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RI Gen L § 5-32-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-3 - Certificates - Applications - Penalty for violations.

§ 5-32-3. Certificates — Applications — Penalty for violations.The division of professional regulation of the department of health shall issue certificates to practice electrolysis and laser hair removal, as defined in this chapter, to any persons who comply with the provisions of this chapter. Any person who desires to engage in that practice shall submit, in writing, in any form that is required by the board, an application for a certificate to engage in that practice. The application shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54. Any person, firm, corporation, or association violating any of the provisions of this chapter commits a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200), or imprisoned for a period not to exceed three (3) months, or both the fine and imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2228, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-3; P.L. 1960, ch. 76, § 15; P.L. 1969, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 7; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 6; P.L. 2019, ch. 94, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 129, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-32-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-4 - Qualifications of applicants.

§ 5-32-4. Qualifications of applicants.Licenses to engage in the practice of electrolysis and laser hair removal shall be issued to the applicants who comply with the following requirements:(1) Are citizens or legal residents of the United States;(2) Have attained the age of eighteen (18) years;(3) Have graduated from a high school or whose education is the equivalent of a high school education;(4) Have satisfactorily completed a course of training and study in electrolysis, as a registered apprentice under the supervision of a licensed Rhode Island electrologist who is qualified to teach electrolysis to apprentices as prescribed in § 5-32-20, or have graduated from a school of electrolysis after having satisfactorily completed a program consisting of not less than six hundred fifty (650) hours of study and practice in the theory and practical application of electrolysis. That apprenticeship shall include at least six hundred fifty (650) hours of study and practice in the theory and practical application of electrolysis within a term of nine (9) months; provided, that the apprentice registers with the division of professional regulation of the department of health upon beginning his or her course of instruction, and the licensed person with whom they serve that apprenticeship keeps a record of the hours of that instruction, and, upon the completion of that apprenticeship, certifies that fact to the board of examiners in electrolysis;(5) Is of good moral character; and(6) Passes an examination approved by the department of health.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-4; P.L. 1969, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 164, § 4; P.L. 2000, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 489, § 3; P.L. 2016, ch. 491, § 3; P.L. 2019, ch. 94, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 129, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-32-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-5 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-32-5. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 6; Repealed by P.L. 1969, ch. 166, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-32-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-6 - Examination of applicants - Expiration and renewal of certificates.

§ 5-32-6. Examination of applicants — Expiration and renewal of certificates.(a) Examination of applicants for certificates shall be held at least twice a year in the city of Providence and may be held elsewhere at the discretion of the division of professional regulation of the department of health. The division has the power to adopt, change, alter, and amend rules and regulations for the conducting of those examinations, and may fix the fee for reexamination. The division shall issue to each person successfully passing the examination, where an examination is required, and who satisfies the division of his or her qualifications, a certificate, signed by the administrator of the division, entitling him or her to practice that business in this state for the annual period stated in the certificate, or until the certificate is revoked or suspended, as subsequently provided.(b) All certificates shall expire on the 30th day of April of each year, unless sooner suspended or revoked, and shall be renewed for the next ensuing year by the division upon payment to the division of an annual renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 for each renewal.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2228, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-6; P.L. 1960, ch. 76, § 15; P.L. 1969, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 71, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 7; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 6.
RI Gen L § 5-32-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-7 - Certification of licensees from other states.

§ 5-32-7. Certification of licensees from other states.Any person licensed to practice electrolysis in any other state or states, who is, or in good faith intends to become, a resident of this state, where the requirements are the equivalent of those of this state and who meets the requirements of this chapter shall be entitled to take that examination and, if he or she passes that examination, shall be, upon the payment of a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54, entitled to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-7; P.L. 2000, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 7; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 6.
RI Gen L § 5-32-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-8 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-32-8. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-8; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 5, effective June 30, 2015.
RI Gen L § 5-32-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-9 - Fixed place of business - Sanitary regulation.

§ 5-32-9. Fixed place of business — Sanitary regulation.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.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-9; P.L. 2000, ch. 174, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-32-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-10 - Advertising.

§ 5-32-10. Advertising.No person or establishment licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall advertise by written or spoken words of a character tending to deceive or mislead the public.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-10; P.L. 1969, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 275, §§ 10, 11.
RI Gen L § 5-32-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-11 - Display of licenses - Revocation or suspension of licenses for gross unprofessional misconduct.

