for covered employees and against the professional employer organization for its employees who are not covered employees co-employed with a client. (4) In the case of tax imposed or calculated upon the basis of total payroll, the professional employer organization shall be eligible to apply any small business allowance or exemption available to the client for the covered employees for purpose of computing the tax.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-17-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-17 / Section 5-17-2
§ 5-17-2. Contents of reports  Filing by clerk.
Status: in_force

(a) The report required by § 5-17-1 shall be made before the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of the removal on blanks furnished by the director of labor and training. Those blanks shall contain generally the character of property moved; the full name of the owner or person in possession, or having the custody of the property; the address from which and to which the hauling or moving was done; the date of the hauling; and the name of the owner and person in charge of the vehicle.

(b) It is the duty of the respective town or city clerks in this state to properly keep those reports on file in their offices in a register or by other suitable methods for preserving those reports for a period of at least six (6) years from and after the time those reports respectively are filed, and those reports are open to public inspection. After the period of six (6) years, the reports may be destroyed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-3
§ 5-65-3. Registration for work on a structure required of contractor  Issuance of building permits to unregistered or unlicensed contractors prohibited  Evidence of activity as a contractor  Duties of contractors.
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not undertake, offer to undertake, or submit a bid to do work as a contractor on a structure unless that person has a current, valid certificate of registration for all construction work issued by the board. A partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint venture may do the work; offer to undertake the work; or submit a bid to do the work only if that partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint venture is registered for the work and in the case of registration by a corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, or partnership, an individual shall be designated to be responsible for the corporations, companys, joint ventures, or partnerships work. The corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, or partnership and its individual designee shall be jointly and severally liable and responsible for the payment of the registration fee, as required in this chapter, and for compliance with all requirements and violations of any provisions of this chapter and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Disciplinary action taken on a registration held by a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, individual, or sole proprietor may affect other registrations held by the same corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, individual, or sole proprietorship, and shall also be grounds for the board or office to deny and preclude future registration by any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, individual, or sole proprietorship where the disciplined registrant and the applicant for registration have an individual principal and/or responsible designee in common.

(b) A registered partnership, limited liability company, or corporation shall notify the board in writing immediately upon any change in partners or corporate officers.

(c) A city, town, or the state shall not issue a building permit to anyone required to be registered under this chapter who does not have a current, valid registration or valid license. Each city, town, or the state that requires the issuance of a permit as a condition precedent to construction, alteration, improvement, demolition, movement, or repair of any building or structure or the appurtenance to the structure shall also require that each applicant for the permit as a condition to issuing the permit, is registered under the provisions of this chapter, giving the number of the registration and stating that the registration is in full force and effect, or, if the applicant is exempt from the provisions of this chapter, listing the basis for the exemption. The city, town, or the state shall list the contractors registration number on the permit obtained by that contractor, and if a homeowner is issued a permit, the building inspector or official must ascertain registration numbers of each contractor on the premises and shall inform the registration board of any non-registered contractors performing work at the site.

(d) Every city and town that requires the issuance of a business license as a condition precedent to engaging, within the city or town, in a business that is subject to regulation under this chapter, shall require that each licensee and each applicant for issuance or renewal of the license file, or has on file, with the city or town a signed statement that the licensee or applicant is registered under the provisions of this chapter and stating that the registration is in full force and effect.

(e) It shall be prima facie evidence of doing business as a contractor when a person for that persons own use performs, employs others to perform, or for compensation and with the intent to sell the structure, arranges to have performed any work described in the definition for contract for construction, § 5-65-1(6), if within any one twelve-month (12) period that person offers for sale one or more structures on which that work was performed.

(f) Registration under this chapter shall be prima facie evidence that the registrant conducts a separate, independent business.

(g) The provisions of this chapter shall be exclusive and no city or town shall require or shall issue any registrations or licenses nor charge any fee for the regulatory registration of any contractor registered with the board. Nothing in this subsection shall limit or abridge the authority of any city or town to license and levy and collect a general and nondiscriminatory license fee levied upon all businesses, or to levy a tax based upon business conducted by any firm within the city or towns jurisdiction, if permitted under the laws of the state.

(h)(1) Every contractor shall maintain a list that shall include the following information about all subcontractors or other contractors performing work on a structure for that contractor:

(i) Names and addresses; and

(ii) Registration numbers or other license numbers.

(2) The list referred to in subsection (h)(1) of this section shall be delivered to the board within twenty-four (24) hours after a request is made during reasonable working hours, or a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) may be imposed for each offense.

(i) The following subcontractors who are not employees of a registered contractor must obtain a registration certificate prior to conducting any work: (1) Carpenters, including finish carpenters and framers; (2) Siding installers; (3) Roofers; (4) Foundation installers, including concrete installers and form installers; (5) Drywall installers; (6) Plasterers; (7) Insulation installers; (8) Ceramic tile installers; (9) Floor covering installers; (10) Swimming pool installers, both above ground and in ground; (11) Masons, including chimney installers, fireplace installers, and general masonry erectors; (12) Hardscape installers; (13) Power washers who perform work on structures; and (14) Painters. This list is not all inclusive and shall not be limited to the above-referenced contractors. No subcontractor licensed by another in-state agency pursuant to § 5-65-2 shall be required to register, provided that said work is performed under the purview of that license.

(j) A contractor including, but not limited to, a general contractor, shall not hire any subcontractor or other contractor to work on a structure unless the contractor is registered under this chapter or exempt from registration under the provisions of § 5-65-2.

(k) A summary of this chapter, prepared by the board and provided at cost to all registered contractors, shall be delivered by the contractor to the owner when the contractor begins work on a structure; failure to comply may result in a fine.

(l) The registration number of each contractor shall appear in any advertising by that contractor. Advertising in any form by an unregistered contractor shall be prohibited, including alphabetical or classified directory listings, vehicles, business cards, and all other forms of advertisements. The violations may result in a penalty being assessed by the board per administrative procedures established.

(i) The board may publish, revoke, or suspend registrations and the date the registration was suspended or revoked on a quarterly basis.

(ii) Use of the word license in any form of advertising when only registered may subject the registrant or those required to be registered to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense at the discretion of the board.

(m) The contractor must see that permits required by the state building code are secured on behalf of the owner prior to commencing the work involved. The contractors registration number must be affixed to the permit as required by the state building code.

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

(o) All work performed, including labor and materials, in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be accompanied by a contract in writing. Contracts required pursuant to this subsection shall include consumer disclosures and information required pursuant to regulations promulgated by the board and the following notice by the contractor to the homeowner:

Failure to adhere to the provisions of this subsection may result in a one-thousand-dollar fine ($1,000) against the contractor and shall not affect the right of any other person performing work or furnishing materials of claiming a lien pursuant to chapter 28 of title 34. However, the person failing to provide the notice shall indemnify and hold harmless any owner, lessee, or tenant, or owner of less than the fee simple, from any payment or costs incurred on account of any lien claims by those not in privity with them, unless the owner, lessee, or tenant, or owner of less than the fee simple, shall not have paid such person.

(p) Contracts entered into must contain notice of right of rescission as stipulated in all pertinent Rhode Island consumer protection laws and/or § 5-65-27, if applicable.

The contractor must stipulate whether or not all the proper insurances are in effect for each job contracted.

A notice of possible mechanics lien given in accordance with the requirements of § 34-28-4.1 shall satisfy the notice of possible mechanics lien required pursuant to subsection (o) of this section.

(q) In addition to the requirements of this chapter, contractors engaged in well-drilling activities shall also be subject to regulations pertaining to licensing and registration promulgated by the contractors registration and licensing board pursuant to chapter 65.2 of this title and § 46-13.2-4.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-9
§ 5-69-9. Fees and renewal.
Status: in_force

The nonrefundable application fee for licensure shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. Licenses shall be renewed every two (2) years on October first of even-numbered years upon payment of a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54; compliance with ICRC/AODA member board requirements; and compliance with any additional requirements that the licensing board may promulgate. The requirements may include the establishment of standards for continuing education.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-12.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-12.1
§ 5-20-12.1. Issuance of contractor master license.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a class of license that shall be known as a contractor master plumber. This license does not, in and of itself, permit any holder of a license to individually engage in installation, maintenance, or repair as described in this chapter, but may instead only be used in conjunction with a contractors license as described in § 5-20-12.

(b) No application for a license of a contractor master plumber shall be filed with the department of labor and training, nor shall any applicant be permitted to take the examination for a license, unless:

(1) The applicant possesses the requisite skill, expertise, education, experience, training, and other qualities or qualifications to take an examination as the department of labor and training, by the promulgation of regulations, may require; and

(2) The application is accompanied by a test fee, which equals the fee for a master plumber as outlined in § 5-20-16.

(c) Upon passage of the contractor master examination as prepared and administered by the department of labor and training upon recommendation and advice of the board, payment of a license fee which equals the fee for a master plumber as outlined in § 5-20-23 shall be required and the contractor master license shall be issued as provided in § 5-20-21.

(d) Applications must be filed with the department of labor and training at least fifteen (15) days prior to the examination date.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-30-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-30 / Section 5-30-15
§ 5-30-15. Disposition of fees  Compensation of board members.
Status: in_force

The administrator of the division of professional regulation shall collect all fees for the division under the provisions of this chapter, and shall remit those fees to the general treasurer monthly. Under no circumstances shall any fee be returned. Members of the board of chiropractic examiners shall not be compensated for actual attendance at meetings of the board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-11
§ 5-57-11. Licensing authority  Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The authority to promulgate rules and regulations that are reasonable, proper, and necessary to carry out the functions of the licensing authority; to enforce the provisions of this chapter; and to establish procedures for the preparation and processing of examinations, applications, license certificates, I.D. cards, renewals, appeals, hearings, and rulemaking proceedings shall be vested in the licensing authority.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-23 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-23
§ 5-57-23. Application, license, replacement, and renewal fees.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonrefundable application fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) shall be remitted with each application to cover investigation and administrative costs.

(b) The licensing authority shall promulgate rules and regulations mandating the term of license for each license issued pursuant to this chapter; no license shall remain in force for a period in excess of three (3) years.

(c) Any fee for the initial issuance of a license or for the renewal of a license shall be determined by multiplying the per-annum fee by the term of years of the license. The entire fee for the total term of licensure shall be paid prior to issuing the initial license or renewal.

(d) The per-annum fee for the initial issuance of a license shall be one hundred dollars ($100) which shall be remitted with the application, but shall be refunded if the application of the alarm business is denied or withdrawn before approved.

(e)(1) The licensee shall submit a completed renewal application form not later than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the license with a fifty dollar ($50.00) nonrefundable administrative fee to cover the cost of processing the renewal application.

(2) The per-annum fee for renewal shall be one hundred dollars ($100). If the renewal application of the licensee is denied, the annual fee will be refunded.

(f) All fees shall be paid into the general fund.

(g) There shall be a ten dollar ($10.00) charge for the issuance of a duplicate license to replace a lost, damaged original, or renewal license. Fees for the replacement license shall be paid into the general fund.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-9
§ 5-48-9. Fees  Late filing  Inactive status.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may charge an application fee; a biennial license renewal fee payable before July 1 of even years (biennially); or a provisional license renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 payable annually from the date of issue.

(b) Any person who allows his or her license to lapse by failing to renew it on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of June of even years (biennially), may be reinstated by the board on payment of the current renewal fee plus an additional late filing fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.

(c) An individual licensed as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist in this state, not in the active practice of speech-language pathology or audiology within this state during any year, may upon request to the board, have his or her name transferred to an inactive status and shall not be required to register biennially or pay any fee as long as he or she remains inactive. Inactive status may be maintained for no longer than two (2) consecutive licensing periods, after which period licensure shall be terminated and reapplication to the board shall be required to resume practice.

(d) Any individual whose name has been transferred to an inactive status may be restored to active status within two (2) licensing periods without a penalty fee upon the filing of:

(1) An application for licensure renewal, with a licensure renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 made payable by check to the general treasurer of the state of Rhode Island; and

(2) Any other information that the board may request.

(e) [Deleted by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 9].
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-22 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-22
§ 5-40-22. Construction of references.
Status: in_force

Whenever in chapter 40 of this title, entitled Physical Therapists, the words division of professional regulation or administrator of professional regulation shall appear, the same shall be deemed to refer to and mean the department of health.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-33 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-33
§ 5-57-33. Grounds and procedure for suspension or revocation of I.D. cards.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section only, when the term alarm agent is used, it also applies to an individual required to obtain a permanent I.D. card from the licensing authority or a temporary I.D. card from an alarm business subject to this chapter.

(b) Alarm agent I.D. cards may be suspended or revoked by the licensing authority in the manner prescribed in this section if the cardholder has:

(1) Been found to have violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the licensing authority if the licensing authority determines that the violation reflects unfavorably upon the fitness of the I.D. cardholder to function as an alarm agent;

(2) Knowingly and willfully given any material false information to the licensing authority in connection with an application for an I.D. card or a renewal or reinstatement of an I.D. card under this chapter or in the submission of any material fact to the licensing authority; or

(3) Been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony or a misdemeanor if the licensing authority finds that conviction to reflect unfavorably on the fitness of the I.D. cardholder to function as an alarm agent.

(c) Prior to suspension or revocation of an I.D. card, the licensing authority shall promptly notify the I.D. cardholder and the alarm business by which the cardholder is employed or engaged of the proposed action presenting in reasonable detail the ground or grounds for suspension or revocation. The I.D. cardholder may request a hearing in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedure as that provided in § 5-57-25(b).

(d) In the event that the licensing authority suspends or revokes an I.D. card, the cardholder, upon receipt of the notice of suspension or revocation, shall cease to perform any services related to the alarm business.

