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RI Gen L § 5-53.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-7 - Prohibited activity.

§ 5-53.1-7. Prohibited activity.In addition to any other violations of this chapter no person shall:(1) Make any material statement that is untrue in an application for registration, registration statement, or written annual report; or fail to disclose a material fact in an application for registration, registration statement, or written annual report;(2) Engage in any fraudulent or illegal act, device, scheme, artifice to defraud or for obtaining money or property by means of false pretenses, representation or promise, transaction, or enterprise in connection with any solicitation for charitable purposes, any solicitation or collection of funds or other property for a charitable organization, or with the registration, reporting, and disclosure provisions of this chapter;(3) Fail to apply contributions in a manner substantially consistent with the stated solicitation statement created pursuant to § 5-53.1-12 and/or with the § 5-53.1-2(a)(5) registration statement of the charitable organization;(4) Knowingly, or with reason to know, enter into any contract or agreement with or employ any unregistered professional fundraiser, fundraising counsel, or professional solicitor;(5) Enter into any contract or agreement with or raise any funds for any charitable organization required to be registered pursuant to this chapter knowing or with reason to know that the charitable organization is not duly registered;(6) Fail to file as required by this chapter any fundraising contract, or any other documents;(7) Represent in any manner whatsoever that registration constitutes an endorsement or approval by the state;(8) Solicit contributions for charitable purposes without either:(i) Being a registered charitable organization, if required to be registered;(ii) Having a written contract or agreement with a charitable organization or registered charitable organization if required to be registered, authorizing solicitation on its behalf; or(iii) Being bona fide employees or volunteers of a charitable organization;(9) Act as or enter into any contract as a professional fundraiser, fundraising counsel, or professional solicitor without having registered;(10) Fail to maintain books and records or refuse or fail after receiving written notice by mail, to produce any books and records in accordance with § 5-53.1-5 and as otherwise required by this chapter;(11) Knowingly and intentionally use in the course of soliciting contributions for or on behalf of a charitable organization a name, symbol, or service mark so closely related or similar to that used by another established charitable organization that the use would tend to confuse or mislead the public; or(12) Solicit contributions on behalf of any veterans' organization that is not chartered under chapter 6 of title 7.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-53.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-9 - Contracts of professional fundraisers and fundraising counsel.

§ 5-53.1-9. Contracts of professional fundraisers and fundraising counsel.(a) No person shall act as a professional fundraiser or fundraising counsel before he, she, or it has a written contract with the charitable organization. A true and correct copy of each contract entered into between a professional fundraiser or fundraising counsel and a charitable organization shall be filed by the professional fundraiser or fundraising counsel who is a party to the contract with the director within ten (10) days after it is signed. True and correct copies of the contracts shall be kept on file in the offices of the charitable organization and the professional fundraiser or fundraising counsel during the term of the contract and until the expiration of a period of three (3) years subsequent to the date the solicitation of contributions provided for in the contract actually terminates.(b) Every contract between a professional fundraiser and a charitable organization shall contain or shall be deemed to contain a provision that within five (5) days of receipt all funds received from solicitation shall be deposited in a bank account in the sole name of the charitable organization or shall be delivered to the organization for deposit.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-53.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-10 - Professional solicitor.

§ 5-53.1-10. Professional solicitor.No person shall act as a professional solicitor in the employ of a professional fundraiser required to register pursuant to § 5-53.1-8 before he or she has registered with the director or after the expiration or cancellation of the registration. Applications for registration and re-registration shall be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the director. Registration or re-registration, when effected, shall be for a period of one year, or a part thereof, expiring on the thirtieth (30th) day of June. An application for re-registration shall be filed thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the registration. Applications for registration and re-registration, when filed with the director, shall become public records in the office of the director.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-53.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-11 - Nonresident professional fundraisers, fundraising counsel, and professional solicitors; designation of director as agent for service of process; service of process.

§ 5-53.1-11. Nonresident professional fundraisers, fundraising counsel, and professional solicitors; designation of director as agent forservice of process; service of process.(a) Any professional fundraiser, fundraising counsel, or professional solicitor having his, her, or its principal place of business outside of this state or organized under the laws of a foreign state, who or that shall solicit contributions or act as a fundraising counsel in this state shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the director as his, her, or its agent upon whom may be served any summons, subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, or other process directed to the professional fundraiser, fundraising counsel, or professional solicitor or any partner, principal, officer, member, trustee, or director thereof, with the same effect as if the professional fundraiser, fundraising counsel, or professional solicitor existed in this state.(b) Whenever lawful process shall be served upon the director, the director shall forward a copy of the process served on him or her by mail, postpaid, directed to the professional fundraiser, fundraising counsel, or professional solicitor. For each copy of the process served the director shall collect, for the use of the state, the sum of five dollars ($5.00), which shall be paid by the plaintiff at the time of service.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-53.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-12 - Solicitation.

