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RI Gen L § 23-1-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-39 - Tattooing and/or body piercing.

§ 23-1-39. Tattooing and/or body piercing.(a) The director shall promulgate rules and regulations which provide minimum requirements to be met by any person performing tattooing and/or body piercing upon any individual and for any establishment where tattooing and/or body piercing is performed. These requirements shall include, but not be limited to, general sanitation of premises wherein tattooing and/or body piercing is to be performed and sterilization of instruments. These rules and regulations shall place emphasis on the prevention of disease, specifically including, but not limited to, transmission of hepatitis B and/or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).(b) In addition, these rules and regulations shall establish procedures for registration with the department of health of all persons performing tattooing and/or body piercing, for registration of any establishment where tattooing and/or body piercing is performed, for regular inspections of premises where tattooing and/or body piercing is performed, for revocation of the registration of any person or establishment deemed in violation of the rules and regulations promulgated under this section. An annual registration fee in the amount as set forth in § 23-1-54 shall be paid by any person or establishment registered to perform tattooing and/or body piercing under this section. All fees shall be deposited by the department as general revenues.(c) Body piercing of a minor is prohibited; provided, however, that body piercing will be allowed if the minor is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, and the parent or guardian gives consent to the body piercing.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 354, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 58; P.L. 1999, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 28; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 25; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 35.
RI Gen L § 23-1-39.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-39.1 - Laser pointing device.

§ 23-1-39.1. Laser pointing device.(a) For purposes of this section, "laser pointing device" means any hand held device that emits light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation which is visible to the human eye.(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to focus, point, or shine a laser beam on another person or an animal in a manner that is intended to alarm, annoy, harass, or harm the person or animal.(c) No person, firm, corporation, or association shall sell, offer to sell, lease, give, or otherwise provide a laser pointing device to any person under eighteen (18) years of age.(d) No person, firm, corporation, or association engaged in the sale of laser pointing devices shall display, hold, store, or offer for sale laser pointing devices unless these devices are securely contained within a sealed or locked case, or located behind a service counter, or stored in any other manner which restricts access to the laser pointing devices by customers and/or the general public.(e) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (b) or any person, firm, corporation, or association who violates subsection (c) of this section shall, upon a first conviction, be deemed guilty of a violation and fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), and upon a second or subsequent conviction, shall be deemed guilty of a petty misdemeanor and fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and/or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months. Any person, firm, corporation, or association who violates the provisions of subsection (d) shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100).(f) This section shall not apply to members of the Rhode Island state police or to members of any city or town police department or any state or federal law enforcement officer in the performance of their official duties.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 440, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-40 - Misrepresentation on menu of food or food products.

§ 23-1-40. Misrepresentation on menu of food or food products.(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to misrepresent on a menu the identity of any food or food products to any of the patrons or customers of eating establishments including, but not limited to, restaurants, hotels, cafes, lunch counters, or other places where food is regularly prepared and sold for consumption on or off the premises.(b) The identity of any food or food products shall be deemed misrepresented if:(1) Its description is false or misleading in any particular;(2) Its description omits information which, by its omission, renders the description false or misleading in any particular;(3) It is served, sold, or distributed under the name of another food or food product; or(4) It purports to be or is represented as a food or food product for which a definition of identity and standard of quality has been established by custom and usage unless it conforms to that definition and standard.(c) Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and for each violation and misrepresentation on a menu shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).(d) This section shall not apply to any section or sections of a retail food or grocery store which do not provide facilities for consumption of food or food products on the premises.(e) The director of health is authorized to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations that are necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this section. The department of health shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the department of attorney general in the enforcement of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 540, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-41 - Rhode Island public health foundation.

§ 23-1-41. Rhode Island public health foundation.The Rhode Island department of health may establish a nonprofit corporation in the state for the purpose of obtaining and expediting competitive public health research, development, and innovation projects and programs funded by the federal government and private foundations. This new legal entity shall be known as the "Rhode Island public health foundation".History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 25, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-42 - Renewal of licenses, certifications and registration - Date changes.

§ 23-1-42. Renewal of licenses, certifications and registration — Date changes.Notwithstanding the licensure, certification, or registration renewal dates specified in statutes governing assisted living residences, health care facilities, professions and occupations administered by the department of health, the director of health may, by regulation, set the dates for licensure, certification, or registration renewals for classes of these assisted living residences, health care facilities, professions and occupations for administrative purposes. Further, the director of health may prorate or otherwise alter those fees to allow for the appropriate implementation of the revisions; provided, however, that the fees charged shall be no greater than would otherwise be allowed for by statute for the relative period of licensure, certification, or registration.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 61, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 30, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 41, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1-42.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-42.1 - Wallet license cards for healthcare professionals.