(e) Both the I.D. cardholder and the alarm business that employs him or her or engages him or her shall be notified by the licensing authority of final action to suspend or revoke an I.D. card.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-6
§ 5-10-6. Meetings of board  Time and notice of examinations.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet as often as necessary for the transaction of any business that regularly comes before it. The board shall hold each year, at any times and places within the state that it designates, at least two (2) public examinations for the various classes of licenses that it is empowered to issue. Practical examinations shall be held for those licenses.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-65-27 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-65 / Section 5-65-27
§ 5-65-27. Elderly person in-home solicitation  Right to cancel.
Status: in_force

(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section:

(1) Consumer means an individual who contracts with a person offering to undertake or submit a bid to do work as a contractor.

(2) Elderly person is defined in §42-66-4.1.

(3) Emergency means an urgent and immediate need for services, assistance, or repairs that must be addressed without delay to avoid substantial harm to persons or property.

(4) In-home solicitation means any transaction made at the consumers primary residence, including telephonic or online, except those transactions initiated by the consumer. A consumer response to an advertisement is not an in-home solicitation.

(5) Person means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited-liability company, association, or other group, however organized.

(6) Services means work, labor, and services as a contractor pursuant to this chapter, as well as other disciplines governed by the board pursuant to statutory law.

(b) In addition to all other methods of consumer protection provided by federal or state law, any contract that originates from an in-home solicitation of an elderly person for the purposes of performing work as a contractor pursuant to this chapter, as well as other disciplines governed by the board pursuant to statutory law, shall provide that any consumer who is an elderly person shall, in the absence of an emergency as defined herein, have three (3) days within which to cancel the in-home solicitation contract for contractor services.

(c) The contractor shall, at the time of the agreement in accordance with §5-65-3, give notice to the elderly person of all the rights that substantially comply with this section. The notice must:

(1) Appear in the agreement under the conspicuous caption: Notice of Cancellation; and

(2) Read as follows:

...(date of transaction) You may cancel this agreement, without any penalty or obligation, within three (3) business days from the above date. If you cancel, your cancellation notice must state that you do not wish to be bound by the agreement and mailed by registered or certified mail not later than midnight three (3) days following the consumers signing the agreement, excluding Sunday and any holiday on which regular mail deliveries are not made. All cancellations must be mailed to:

(insert name and address of the seller).

(d) Whenever the agreement fails to conform to the provisions of this section and the consumer or his or her agent has notified the seller of the consumers intent to cancel the agreement by registered mail, return receipt requested, the contractor shall, within twenty (20) days, return any deposit made by the consumer. Failure to return any deposit shall enable the consumer to recover from the contractor double damages in any subsequent legal proceeding.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-89-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-89 / Section 5-89-3
§ 5-89-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) Acknowledged means with respect to any document or instrument required to be executed by an authorized person pursuant to this chapter, the authorized person executing the document or instrument has certified, under penalty of perjury, that the information set forth in the document or instrument is accurate and complete to the best of the authorized persons actual knowledge after due inquiry.

(2) Assessment measures means with respect to any entity, the policies, procedures, or practices adopted by the entity to adduce objective factual information to assess the entitys performance in meeting its standards, including any procedures for internal or external verification of the information.

(3) Authorized person means, with respect to any entity, any person or entity who has been duly authorized in accordance with the organizational documents of the entity and the laws of this state (whether statutory, common law or otherwise) under which the entity is incorporated, formed, or organized to execute the documents and instruments and make the acknowledgments as are required by this chapter.

(4) Certification of adoption of transparency and sustainability standards means a certificate, issued by the department of environmental management, attesting that a reporting entity has fulfilled sustainability metrics and filed with the secretary of state a standards statement pursuant to this chapter. The certificate shall state on its face that the state has not reviewed the contents or implementation of the matters referenced in the standards statement, nor verified any reports made by the reporting entity.

(5) Control, including the terms controlling, controlled by, and under common control with, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person or entity, whether through the ownership of equity or other voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

(6) Entity means any corporation (stock or nonstock), or a limited-liability company, existing under the applicable laws of this state.

(7) Governing body means the board of directors or equivalent governing body, person, or entity having the power to manage and direct the business and affairs of the entity, and shall include any duly authorized and empowered committee of the board of directors or equivalent governing body.

(8) Nonreporting entity means any person or entity (including any entity) that is not a reporting entity.

(9) Organizational documents means the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, limited-liability company agreement, articles of association or other agreement, document, or instrument containing the provisions by which an entity is formed or organized and by which its internal affairs are governed, in each case as amended, modified, supplemented, and/or restated and in effect as of any date of determination.

(10) Provider means, as to any entity, any third party that is engaged to provide professional consulting services or advice to assist entities or enterprises in measuring, managing, or reporting the impact of their business and operations on issues of social and environmental impact.

(11) Report means a report with respect to a reporting period for a reporting entity containing the following:

(i) A summary of the standards and assessment measures in effect during the applicable reporting period, which summary shall include the third-party criteria and any other source used to develop the entitys standards and assessment measures and the process by which they were identified, developed, and approved by the entity;

(ii) A summary of the actions or activities by which the entity has sought to meet the standards during the applicable reporting period, including engagement with and disclosure to stakeholders, if any;

(iii) The most recent available objective and factual information developed pursuant to the assessment measures, if any, with respect to the entitys performance in meeting its standards during the reporting period, and an assessment by the governing body whether the entity has been successful in meeting the standards, and in the case of any failure to meet the standards, a summary of any additional efforts the governing body has determined the entity will undertake to improve its performance in respect thereof, or its determination not to undertake the additional efforts;

(iv)(A) The identity of any provider assisting the entity in measuring, managing, or reporting the impact of the entitys business and operations in light of its standards; or

(B) A statement that the entity has not engaged the services of any provider for these purposes;

(v) A summary of any changes to the standards, assessment measures, or reporting period, the process by which the changes were identified, developed, and approved by the entity, and the third-party criteria used to develop any changes to the standards;

(vi) A summary of the actions or activities planned for the next succeeding reporting period with respect to measuring, managing, and reporting with respect to the standards if the actions and activities are materially different from those described for the applicable reporting period; and

(vii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no entity shall be required to include in any report any information that the entity determines in good faith is subject to an attorney-client or other applicable privilege or would result in the disclosure of trade secrets or other competitively sensitive information.

(12) Reporting entity means an entity that has been issued a certificate of adoption of transparency and sustainability standards and that has not become and continues to be a nonreporting entity pursuant to §5-89-6.

(13) Reporting period means a period of one year, the initial period to begin not more than one year following the filing of the standards statement, and subsequent reporting periods to begin on the day following the last date of the prior reporting period, unless a governing body elects to shorten the duration of a reporting period that has not begun in order to change the start date for subsequent reporting periods.

(14) Standards means, with respect to an entity, the principles, guidelines, or standards adopted by the entity to assess and report the impacts of its activities on society and the environment, which principles, guidelines, or standards shall be based on or derived from third-party criteria. The Rhode Island department of environmental management green certification standards may be used as initial guidelines for all applicants in businesses covered by the certification program.

(15) Standards statement means the filing described in §5-89-5.

(16) Third party means, with respect to any entity, any person or entity other than any person or entity that controls, is controlled by, or under common control with the entity, including any governmental or nongovernmental organization that provides services, standards, or criteria with respect to measuring, managing, or reporting the social and environmental impact of businesses or other enterprises.

(17) Third-party criteria means any principles, guidelines, or standards developed and maintained by a third party (including a provider) that are used to assist businesses or other enterprises in measuring, managing, or reporting the social and environmental impact of businesses or other entities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-91 / Section 5-91-11
§ 5-91-11. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission.
Status: in_force

(a) The member states hereby create the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission.

(b) The purpose of the interstate commission is the administration of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which is a discretionary state function.

(c) The interstate commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the member states and shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth in the compact, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by a subsequent concurrent action of the respective legislatures of the member states in accordance with the terms of the compact.

(d) The interstate commission shall consist of two (2) voting representatives appointed by each member state who shall serve as commissioners. In states where allopathic and osteopathic physicians are regulated by separate member boards, or if the licensing and disciplinary authority is split between separate member boards, or if the licensing and disciplinary authority is split between multiple member boards within a member state, the member state shall appoint one representative from each member board. A commissioner shall be an:

(1) Allopathic or osteopathic physician appointed to a member board;

(2) Executive director, executive secretary, or similar executive of a member board; or

(3) Member of the public appointed to a member board.

(e) The interstate commission shall meet at least once each calendar year.

A portion of this meeting shall be a business meeting to address such matters as may properly come before the commission, including the election of officers. The chairperson may call additional meetings and shall call for a meeting upon the request of a majority of the member states.

(f) The bylaws may provide for meetings of the interstate commission to be conducted by telecommunication or electronic communication.

(g) Each commissioner participating at a meeting of the interstate commission is entitled to one vote. A majority of commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the interstate commission. A commissioner shall not delegate a vote to another commissioner. In the absence of its commissioner, a member state may delegate voting authority for a specified meeting to another person from that state who shall meet the requirements of subsection (d) of this section.

(h) The interstate commission shall provide public notice of all meetings and all meetings shall be open to the public. The interstate commission may close a meeting, in full or in portion, where it determines by a two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) vote of the commissioners present that an open meeting would be likely to:

(1) Relate solely to the internal personnel practice and procedures of the interstate commission;

(2) Discuss matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal statute;

(3) Discuss trade secrets, commercial, or financial information that is privileged or confidential;

(4) Involve accusing a person of a crime or formally censuring a person;

(5) Discuss information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

(6) Discuss investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes; or

(7) Specifically relate to the participation in a civil action or other legal proceeding.

(i) The interstate commission shall keep minutes which shall fully describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken, including record of any roll call votes.

(j) The interstate commission shall make its information and official records, to the extent not otherwise designated in the compact or by its rules, available to the public for inspection.

(k) The interstate commission shall establish an executive committee, which shall include officers, members, and others as determined by the bylaws. The executive committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the interstate commission, with the exception of rulemaking, during periods when the interstate commission is not in session. When acting on behalf of the interstate commission, the executive committee shall oversee the administration of the compact including enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the compact, its bylaws and rules, and other such duties as necessary.

( l ) The interstate commission shall establish other committees for governance and administration of the compact.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-9
§ 5-54-9. Criteria for licensure as a physician assistant.
Status: in_force

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

(1) Is of good character and reputation;

(2) Graduated from a physician-assistant training program certified by the AMAs Committee on Allied Health, Education, and Accreditation, its successor, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), its successor, or the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), or its successor;

(3) Passed the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants physician assistant national certification examination or any other national exam approved by the board;

(4) Submitted a completed application together with the required fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-7
§ 5-49-7. License by examination.
Status: in_force

(a) Applicants who do not meet the experience qualification of former § 5-49-5 on July 1, 1973, may obtain a license by successfully passing a qualifying examination, provided the applicant:

(1) Is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

(2) Is of good moral character;

(3) Has an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high school; and

(4) Is free of contagious or infectious disease.

(b) Applicants for license by examination shall appear at a time, place, and before any persons the department designates, to be examined by means of written and practical tests in order to demonstrate that he or she is qualified to practice the fitting and sale of hearing aids. The examination administered as directed by the board shall not be conducted in a manner that requires college training in order to pass. Nothing in this examination shall imply that the applicant possesses the degree of medical competence normally expected of physicians.

(c) The department shall give examinations as required.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-1.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-1.1
§ 5-22-1.1. Live entertainment  City of Providence.
Status: in_force

The board of licenses for the city of Providence is authorized to license, regulate, or prohibit live entertainment in the city of Providence, including, but not limited to, live performances of music or sound by individuals, bands, musicians, disc jockeys, dancing, or karaoke, with or without charge, provided that incidental entertainment be permitted as of right, and no license shall be required. Incidental entertainment means background music provided at a restaurant, bar, nightclub, supper club, or similar establishment, limited to the following format:

(1) Live music performance limited to no more than a maximum of three (3) acoustic instruments that shall not be amplified by any means, electronic or otherwise; or

(2) Prerecorded music or streamed music played over a permanently installed sound system. If a bar or restaurant includes incidental entertainment, it cannot charge a cover charge; shall not allow dancing by patrons of the establishment; cannot employ flashing, laser, or strobe lights; and the maximum volume, irrespective of the format, is limited solely to the boundaries of the premises at all times, and shall permit audible conversation among patrons of the establishment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-34 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-34
§ 5-57-34. Nontransferability of I.D. cards.
Status: in_force

No I.D. card issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable. I.D. cards issued by the licensing authority must be surrendered to the licensing authority by the I.D. cardholder or employer of the cardholder upon termination of employment. A new application for an I.D. card must be submitted to the licensing authority if the I.D. cardholder is subsequently employed by another alarm business. Temporary I.D. cards issued by alarm businesses must also be surrendered to the alarm business issuing that card by the I.D. cardholder upon termination of employment or association with the alarm business. Willful and knowing refusal upon request of the licensing authority or the alarm business to return an I.D. card is a misdemeanor. No new application or fee shall be required of a cardholder who, following voluntary termination, returns to employment with the same alarm business if reinstatement takes place within six (6) months of the issuance of the original or renewal I.D. card. After notification of reinstatement, the licensing authority shall forward the reclaimed cardholders I.D. card to the employing alarm business for dispersal to the cardholder. The re-issued I.D. card shall expire two (2) years from the original date of issue. The break in service between employment, termination, and re-employment of the cardholder with the alarm business shall be documented on the next application for renewal submitted at the required time to the licensing authority.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-45 / Section 5-45-6
§ 5-45-6. Licensing function of department of health  Term of licenses  Appeal of license denials, suspensions, or revocations.
Status: in_force

The department shall license nursing home administrators in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board with the approval of the director. A nursing home administrators license shall be nontransferable and shall be valid until the following June 30th, or until surrendered for cancellation, or suspended or revoked for violation of this chapter or any other laws or regulations relating to the proper operation of a nursing home. Any denial of issuance or renewal or any suspension or revocation shall be subject to review upon the timely request of the licensee and pursuant to the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-4
§ 5-49-4. Persons and practices exempted.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter is not intended to prevent any person from engaging in the practice of measuring human hearing for the purpose of selecting hearing aids; provided, that the person or organization employing that person does not sell hearing aids or hearing aid accessories except in the case of ear molds made by an audiologist to be used only for the purpose of evaluation.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a person who is a physician licensed to practice in Rhode Island, and an audiologist; provided, that the physician does not engage in the sale of hearing aids.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-92-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-92 / Section 5-92-10
§ 5-92-10. Privileged communications.
Status: in_force

The provisions of § 9-17-24 shall apply to persons licensed pursuant to this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-7
§ 5-29-7. Examination of applicants  Fees  Reexamination.
Status: in_force

The division of professional regulation board of podiatry examiners is empowered to review applications as defined in this chapter and to require a minimum application fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 at the time of application. Application fees are not refundable unless due to sickness or other good cause appearing to the satisfaction of the division such applicant was prevented from attending and completing the examination. One further or subsequent examination under that application may be given to applicants in the discretion of the division, without payment of an additional fee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-49-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-49 / Section 5-49-8
§ 5-49-8. Temporary permits.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant who fulfills the requirements regarding age, character, education, and health as provided in § 5-49-7, may obtain a temporary permit upon application to the department. Previous experience or a waiting period shall not be required to obtain a temporary permit.