§ 5-32-11. Display of licenses — Revocation or suspension of licenses for gross unprofessional misconduct.(a) Every license issued under this chapter shall specify the name of the person to whom it was issued and shall be displayed prominently in the place of business or employment. The division of professional regulation of the department of health has the power to revoke or suspend any license of registration issued under this chapter for gross unprofessional conduct. Gross unprofessional conduct is defined as including, but not limited to:(1) The use of any false or fraudulent statement in any document connected with the practice of electrolysis;(2) The obtaining of any fee by fraud or misrepresentation either to a patient or insurance plan;(3) The violation of a privileged communication;(4) Knowingly performing any act that in any way aids or assists an unlicensed person to practice electrolysis in violation of this chapter;(5) The practice of electrolysis under a false or assumed name;(6) The advertising for the practice of electrolysis in a deceptive or unethical manner;(7) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs;(8) Violations of any of the rules or regulations of the state department of health, or the violation of any section of this chapter;(9) Gross incompetence in the practice of his or her profession; or(10) Repeated acts of immorality or repeated acts of gross misconduct in the practice of his or her profession.(b) Before any license is suspended or revoked, its holder shall be notified, in writing, of the charge or charges preferred against him or her and shall have a reasonable time to prepare his or her defense and has the right to be represented by counsel and to be heard and to present his or her defense. Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked may apply to have the license reissued and the license may be reissued to him or her upon a satisfactory showing that the cause for disqualification has ceased. The division of professional regulation of the department of health has power by its administrator to summon any person to appear as a witness and testify at any hearing of the division, to examine witnesses, administer oaths, and punish for contempt any person refusing to appear or testify. The division shall serve a copy of its decision or ruling upon any person whose license has been revoked or refused.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2228, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-11; P.L. 1969, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 174, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-32-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-12 - Appeals from division.

§ 5-32-12. Appeals from division.Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the division of professional regulation of the department of health may appeal that decision to the superior court in the manner provided in the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2228, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-12.
RI Gen L § 5-32-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-13 - Annual renewal of certificates.

§ 5-32-13. Annual renewal of certificates.All certificates issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed annually by the holders of the certificate at an annual renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 by the division of professional regulation of the department of health.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-13; P.L. 1983, ch. 253, § 11; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 71, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 7; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 6.
RI Gen L § 5-32-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-14 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-32-14. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 12; impl. am P.L. 1949, ch. 2228, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-14; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 15; Repealed by P.L. 2000, ch. 174, § 2, effective July 13, 2000.
RI Gen L § 5-32-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-15 - Receipts.

§ 5-32-15. Receipts.The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-15; P.L. 1983, ch. 253, § 11; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 26, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 15.
RI Gen L § 5-32-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-16 - Physicians exempt from chapter.

§ 5-32-16. Physicians exempt from chapter.The provisions of this chapter do not apply to physicians licensed to practice in the state.History of Section.P.L. 1943, ch. 1315, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 5-32-16; P.L. 1969, ch. 166, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-32-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-17 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-32-17. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1969, ch. 166, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 6; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 5, effective June 30, 2015.
RI Gen L § 5-32-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-18 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-32-18. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 6; Repealed by P.L. 2016, ch. 489, § 5, effective July 16, 2016; P.L. 2016, ch. 491, § 5, effective July 16, 2016.
RI Gen L § 5-32-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-19 - Apprenticeship register.

§ 5-32-19. Apprenticeship register.The division of professional regulation of the department of health shall keep a register in which the names of all persons serving apprenticeships licensed under this chapter shall be recorded. This register is open to public inspection.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 489, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 491, § 4.
RI Gen L § 5-32-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-20 - Qualifications for teaching electrolysis.

§ 5-32-20. Qualifications for teaching electrolysis.(a) A person, in order to qualify as an instructor or teacher of electrolysis to apprentices, must:(1) Have been actively engaged as a licensed practitioner of electrolysis for at least five (5) years;(2) Pass a state board examination specifically designed to evaluate his or her qualifications to teach electrolysis; and(3) Be a high school graduate or the equivalent.(b) Upon satisfactorily passing this examination, the division of professional regulation of the department of health shall issue a license to the person upon the payment of a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.(c) A qualified licensed electrologist shall not register more than one apprentice for each nine-month (9) training period.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 489, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 491, § 4.
RI Gen L § 5-32-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-32 - Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal|Section 5-32-21 - Practice of laser hair removal.