§ 23-1-42.1. Wallet license cards for healthcare professionals.The department shall, through its office of health professional regulations, offer wallet license cards during the process of online license renewal service for healthcare professionals. If a licensed healthcare professional opts to receive a wallet license card, the department shall mail said card within fourteen (14) days of license renewal at no additional charge.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 194, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 286, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1-43 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-43 - Minority population health promotion.

§ 23-1-43. Minority population health promotion.The director of health shall establish a minority population health promotion program to provide health information, education, and risk reduction activities to reduce the risk of premature death from preventable disease in minority populations.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 102, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-1-44 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-44 - Routine childhood and adult immunization vaccines.

§ 23-1-44. Routine childhood and adult immunization vaccines.(a) The department of health shall include in the department's immunization program those vaccines for routine childhood immunization as recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and for routine adult immunization as recommended by the ACIP, to the extent permitted by available funds. The immunization program includes administrative and quality assurance services and the Rhode Island Child and Adult Immunization Registry (RICAIR), a confidential, computerized information system that is used to manage statewide immunizations, for all persons in Rhode Island.(b) The director of the department of health shall appoint an advisory committee that will be convened after the ACIP makes a recommendation regarding immunization. The committee will review the ACIP recommendations for the state; assess the vaccine cost and feasibility; and advise the director of health and the office of the health insurance commissioner regarding insurers and providers acting on the ACIP immunization recommendation. All recommendations will be posted on the department of health website. The advisory committee membership shall include, but not be limited to, a primary care provider, pharmacist, representatives of the nursing home industry, the home healthcare industry and major insurers.(c) For the purpose of protecting patients' information, all personally-identifiable information obtained pursuant to this section shall be subject to the privacy protections of chapter 37.3 of title 5 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191 (HIPAA), as amended.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 8, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 269, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 28, § 9; P.L. 2019, ch. 196, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 284, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1-45 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-45 - Immunization account.

§ 23-1-45. Immunization account.(a) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the "childhood immunization account". All money in the account shall be utilized by the department of health to effectuate the provisions of § 23-1-44 that relate to the childhood immunization program. All money received pursuant to §§ 23-1-46 and 23-1-47 for the childhood immunization program shall be deposited in the childhood immunization account. Funding dedicated exclusively to effectuate the provisions of § 23-1-44 and this subsection received by the department of health from sources other than those identified in §§ 23-1-46 and 23-1-47 may also be deposited in the childhood immunization account. Up to 15% of the annual revenues from this account may be used to support costs associated with childhood immunization program administrative and quality assurance services and KIDSNET. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of health.(b) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the "pandemic medications and equipment account" for the purposes of funding pandemic medications and equipment. There shall be an expenditure in FY 2007 not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for pandemic influenza medications and equipment. Funding dedicated exclusively to effectuate the provisions of this subsection and received by the department of health from sources other than those identified in §§ 23-1-45, 23-1-46 and 23-1-47 may also be deposited in the pandemic medications and equipment account. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of health.(c) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the "adult immunization account". All funds in the account shall be utilized by the department of health to effectuate the provisions of § 23-1-44 that relate to the adult immunization program. All funds received for adult immunization programs pursuant to §§ 23-1-46 and 23-1-47 shall be deposited in the adult immunization account. Funding dedicated exclusively to effectuate the provisions of this subsection and received by the department of health from sources other than those identified in §§ 23-1-46 and 23-1-47 may also be deposited in the adult immunization account. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of health.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 8, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 31, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 269, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 10, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 28, § 9.
RI Gen L § 23-1-46 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-46 - Insurers.

