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RI Gen L § 5-36.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-9 - Board of licensure.

§ 5-36.1-9. Board of licensure.(a) The director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, shall appoint a board consisting of five (5) persons, all residents of the state, to constitute a board of licensure for naturopathy with the duties, powers, and authority as stated in this chapter, and that board shall be composed of the following:(1) Two (2) members who shall be licensed physicians under chapter 37 of this title who have been actively engaged in the practice of medicine;(2) One member who is a representative of the general public not employed in any health-related field; and(3) Two (2) members who shall be doctors of naturopathy meeting the qualifications for licensure under this chapter.(b) Members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years each with no member serving more than two (2) consecutive terms.(c) In their initial appointment, the director shall designate the members of the board of licensure as follows: three (3) members to serve for terms of three (3) years; and two (2) members to serve for a term of two (2) years.(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. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-36.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-10 - Board of licensure - Powers and duties.

§ 5-36.1-10. Board of licensure — Powers and duties.(a) The board shall administer and coordinate 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. 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 places 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 registration of any doctor of naturopathy who does not conform to the requirements of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter.(h) The board shall approve programs for continuing naturopathic education.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-36.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-11 - Board of licensure - Organization and meetings - Compensation of members.

§ 5-36.1-11. 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 three (3) members present, one of whom must be a doctor of naturopathy. The board shall approve programs for continuing naturopathic education. Board members shall serve without compensation.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-36.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-12 - Qualifications for licensure.

§ 5-36.1-12. Qualifications for licensure.To be eligible for licensure as a doctor of naturopathy, an applicant shall satisfy all the following:(1) Have been granted a degree of doctor of naturopathy from an approved naturopathy college;(2) Be physically and mentally fit to practice naturopathy with or without reasonable accommodation;(3) Pass an examination approved by the board;(4) Have in place a written collaboration and consultation agreement with a physician licensed under chapter 37 of this title. The collaboration and consultation agreement shall include the following:(i) The name and license number of the physician with whom the applicant has a collaboration and consultation agreement;(ii) A statement that the applicant will refer patients to and consult with physicians and other licensed healthcare providers; and(iii) A statement that the applicant will require patients to sign a consent form that states that the applicant's practice of naturopathy is limited to the scope of practice identified in § 5-36.1-3.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-36.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-13 - Application for licensure.

§ 5-36.1-13. Application for licensure.A person shall apply for a license under this chapter by filing with the director an application provided by the director accompanied by the required fees and evidence of eligibility.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-36.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-14 - Biennial license renewal - Continuing education.

§ 5-36.1-14. Biennial license renewal — Continuing education.(a) The license to practice naturopathy shall be renewed every two (2) years by filing a renewal application on a form provided by the director. The application shall be accompanied by the required fee and evidence of compliance with subsection (b).(b) As a condition of renewal, a doctor of naturopathy shall complete a program of continuing education, approved by the director, during the preceding two (2) years. The director shall not require more than thirty (30) hours of continuing education biennially.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-36.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-15 - Unprofessional conduct.

§ 5-36.1-15. Unprofessional conduct.The following conduct, and conduct set forth by the department of health, by a person licensed under this chapter or an applicant for licensure constitutes unprofessional conduct:(1) Failing to use a complete or accurate title in professional activity;(2) Failure to conform to the provisions of the collaboration and consultation agreement;(3) Acts of gross misconduct in the practice of their profession or gross or repeated malpractice or the failure to practice naturopathy with the level of care, skill, and treatment that is recognized by a reasonably prudent similar doctor of naturopathy as being acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances;(4) Harassing, intimidating, or abusing a patient;(5) Agreeing with any other person or organization, or subscribing to any code of ethics or organizational bylaws, when the intent or primary effect of that agreement, code, or bylaw is to restrict or limit the flow of information concerning alleged or suspected unprofessional conduct to the board;(6) Abandonment of a patient;(7) Gross overcharging for professional services on repeated occasions, including filing of false statements for collection of fees for which services were not rendered;(8) Sexual harassment of a patient;(9) Engaging in an inappropriate sexual act with a patient;(10) Willful misrepresentation in treatments;(11) Practicing naturopathy in an area or areas of specialty in which the licensee is not trained to practice.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-36.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-16 - Refusal or revocation of a license - Process.

