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RI Gen L § 5-37.7-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37.7 - Rhode Island Health Information Exchange Act of 2008|Section 5-37.7-10 - Patient's rights.

§ 5-37.7-10. Patient's rights.Pursuant to this chapter, a patient who has his or her confidential healthcare information included in the HIE shall have the following rights:(1) To obtain a copy of his or her confidential healthcare information from the HIE;(2) To obtain a copy of the disclosure report pertaining to his or her confidential healthcare information;(3) To be notified as required by chapter 49.3 of title 11, the Rhode Island identity theft protection act, of a breach of the security system of the HIE;(4) To change his or her opt out status in the HIE in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department;(5) To request to amend his or her own information through the provider participant;(6) To request his or her confidential healthcare information from the HIE be disclosed to an authorized representative; and(7) To request his or her confidential healthcare information from the HIE be disclosed to healthcare providers who are not provider participants as defined by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 466, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 33; P.L. 2016, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 18; P.L. 2021, ch. 362, § 1, effective July 12, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 364, § 1, effective July 12, 2021.
RI Gen L § 5-37.7-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37.7 - Rhode Island Health Information Exchange Act of 2008|Section 5-37.7-11 - Immunity.

§ 5-37.7-11. Immunity.Any healthcare provider who or that relies in good faith upon any information provided through the HIE in his, her, or its treatment of a patient, shall be immune from any criminal or civil liability arising from any damages caused by such good faith reliance. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting negligence or reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 466, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-37.7-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37.7 - Rhode Island Health Information Exchange Act of 2008|Section 5-37.7-12 - Reconciliation with other authorities.

§ 5-37.7-12. Reconciliation with other authorities.(a) This chapter shall only apply to the HIE system, and does not apply to any other private and/or public health information systems utilized in Rhode Island, including other health information systems utilized within or by a healthcare facility or organization.(b) As this chapter provides extensive protection with regard to access to and disclosure of confidential healthcare information by the HIE, it supplements, with respect to the HIE only, any less stringent disclosure requirements, including, but not limited to, those contained in chapter 37.3 of this title, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any other less stringent federal or state law.(c) This chapter shall not be construed to interfere with any other federal or state laws or regulations that provide more extensive protection than provided in this chapter for the confidentiality of healthcare information.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 466, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 239, § 14; P.L. 2021, ch. 362, § 1, effective July 12, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 364, § 1, effective July 12, 2021.
RI Gen L § 5-37.7-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37.7 - Rhode Island Health Information Exchange Act of 2008|Section 5-37.7-13 - Penalties - Attorney's fees for violations.

§ 5-37.7-13. Penalties — Attorney's fees for violations.(a) Civil penalties. Anyone who violates the provisions of this chapter may be held liable for actual and exemplary damages.(b) Criminal penalties. Anyone who intentionally and knowingly violates the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per patient, per violation, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.(c) Commission of crime. The civil and criminal penalties in this section shall also be applicable to anyone who obtains confidential healthcare information maintained under the provisions of this chapter through the commission of a crime.(d) Attorney's fees. Attorney's fees may be awarded at the discretion of the court, to the successful party in any action under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 466, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-37.7-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37.7 - Rhode Island Health Information Exchange Act of 2008|Section 5-37.7-14 - Waivers void.

§ 5-37.7-14. Waivers void.Any agreement purporting to waive the provisions of this chapter is declared to be against public policy and void.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 466, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-37.7-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37.7 - Rhode Island Health Information Exchange Act of 2008|Section 5-37.7-15 - Severability.

§ 5-37.7-15. Severability.If any provision of this chapter is held by a court to be invalid, that invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of the chapter, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared severable.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 466, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-1 - "Automobile body shop" defined.

§ 5-38-1. "Automobile body shop" defined.Automobile body shop, referred to as "auto body shop," includes any establishment, garage, or work area enclosed within a building where repairs are made or caused to be made to motor vehicle bodies, including fenders, bumpers, chassis, and similar components of motor vehicle bodies as distinguished from the seats, motor, transmission, and other accessories for propulsion and general running gear of motor vehicles, except as provided in § 5-38-20. No repairs performed by licensees under this chapter may be performed using mobile units, but may only be performed at a fixed, licensed location. This section shall not apply to glass repair and installations or paintless dent repairs.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 33, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 151, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-38-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-3 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-38-3. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 349, § 8; P.L. 1981, ch. 240, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 1, effective July 1, 1985.
RI Gen L § 5-38-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-4 - Practices for which license is required.