§ 5-53.1-12. Solicitation.(a) Any written solicitation used by or on behalf of any charitable organization shall provide a description of the programs and activities for which it has expended or will expend contributions it receives from the solicitation or shall include therein a statement that, upon written request to a specified person at the charitable organization, a person may obtain from the charitable organization a description. In addition, any written solicitation shall state in clear and unambiguous language whether or not contributions are deductible for federal income tax purposes in accordance with applicable law. The requirements of this section shall be satisfied by written notice to the donor or prospective donor. This written notice requirement shall be deemed satisfied if made once during the solicitation process, including at the time of confirmation of receipt of any contribution.(b) If any charitable organization solicits contributions for or makes contributions through a solicitation to another organization that is not its affiliate as defined in § 5-53.1-4, the written solicitation shall include a statement that the contributions have been made and that a list of all organizations that have received contributions from the soliciting organization during the most recently completed fiscal year of the charitable organization for which information is required to be filed in accordance with § 5-53.1-2 may be obtained from that organization. A United Way, federated fund, or incorporated community appeal, by or through which a donation is merely transferred to another organization selected by the donor, does not need to include the donor-selected transferee organizations in the list. The requirements of this section shall be satisfied by a written-notice to the donor or prospective donor. This written-notice requirement shall be deemed satisfied if made once during the solicitation process, including at the time of confirmation of receipt of any contribution.(c) A charitable organization shall comply with all requests made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section within fifteen (15) days of their receipt.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-53.1-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-12.1 - Solicitation - Requirements.

§ 5-53.1-12.1. Solicitation — Requirements.Prior to orally requesting a contribution, or contemporaneously with a written request for a contribution, the following shall be clearly and conspicuously disclosed:(a) The name of the professional solicitor and professional fundraiser, and the fact that the solicitation is being conducted by a professional solicitor.(b) If requested by the prospective donor, the percentage of the contribution to be retained by the professional fundraiser.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 626, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-53.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-13 - Unauthorized use of names when soliciting or collecting contributions.

§ 5-53.1-13. Unauthorized use of names when soliciting or collecting contributions.(a) No person shall, for the purpose of soliciting contributions from persons in this state, use the name of any other person, as one who has sponsored or endorsed the charitable organization or its activities without the written consent of that other person.(b) A person shall be deemed to have used the name of another person for the purpose of soliciting contributions if: (1) The latter person's name is listed or referred to on any stationery, advertisement, brochure, or correspondence in or by which a contribution is solicited by or on behalf of a charitable organization in connection with a request for a contribution; and (2) The latter person's name is listed or referred to as one who has financially contributed to, or has expressly sponsored or endorsed the charitable organization or its activities. This section does not apply to the bona fide listing of the organization's staff, committees, or board of directors.(c) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the publication of names of contributors without their written consent, in an annual or other periodic report issued by a charitable organization for the purpose of reporting on its operations and affairs to its membership or for the purpose of reporting contributions to contributors.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-53.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-15 - Enforcement - Attorney general.

§ 5-53.1-15. Enforcement — Attorney general.(a) Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced for the first offense to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or undergo imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, and for the second and any subsequent offense to pay a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or to undergo imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.(b) Whenever the attorney general has reason to believe or the attorney general has been advised by the director (who shall have given due notice and full hearing to the person) that the person is in violation of the provisions of this chapter, in addition to all other actions authorized by law, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against that person to enjoin the person from continuing the violation or doing any acts in furtherance of the violation and for any other relief that the court deems appropriate. The court may make additional orders and/or judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person in interest any monies or property, real or personal, that may have been acquired by means of any practice found to be in violation of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-53.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-16 - Payment of fees.

§ 5-53.1-16. Payment of fees.All fees, required to be paid pursuant to this chapter, shall be paid to the state treasurer.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-53.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-17 - Rules and regulations.

§ 5-53.1-17. Rules and regulations.The director may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-53.1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-53.1 - Solicitation by Charitable Organizations|Section 5-53.1-18 - Severability.

§ 5-53.1-18. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance is for any reason held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by that invalidity.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-54-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-54 - Physician Assistants|Section 5-54-1 - Declaration of policy.

§ 5-54-1. Declaration of policy.(a) The general assembly intends to establish by this chapter a framework for a category of health personnel to be known as the physician assistant.(b) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for an adequate supply of qualified medical providers to meet the needs of the citizens of Rhode Island and protect the public safety by establishing criteria for licensure and regulation of physician assistants.(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal or supersede existing laws relating to other paramedical professions or services.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 358, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-54-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-54 - Physician Assistants|Section 5-54-3 - Exemptions.

