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RI Gen L § 42-14.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-8 - Requirements.

§ 42-14.2-8. Requirements.No new license shall be granted under the provisions of this chapter unless:(1) The applicant shall have complied with and obtained a license under the licensing ordinances enacted pursuant to the provisions of § 5-21-1 entitled "second-hand dealers."(2) If the applicant proposes to establish an automobile wrecking yard in a municipality not issuing licenses under the provisions of chapter 21 of title 5, the location must be:(i) More than one thousand feet (1,000′) from the nearest edge of any highway on the interstate or primary system;(ii) More than six hundred feet (600′) from any other state highway;(iii) More than three hundred feet (300′) from any park, bathing beach, playground, school, church or cemetery and not within view therefrom;(iv) Screened from view and enclosed by a properly maintained fence at least six feet (6′) high except where a natural barrier provides appropriate screening; and(v) In size amounting to at least two (2) acres of land and shall be one contiguous lot.(3) A description of the land upon which the location intended to be licensed in accordance with subdivision (2) shall be made available to the department by a surveyor's survey plan, a city or town assessor's map, or an aerial cartographic chart reflecting the area.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1984, ch. 47, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-9 - Denial or revoking of licenses.

§ 42-14.2-9. Denial or revoking of licenses.The department may deny an application for a license, or suspend or revoke a license after it has been granted, or refuse to renew a license for any of the following reasons:(1) Proof of unfitness of the applicant or licensee to engage in this business.(2) A material misstatement by the applicant or licensee in his application for a license or renewal thereof.(3) Willful failure of the applicant or licensee to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the board.(4) Proof that the applicant or licensee has willfully defrauded the owner of a motor vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-10 - Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.

§ 42-14.2-10. Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.No license shall be suspended or revoked nor shall any renewal be refused except after a hearing thereon in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act in chapter 35 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-11 - Bond.

§ 42-14.2-11. Bond.No person shall establish or operate an auto wrecking yard or auto salvage yard, without the applicant thereof having executed and filed a bond to the state with such surety as the department requires.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-12 - Power of department in hearings.

§ 42-14.2-12. Power of department in hearings.The department shall have the power in hearings arising under this chapter to determine the place where the hearing shall be held, to administer oaths, to subpoena witnesses, to take depositions of witnesses residing without the state in the manner provided for in civil actions before courts of this state, and to pay witness fees and the mileage for attendance as is provided for witnesses in civil actions in the superior court.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-13 - Penalties.

§ 42-14.2-13. Penalties.Any person, firm, corporation, or association violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person, firm, corporation, or association who is convicted for violation of any section of this chapter shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment for each violation of the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1982, ch. 273, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-14 - Records of transactions to be maintained.

§ 42-14.2-14. Records of transactions to be maintained.Every license holder shall maintain a record in the form prescribed by the department to show:(1) The motor and serial number of every vehicle acquired to be wrecked or dismantled, the date of acquisition, and the name and residence of the person from whom the vehicle was acquired;(2) A description sufficient to identify every motor vehicle body, engine, or other major component which is sold, the vehicle identification number, the date of the sale, and the name and residence of the person to whom sold.(3) Any other records the department deems necessary.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1983, ch. 221, § 9; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-15 - Inspection of records.

§ 42-14.2-15. Inspection of records.All records kept in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be open to inspection by the department and its duly authorized representatives, by the division of motor vehicles and by any state or municipal official or police officer during reasonable business hours.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-16 - License limitation.

§ 42-14.2-16. License limitation.No license shall be issued which would permit operation on Sundays or holidays.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-17 - Severability.

§ 42-14.2-17. Severability.If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason, be judged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter or its application to other persons or circumstances.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-18 - Effect on Junkyard Control Act.

§ 42-14.2-18. Effect on Junkyard Control Act.Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to amend or repeal any provision of chapter 14 in title 24, or of chapter 21 in title 5.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-19 - Repealed.

§ 42-14.2-19. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-20 - Cease and desist orders.