(b) Upon receiving an application as provided under this section, and accompanied by a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54, the department shall issue a temporary permit that entitles the applicant to engage in the fitting and sale of hearing aids for a period of one year.

(c) A person holding a valid hearing aid dealers and fitters license is responsible for the supervision and training of that applicant and maintaining adequate personal contact. A person holding a valid audiologist license may be responsible for the supervision and training of the applicant if:

(1) The audiologist has at least two (2) years of active clinical experience in dispensing and fitting hearing aids;

(2) The audiologist provides to the department documentary evidence establishing that the audiologist has the requisite two (2) years of active clinical experience in dispensing and fitting hearing aids; and

(3) The department provides the audiologist with written approval to supervise and train applicants.

(d) If a person who holds a temporary permit under this section has not successfully passed the licensing examination within one year from the date of issuance of the permit, the temporary permit may be renewed or reissued once upon payment of a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-60-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-60 / Section 5-60-4
§ 5-60-4. Board  Composition  Appointment, terms, oaths, and removal of members  Officers  Meetings.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, shall appoint the members of the Rhode Island board of athletic trainers, which shall be composed of three (3) licensed athletic trainers and one public member and one physician licensed to practice medicine and with an interest in sports medicine. In making appointments to the board, the director shall give consideration to recommendations made by professional organizations of athletic trainers and physicians. Each appointee shall be licensed and practicing in the state, except that the director, in appointing the athletic trainer members of the first board, may appoint any practicing athletic trainer who possesses the qualification required by § 5-60-10. To qualify as a member, a person must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state for five (5) years immediately preceding appointment.

(b) The members of the board shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years, which expire on August 1 of even-numbered years, except that in making the initial appointments, the director shall designate one member to serve one year; two (2) members to serve two (2) years; and two (2) members to serve three (3) years. In the event of death, resignation, or removal of any member, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointment. The director may remove any member for cause at any time prior to the expiration of his or her term. No member shall be appointed for more than two (2) consecutive three-year (3) terms. Upon expiration of the term of office, a member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.

(c) Each appointee to the board shall qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office within thirty (30) days from the date of their appointment. On presentation of the oath, the director shall issue commissions to appointees as evidence of their authority to act as members of the board.

(d) The board shall elect from its members for a term of one year, a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary-treasurer, and may appoint committees that it considers necessary to carry out its duties. The board shall meet at least two (2) times a year. Additional meetings may be held on the call of the chairperson or at the written request of any three (3) members of the board. The quorum required for any meeting of the board shall be a majority of the seats filled. No action by the board or its members has any effect unless a quorum of the board is present.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-84-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-84 / Section 5-84-7
§ 5-84-7. Electronic applications for certificates of authorization.
Status: in_force

All applications to the division of building, design and fire professionals for certificates of authorization shall be submitted electronically through the departments electronic-licensing system, unless special permission to apply in paper format is requested by the applicant and granted by the director or the directors designee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-86-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-86 / Section 5-86-9
§ 5-86-9. Qualifications and examinations for licensing.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for licensure as a licensed applied behavior analyst shall submit to the board written evidence on forms furnished by the department that the applicant:

(1) Is of good moral character;

(2) Has obtained a graduate degree in applied behavior analysis or a related field, as approved by the board, from a college or university accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, or an equivalent regional accrediting agency, and that has the approval by a national or regional certifying authority, including, but not limited to, the applied behavior analyst licensing board;

(3) Has successfully completed the amount of coursework in applied behavior analysis acceptable to the board;

(4) Has appropriate supervised experience that aligns with the behavior analyst certification boards (BACB) supervision requirements to include either: (i) One year, including one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of supervised independent fieldwork in applied behavior analysis. The distribution of supervised independent fieldwork hours must be at least ten (10) hours per week, but not more than thirty (30) hours per week, for a minimum of three (3) weeks per month; (ii) One thousand (1,000) hours of practicum in behavior analysis within a university experience program approved by the national or regional certifying authority. The distribution of practicum hours must be at least ten (10) hours per week, but not more than twenty-five (25) hours per week, for a minimum of three (3) weeks per month; or (iii) Seven hundred fifty (750) hours of intensive practicum in behavior analysis within a university experience program approved by the national or regional certifying authority. The distribution of intensive practicum hours must be at least ten (10) hours per week, but not more than twenty-five (25) hours per week, for a minimum of three (3) weeks per month;

(5) Has passed the behavior certification behavior analyst (BCBA) examination administered by the behavior analyst certification board (BACB);

(6) Has maintained active status and fulfilled all relevant requirements for renewal and relicensing with the behavior analyst certification board;

(7) Conducts his or her professional activities in accordance with the ethical guidelines and standards outlined by the behavior analyst certification board (BACB); and

(8) Meets the criteria as established in § 5-86-12.

(b) An applicant for licensure as a licensed assistant applied behavior analyst shall submit to the board written evidence on forms furnished by the department that the applicant:

(1) Is of good moral character;

(2) Has obtained a bachelors degree in behavior analysis or a related field, as approved by the board, from a college or university accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, or an equivalent regional accrediting agency, and that has the approval by a national or regional certifying authority, including, but not limited to, the applied behavior analyst licensing board;

(3) Has successfully completed the amount of coursework in applied behavior analysis acceptable to the board;

(4) Has appropriate supervised experience to include either: (i) One thousand (1,000) hours of supervised independent fieldwork in applied behavior analysis. The distribution of supervised independent fieldwork hours must be at least ten (10) hours per week, but not more than thirty (30) hours per week, for a minimum of (3) three weeks per month; (ii) Six hundred seventy (670) hours of practicum in behavior analysis within a university experience program approved by the national or regional certifying board. The distribution of practicum hours must be at least ten (10) hours per week, but not more than twenty-five (25) hours per week, for a minimum of three (3) weeks per month; or (iii) Five hundred (500) hours of intensive practicum in behavior analysis within a university experience program approved by the national or regional certifying board. The distribution of intensive practicum hours must be at least ten (10) hours per week, but not more than twenty-five (25) hours per week, for a minimum of three (3) weeks per month;

(5) Is supervised by a licensed applied behavior analyst in a manner consistent with the boards requirements for supervision of licensed assistant applied behavior analysts;

(6) Has passed the examination administered by an appropriate nationally recognized accrediting organization as approved by department of health licensing for this function;

(7) Has maintained active status and fulfilled all relevant requirements for renewal and relicensing with the nationally recognized and accredited organization(s) as approved by the department of health licensing;

(8) Conducts his or her professional activities in accordance with accepted standards for responsible professional conduct, as required by the Rhode Island applied behavior analyst licensure board; and

(9) Meets the criteria as established in § 5-86-11.

(c) [Deleted by P.L. 2025, ch. 323, § 1 and P.L. 2025, ch. 324, § 1.]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-15.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-1 / Section 5-1-15.1
§ 5-1-15.1. Certificate of authorization for sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited-liability partnerships, corporations, or limited-liability companies.
Status: in_force

(a) A sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company shall be admitted to practice architecture in this state if:

(1) Two-thirds ( ) of the partners (if a partnership or limited-liability partnership), two-thirds ( ) of the directors and officers (or shareholders if there are no directors, if a corporation), or two-thirds ( ) of the managers (or members if there are no managers, if a limited-liability company) are registered under the laws of any state or any reciprocal jurisdiction as defined by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards to practice architecture or engineering;

(2) One-third ( ) of the partners (if a partnership or limited-liability partnership), or one-third ( ) of the directors and officers (or shareholders if there are no directors, if a corporation), or one-third ( ) of the managers (or members if there are no managers, if a limited-liability company) are registered under the laws of any state or reciprocal jurisdiction as defined by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards to practice architecture; and

(3) The person having the practice of architecture in his or her charge is himself or herself a partner (if a partnership or limited-liability partnership), a director or officer (or shareholder if there are no directors, if a corporation), or a manager (or member if there are no managers, if a limited-liability company) and registered to practice architecture in this state.

(b) The board is empowered to require any sole proprietorship, partnership, or limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company practicing architecture in this state to file information concerning its partners, shareholders, officers, directors, members, managers, and other aspects of its business organization, upon any forms that the board prescribes.

(c) The practice, or offer to practice, architecture as defined by this chapter by a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company, subsequently referred to as the firm, through one or more architects registered under the provisions of this chapter, is permitted provided that the registered architect or architects are in direct control of the practice or exercise responsible control of all personnel who act in behalf of the firm in professional and technical matters; and provided that the firm has been issued a certificate of authorization by this board.

(d) Every firm must obtain a certificate of authorization from this board, and those individuals in direct control of the practice or who exercise responsible control of all personnel who act in behalf of the firm in professional and technical matters must be registered with the board. The certificate of authorization shall be issued by the board upon satisfaction of the provisions of this chapter and the payment of a fee as determined by the board in accordance with § 5-1-11. This fee shall be waived if the firm consists of only one person who is the registered architect. Every firm must file an application for a certificate of authorization with the board on a form provided by the board.

(e) Every certificate of authorization is valid for a period of two (2) years and expires on the last day of December of each even-numbered year following its issuance. A separate form provided by the board shall be filed with each renewal of the certificate of authorization. The firm shall complete a renewal form within thirty (30) days of the time any information previously filed with the board has changed, is no longer true or valid, or has been revised for any reason. If, in the boards judgment, the information contained on the application and/or renewal form is satisfactory and complete, the board will issue a certificate of authorization for the firm to practice architecture in this state. The board may require all applicants for renewal to provide the board with information, including but not limited to, a brief outline setting forth the professional activities of any applicant during a period in which a certificate of authorization has lapsed and other evidence of the continued competence and good character of the applicant, all as the board deems necessary.

(f) In the event of ownership transition or change in the responsible control of a firm, the board may permit a six-month (6) grace period to allow a Rhode Island registered architect to continue to practice until a new certificate of authorization is issued.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-1 / Section 5-1-2
§ 5-1-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in the interpretation of the provisions of this chapter, unless the context requires another meaning:

(1) Architect means any person who engages in the practice of architecture, as that term is defined in this section, as attested by his or her licensing as an architect in this state.

(2) Board means the board of examination and registration of architects established by this chapter.

(3) Certificate means the certificate of registration issued annually by the board, indicating that the individual named in the certificate is an architect.

(4) Certificate of authorization means the certificate of authorization issued by the board, indicating the sole proprietor, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company named in the certificate is permitted to practice architecture in the state.

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

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

(7) Practice of architecture means rendering or offering to render those services, described as follows:

(i) Rendering or offering to render services in connection with the design and construction, enlargement, or alteration of a building or group of buildings and the space within and surrounding the buildings that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or habitation;

(ii) The services referred to in this section include, but are not limited to, planning, providing preliminary studies, designs, drawings, specifications, and other technical submissions, the administration of construction contracts, and the coordination of any elements of technical submissions prepared by others including, as appropriate and without limitation, consulting engineers and landscape architects;

(iii) The practice of architecture does not include the practice of engineering as defined in § 5-8-2(h)(1), but a registered architect may perform any engineering work that is incidental to the practice of architecture.

(8) Responsible control means that amount of control over and detailed knowledge of the content of technical submissions during their preparations as is ordinarily exercised by registered architects applying the required professional standard of care. Reviewing, or reviewing and correcting, technical submissions after they have been prepared by others does not constitute the exercise of responsible control because the reviewer has neither control over nor detailed professional knowledge of the content of such submissions throughout their preparation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-76-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-76 / Section 5-76-4
§ 5-76-4. Notice of intent to inform agency.
Status: in_force

(a) If the tax administrator determines from the information furnished pursuant to § 5-76-3, or otherwise, that any person who holds a license issued by any agency has neglected or refused to file any tax returns or to pay any tax administered by the tax administrator and that such tax matter is not pending administrative or appellate review, the tax administrator shall send a written notice to such person informing the person of the tax administrators intention to request such agency or authority not to renew such license upon expiration thereof.