§ 5-38-4. Practices for which license is required.(a) An annual license shall be issued to businesses, corporations, and persons meeting the qualifications set by the auto collision repair licensing advisory board and paying the required fees. Qualification shall be set by the auto collision repair licensing advisory board and approved by the director.(b) No person, firm, or corporation shall engage within this state in the business of auto body repairing or painting or enter into contracts for the repairing, replacing, or painting of auto bodies or parts of auto bodies or advertise or represent in any form or manner that he, she, or it is an auto body shop unless that person, firm, or corporation possesses a license in full force and effect from the department of business regulation specifying that person, firm, or corporation as licensed to operate or conduct an auto body shop.(c) This chapter applies to every new and used motor vehicle dealer as defined in § 31-1-19, but does not apply to or require the obtaining of a license by persons, firms, or corporations whose business is or may be limited to the making or entering into contracts for the making of mechanical or electrical repairs or adjustments to motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 357, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-38-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-6 - Applications for licenses.

§ 5-38-6. Applications for licenses.Application for license shall be made in duplicate to the department of business regulation in any form that the department requires and shall be accompanied by the required fee and evidence of financial responsibility. The department may require, in that application, information relating to the applicant's financial standing, the applicant's business integrity, whether the applicant has an established place of business, whether the applicant is properly able to conduct the business of an automobile body repair shop, and any other pertinent information consistent with the safeguarding of the public interest in the location in which that applicant proposes to engage in business, all of which may be considered by the department in determining whether the granting of that application is in the public interest. In the event of denial of an application, the filing fee paid with that application shall be refunded.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-7 - Duration of license - Renewal.

§ 5-38-7. Duration of license — Renewal.(a) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations mandating the term of each license issued pursuant to this chapter; however, no license shall remain in force for a period in excess of three (3) years.(b) Any fee for the initial issuance or renewal of a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be determined by multiplying the current annual fee by the term of initial licensure or renewal. The total fee for the entire term of licensure or renewal shall be paid at the time of application for the license or renewal. The license shall be renewed upon payment of the renewal fee.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 184, § 4.
RI Gen L § 5-38-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-8 - License fee.

§ 5-38-8. License fee.Effective December 31, 2009, the license fee for each year shall be three hundred dollars ($300). If an applicant desires to do business in more than one location, he, she, or it shall pay a separate fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for each location authorized by the department of business regulation.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 240, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 30, § 5; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 19, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 33, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-38-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-9 - Licenses to contain licensee's name and location of business - Display of licenses.

§ 5-38-9. Licenses to contain licensee's name and location of business — Display of licenses.The license of automobile body repair shops shall specify the name of the holder of that business and the location at which that business is conducted, and must be conspicuously displayed at that location. The license number shall appear on all business communications, estimates, signs, business cards, and other written documentation relating to that business.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 117, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-10 - Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.

§ 5-38-10. Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.The department of business regulation may deny an application for license or suspend or revoke a license after it has been granted, for the following reasons:(1) On proof of unfitness of the applicant to do business as an automobile body repair shop;(2) For any misstatement by the applicant in his or her application for license;(3) For any failure to comply with the provisions of this section or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the commission under § 5-38-5;(4) For defrauding any customer;(5) For dismantling any automobile without the written authorization of the owner of the automobile;(6) For refusing to surrender any automobile to its owner upon tender of payment of the proper charges for towing, storage, and work done on that automobile;(7) For having indulged in any unconscionable practice relating to the business as an automobile body repair shop;(8) For willful failure to perform work as contracted for;(9) For failure to comply with the safety standards of the industry;(10) For the purchase of used vehicle parts from unlicensed entities; or(11) For failure to comply with the requirements of § 5-38-30.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 221, § 6; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 43, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-38-10.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-10.1 - Civil penalties for violations.

§ 5-38-10.1. Civil penalties for violations.In addition to every other power granted the department of business regulation, the department may fine a licensee not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for any violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the department.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 349, § 9; P.L. 1981, ch. 240, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-11 - Responsibility of licensee for acts of agents.