§ 5-32-21. Practice of laser hair removal.(a) A person licensed as an electrologist before July 1, 2019, who has practiced laser hair removal under the supervision of a medical director for not less than two (2) years and has conducted at least one thousand (1,000) laser hair removal treatments, whichever is later, with no disciplinary complaints that were found to be actionable by the department resulting in the suspension of a license, shall be permitted to practice electrology and laser hair removal without medical director oversight. The department may reinstate the requirement to perform laser hair removal under the supervision of a medical director for a period of two (2) years as part of a disciplinary settlement; provided, however, that the department shall not require the medical director to be located on-site, but shall be available for consultation.(b) A person licensed as an electrologist after July l, 2019, shall practice laser hair removal only under the supervision of a medical director, who shall not be required to be located on-site, but who shall be available for consultation. A licensed electrologist, upon completion of two (2) years of practice under the supervision of a medical director, may submit an application to the department certifying the following:(1) Completion of two (2) years of laser hair removal treatment of patients under the oversight of a medical director;(2) Completion of one thousand (1,000) patient laser hair removal treatments; and(3) American Electrology Association Board certification.An electrologist meeting the foregoing criteria shall be exempt from the requirement to practice laser hair removal under the supervision of a medical director. The department may reinstate the requirement to perform laser hair removal under the supervision of a medical director for a period of two (2) years as part of a disciplinary settlement; provided, however, that the medical director shall not be required to be located on-site, but shall be available for consultation.(c) All equipment used for laser hair removal shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration.(d) An electrologist shall maintain a complete record of receipt, transfer, and disposal for each device used for electrolysis and laser hair removal, which shall be in writing or capable of reproduction in written form, and shall, at a minimum, contain the following data:(1) Manufacturer's name;(2) Model and serial number of the device;(3) Date of the receipt, transfer, or disposal;(4) Name and address of the person the device was received from, transferred to, or to whom the device was transferred for disposal; and(5) Name of the person recording the information.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 94, § 3; P.L. 2019, ch. 129, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-33-1 - 5-33-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-33 - Embalmers and Funeral Directors|Section 5-33-1 - 5-33-26 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-33-1 — 5-33-26. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 5-33.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-33.1 - Funeral Service Contracts|Section 5-33.1-1 - Short title.

§ 5-33.1-1. Short title.This chapter is known as "The Funeral Service Contracts Act."History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 103, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-33.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-33.1 - Funeral Service Contracts|Section 5-33.1-2 - "Funeral service contract" defined.

§ 5-33.1-2. "Funeral service contract" defined.For the purposes of this chapter, a funeral service contract means a contract that requires the payment of money in exchange for the final disposition of a dead human body, including funeral, burial, or other services, or the furnishing of personal property or funeral merchandise in connection with that disposition, where the use or delivery of the services, property, or merchandise is not immediately required.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 103, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-33.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-33.1 - Funeral Service Contracts|Section 5-33.1-3 - Funeral service contracts limited to licensed firms and persons.

§ 5-33.1-3. Funeral service contracts limited to licensed firms and persons.No person may arrange, promote, enter into, or sell any funeral service contract on behalf of a funeral service establishment unless that person is an embalmer or funeral director licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 33.2 of this title, or an officer of a corporation operating a funeral service establishment and which was incorporated prior to January 1, 1969.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 103, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-33.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-33.1 - Funeral Service Contracts|Section 5-33.1-5 - Disposition of funds held in escrow.

§ 5-33.1-5. Disposition of funds held in escrow.Funds held in an escrow account in accordance with the provisions of a funeral service contract shall remain intact. Upon submission to the escrow agent of a statement that the services, personal property, and merchandise have been fully performed or delivered, subscribed and sworn to under the penalties of perjury by the director of the funeral service establishment, the escrow agent shall pay to the funeral service establishment the amounts deposited in the escrow account pursuant to the funeral service contract and all income earned on these amounts and retained in the escrow account. At performance, the charges for "funeral goods and services selected" may be adjusted to reflect current reasonable and customary charges. The additional charges are to be itemized on a second contract marked "Part II" "funeral goods and services selected" form. Excess funds are to be returned to the beneficiary within fifteen (15) days of performance of the contract. Total expenses shall not exceed the total of escrow accounts.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 103, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-33.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-33.1 - Funeral Service Contracts|Section 5-33.1-6 - Cancellation of contract.

§ 5-33.1-6. Cancellation of contract.Any person who has entered into a funeral service contract with a funeral service establishment, upon written notice to the establishment and to the escrow agent may cancel any funeral service contract prior to the performance by the establishment. In the event of a cancellation, all money in the escrow account paid by this person, together with all accrued income, shall be returned within fifteen (15) days after the cancellation. The funeral service establishment may retain an amount equal to the costs actually and reasonably incurred in the performance of the contract; this amount shall not exceed two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the amount in the escrow account on the date the purchaser cancels the contract, or two hundred dollars ($200) whichever is greater.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 103, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-33.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-33.1 - Funeral Service Contracts|Section 5-33.1-7 - Funeral service contract not a burial insurance policy.

§ 5-33.1-7. Funeral service contract not a burial insurance policy.A funeral service contract is not a burial insurance policy.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 103, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-33.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-33.1 - Funeral Service Contracts|Section 5-33.1-8 - Unfair trade practice.

§ 5-33.1-8. Unfair trade practice.A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 103, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-33.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-33.1 - Funeral Service Contracts|Section 5-33.1-9 - Irrevocable funeral contract.

§ 5-33.1-9. Irrevocable funeral contract.An irrevocable funeral contract may be entered into in which the amount held in escrow may be disbursed only upon the death of the beneficiary and that all interest accumulates to the escrow account and is also inaccessible to the beneficiary. Such irrevocable funeral contract funds only shall be transferred from one funeral service establishment to another upon request of the beneficiary and the consent of the escrow agent. The purchase of an irrevocable funeral contract shall not preclude an individual from purchasing other funeral contracts that are revocable.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 103, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 30.