(b) Within twenty-one (21) days from the date of such notice, the licensee may request in writing a conference with the tax administrator or his/her designee, in order to show proof of payment of all taxes or for the purpose of entering into a time-payment agreement for the delinquent taxes that is satisfactory to the tax administrator.

(c) If upon the expiration of twenty-one (21) days from the date of the notice to the licensee, or, if a conference has been requested, after a conference has been held, the licensee has not demonstrated to the satisfaction of the tax administrator that the licensee has filed all required returns and paid all required taxes, or that the licensee has not entered into a time-payment arrangement satisfactory to the tax administrator, the tax administrator shall notify the agency or authority in writing that the licensee is delinquent in filing tax returns and/or remitting taxes due. The tax administrator shall send a copy of the notification to the licensee.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-12
§ 5-20-12. Corporations and firms engaging in business.
Status: in_force

(a) No corporation, firm, association, partnership, or other entity shall engage in business, advertise, make application for and take out permits, bid for work, or represent itself as a master plumber, a master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer unless:

(1) A licensed master plumber, as provided in this chapter, shall be continuously engaged in the supervision of the entitys plumbing installation, irrigation installation, commercial water-filtration/treatment-system installation, maintenance, and repair work and the licensed master is an officer of the corporation, a partner in the partnership, or a similarly authorized principal of any firm, association, or other entity; or

(2) The entity possesses a valid plumbing contractors license, master irrigators license, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installers license duly issued by the department of labor and training as described in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Upon application of any of the entities listed in subsection (a) of this section in form and substance prescribed by the department of labor and training, and receipt of the fee for the application and license, which shall be equal to the fee for a master plumbers license, master irrigators license, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installers license as described in § 5-20-16, the department of labor and training shall issue the applicant entity a license as a plumbing contractor, irrigation contractor, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system contractor. The plumbing contractors, irrigation contractors, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system contractors license shall specify the name of the entity holding the license and shall state that the license holder shall:

(1) Have a licensed contractor master plumber, as that term is defined in § 5-20-12.1, who is continuously engaged in the supervision of the entitys plumbing installation, maintenance, and repair work and who is an officer of the corporation, a partner in the partnership, or a similarly authorized principal of any firm, association, or other entity; or

(2) Continuously employ at all times, while holding the license, a duly licensed master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer as provided in this chapter, who is continuously engaged in the supervision of the entitys plumbing installation, irrigation installation, commercial water-filtration/treatment-system installation, maintenance, and repair work. The plumbing contractors, master irrigators, and water-filtration/treatment-system installers license shall entitle the entity holding the license to engage in business, advertise, bid for work, or represent itself as a master plumber, master irrigator, and master water-filtration/treatment-system installer or a plumbing contractor and shall also entitle the entity to make application for and take out permits through its duly authorized officer or similarly authorized principal, as well as through the duly licensed contractor master as described in this section, or the duly licensed master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer continuously employed by the entity as stated in this section, as the case may be. The contractors license shall not, in and of itself, permit a principal, officer, employee, or agent of the entity holding the license to individually engage in installation, maintenance, or repair work as described above unless that principal, officer, employee, or agent is individually licensed so to do.

(c) Any work engaged in, advertised for, applied for by permit, bid for, or represented to be permissible shall be solely of the type for which the licensed master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer who serves as an officer, or similarly authorized principal, of the entity or who is continuously employed by the entity holding a plumbing contractors license, irrigation contractors, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system contractors license, is duly licensed to perform.

(d) Any licensed master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer who serves as an officer, or similarly authorized principal of this type of entity, or who is continuously employed by an entity holding a plumbing, irrigation, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system contractors license shall represent the interests of one such entity and only one such entity at any given time as described in this section.

(e) In the event that the licensed master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer described in this section ceases to be an officer or similarly authorized principal of one of the entities described in this section, or ceases to be continuously employed by an entity holding a plumbing contractors license for any reason whatsoever, the entity shall provide written notice of the cessation to the department of health no more than fourteen (14) days after the effective date of occurrence of the cessation. Any entity so affected shall provide written notice of the cessation to the department of labor and training specifying the licensed master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer who is replacing the departed licensed master plumber referenced in this section no more than forty-five (45) days after the effective date of occurrence of the cessation.

(f) No corporation, firm, association, partnership, or other entity that engages in, offers to engage in, or represents that it engages in plumbing installation, irrigation system installation, or commercial water-filtration/treatment-system maintenance or repair work in the state of Rhode Island is permitted to incorporate, form, qualify to do business, or otherwise register with the Rhode Island secretary of states office until and unless that office has first received a written confirmation from the department of labor and training that all requisite licenses to be issued by the department of labor and training have been so issued and remain in good standing.

(g) Any willful violation of this section is grounds for revocation of license as further described in § 5-20-27.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-6
§ 5-48-6. Licensure and regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
Status: in_force

(a) Licensure shall be granted in either speech-language pathology or audiology independently. A person may be licensed in both areas if he or she meets the respective qualifications.

(b) No person shall practice as, advertise as, or use the title of speech pathologist or audiologist as defined in § 5-48-1 in this state unless he or she is licensed in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the state.

(c) Registered speech-language pathologists or audiologists may render services under the terms and provisions of the workers compensation and rehabilitation laws.

(d) A provisional license for the clinical fellow (defined in § 5-48-1(b)(4)) shall be required in speech-language pathology for that period of postgraduate professional experience as required in § 5-48-7.1. A provisional license shall authorize an individual to practice speech-language pathology solely in connection with the completion of the supervised postgraduate professional experience.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-76-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-76 / Section 5-76-8
§ 5-76-8. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof shall for any reason be judged invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the law, but shall be confined in its effect to the provision or application directly involved in the controversy giving rise to the judgment.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-71-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-71 / Section 5-71-5
§ 5-71-5. Board of examiners  Duties and powers  Meetings  Compensation of members.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, with the assistance of the board, shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter; evaluate the qualifications of applicants; and may issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, administer oaths, and investigate persons engaging in practices that violate the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The department shall conduct hearings and shall keep records and minutes that are necessary for the orderly dispatch of business.

(c) The department shall hold public hearings regarding rules and regulations.

(d) The department in consultation with the board, in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the administrative procedures act (chapter 35 of title 42), shall adopt responsible rules and regulations and may amend or repeal those rules and regulations. Following their adoption, the rules and regulations shall govern and control the professional conduct of every person who holds a license to practice interpreting or transliterating in the state of Rhode Island.

(e) Regular meetings of the board shall be held, and special meetings may be held, upon the call of the chairperson as necessary to deal with such issues as violations of this chapter; provided, that at least one regular meeting is held each calendar year.

(f) The conferral or enumeration of specific powers in this chapter shall not be construed as a limitation of the general powers conferred by the section. No member of the board shall be liable to civil action for any act performed in good faith in the performance of his or her duties as prescribed by this chapter.

(g) Board members shall serve on an honorable basis without compensation.

(h) The board may request legal advice and assistance from the appropriate legal officer.

(i) The board shall conduct a training course for newly appointed and qualified members within six (6) months of their appointment. The course shall be developed and conducted by the chair of the board, approved by the department, and shall include instruction in the subject areas of this chapter, and chapter 46 of title 42, chapter 14 of title 36, and chapter 2 of title 38, and the boards rules and regulations. The director of the department of health shall, within ninety (90) days, prepare and disseminate training materials relating to the provisions of chapter 46 of title 42, chapter 14 of title 36, and chapter 2 of title 38.

(j) Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the board shall approve and submit an annual report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the secretary of state of its activities during that fiscal year. The report shall provide: an operating statement summarizing meetings or hearings held, including meeting minutes, subjects addressed, decisions rendered, licenses considered and their dispositions, rules or regulations promulgated, studies conducted, policies and plans developed, approved or modified, and programs administered or initiated; a consolidated financial statement of all funds received and expended including the source of the funds, a listing of any staff supported by these funds, and a summary of any clerical, administrative, or technical support received; a summary of performance during the previous fiscal year including accomplishments, shortcomings, and remedies; a synopsis of hearings, complaints, suspensions, or other legal matters related to the authority of the board; a summary of any training courses held pursuant to the provisions of subsection (i); a briefing on anticipated activities in the upcoming fiscal year; and findings and recommendations for improvements. The report shall be posted electronically on the general assembly and the secretary of states websites as prescribed in § 42-20-8.2. The director of the department of health shall be responsible for the enforcement of this provision.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-17.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-17.1
§ 5-51-17.1. Initiation of proceedings  Hearings before the board  Appeals  Notice to other states.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may initiate proceedings under this chapter against holders of a license and/or certificate of authorization (hereafter referred to as licensee(s)) either on his or her own motion, upon recommendation of the board, on complaint of any person, or upon receiving notification from another state board of landscape architects or from the appropriate authority in another country or jurisdiction, of its decision to:

(1) Revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the practice privileges granted in that state or in that country or jurisdiction to the licensee; or

(2) Publicly censure, or censure in writing, limit the scope of practice of, impose an administrative fine upon, or place on probation the licensee.

(b) A written notice stating the nature of the charge or charges against the licensee and the time and place of the hearing before the department on the charges shall be served on the licensee not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing either personally or by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of the licensee last known to the board.

(c) If, after being served with the notice of hearing as provided for in this section, the licensee fails to appear at the hearing and to defend against the stated charges, the director may proceed to hear evidence against the licensee and may enter any order that is justified by the evidence. An order shall be final unless the licensee petitions for a review of the order as provided in this section. Within thirty (30) days from the date of any order, upon a showing of good cause for failing to appear and defend, the director may reopen the proceedings and may permit the licensee to submit evidence in his, her, or on its behalf.

(d) At any hearing under this section, the licensee may: (1) Appear in person or be represented by counsel; (2) Produce evidence and witnesses on his, her, or its behalf; (3) Cross-examine witnesses; and (4) Examine any evidence that might be produced. A sole proprietorship may be represented by counsel before the board or department, or by the sole proprietor. A partnership or limited-liability partnership may be represented before the board or department by counsel or any partner. A corporation may be represented by counsel before the board or department, or any shareholder, officer, or director of the corporation. A limited-liability company may be represented before the board or department by counsel or any member or manager of the limited-liability company. The licensee shall be entitled, upon written application to the department, to the issuance of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses on the licensees behalf.

(e) The director may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and may administer oaths, take testimony, hear proofs, and receive exhibits in evidence in connection with or upon hearing under this chapter. In case of disobedience to a subpoena, the director may petition the superior court to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence.

(f) The director shall not be bound by strict rules of procedure or by laws of evidence in the conduct of its proceedings, but any determination of the board shall be based upon sufficient legal evidence to sustain the determination.

(g) Recordings of all hearings under this section shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the departments rules of procedure for administrative hearings.

(h) The board may participate in formal proceedings before the director through representation by the departments legal staff acting as the prosecuting agent before the director.

(i) Any appeal from the decision of the department, by a person or persons adversely affected by the decision, shall be governed by § 42-35-15.

(j) On the director rendering a decision to: (1) Revoke or suspend a license issued under the laws of this state; (2) Revoke or suspend a certificate of authorization issued under the laws of this state; or (3) Publicly censure, censure in writing, limit the scope of practice of, impose an administrative fine upon, or place on probation a licensee, the board shall examine its records to determine whether the licensee holds a license or a certificate of authorization to practice in any other state or country or jurisdiction. If the board determines that the licensee in fact holds a license or certificate of authorization, the board shall immediately notify the board of landscape architecture of the other state or country or jurisdiction by mail of the directors decision under this section, and shall include in the notice an indication as to whether or not the licensee has appealed the decision.

(k) The director may, in his or her discretion, order any licensee against whom proceedings have been initiated under this chapter to, upon good cause shown, reimburse the department and/or board for any and all fees, expenses, and costs incurred by the department in connection with these proceedings, including attorneys fees. The fees shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the date they are assessed and may be reviewed in accordance with § 42-35-15, and shall be deposited as general revenues.

(l) The department shall make its legal staff available to act as legal advisor to the board and shall render any legal assistance that may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The director may employ other counsel and obtain other necessary assistance to be appointed by the governor to aid in the enforcement of this chapter, and the compensation and expenses shall be paid from the fund of the department.

(m) Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the board from entering into consent agreements or informal resolutions with any party under investigation for violations under this chapter and/or chapter 84 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-17 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-17
§ 5-54-17. Injunction of violations.
Status: in_force

When it appears to the director that any person is violating any of the provisions of this chapter, the director may cause an action to be instituted, commenced in the name of the board, to enjoin that violation in a court of competent jurisdiction and that court may enjoin any person, firm, corporation, or association without regard to whether proceedings have been or may be instituted before the director or whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-18
§ 5-29-18. Reports relating to professional conduct and capacity  Regulations  Confidentiality  Immunity.
Status: in_force

(a) 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 and federal, state, or local governmental agencies, or peer-review boards, to report to the board any conviction, determination, or finding that a licensed podiatrist has committed unprofessional conduct, or to report information that indicates that a podiatrist may not be able to practice podiatry with reasonable skill and safety to patients as the result of any mental or physical condition. The regulations shall include the reporting requirements set forth in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3) of this section.

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

(1) Every insurer providing professional liability insurance to the podiatrist licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall send a complete report to the board as to any formal notice of any claim, settlement of any claim or cause of actions, or final judgment rendered in any cause of action for damages for death or personal injury caused by the podiatrists negligence, error, or omission in practice or his or her rendering of unauthorized professional services. The report shall be sent within thirty (30) days after service of the complaint or notice, settlement, judgment, or arbitration award on the parties. All of those reports shall set forth an in-depth factual summary of the claim in question.

(2) 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 the action, any action, disciplinary or otherwise, taken for any reason, that limits, suspends, or revokes a podiatrists privilege to practice or requires supervision of a podiatrist either through formal action by the institution or faculty or through any voluntary agreement with the podiatrist.