§ 5-38-11. Responsibility of licensee for acts of agents.If a licensee is a firm or corporation, it is sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of a license that any officer, director, or trustee of the firm or corporation or any member, in the case of a partnership, has been found by the department of business regulation guilty of any act or omission that would be cause for refusing, suspending, or revoking a license to that party as an individual. Each licensee shall be responsible for the acts of any salespersons or any drive-away tow-away operator acting as the agent for that licensee, and for the acts of any salesperson, estimator, or other employee acting as the agent for that licensee.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-12 - Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.

§ 5-38-12. Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.No license shall be suspended or revoked except after a hearing before the department of business regulation or a hearing officer appointed by the department. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42. The order to suspend or revoke that license shall not be effective for ten (10) days after written notice has been sent to the licensee.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-13, 5-38-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-13, 5-38-14 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-38-13, 5-38-14. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 5-38-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-15 - Right to appeal.

§ 5-38-15. Right to appeal.Any licensee or applicant for license or other person in interest being aggrieved by the final order or decision of the department of business regulation has the right to appeal, pursuant to the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 349, § 8; P.L. 1980, ch. 406, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-16, 5-38-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-16, 5-38-17 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-38-16, 5-38-17. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 5-38-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-18 - Purchase of used vehicle parts - Records of transactions to be maintained.

§ 5-38-18. Purchase of used vehicle parts — Records of transactions to be maintained.The purchase of used vehicle parts shall be from entities licensed pursuant to chapter 21 of this title or similar provision by another state. Every licensee shall maintain up-to-date records in the form prescribed by the department of business regulation: (1) With reference to every vehicle for which it has made a charge for parts or services; and (2) Of all original orders for repairs to those vehicles. Those records shall be preserved for a period of two (2) years from the date thereof and shall be open for inspection by any authorized representative of the department during regular business hours, by the division of motor vehicles, and by any state or municipal official or police officer.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 221, § 6; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-19 - Criminal penalties for violations - Injunctive relief.

§ 5-38-19. Criminal penalties for violations — Injunctive relief.(a) Any person, firm, or corporation required to be licensed under this chapter who conducts an automobile body repair shop business without obtaining a license, or who after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license conducts that business, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; for a second conviction, is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, or both; and for a third and subsequent conviction, is guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years, or both. For the purposes of this section, a plea of nolo contendere with probation shall be considered a conviction.(b) If the department of business regulation has reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is conducting an automobile body repair shop business without obtaining a license, or who after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license is conducting that business, 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 that order to show cause why the department should not issue an order to that person to cease and desist from the violation of the provisions of this chapter. That order to show cause may be served on any person, firm, corporation, or association named 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, certified mail, return receipt requested, to that person at any address at which that person has done business or at which that person lives. If during that hearing the department is satisfied that the person is in fact violating any provision of this chapter, the department may order that person, in writing, to cease and desist from that violation. All these hearings are governed in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42. If that person fails to comply with an order of the department after being afforded a hearing, the superior court for Providence County has jurisdiction upon complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin that person from violating this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 258, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 13, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 117, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-38-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-20 - Persons exempt.

§ 5-38-20. Persons exempt.This chapter does not prohibit the registered owner of any motor vehicle, or any person related by blood or marriage to that registered owner, from performing any type of work usually performed in an auto body shop, upon the vehicle that is registered in his or her own name; provided, that the work is done personally by the registered owner or that relative, and he or she neither employs nor compensates any person, monetarily or otherwise, to aid and assist in that work.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-21 - Severability.

§ 5-38-21. Severability.The provisions of this chapter are severable; and if any of the provisions are held to be invalid, the decision of the court respecting that provision or provisions shall not affect the validity of any other provision that can be given effect without that invalid provision.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-22 - Appropriations.

§ 5-38-22. Appropriations.The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of this sum or so much of this sum as may be required from time to time, upon the receipt by him or her of authenticated vouchers.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-38-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-23 - Auto body repair shop special use identification tags.

§ 5-38-23. Auto body repair shop special use identification tags.Any automobile body repair shop licensed under this title has the right to issue special use identification tags in accordance with the provision of § 31-3-40.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 210, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-38-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-38 - Automobile Body Repair Shops|Section 5-38-24 - Duration of licenses - Fee for part of year.

§ 5-38-24. Duration of licenses — Fee for part of year.All licenses shall be issued for the twelve-month (12) period commencing on January 1 of each year, and the fee thereafter shall be at the full annual rate specified in § 5-38-8, regardless of the date of application or issuance of that license.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 111, § 3.