§ 42-14.2-20. Cease and desist orders.(a) If the department shall have reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is violating the provisions of this chapter, the department may issue its order to that person, firm, corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be held not sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after issuance of the order to show cause why the commission should not issue an order to the person to cease and desist from the violation of the provisions of this chapter.(b) An order to show cause may be served on any person, firm, corporation, or association named therein by any person in the same manner that a summons in a civil action may be served, or by mailing a copy of the order to the person at any address at which he or she has done business or at which he or she lives. If upon the hearing the department shall be satisfied that the person is in fact violating any provision of this chapter, then the department shall order that person, in writing, to cease and desist from the violation. At any hearing, any person subject to an order of the department to cease and desist may be represented by counsel.(c) The department shall not be bound by common law rules of evidence, but may receive and consider any statements, documents, and things which shall be considered by them necessary or useful in arriving at their decision. If that person shall thereafter fail to comply with the order of the department, the superior court for Providence County shall have jurisdiction upon the complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin that person from violating this chapter. The complaint shall be in the form of a civil action. The findings and order of the department shall constitute prima facie evidence that the person ordered by the department to cease and desist has violated the provisions of this chapter.(d) The attorney general shall afford the department any necessary assistance in obtaining relief in the superior court.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 17.
RI Gen L § 42-14.2-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation - Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards|Section 42-14.2-21 - Storage of wrecked or junked vehicles.

§ 42-14.2-21. Storage of wrecked or junked vehicles.The storage of wrecked or junked vehicles or parts thereof outside the confines of the fenced area or natural barrier is strictly prohibited.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 47, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-14.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.3 - Public Utilities Commission|Section 42-14.3-1 - Commission established - Powers.

§ 42-14.3-1. Commission established — Powers.There shall be a public utilities commission. The head of the commission shall be the chairperson of the public utilities commission, who shall carry out, except as otherwise provided by this title, the provisions of chapters 1 — 20, inclusive, of title 39, and of all other general laws and public laws heretofore carried out by the former administrator of public utilities and carriers and division of public utilities and carriers.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 335, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-14.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.3 - Public Utilities Commission|Section 42-14.3-2 - Organization.

§ 42-14.3-2. Organization.The commission shall be organized into such divisions, subdivisions, and agencies as the chairperson shall find necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the commission.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 335, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-14.4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.4 - Department of Business Regulation - Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-14.4-1 - Definitions.

§ 42-14.4-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1)"Apartment" means any house or building or portion of a house or building which is rented, leased, or hired out to be occupied as a home or residence by one or more persons;(2)"Apartment listing service" means any person, partnership, or corporation who, in exchange for a fee permits a customer to inspect or otherwise utilize a listing of apartments for rent;(3)"Customer" means any person who pays a fee to an apartment listing service for assistance in obtaining an apartment rental;(4)"Listing" means any oral or written communication concerning a specific apartment for rent; and(5)"Person" means any individual, association, partnership, or corporation.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 150, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-14.4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.4 - Department of Business Regulation - Apartment Listing Services|Section 42-14.4-2 - License required.

§ 42-14.4-2. License required.No person, partnership, or corporation may engage in business as an apartment listing service without first obtaining a real estate broker's license from the department of business regulation. Any apartment listing service which is issued a real estate broker's license under the authority of this chapter shall be subject to all the rights, duties, and liabilities of a real estate broker as provided for in chapter 20.5 of title 5. Further, the apartment listing service shall also be subject to the rules and regulations that govern the conduct of real estate brokers promulgated by the department of business regulation.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 150, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-14.5-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 - Health Insurance Oversight|Section 42-14.5-1 - Health insurance commissioner.

§ 42-14.5-1. Health insurance commissioner.There is hereby established, within the department of business regulation, an office of the health insurance commissioner. The health insurance commissioner shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. The director of business regulation shall grant to the health insurance commissioner reasonable access to appropriate expert staff.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 446, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 557, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14.5-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 - Health Insurance Oversight|Section 42-14.5-1.1 - Legislative findings.

§ 42-14.5-1.1. Legislative findings.The general assembly hereby finds and declares as follows:(1) A substantial amount of health care services in this state are purchased for the benefit of patients by health care insurers engaged in the provision of health care financing services or is otherwise delivered subject to the terms of agreements between health care insurers and providers of the services.(2) Health care insurers are able to control the flow of patients to providers of health care services through compelling financial incentives for patients in their plans to utilize only the services of providers with whom the insurers have contracted.(3) Health care insurers also control the health care services rendered to patients through utilization review programs and other managed care tools and associated coverage and payment policies.(4) By incorporation or merger the power of health care insurers in markets of this state for health care services has become great enough to create a competitive imbalance, reducing levels of competition and threatening the availability of high quality, cost-effective health care.(5) The power of health care insurers to unilaterally impose provider contract terms may jeopardize the ability of physicians and other health care providers to deliver the superior quality health care services that have been traditionally available in this state.(6) It is the intention of the general assembly to authorize health care providers to jointly discuss with health care insurers topics of concern regarding the provision of quality health care through a committee established by an advisory to the health insurance commissioner.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 273, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 274, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14.5-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 - Health Insurance Oversight|Section 42-14.5-2 - Purpose.