(3) Within ten (10) days after a judgment by a court of this state that a podiatrist 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 of unauthorized professional services, the clerk of the court that rendered such judgment shall report the judgment to the board.

(c) The board shall report any changes of privileges of which it is aware to the board of trustees or other appropriate body of all licensed hospitals and health maintenance organizations within thirty (30) days.

(d) The contents of any report file shall be confidential and exempt from public disclosure, except that it may be reviewed:

(1) 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 statement or other information shall be included in the file; or

(2) By the director, a representative of the board, or an investigator for the board who has been assigned to review the activities of a licensed podiatrist.

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

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

(g) Every individual, podiatry association, podiatry society, hospital, healthcare facility, health-maintenance organizations, peer-review board, 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 to the board in good faith pursuant to this statute or the regulations outlined in subsection (a) of this section or requirements of subsection (b) of this section.

(h) Nondisclosure agreements are prohibited insofar as they forbid parties from making reports regarding competency or unprofessional conduct to the board of examiners in podiatry.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-71-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-71 / Section 5-71-3
§ 5-71-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) Board means the state board of examiners for interpreters for the deaf.

(2) Certified means any individual who is a certified member of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID), its successor agency, or other agencies as approved by the department in consultation with the board.

(3) Certified deaf interpreter, deaf interpreter, or deaf intermediary interpreter means any individual who is deaf or hard of hearing and who is a certified member of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) or its successor agency approved by the department in consultation with the board.

(4) Consumer is an individual who is deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, or an individual with a disability who does not share a common means of communication. This may include, without limitation, American Sign Language (ASL), visual, gestural, auditory, and tactile mode of communication.

(5) Deaf-blind interpreting means linguistic information through sign language acquired by individuals who are deaf-blind through their preferred methods depending on the causes of their combined vision and hearing loss, their background, and their education, such as close-vision interpreting and tactile interpreting, while spoken language is conveyed into sign language (e.g. ASL), and sign language (ASL) is conveyed into spoken language.

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

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

(8) Educational interpreter means an individual who has specialized certification (elementary and secondary education for grades kindergarten (K) through twelve (12)) and is a certified member of RID or its successor agency approved by the department in consultation with the board in the provision of sign language interpreting to students who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind in grades preschool through twelve (12).

(9) Emergency means an urgent circumstance that demands immediate action in order for a consumer to avoid imminent harm or loss. In the event of an emergency, the consumer may elect to use the services of a nonlicensed interpreter as set forth in regulations promulgated by the department.

(10) Intermediary interpreting means interpreting services rendered by a deaf person to facilitate communication between another deaf person and a licensed interpreter.

(11) Interpreter means any person who engages in the practice of interpreting as defined in subsections (5), (10), (12), and (15).

(12) Interpreting means conveying spoken English into American Sign Language (ASL), or conveying American Sign Language into English, or interpreting English to and/or from a visual gestural system.

(13) Screened deaf interpreter means any person who is deaf or hard of hearing and who presents proof of an active state screening, or its equivalent, and presents proof of successful completion of an examination as approved by the department in consultation with the board.

(14) Screened interpreter means any person who presents proof of an active state screening, or its equivalent, and presents proof of successful completion of an examination as approved by the department in consultation with the board.

(15) Transliterating means conveying spoken English into manually coded English, or conveying manually coded English into spoken English (sign-to-voice), or conveying English on the lips so that it is accessible to speech reading (e.g. oral transliterating, or any auditory communication as a visual form in English such as cued speech).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-10
§ 5-6-10. Limited-premises certificate/license.
Status: in_force

A Certificate C shall be issued to the department of transportation, state airport corporation, and manufacturing and industrial firms that regularly employ one or more Class B or Class M journeyperson electricians for installation and when the work performed by those individuals is limited to maintenance and repair of electrical wiring, devices, appliances, and equipment on the premises owned or occupied by the applicant. The application must be made by a responsible officer of the firm and contain a description of the premises within which work is to be done under the permit. All work must meet electrical and municipal codes and must be permitted accordingly by the municipality.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-1
§ 5-96-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-2
§ 5-93-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Customer means a person who, for primarily personal, family, or household purposes:

(i) Purchases a residential solar energy system under a system purchase agreement;

(ii) Leases a residential solar energy system under a system lease agreement; or

(iii) Purchases electricity under a power purchase agreement.

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

(3) Lease means to transfer the right to possession and use of a residential solar energy system for a term to a customer on behalf of a solar retailer in return for monetary payment or consideration.

(4) Power purchase agreement means an agreement:

(i) Between a customer and a solar retailer;

(ii) For the customers purchase of electricity generated by a residential solar energy system owned by the solar retailer; and

(iii) That provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five (5) years.

(5) Residential solar energy system means a solar energy system that:

(i) Is installed in the state;

(ii) Generates electricity primarily for on-site consumption for personal, family, or household purposes;

(iii) Is situated on no more than four (4) units of residential real property;

(iv) Has an electricity delivery capacity that exceeds one kilowatt; and

(v) Does not include a generator that:

(A) Produces electricity; and

(B) Is intended for occasional use.

(6) Sell means to transfer a residential solar energy system to a customer on behalf of a solar retailer in return for monetary payment or other consideration.

(7) Solar agreement means a system purchase agreement, a system lease agreement, or a power purchase agreement.

(8) Solar energy system means a system or configuration of solar energy devices that collects and uses solar energy to generate electricity.

(9) Solar retailer means a person who:

(i) Sells or proposes to sell a residential solar energy system to a customer under a system purchase agreement;

(ii) Owns the residential solar energy system that is the subject of a system lease agreement or proposed system lease agreement; or

(iii) Sells or proposes to sell electricity to a customer under a power purchase agreement.

(10) Solicit means offering or attempting to sell or lease a residential solar energy system to a person or requesting, urging, or attempting to persuade a person to purchase, lease, or apply for a particular kind of solar system from a particular solar retailer.

(11) System lease agreement means an agreement:

(i) Under which a customer leases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer; and

(ii) That provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five (5) years for the lease of the residential solar energy system.

(12) System purchase agreement means an agreement under which a customer purchases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-77-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-77 / Section 5-77-1
§ 5-77-1. Town of Burrillville  Insurance requirements.
Status: in_force

In the town of Burrillville, any establishment that applies to the Burrillville Town Council for a license under this chapter shall file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing comprehensive, general-liability coverage in the minimum amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for bodily or personal injury and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for property damage; or for a minimum amount to be set by ordinance. The certificate shall provide that the insurance shall not be modified or cancelled unless thirty (30) days prior notice is given to the town of Burrillville and that the town of Burrillville is named as an additional insured. A licensee must be insured by a carrier licensed in this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-18
§ 5-5-18. Judicial review.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person aggrieved by a final decision or order of the local licensing authority made after a hearing or rehearing, whether or not a petition for a hearing was filed, may obtain judicial review of the decision by appeal to the superior court in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42.

(b) Filing of an appeal does not stay enforcement of the decision or order of the local licensing authority unless the stay is obtained from the court upon application in accordance with the rules of court or from the superintendent upon any terms and conditions that he or she deems proper.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-15 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-40 / Section 5-40-15
§ 5-40-15. Grounds for discipline without a hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) In the event a person is hospitalized for mental illness or as an alcoholic as defined in chapter 1.10 of title 23, the board may, without the necessity of the proceedings provided for in § 5-40-16, suspend, or refuse to renew the license of that person for the duration of his or her confinement or until that person is medically discharged from hospitalization.

(b) A plea of nolo contendere cannot be used as a defense to prevent the board from suspending or refusing to renew the license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-76-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-76 / Section 5-76-5
§ 5-76-5. Action by agency regarding renewal of license.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of any general law, if after opportunity for conference pursuant to § 5-76-4(b), an agency or authority has been notified by the tax administrator that a licensee is delinquent in filing returns and/or remitting taxes due, the agency or authority shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, refuse to re-issue, renew, or extend the license until the agency or authority receives a certificate issued by the tax administrator that the person is in good standing or has entered into a satisfactory time-payment agreement with respect to any and all returns due and taxes payable to the tax administrator as of the date of issuance of said certificate. That notification of delinquent tax status shall constitute grounds to refuse to re-issue, renew, extend, or deny any license issued under any title of the general laws.

(b) If a licensee thereafter files an overdue return and/or remits past taxes due or enters into a satisfactory time-payment agreement with respect to any and all returns due and taxes payable, the tax administrator shall, within five (5) business days of a licensees request, provide the appropriate agency or authority the certificate of good standing specified in this section. Within five (5) business days of receiving such a certificate, the agency or authority shall reinstate, reissue, renew, or otherwise extend the licensees license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-6-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-6 / Section 5-6-16
§ 5-6-16. License fees.
Status: in_force

(a) All licenses issued by the division of professional regulation for master electricians, all limited-license electricians, and all journeyperson electricians born in odd years shall expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the license in odd years and all licenses of master electricians, all limited-license electricians, and all journeyperson electricians born in even years shall expire on the birthday of the individual qualifying for the license in even years and all licenses may be renewed on or before their expiration date upon payment of the appropriate, biennial renewal fee.

(b) A fee of two hundred forty dollars ($240) shall be paid by each applicant for an electrical contractors license Class A; seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a journeyperson electricians license Class B; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a limited-premises license Class C; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a burner contractors license Class E; seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a burnerpersons license Class F; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a fire alarm contractors license Class AF; seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a fire alarm installers license Class BF; two hundred forty dollars ($240) for an electrical sign contractors license SCF; seventy-two dollars ($72.00) for a sign installers license Class CF; and two hundred forty dollars ($240) for a limited-maintenance license Class D.

(c) A fee of two hundred forty dollars ($240) shall be paid by each applicant for a lightning-protection contractors license Class LPC.

(d) A fee of seventy-two dollars ($72.00) shall be paid by each applicant for a lightning-protection installers license LPI.

(e) A fee of seventy-two dollars ($72.00) shall be paid by each applicant for a sign renovation electrical license.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-4
§ 5-29-4. Powers and duties of the board.
Status: in_force

The board has the following duties and powers:

(1) To adopt, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations with the approval of the director as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;

(2) To investigate all complaints and charges of unprofessional conduct against any licensed podiatrist, or limited registrant and to hold hearings to determine whether those charges are substantiated or unsubstantiated;

(3) To recommend applicants for licensure to practice podiatry who meet all requirements for licensure to the practice of podiatry and who meet all the requirements for licensure set forth in this chapter, other applicable sections of the general laws, and regulations adopted under this chapter;

(4) To investigate the conduct or competence of any licensed podiatrist or limited registrant;

(5) To direct the director to revoke, suspend, or impose other disciplinary action as to persons licensed or registered under this chapter;

(6) To issue subpoenas and administer oaths in connection with any investigations, hearing, or disciplinary proceedings held under the authority of this chapter;

(7) To take or cause depositions to be taken as needed in any investigation, hearing, or proceedings;

(8) To summon and examine witnesses during any investigation, hearing, or proceeding conducted by the board; and

(9) To adopt and publish with the prior approval of the director rules of procedure and other regulations in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-5-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-5 / Section 5-5-6
§ 5-5-6. Grounds for denial of application for license or renewal of license.
Status: in_force

The local licensing authority shall deny the application for or renewal of license if it finds that the applicant:

(1) Has violated any provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter; or

(2) In the case of the applicant, commits any act that would disqualify him or her under § 5-5-10 or where the applicant has failed to meet the qualifications of this chapter;

(3) Practices fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;

(4) Makes a material misstatement in the application for or renewal of a license; or

(5) Demonstrates incompetence or untrustworthiness in actions affecting the conduct of the business required to be licensed under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-1 / Section 5-1-3
§ 5-1-3. Board  Membership  Appointments and term.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a board of examination and registration of architects, composed of five (5) architects. Each member of the board must be a qualified elector of this state for three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment. Each member of the board shall have engaged in the practice of architecture, as defined by this chapter, as an individual practitioner; a partner of a partnership or limited-liability partnership; an officer or director of a corporation; or a member or manager of a limited-liability company engaged in the practice of architecture, for not less than seven (7) years prior to his or her appointment.

(b) Each member of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, to serve for a term of five (5) years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. No member of the board shall be associated in the practice of architecture, either individually or as a member of a firm, with any other member of the board.

In the year 2009, staggered terms shall be implemented as follows:

(1) One member is appointed for a period of one year;

(2) One member is appointed for a period of two (2) years;

(3) One member is appointed for a period of three (3) years;

(4) One member is appointed for a period of four (4) years; and

(5) One member is appointed for a period of five (5) years.

(c) Vacancies occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, for the unexpired portion of the term. A member appointed for a full term is not eligible for more than two (2) consecutive terms.

(d) Each member of the board shall take, and subscribe to, the oath of office generally required of state officials.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-2-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-2 / Section 5-2-2
§ 5-2-2. Refusal of bowling alley, box ball alley, or billiard table keeper to comply with order of the city or town council.
Status: in_force

The keeper of any bowling alley, box ball alley, or establishment with three (3) or more billiard tables who or that refuses or neglects to comply with an order or decree relating to it, which any city or town council is authorized to make, shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-57-35 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-57 / Section 5-57-35
§ 5-57-35. Renewal and replacement of I.D. cards  Notification of changes.
Status: in_force

(a) I.D. cards issued by the licensing authority shall be valid for a period of two (2) years. An I.D. card renewal form must be filed by the cardholder with the licensing authority not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the I.D. card. The fee for renewal of an I.D. card shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) and shall be paid into the general fund.