§ 23-1-46. Insurers.(a) Beginning January 1, 2016, a portion of the amount collected pursuant to § 42-7.4-3, up to the actual amount expended or projected to be expended by the state for vaccines for children that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and/or mandated by state law, less the federal share determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less any amount collected in excess of the prior year's funding requirement as indicated in subsection (b) (the "child immunization funding requirement") shall be deposited into the "childhood immunization account" described in § 23-1-45(a). These funds shall be used solely for the purposes of the "childhood immunization programs" described in § 23-1-44, and no other. Beginning January 1, 2016, a portion of the amount collected from the healthcare services funding method described in § 42-7.4-3, up to the actual amount expended or projected to be expended by the state for adult immunizations recommended by ACIP and/or mandated by state law, less the federal share determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less any amount collected in excess of the prior year's funding requirement as indicated in subsection (b) (the "adult immunization funding requirement") shall be deposited into the "adult immunization account" described in § 23-1-45(c). These funds shall be used solely for the purposes of the "adult immunization programs" described in § 23-1-44 and no other.(b) The department of health shall submit to the general assembly an annual report on the immunization programs and costs related to the programs, on or before February 1 of each year.Any funds collected in excess of funds needed to carry-out ACIP recommendations, taking into account a reasonable annual carry forward surplus, shall be deducted from the subsequent year's funding requirements.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 8, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 293, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 269, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 10, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 32; P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 16, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-1-47 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-47 - Health care providers - Immunities.

§ 23-1-47. Health care providers — Immunities.No health care provider, as defined in § 5-37.3-3(4), acting in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, including, without limitation, any health care provider who administers any immunization vaccine pursuant to this chapter, shall be liable to any person who experiences or purports to experience adverse effects arising from the immunization or attendant procedures; provided, however, that informed consent is obtained. Nothing in this chapter shall exempt from liability for gross negligence any individual or public or private agency participating in an authorized mass immunization project, nor shall the provisions of this chapter exempt any drug manufacturer from any liability, regardless of the degree of negligence for any drug or vaccine used in the projects.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 8, § 4; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-1-48 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-48 - Reimbursement for medical record copies.

§ 23-1-48. Reimbursement for medical record copies.(a) The director shall promulgate rules and regulations that establish reasonable charges for expenses incurred in responding to requests for copies of medical records by physicians pursuant to § 5-37-22(c) and (d), and by any healthcare provider as defined in § 5-37.3-3 ("healthcare provider"). The director may utilize data provided by the Rhode Island health information management association or other similar local professional organization in his or her determination as to the amount of the charges permitted by this section.(b) A patient or a patient's authorized representative, as defined in § 5-37.3-3 ("patient" or "authorized representative"), or a third-party requestor, also as defined in § 5-37.3-3 ("third-party requestor"), shall have the right to request a patient's medical records.(c) If the healthcare provider utilizes patient's medical records, an electronic health records system, or database:(1) Any patient or any patient's authorized representative or any third-party requestor shall have a right to obtain from any healthcare provider a copy of the patient's records in an electronic format;(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the charges for responding to requests for copies of medical records in electronic format shall not exceed a fee for clerical services, research, and handling of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), inclusive of shipping costs and the costs of data retrieval and/or the data storage device used to transport the medical records. Provided, however, that fifty cents ($.50) per page for the first one hundred (100) pages and twenty-five cents ($.25) per page for all pages thereafter may be charged. In no event shall the charge for pages exceed one hundred dollars ($100).(d) If the healthcare provider does not utilize an electronic health records system or database, the charges for responding to requests for copies of medical records shall not exceed a fee for clerical services, research, and handling of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), inclusive of retrieval costs, plus actual shipping costs; provided, however, that fifty cents ($.50) per page for the first one hundred (100) pages and twenty-five cents ($.25) per page for all pages thereafter may be charged. In addition, the requestor shall pay for the actual shipping costs incurred.(e) Copies of X-rays or films not reproducible by photocopy shall be provided at the healthcare provider's actual cost for materials and supplies. In addition, the requestor shall pay reasonable fees for clerical services, research, and handling, not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00), plus actual shipping costs incurred.(f) A special handling fee of ten dollars ($10.00) may be charged if the records must be delivered to the patient or authorized representative or third-party requestor within forty-eight (48) hours of the request.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 93, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 140, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1-49 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-49 - Registry of persons with head injuries and/or spinal cord injuries.

§ 23-1-49. Registry of persons with head injuries and/or spinal cord injuries.(a) The state department of health is authorized, empowered, and directed to establish and maintain a central registry of persons suffering from acquired traumatic brain and/or spinal cord injuries.(b) The state director of health shall require the reporting of all newly diagnosed traumatic brain and/or spinal cord injuries and the submission of any specified additional information on reported injuries that she or he deems necessary and appropriate for the recognition, prevention, or control of those injuries.(c) The central traumatic brain and spinal cord injury registry shall maintain comprehensive records of all reports submitted pursuant to this section. These reports shall be confidential in accordance with chapter 37.3 of title 5 and subject to the restrictions on release incorporated in that chapter.(d) The state department of health shall make rules and regulations that are necessary to implement the provisions of this section pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 160, § 1.