§ 42-14.5-2. Purpose.With respect to health insurance as defined in § 42-14-5, the health insurance commissioner shall discharge the powers and duties of office to:(1) Guard the solvency of health insurers;(2) Protect the interests of consumers;(3) Encourage fair treatment of health care providers;(4) Encourage policies and developments that improve the quality and efficiency of health care service delivery and outcomes; and(5) View the health care system as a comprehensive entity and encourage and direct insurers towards policies that advance the welfare of the public through overall efficiency, improved health care quality, and appropriate access.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 446, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 557, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14.5-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 - Health Insurance Oversight|Section 42-14.5-4 - Actuary and subject matter experts.

§ 42-14.5-4. Actuary and subject matter experts.The health insurance commissioner may contract with an actuary and/or other subject matter experts to assist him or her in conducting the study required under subsection 42-14.5-3(g). The actuary or other expert shall serve under the direction of the health insurance commissioner. Health insurance companies doing business in this state, including, but not limited to, nonprofit hospital service corporations and nonprofit medical service corporations established pursuant to chapters 27-19 and 27-20, and health maintenance organizations established pursuant to chapter 27-41, shall be assessed according to a schedule of their direct writing of health insurance in this state to pay for the compensation of the actuary. The amount assessed to all health insurance companies doing business in this state for the study conducted under subsection 42-14.5-3(g) shall not exceed a total of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 82, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 205, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-14.6-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.6 - Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act|Section 42-14.6-1 - Short title.

§ 42-14.6-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act."History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 260, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-14.6-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.6 - Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act|Section 42-14.6-3 - Definitions.

§ 42-14.6-3. Definitions.As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "Commissioner" means the health insurance commissioner.(2) "Health insurer" means all entities licensed, or required to be licensed, in this state that offer health benefit plans in Rhode Island including, but not limited to, nonprofit hospital service corporations and nonprofit medical-service corporations established pursuant to chapters 19 and 20 of title 27, and health maintenance organizations established pursuant to chapter 41 of title 27 or as defined in chapter 62 of this title, a fraternal benefit society or any other entity subject to state insurance regulation that provides medical care on the basis of a periodic premium, paid directly or through an association, trust or other intermediary, and issued, renewed, or delivered within or without Rhode Island.(3) "Health insurance plan" means any individual, general, blanket or group policy of health, accident and sickness insurance issued by a health insurer (as herein defined). Health Insurance Plan shall not include insurance coverage providing benefits for:(i) Hospital confinement indemnity;(ii) Disability income;(iii) Accident only;(iv) Long-term care;(v) Medicare supplement;(vi) Limited benefit health;(vii) Specified disease indemnity;(viii) Sickness or bodily injury or death by accident or both; and(ix) Other limited benefit policies.(4) "Personal clinician" means a physician, physician assistant, or an advanced practice nurse licensed by the department of health.(5) "State healthcare program" means medical assistance, RIteCare, and any other health insurance program provided through the office of health and human services (OHHS) and its component state agencies state healthcare program does not include any health insurance plan provided as a benefit to state employees or retirees.(6) "Patient-centered medical home" means a practice that satisfies the characteristics described in § 42-14.6-2, and is designated as such by the secretary, or through alternative models as provided for in § 42-14.6-7, based on standards recommended by the patient-centered medical home collaborative.(7) "Patient-centered medical home collaborative" means a community advisory council, including, but not limited to, participants in the existing Rhode Island patient-centered medical home pilot project, and health insurers, physicians and other clinicians, employers, the state healthcare program, relevant state agencies, community health centers, hospitals, other providers, patients, and patient advocates which shall provide consultation and recommendations to the secretary and the commissioner on all matters relating to proposed regulations, development of standards, and development of payment mechanisms.(8) "Secretary" means the secretary of the executive office of health and human services.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 260, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-14.6-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-14.6 - Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act|Section 42-14.6-5 - Annual reports on implementation and administration.

§ 42-14.6-5. Annual reports on implementation and administration.The secretary and commissioner shall report annually to the legislature on the implementation and administration of the patient-centered medical home model.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 260, § 1.