(b) The licensing authority may refuse to renew an I.D. card on any of the grounds stated in § 5-57-19(1), and the licensing authority shall promptly notify the I.D. cardholder of its intent to refuse to renew the license. The I.D. cardholder may, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the notice of intent to refuse to renew an I.D. card, request a hearing on that refusal in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedure as that provided in § 5-57-20(b).

(c) An alarm business shall notify the licensing authority within ten (10) days after the death or termination of employment of any of its employees or of any individual associated with the alarm business who holds an I.D. card issued by it or by the licensing authority.

(d) There shall be a five-dollar ($5.00) charge for the issuance of a duplicate I.D. card to replace a lost, damaged, or destroyed original or renewal I.D. card. Fees for the replacement shall be paid into the general fund.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-93 / Section 5-93-3
§ 5-93-3. Applicability of chapter.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to solar agreements between solar retailers and customers for residential solar energy systems, including any solar agreement that accompanies the transfer of ownership or lease of real property.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) The transfer of title or rental of real property on which a residential solar energy system is or is expected to be located, if the presence of the residential solar energy system is incidental to the transfer of title or rental;

(2) A lender, governmental entity, or other third party that enters into an agreement with a customer to finance a residential solar energy system but is not a party to a system purchase agreement, power purchase agreement, or lease agreement;

(3) A sale or lease of, or the purchase of electricity from, a solar energy system that is not a residential solar energy system; or

(4) The lease of a residential solar energy system or the purchase of power from a residential solar energy system under an agreement providing for payments over a term of less than five (5) years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-38-30 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-38 / Section 5-38-30
§ 5-38-30. Notices required to be displayed.
Status: in_force

A sign in boldfaced type letters at least two (2) inches high, must be displayed in a conspicuous location in every licensed auto body repair facility reading as follows:

PURSUANT TO RHODE ISLAND LAW, THE CONSUMER HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE REPAIR FACILITY TO COMPLETE REPAIRS TO A MOTOR VEHICLE; AND AN INSURANCE COMPANY MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH THE CONSUMERS CHOICE OF REPAIRER.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-4-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-19
§ 5-4-19. Judicial review of decisions.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the director of labor and training made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may appeal to the superior court under the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-7 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-1 / Section 5-1-7
§ 5-1-7. Practice prohibited  Criminal penalties  Injunctions.
Status: in_force

(a) No individual shall:

(1) Practice or offer to practice architecture in this state;

(2) Use any title, sign, card, or device implying that the individual is an architect or is competent to practice architecture in this state;

(3) Use in connection with his or her name, or otherwise, any title or description conveying or tending to convey the impression that the individual is an architect or is competent to practice architecture in this state; or

(4) Use or display any words, letters, figures, seals, or advertisements indicating or implying that the individual is an architect or is competent to practice architecture in this state, unless that individual holds a currently valid certificate of registration/authorization issued pursuant to this chapter or is specifically exempted from holding a certificate under the provisions of this chapter.

(b) No sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company shall:

(1) Practice or offer to practice architecture in this state;

(2) Use any title, sign, card, or device implying that the sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company is competent to practice architecture in this state;

(3) Use in connection with its name, or otherwise, any title or description conveying or tending to convey the impression that the entity is an architectural firm or is competent to practice architecture in this state; or

(4) Use or display any words, letters, figures, seals, or advertisements indicating that the entity is an architectural firm or is competent to practice architecture in this state, unless that sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company complies with the requirements of this chapter.

(c) Any individual, sole proprietorship, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company that: (1) violates subsection (a) or (b) of this section; (2) presents or attempts to use the certificate of registration/authorization of another; (3) gives any false or forged evidence of any kind to the department, board, or to any member of the board in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of registration/authorization; (4) falsely impersonates any other registrant whether of a like or different name; (5) uses or attempts to use an expired, revoked, or nonexistent certificate of registration/authorization; (6) falsely claims to be registered under this chapter; or (7) otherwise violates any provision of this chapter; is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first offense and a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each subsequent offense, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; and in the courts discretion and upon good cause shown, reimburse the department for any and all fees, expenses, and costs incurred by the department and/or board in connection with the proceedings, including attorneys fees (which amounts shall be deposited as general revenues); and be subject to, in the directors discretion, public censure or reprimand.

(d) Either on his or her own initiative or on the recommendation of the board, the director has the power to institute injunction proceedings in superior court to prevent violations of subsection (a) or (b) or violations of § 5-1-12. In injunction proceedings, the director is not required to prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist, or that substantial or irreparable damage would result from continued violations. The superior court, in its discretion and in addition to any injunctive relief granted to the department, may order that any person or entity in violation of this section shall:

(1) Upon good cause shown, reimburse the department for any and all fees, expenses, and costs incurred by the department and/or board in connection with the proceedings, including attorneys fees (which amounts shall be deposited as general revenues); and/or

(2) Be subject to public censure or reprimand.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-51-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-51 / Section 5-51-16
§ 5-51-16. Penalty for violations  Injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

(a) No individual shall: (1) Practice or offer to practice landscape architecture in this state; or (2) Use any title, sign, card, or device implying that the individual is a landscape architect or is competent to practice landscape architecture in this state; or (3) Use in connection with his or her name or otherwise any title or description conveying or tending to convey the impression that the individual is a landscape architect or is competent to practice landscape architecture in this state; or (4) Use or display any words, letters, seals, or advertisements indicating that the individual is a landscape architect or is competent to practice landscape architecture in this state, unless that individual holds a current valid license issued pursuant to this chapter or is specifically exempted from holding a license under the provisions of this chapter.

(b) No sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company shall: (1) Practice or offer to practice landscape architecture in this state; (2) Use any title, sign, card, or device implying that the sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company is competent to practice landscape architecture in this state; (3) Use in connection with its name or otherwise any title or description conveying or tending to convey the impression that the entity is a landscape architectural firm or is competent to practice landscape architecture in this state; or (4) Use or display any words, letters, figures, seals, or advertisements indicating that the entity is a landscape architectural firm or is competent to practice landscape architecture in this state, unless that sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company complies with the requirements of this chapter.

(c) Any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company that: (1) Violates subsection (a) or (b); (2) Presents or attempts to use the license/certificate of authorization of another; (3) Gives any false or forged evidence of any kind to the department and/or board or to any member or employee thereof in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license/certificate of authorization; (4) Falsely impersonates any other registration whether of a like or different name; (5) Uses or attempts to use an expired, revoked, or nonexistent license/certificate of authorization; (6) Falsely claims to be registered under this chapter; or (7) Otherwise violates any provision of this chapter, shall upon determination thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction, be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first offense, and a civil penalty of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each subsequent offense; and in the courts discretion and upon good cause shown, reimburse the department for any and all fees, expenses, and costs incurred by the department and/or board in connection with the proceedings, including attorneys fees (which amounts shall be deposited as general revenues); and be subject to, in the boards discretion, public censure or reprimand.

(d) Either on his or her own initiative or on the recommendation of the board, the director shall have the power to institute injunction proceedings in superior court to prevent violations of subsection (a) or (b) of this section and/or for violations of § 5-51-3. In injunction proceedings, the director shall not be required to prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist, or that substantial or irreparable damage would result from continued violations. The superior court, in its discretion and in addition to any injunctive relief granted to the department, may order that any person or entity in violation of this section shall: (i) Upon good cause shown, reimburse the department for any and all fees, expenses, and costs incurred by the department and/or board in connection with the proceedings, including attorneys fees (which amounts shall be deposited as general revenues); and/or (ii) Be subject to public censure or reprimand.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-25 / Section 5-25-10
§ 5-25-10. Qualifications for licensure.
Status: in_force

Any applicant for licensure shall submit to the department written evidence on forms furnished by the department that the applicant meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Is a graduate of a school or college of veterinary medicine recognized and accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association and by the department or certification by the Educational Council for Foreign Veterinary Graduates;

(2) Pays an application fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 at the time of submitting the application, which, in no case is returned to the applicant;

(3) Is of good moral character, evidenced in the manner prescribed by the department;

(4) Complies with any other qualifications that the department prescribes by regulation; and

(5) Complies with the continuing education requirements adopted by the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-64-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-64 / Section 5-64-14
§ 5-64-14. Licensing without examination.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall recommend for licensure any person:

(1) Who meets the qualifications of § 5-64-6(a)(1) and who submits the required application and fee together with satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she has been practicing dietetics for at least one year since 1983; or

(2) Who provides evidence of current registration as a registered dietitian by the commission of dietetic registration.

(b) Licensure under the provisions of subsection (a)(1) cannot be granted after two (2) years following promulgation of rules and regulations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-84-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-84 / Section 5-84-3
§ 5-84-3. Division membership.
Status: in_force

The division consists of the membership of the office of the state fire marshal, the fire safety code board of appeal and review, and the state building office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-21 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-54 / Section 5-54-21
§ 5-54-21. 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 does not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-10-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-10 / Section 5-10-4
§ 5-10-4. Board of barbering and hairdressing  Compensation of members.
Status: in_force

No member of the board shall be compensated for his or her services for attendance at meetings of the board or attendance at examinations, but shall be reimbursed by the department of health for his or her traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties provided in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-71-10 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-71 / Section 5-71-10
§ 5-71-10. Endorsement.
Status: in_force

The department in consultation with the board shall promulgate regulations providing for a procedure for waiver of the requirements of § 5-71-9 for applicants who hold a valid license, certificate, or equivalent issued within another state; provided, that the requirements under which that license, certificate, or equivalent was issued, meet or exceed the standards required by this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-11
§ 5-48-11. Grounds for suspension or revocation of licenses.
Status: in_force

The license of any speech-language pathologist or audiologist may be suspended or revoked by the board upon proof that he or she:

(1) Fraudulently or deceptively obtained or attempted to obtain a license for the applicant, licensee, holder, or for another;

(2) Fraudulently or deceptively used a license;

(3) Altered a license;

(4) Aided or abetted unlicensed practice;

(5) Committed fraud and deceit in the practice of speech-language pathology or of audiology, including, but not limited to:

(i) Using or promoting, or causing the use of, any misleading, deceiving, or untruthful advertising matter, promotional literature, testimonial, guarantee, warranty, label, brand, insignia, or any other representation;

(ii) Falsely representing the use or availability of services or advice of a physician;

(iii) Misrepresenting the applicant, licensee, or holder by using the word doctor or any similar word, abbreviation, or symbol, if the use is not accurate or if the degree was not obtained from an accredited institution;

(iv) Making or filing a false report or record in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology;

(v) Submitting a false statement to collect a fee; and

(vi) Obtaining a fee through fraud or misrepresentation;

(6) Providing services while mentally incompetent;

(7) Engaging in illegal, incompetent, or habitually negligent practice;

(8) Providing professional services while:

(i) Under the influence of alcohol; or

(ii) Using any narcotic or controlled dangerous substance or other drug that is in excess of therapeutic amounts or without valid medical indication;

(9) Promoting the sale of devices, appliances, or products to a patient who cannot benefit from these devices, appliances, or products;

(10) Violating any provision of this chapter, any lawful order given, or rule or regulation adopted by the board or departure from or failure to conform to the current standards of acceptable prevailing practice and code of ethics of speech-language pathology or audiology;

(11) Being convicted of, or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony, whether or not any appeal or another proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside;

(12) Incompetent or negligent misconduct in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology;

(13) Is habitually intemperate or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs;

(14) Being disciplined by a licensing or disciplinary authority of any other state or country, or convicted or disciplined by a court of any state or country, for an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action under this section; or

(15) Failing to maintain continuing education requirements.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-11-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-11 / Section 5-11-18
§ 5-11-18. Local licensing  Fees  Persons exempt.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The board or bureau of police commissioners in any city or town where a board or bureau of police commissioners is established, and if no board or bureau of police commissioners is established then the town or city council, is authorized to provide, by ordinance in the case of any city or town council:

(i) For the issuing and revocation for just and good cause of licenses to all hawkers and peddlers;

(ii) In the same manner to fix a penalty, not exceeding a fine of two hundred dollars ($200) for any one offense or imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days, for selling or offering for sale any goods, wares, or merchandise, including food or beverages, as hawkers and peddlers within that town or city without a license; and

(iii) For charging and collecting fees for those licenses; provided, that the fee charged by any board or bureau of police commissioners or city or town council, for any one license for any one year, for selling or offering for sale, as a hawker and peddler, shall not exceed the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00).

(2) No license is required of any person selling religious books and publications on behalf of Bible, tract, or other religious or moral societies for the purpose of promoting religious or moral improvement, and which are sold for that purpose and not for pecuniary profit; nor of any person peddling or selling any articles of wearing apparel manufactured with his or her own hands.