§ 5-54-3. Exemptions.The provisions of this chapter do not apply to services performed in any of the following areas:(1) The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene as defined in chapter 31.1 of this title.(2) The practice of chiropractic medicine.(3) The practice of optometry as defined in chapter 35 of this title.(4) A physician assistant student enrolled in a physician assistant educational program while performing duties in conjunction with a formal training program clinical rotation under the auspices of a recognized degree-granting institution.(5) Technicians or other assistants or employees of physicians who perform delegated tasks in the office of a physician but who are not rendering services as a physician assistant or identifying themselves as a physician assistant.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 358, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 42, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-54-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-54 - Physician Assistants|Section 5-54-4 - Board of licensure - Creation.

§ 5-54-4. Board of licensure — Creation.Within the division of professional regulation established in the department of health pursuant to chapter 26 of this title there is a board of licensure for physician assistants as provided by §§ 5-54-5 — 5-54-7.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 42, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-54-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-54 - Physician Assistants|Section 5-54-5 - Board of licensure.

§ 5-54-5. Board of licensure.(a) The director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, shall appoint a board consisting of seven (7) persons, residents of the state, to constitute a board of licensure for physician assistants with the duties, powers, and authority as stated in this chapter, and that board shall be composed of the following:(1) Two (2) members shall be licensed physicians under the provisions of chapter 37 of this title who have been actively engaged in the practice of medicine;(2) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 197, § 1 and P.L. 2019, ch. 230, § 1].(3) Two (2) members who are representatives of the general public not employed in any health-related field; and(4) Three (3) members shall be physician assistants.(b) Members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years each with no member serving more than two (2) consecutive terms.(c) In his or her initial appointment, the director shall designate the members of the board of licensure for physician assistants as follows: two (2) members to serve for terms of three (3) years; two (2) members to serve for a term of two (2) years; and three (3) members to serve for a term of one year. Any additional appointments shall serve for one year.(d) The director of the department of health may remove any member of the board for cause.(e) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired portion of any term in the same manner as the original appointment.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 358, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 42, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 516, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-54-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-54 - Physician Assistants|Section 5-54-5.1 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-54-5.1. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 72, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 358, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 119, § 2, effective June 26, 2004; P.L. 2004, ch. 152, § 2, effective June 26, 2004.
RI Gen L § 5-54-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-54 - Physician Assistants|Section 5-54-6 - Board of licensure - Organization and meetings - Compensation of members.

§ 5-54-6. Board of licensure — Organization and meetings — Compensation of members.The board shall elect its own chairperson annually and shall meet at the call of the administrator, the chairperson, or upon the request of two (2) or more members of the board. A quorum shall consist of at least four (4) members present. The board shall approve programs for continuing medical education. Board members shall serve without compensation.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 42, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 353, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-54-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-54 - Physician Assistants|Section 5-54-7 - Board of licensure - Powers and duties.

§ 5-54-7. Board of licensure — Powers and duties.(a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce the provisions of this chapter; evaluate the qualifications of applicants; supervise any examination of applicants deemed necessary; recommend to the director the commencement of disciplinary hearings in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42 and the provisions of this chapter; and investigate persons engaging in practices that violate the provisions of this chapter. This authority shall specifically encompass practicing physician assistants, collaborating physicians, and those healthcare agencies employing physician assistants. The board shall investigate all persons and agencies engaging in practices that violate the provisions in this chapter.(b) The board shall conduct hearings of a nondisciplinary nature and shall keep the records and minutes that are necessary to an orderly dispatch of business.(c) The board, with the approval of the director of the department of health, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter and may amend or repeal them.(d) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at any time and place that the board prescribes and special meetings shall be held upon the call of the chairperson, provided that at least one regular meeting is held each year.(e) The conferral or enumeration of specific powers in this chapter shall not be construed as a limitation of the general powers conferred by this section.(f) The board shall recommend to the director for registration those persons meeting the criteria stated by this chapter.(g) The board shall recommend to the director the revocation or suspension of the license of any physician assistant who does not conform to the requirements of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter.(h) In accordance with its authority under subsection (a), the board shall make recommendations to the director for discipline of supervising physicians and employing healthcare agencies found wanting in their use of physician assistants.(i) The board shall approve programs for continuing medical education.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 42, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 353, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 320, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 420, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-54-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-54 - Physician Assistants|Section 5-54-7.1 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-54-7.1. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 72, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 358, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 119, § 2, effective June 26, 2004; P.L. 2004, ch. 152, § 2, effective June 26, 2004.