(b) The following provisions as to the issuance and revocation of licenses apply to the city and town councils specified:

(1) Woonsocket. The city council of the city of Woonsocket is authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the issuing and revocation at pleasure of licenses to hawkers and peddlers, pursuant to the provisions of this section, on a weekly basis and to establish a fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per year;

(2) Middletown, East Greenwich, and Glocester. Town councils of the towns of Middletown, East Greenwich, and Glocester are authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the discretionary issuance and revocation of licenses to hawkers and peddlers, pursuant to the provisions of this section on a daily or weekly basis, to establish reasonable fees for the issuance and revocation, and to promulgate, by ordinance, reasonable rules and regulations as to the placement, duration, location, number, and operation of those licenses within the town;

(3) Cumberland and Bristol. The town councils of the towns of Cumberland and Bristol are authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the discretionary issuance and revocation of licenses to hawkers and peddlers on all state highways within the town on July 4 in any year and on a daily or weekly basis, and to establish reasonable fees for the issuance and revocation, and to promulgate, by ordinance, reasonable rules and regulations as to placement, duration, location, number, and operation of those licenses within the town;

(4) Smithfield. The town council of the town of Smithfield is authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the discretionary issuance and revocation of licenses on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis, to establish reasonable fees for the issuance and revocation not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per year, and to promulgate, by ordinance, reasonable rules and regulations as to the placement, duration, location, number, and operation of these licenses within the town of Smithfield;

(5) Providence. The city council of the city of Providence is authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the issuance and revocation of licenses to hawkers and peddlers and to provide for the promulgation of reasonable rules and regulations as to the placement, duration, location, number, and operation of those licenses within the city of Providence, and to establish reasonable fees for the issuance and revocation that may exceed the sum prescribed in this section;

(6) Pawtucket. The city council of the city of Pawtucket is authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the discretionary issuance and revocation of licenses to hawkers and peddlers on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis and to promulgate, by ordinance, reasonable rules and regulations as to the placement, duration, location, number, and operation of those licenses within the city of Pawtucket and to establish reasonable fees for the issuance and revocation that may exceed the sum prescribed in this section;

(7) Tiverton. The town council of the town of Tiverton is authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the discretionary issuance and revocation of licenses to hawkers and peddlers on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis, to establish reasonable fees for the issuance and revocation not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per year, and to promulgate, by ordinance, reasonable rules and regulations as to the placement, duration, location, number, and operation of these licenses within the town of Tiverton;

(8) Warwick. The city council of the city of Warwick is authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the discretionary issuance and revocation of licenses to hawkers and peddlers on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis and to promulgate, by ordinance, reasonable rules and regulations as to the placement, duration, location, number, and operation of those licenses within the city of Warwick and to establish reasonable fees for the issuance and revocation that may exceed the sum prescribed in this section;

(9) West Warwick. The town council of the town of West Warwick is authorized to prescribe through ordinance reasonable rules and regulations as to the placement, duration, location, number, and operation of those licenses within the town of West Warwick and to establish a fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per issuance. The town council is also authorized to establish by ordinance a penalty for violation of the ordinance not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) enforced through the West Warwick municipal court;

(10) Burrillville. The town council of the town of Burrillville is authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the discretionary issuance and revocation of licenses to hawkers and peddlers on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis, and to promulgate, by ordinance, reasonable rules and regulations as to the placement, duration, location, number, and operation of those licenses within the town of Burrillville, and to establish reasonable fees for the issuance and revocation that may exceed the sum prescribed in this section. The town council is also authorized to establish, by ordinance, a penalty for violation of the ordinance not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) enforced through the Burrillville municipal court; and

(11) Richmond. The town council of the town of Richmond is authorized to provide by ordinance for the licensing of any person over the age of eighteen (18) who sells, or attempts to sell, merchandise at the home or business of a customer having not been invited to the home or business by the occupant for purposes of the sale, in the same manner that hawkers and peddlers are licensed and the town is further authorized to provide by ordinance for the licensing of these sellers as well as hawkers and peddlers on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis for a fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per year.

(c) No license shall be issued under this section without the hawker or peddler providing proof that he or she has been issued a permit to make sales at retail by the division of taxation. Each applicant shall provide two (2) forms of identification containing the applicants address prior to the issuance of that peddling license. If the applicant is a resident of a homeless shelter or other transitional housing program, a letter certifying this residency from the homeless shelter or transitional housing program is acceptable in lieu of the two (2) forms of identification containing the applicants address.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-14
§ 5-20-14. Duties of director.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of labor and training shall:

(1) Prepare license certificates and issue them in conformity with this chapter;

(2) Maintain an up-to-date record specifying the names and addresses of licensed master plumbers and journeyperson plumbers or master irrigators or journeyperson irrigators or master water-filtration/treatment-system installers or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installers of this state. That record shall show dates of issuance of licenses and shall be open to public inspection. Those records shall also show dates of filing of complaints and the nature of those complaints for revocation of license and the date of, as well as the final order upon, those complaints; and

(3) Prescribe standards for what constitutes a recognized college or university, and determine the conformance to those standards.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-2-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-2 / Section 5-2-14
§ 5-2-14. Continuation of powers of boards and bureaus of police commissioners.
Status: in_force

Whenever the powers conferred in this chapter by law upon city and 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 § 5-4-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-4 / Section 5-4-5
§ 5-4-5. Records of licenses.
Status: in_force

The director of labor and training shall keep a record of all licenses granted by him or her under the provisions of this chapter with the number of each; the name; residence and business address of the licensee; and the cities and towns for which each license is issued. Those records are open at all times to public inspection.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-19 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-19
§ 5-29-19. Podiatry peer review.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, healthcare providers may make confidential healthcare information available to podiatry peer-review committees without authorization.

(b) Confidential healthcare information before a podiatry peer-review committee remains strictly confidential, and any person found guilty of the unlawful disclosure of that information is subject to the penalties provided in this chapter.

(c) Except as provided in this section, the proceedings and records of podiatry peer-review committees are not subject to discovery or introduction into evidence. No person who was in attendance at a meeting of the committee is permitted or required to testify as to any matters presented during the proceedings of the committee or as to any finding, recommendations, evaluations, opinions, or other actions of the committee or any members of the committee. Confidential healthcare information was presented during proceedings before that committee, or is a member of that committee or other person appearing before it to be prevented from testifying as to matters within his or her knowledge and in accordance with the other provisions of this chapter, but the witness cannot be questioned about his or her testimony or other proceedings before the podiatry peer-review committee or about opinions formed by him or her as a result of those proceedings.

(d) The provisions of subsection (c) of this section limiting discovery and testimony do not apply in any legal action brought by a podiatry peer-review committee to restrict or revoke a podiatrists hospital staff privilege, or his or her license to practice podiatry, or to cases where a member of the podiatry peer-review committee or the legal entity that formed that committee or within which that committee operates is sued for actions taken by the committee; provided, that in that legal action, personally identifiable confidential healthcare information shall not be used without written authorization of the person or his or her authorized representative or upon court order.

(e) Nothing in this chapter shall limit the authority, which may be provided by law, of the board of examiners in podiatry to require a podiatry peer-review committee to report to it any disciplinary actions or recommendations of the committee, or to transfer to it records of the committees proceedings or actions, including confidential podiatry information, or restrict or revoke a podiatrists license to practice podiatry; provided, that in the legal action, personally identifiable confidential healthcare information shall not be used without written authorization of the person or his or her authorized representative or upon court order.

(f) No member of a podiatry review committee nor the legal entity that formed or within which the committee operates nor any person providing information to the committee is criminally or civilly liable for the performance of any duty, function, or activity of the committee or based upon providing information to the committee; provided, that the action is without malice and is based upon a reasonable belief that the action is warranted.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-14-3 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-14 / Section 5-14-3
§ 5-14-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, hotel means a hotel, motel, resort, boarding house, or bed and breakfast that is kept, used, or advertised as, or held out to the public as, a place where sleeping or housekeeping accommodations are supplied for pay to guests for leisure, business, or group occupancy.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-16 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-16
§ 5-20-16. Qualifications of master plumber, master irrigator or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer  Application fee.
Status: in_force

(a) No application for a license of a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer shall be filed by the department of labor and training, nor is any applicant permitted to take the examination for a license as a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer unless:

(1) The application is accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00), payable to the department;

(2) The applicant is a citizen or legal resident of the United States; and

(3) The applicant possesses a certificate of license in full force and effect from the department of labor and training specifying that person as a journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer licensed as a journeyperson plumber or journeyperson irrigator, for a minimum of one year. An affidavit must accompany this application certifying that the applicant was employed by a licensed master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer during that period in which the journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, or journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer was so licensed. Completed applications must be filed with the department at least thirty (30) days prior to the examination date.

(b) Notwithstanding anything set forth in this section to the contrary, the prerequisites set forth in subsection (a) of this section may be waived, and the requirements of this section met, if the applicant submits evidence, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the department of labor and training, that the applicant possesses the requisite skill, expertise, education, experience, training, and other qualities or qualifications to take the examination for a license as a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-26-1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-26 / Section 5-26-1
§ 5-26-1. Establishment of division  Administrator.
Status: in_force

Within the department of health there shall be a division of professional regulation, and the director of health shall appoint an administrator of that division, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 4 of title 36. The administrator of the division of professional regulation shall act as the administrative agent for the boards established.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-29 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-29
§ 5-20-29. Subpoena of witnesses.
Status: in_force

The department of labor and training has power to subpoena and bring before it, the division of professional regulation, or the state board of plumbing examiners, any witness to take testimony, either orally or by deposition, or both, in any proceeding authorized by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-69-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-69 / Section 5-69-6
§ 5-69-6. Licensing board.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the department there shall be established a board of licensing for chemical dependency professionals. The governor shall appoint a licensing board consisting of seven (7) members.

(b)(1) Of the seven (7) licensing board members, three (3) shall be licensed under this chapter.

(2) Licensing board members shall be:

(i) Two (2) members appointed by the governor shall be representatives of groups that reflect demographics of person(s) served;

(ii) Three (3) members shall represent the licensed professionals appointed by the director of health;

(iii) One member shall be an active member or administrator of the Rhode Island board for certification of chemical dependency professionals appointed by the director of health;

(iv) One member shall be a consumer advocate from an established substance abuse recovery consumer advocacy group appointed by the director of health.

(3) Licensing board members shall serve without compensation.

(4) Each licensing board member shall take and subscribe to the oath of affirmation prescribed by law and shall file this oath in the office of the secretary of state.

(5) The term of office shall be three (3) years, except that of the members of the first licensing board. Three (3) shall be appointed for a term of one year, three (3) for a term of two (2) years, three (3) for a term of three (3) years. At least one member representing the general public, and one member representing a minority group, as defined by the federal Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall be appointed for the initial term of three (3) full years. Successors to these licensing board positions shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years each, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term of office. Upon expiration of the term of office, a member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. No person shall be appointed for more than two (2) consecutive three-year (3) terms.

(6) The governor may remove any member of the licensing board for neglect of duty; malfeasance; conviction of a felony while in office; or for lack of attendance/participation in board meetings. No licensing board member shall participate in any matter before the licensing board in which pecuniary interest, personal bias, or other similar conflicts of interests is established.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-32-9 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-32 / Section 5-32-9
§ 5-32-9. Fixed place of business  Sanitary regulation.
Status: in_force

The practice of electrolysis shall be engaged in only in a fixed place or establishment, which place or establishment shall be provided with any instruments, implements, and equipment and subject to any sanitary regulation and inspection that the division of professional regulation of the department of health prescribes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-12 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-12
§ 5-29-12. Refusal of licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) The director upon recommendation from the board shall, after due notice and a hearing in accordance with procedures set forth in this chapter, refuse to grant the original license provided for in this chapter to any podiatrist and/or applicant who is not of good moral character; who does not meet the requirements for licensure set forth in this chapter and regulations established by the board or director; who has violated any law affecting the ability of any podiatrist and/or applicant to practice podiatry; or who has been found guilty in another state of conduct that, if committed in Rhode Island, would constitute unprofessional conduct as defined by the general laws and regulations adopted pursuant to the general laws.

(b) The director shall serve a copy of the decision or ruling upon any person whose original certificate has been refused.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-9.1 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-9.1
§ 5-48-9.1. Continuing education.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) On or before the thirtieth (30th) day of June of even years, every person licensed to practice speech-language pathology or audiology within this state shall complete not less than twenty (20) clock hours of continuing education within the preceding two (2) years and be able to present satisfactory evidence of completion to the board.

(2) Those persons holding licensure in both speech-language pathology and audiology must have completed and have evidence of completion of not less than thirty (30) clock hours of continuing education within the preceding two (2) years.

(b) Continuing education hours may not be carried over from one renewal period to the next.

(c) The board at its discretion may extend, reduce, or waive the requirement for continuing education for hardship or other extenuating circumstances as the board deems appropriate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-14 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-14
§ 5-96-14. Construction and severability.
Status: in_force

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any member state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states and in full force and effect as to the member state affected as to all severable matters.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-92-8 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-92 / Section 5-92-8
§ 5-92-8. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or restrict the practice, service, or activities of:

(1) Any person licensed, certified, or registered in the state, by any other statute other than as a genetic counselor, from engaging in activities within the scope of practice of the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed provided that the person does not represent to the public, directly or indirectly, that the person is licensed under this chapter, and that the person does not use any name, title, or designation indicating that the person is licensed under this chapter;

(2) Any person employed as a genetic counselor by the federal government or an agency thereof if the person provides genetic counseling services solely under the direction and control of the organization by which such person is employed;

(3) A student or intern enrolled in an ACGC approved genetic counseling education program if genetic counseling services performed by the student are an integral part of the students course of study and are performed under the direct supervision of a licensed genetic counselor assigned to supervise the student and who is on duty and available in the assigned patient care area and if the person is designated by a title that clearly indicates his or her status as a student or intern;

(4) An individual trained as a Ph.D. or medical geneticist who is reapplying for the ABMG certification examination and is gathering logbook cases under a supervisor identified in the training programs ABMG accreditation documents as a member of the training faculty; and

(5) An out-of-state genetic counselor from working as a consultant, or out-of-state employer or other organization from employing genetic counselors providing occasional services, who are not licensed pursuant to this chapter, from engaging in the practice of genetic counseling, subject to the stated circumstances and limitations as defined by the department, by regulation, provided that the genetic counselor holds a license, if available, in the genetic counselors state of employment. If licensure is not available in the genetic counselors state of employment, the genetic counselor shall be certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or the American Board of Medical Genetics, or their successors, in order to practice genetic counseling without a state license in accordance with this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-18.2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-37 / Section 5-37-18.2
§ 5-37-18.2. Penalty for violating § 5-37-18 or § 5-37-18.1.
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, or corporation, who or that violates any of the provisions of § 5-37-18 or § 5-37-18.1 shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-20-2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-20 / Section 5-20-2
§ 5-20-2. Plumbing and source of water defined.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Plumbing means:

(i) All fittings, fixtures, appliances, and connections that are located within a building or a structure, or within five feet (5²) of the outer walls of a building or structure and that connect said building or structure, where a person or persons live, work, or assemble, with the source of public or private water supply used or intended for domestic or personal use, as well as any interconnecting piping between buildings or structures;

(ii) All piping, fittings, fixtures, and appliances for a sanitary drainage and related ventilation system, direct or indirect, within that building; and

(iii) Air piping, medical, and laboratory gas systems including, but not limited to, oxygen and nitrous oxide.

(2) Source of private water supply means the water connection located at the mean water level.

(3) Source of public water supply means any water connection located within five feet (5²) of the outer walls of or within a building or structure, including any interconnecting piping between buildings or structures.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-80-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-80 / Section 5-80-4
§ 5-80-4. Contract cancellation.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other right of rescission, the foreclosed homeowner has the right to cancel any contract with a foreclosure purchaser until midnight of the fifth (5th) business day following the day on which the foreclosed homeowner signs a contract that complies with §§ 5-80-1  5-80-6 or until 8:00 a.m. on the last day of the period during which the foreclosed homeowner has a right of redemption, whichever occurs first.

(b) Cancellation occurs when the foreclosed homeowner delivers, by any means, written notice of cancellation to addresses specified in the contract.

(c) A notice of cancellation given by the foreclosed homeowner need not take the particular form as provided with the contract.

(d) Within ten (10) days following the receipt of a notice of cancellation given in accordance with this section, the foreclosure purchaser shall return without condition any original contract and any other documents signed by the foreclosed homeowner.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-70-5 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-70 / Section 5-70-5
§ 5-70-5. Form of license and registration.
Status: in_force

Three (3) major forms of license shall be issued with the two (2) higher licenses carrying certification for one or more of the four (4) category(s), as defined within this chapter, for which qualified:

(1) Telecommunications system contractor.

(i) TSC license shall be issued to any person qualified under this chapter representing themselves, individually, or a firm or corporation engaging in, or about to engage in, the business of designing, installing, altering, servicing, and/or testing telecommunications systems.

(ii) Qualification shall be evidenced by passing the examination(s) for any or all of the categories of telecommunications systems described in this chapter, and applicants who hold an equivalent out-of-state license, as determined by this board, issued by another state shall be allowed to take the Rhode Island form TSC license examination. Applicants for TSC license who hold no equivalent form of TSC license issued in another state and show evidence of three (3) years of verifiable and continuous contracting experience, immediately preceding the date of application and are registered to conduct business in the state of Rhode Island, will be allowed to take the Rhode Island form of TSC examination. Applicants who do not meet these qualifications shall have been licensed as a Rhode Island telecommunication systems technician for a minimum of three (3) consecutive years, immediately preceding the date of application, in order to qualify to take the TSC examination, and shall have been registered to conduct business in the state of Rhode Island.

(iii) The holding of a TSC license shall entitle the holder individually to contract for, engage in, and/or perform the actual work of designing, installing the type(s) of telecommunications systems for which they were granted certification. No individual shall be required to hold more than one form of license.

(2) Telecommunications systems technician.

(i) TST license shall be issued to any person who passes the examination(s) as defined within this chapter for any or all of the categories of telecommunications systems described in this chapter.

(ii) The holding of a TST license shall entitle the holder individually to perform the actual work of installing, altering, servicing, and/or testing the type(s) of telecommunications systems for which they were granted certification. All the work performed shall be under the supervision of the holder of a TSC license.

(3) Telecommunications system limited installer.

(i) TSLI license shall be issued to any person who passes the examination as defined within this chapter and as described in this section.

(ii) The holding of a TSLI license shall entitle the holder to perform the actual work of installation of wiring, low-voltage surface raceway, enclosures, and wiring devices directly associated with a telecommunications system. Connection to, installation of, or servicing of telecommunications devices shall only be performed under the direct supervision of a holder of a TST or TSC license.

(4) Trainee/telecommunications apprentice.

(i) Registered telecommunications apprentices pursuant to § 28-45-13 may be employed to perform the actual work of installation of wiring, low-voltage surface raceway, enclosures, and wiring devices directly associated with a telecommunications system under the direct supervision of a holder of a TST or TSC license.

(ii) Trainees/telecommunications apprentices shall be required to register with the Rhode Island department of labor and training subsequent to employment by a person, firm, or corporation licensed as a TSC under this chapter; and prior to being permitted to perform any actual installation work.

(iii) The registered telecommunications apprentice shall not be permitted to make connection to, install, or service telecommunications devices. No more than two (2) registered telecommunications apprentices can be directly supervised by a single TSC or TST license holder.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-22-26 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-22 / Section 5-22-26
§ 5-22-26. Ticket speculators.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell, offer for sale, or attempt to sell any ticket, privilege, or license of admission to an entertainment event, including, but not limited to, any place of public amusement, arena, stadium, theatre, performance, sport, exhibition, or athletic contest in this state at a price greater than the price, including tax, printed on the ticket, and a reasonable service charge for services actually rendered not to exceed three dollars ($3.00) or ten percent (10%) of the price printed on the ticket, whichever is greater. The owner or operator of the property on which an entertainment event is to be held or is being held may authorize, in writing, any person to sell a ticket, privilege, or license of admission at a price in excess of that authorized under this section. That writing shall specify the price for which the ticket, privilege, or license of admission is to be sold. Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-50-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-50 / Section 5-50-6
§ 5-50-6. Downgrading of membership.
Status: in_force

No buyer may be charged an additional fee for reducing a membership to a different and lesser grade of membership in the health club.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48-7.2 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-48 / Section 5-48-7.2
§ 5-48-7.2. Qualifications for license as an audiologist.
Status: in_force

Persons seeking initial licensure as an audiologist on or after January 1, 2008, shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Be of good moral character;

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

(3) Submit the appropriate application fee;

(4) Submit an official transcript indicating possession of an earned doctorate degree in audiology from a regionally accredited educational institution as delineated in the rules and regulations;

(5) Pass a national examination in audiology approved by the board and delineated in the rules and regulations;

(6) Present evidence of practicum experience that is equivalent to a minimum of twelve (12) months of full-time, supervised experience, that may be completed as part of the graduate degree, as delineated in the rules and regulations;

(7) If applicable, present evidence from the board of audiology 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;

(8) Any other requirements as set forth in the rules and regulations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-8-25 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-8 / Section 5-8-25
§ 5-8-25. Engineers rendering assistance during disaster emergency  Immunity from civil liability.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

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

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

(d) The immunity granted by this section does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-18 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-34 / Section 5-34-18
§ 5-34-18. Signature on licenses for nursing.
Status: in_force

All original licenses to practice nursing either as a professional or practical nurse under this chapter shall be signed by the president and the director of nurse registration and nursing education, and the director of the department of health.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-56-6 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-56 / Section 5-56-6
§ 5-56-6. Expiration and renewal of licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Licenses shall be in effect for a period not to exceed three (3) years following the date of issuance.

(b) A license shall be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee and the satisfactory completion of any continuing education required by the director.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-95-11 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-95 / Section 5-95-11
§ 5-95-11. Discipline  Complaints, disciplinary actions, summary suspension, grounds for disciplinary action, suspension, and revocation of licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Complaints.

(1) The board is authorized to initiate and investigate complaints alleging a violation of this chapter or rules.

(2) The board shall keep a record of all complaints received and the resolution of each complaint.

(b) Disciplinary actions. The board, upon proper notice and with opportunity for a hearing conducted by the department, when required by law, may impose the following disciplinary actions upon any person or entity for one or more of the grounds for disciplinary action in subsection (d) of this section including, but not limited to:

(1) Refuse to issue, renew, or reinstate a license;

(2) Revoke, suspend, restrict, or limit a license;

(3) Place a license holder on probation, including placing limits on the licensees practice and/or supervision;

(4) Issue a reprimand;

(5) Issue a letter of concern or warning of a possible violation of this statute;

(6) Issue a cease-and-desist letter;

(7) Require payment of a fine;

(8) Require completion of remedial education;

(9) Enter into a consent order or settlement agreement; and

(10) Such other administrative discipline necessary to carry out the mission of public protection of this chapter.

(c) Summary suspension. Whenever the board, or the department or any city or town licensing authority, shall have reason to believe that any person licensed under this chapter to practice massage therapy has been convicted of any sexual offense, or that any person is practicing massage in violation of this chapter or regulations promulgated under this chapter, the board, or the department, or any city or town licensing authority, may, pending an investigation and hearing, summarily suspend the licensure of a massage therapist, as long as the hearing is scheduled within ninety (90) days, and may, after due notice and hearing, revoke the license or take other appropriate action listed in subsection (b) of this section, if the department finds that the person practicing massage is in violation of those rules and regulations or any provision of this chapter. The holder of a license shall, upon its revocation, promptly surrender it to the board, or board designee, or any city or town licensing authority.

(d) Grounds for disciplinary action. The following shall be grounds for the board to impose one or more disciplinary actions including, but not limited to:

(1) Conduct that violates any provision of this chapter or board rules adopted hereunder, including a violation of the standards of practice and codes of ethics adopted by the board;

(2) Aiding or abetting another person in the violation of this chapter or board rules;

(3) Fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in obtaining or attempting to obtain or renew a license;

(4) Aiding or abetting another person or entity in the unlicensed practice of massage therapy;

(5) Misuse of license certificate, including sale or barter of a license; use of another license; or allowing use of a license by an unlicensed person or entity;

(6) Practicing outside the scope of authority, training, or education;

(7) Delegation of professional responsibilities to a person who is not educated or trained to undertake such responsibilities;

(8) Incapacity or impairment that prevents such licensee from engaging in the practice of massage therapy with reasonable skill, competence, and safety;

(9) Conviction of:

(i) A felony; or

(ii) Any crime related to the practice of massage therapy;

(10) Violations of the laws or rules of this state; violations of the laws or rules of any other state; or violations of the laws or rules of the federal government;

(11) Failure to pay the costs or fines assessed by the board;

(12) Conduct that violates the security of any licensure examination, including, but not limited to: obtaining access to examination questions prior to the exam; reproduction of examination questions whether for or not for compensation; or any other conduct that breaches the security of a licensure examination or any other examination used to qualify applicants for licensure or renewal;

(13) Being subject to any disciplinary sanction from this or any other jurisdiction against any professional license, including any license related to the practice of massage therapy;

(14) Negligence, gross negligence, incompetence, or gross incompetence;

(15) Deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent billing, charges, use of title, terms, or representations in the practice of massage therapy;

(16) Failure to cooperate in any investigation including the submission of documents duly requested by the board; and

(17) Failure to comply with any board order, including a final adverse action.

(e) Judicial review of license action. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board, or board designee, or any city or town licensing authority, refusing to grant an application for a license under this chapter, or suspending or revoking any license already issued, may, within thirty (30) days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, after receiving notice of that decision or order of the board, administrator of professional regulation, or director of the department may be taken by an aggrieved party to the superior court in the manner provided for in chapter 35 of title 42 (administrative procedures).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-29-25 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-29 / Section 5-29-25
§ 5-29-25. Advertising.
Status: in_force

No person licensed to practice podiatry shall advertise by written or spoken words of a character tending to deceive or mislead the public.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-94-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-94 / Section 5-94-4
§ 5-94-4. Administration.
Status: in_force

(a) Notification of out-of-state business during disaster period.

(1) The out-of-state business that enters the state shall, upon request, provide to the department of business regulation a statement that it is in the state for purposes of responding to the disaster or emergency, which statement shall include the business name, state of domicile, principal business address, federal tax identification number, date of entry, and contact information.

(2) A registered business in the state shall, upon request, provide the information required in subsection (a)(1) for any affiliate that enters the state. The notification shall also include contact information for the registered business in the state.

(b) Notification of intent to remain in state. An out-of-state business or an employee who or that remains in the state after the disaster period shall complete state and local registration, licensing, and filing requirements that ensue as a result of establishing the requisite business presence or residency in the state applicable under the existing rules.

(c) Procedures. The department of business regulation may promulgate reasonable and necessary rules and regulations as well as develop and issue forms or online processes to implement these administrative procedures.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-96-4 — RI Code / Title 5 / Chapter 5-96 / Section 5-96-4
§ 5-96-4. State participation in the compact.
Status: in_force

(a) To participate in the compact, a member state shall:

(1) License occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants;

(2) Participate fully in the commissions data system including, but not limited to, using the commissions unique identifier as defined in rules of the commission;

(3) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees;

(4) Notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of the compact and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee;

(5) Implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for an initial compact privilege. These procedures shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicants criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining that states criminal records:

(i) A member state shall, within a time frame established by the commission, require a criminal background check for a licensee seeking/applying for a compact privilege whose primary state of residence is that member state, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal record search, and shall use the results in making licensure decisions.

(ii) Communication between a member state, the commission and among member states regarding the verification of eligibility for licensure through the compact shall not include any information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to a federal criminal records check performed by a member state under federal Public Law 92-544;

(6) Comply with the rules of the commission;

(7) Utilize only a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the commission; and

(8) Have continuing competence or continuing education requirements as a condition for license renewal.

(b) A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the compact and rules.

(c) Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.

(d) A member state shall provide for the states delegate to attend all occupational therapy compact commission meetings.

(e) Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply for a member states single-state license as provided under the laws of each member state. However, the single-state license granted to these individuals shall not be recognized as granting the compact privilege in any other member state.

(f) Nothing in this compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.