§ 5-36.1-16. Refusal or revocation of a license — Process.(a) The division of professional regulation of the department of health may, after notice and hearing, in its discretion, refuse to grant the license provided for in this chapter to any doctor of naturopathy who has violated any of the laws of the state affecting the ability of any doctor of naturopathy to practice naturopathy, or who had been guilty of unprofessional conduct or conduct of a character likely to deceive or defraud the public, and may, after notice and hearing, revoke or suspend any license issued or granted by it for like causes or for any fraud or deception committed in obtaining the license.(b) The division of professional regulation of the department of health may refuse to accept the return of a license tendered by the subject of a disciplinary investigation and may notify relevant state, federal, and local agencies and appropriate bodies in other states of the status of any pending or completed disciplinary case against the licensee, provided that notice against the licensee has been served or disciplinary action against that person has been taken.(c) The division of professional regulation of the department of health shall serve a copy of its decision or ruling upon any person whose certificate has been revoked or refused.(d) The burden of proof in a disciplinary action shall be on the state to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the person has engaged in unprofessional conduct.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-36.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-17 - Complaints.

§ 5-36.1-17. Complaints.(a) Any person may report to the division of professional regulation in writing any information the person has reason to believe indicates that a doctor of naturopathy is, or may be, medically or legally incompetent; engaged in the unauthorized practice of naturopathy; guilty of unprofessional conduct; or mentally or physically unable to engage safely in the practice of naturopathy.(b) Upon receiving a credible complaint or report concerning a licensee, or on its own motion, the division of professional regulation may investigate any evidence that appears to show a licensee may be medically incompetent; guilty of unprofessional conduct; or mentally or physically unable to engage safely in the practice of naturopathy.(c) Within ten (10) days of receipt thereof, the division of professional regulation shall acknowledge receipt of all reports required by this section and any complaint against a licensee. Within ten (10) days thereafter, the division shall inform any person or entity whose report has resulted in action by the division of the final disposition of the matter.(d) Any person aggrieved by the decision or ruling of the department of health, or of the division of professional regulation, in regard to any of the provisions of this chapter, may appeal to the superior court in the manner provided for in chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-36.1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-18 - Informed consent and disclosure.

§ 5-36.1-18. Informed consent and disclosure.Prior to initiating treatment by a doctor of naturopathy each patient must read and sign a disclosure statement containing the following information:(1) Rhode Island does not recognize doctors of naturopathy as primary-care providers and a doctor of naturopathy is not responsible for the overall medical care of any patient.(2) Naturopathic care is intended only as an adjunct to, and not a substitute for, medical care from a physician, physician assistant (PA), or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), and doctors of naturopathy shall coordinate patient care with physicians and other healthcare providers.(3) Patients are urged to have a primary-care provider and to have all specialty care provided by a properly credentialed physician specialist.(4) Doctors of naturopathy are not licensed to prescribe drugs or to advise patients regarding prescription drugs beyond possible dietary supplement/herb — prescription drug interactions. All questions regarding prescription medications should be directed to the prescriber or to the patient's primary-care provider or licensed registered pharmacist.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-36.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-36.1 - License of Naturopathy Act of 2017|Section 5-36.1-19 - Severability.

§ 5-36.1-19. Severability.The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any of the provisions of this chapter are held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of that court does not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 329, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-37-1.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37 - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline|Section 5-37-1.2 - Examining committees.

§ 5-37-1.2. Examining committees.(a) The chairperson shall appoint two (2) physician members of the board who possess the degree of doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine and one public member of the board to serve as an examining committee for applicants applying for licensure as allopathic or osteopathic physicians. The examining committee for allopathic or osteopathic physicians shall recommend to the full board, who shall recommend to the director, applicants for licensure to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine who meet all requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter and other applicable sections of the general laws of the state.(b) The members of the examining committee shall serve for a term of one year and may be reappointed.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 301, § 6; P.L. 2003, ch. 65, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 76, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-37-1.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37 - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline|Section 5-37-1.4 - Director - Powers and duties.

§ 5-37-1.4. Director — Powers and duties.The director has the following duties and powers:(1) With the prior approval of the governor, the director shall appoint a chief administrative officer who shall administer and supervise the investigatory and other activities of the board. The chief administrative officer shall be selected from a list of not less than three (3) names compiled and submitted to the governor by a search committee. The search committee shall consist of four (4) individuals: the director or his designee; one public member appointed by the board; one appointed by the governor; and one physician member appointed by the board. To be included on the list of potential appointees, an individual must have unanimous approval of the members of the search committee. The chief administrative officer shall report to the director of the department of health and the board who establishes the further duties of the chief administrative officer;(2) With the prior approval of the governor, to appoint legal counsel and any assistant legal counsel that may be required;(3) In consultation with the board, to make contracts and arrangements for the performance of administrative and similar services required, or appropriate, or necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter;(4) In consultation with the board, to hire professional and clerical staff necessary to carry out the functions of the board;(5) To issue, pursuant to any rules and regulations promulgated by the board and approved by the director, all licenses and registrations required by this chapter to qualified applicants;(6) To deny, revoke, or suspend licenses and registrations or discipline licensees in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and(7) To exercise all other powers specifically conferred upon him or her by this chapter or other applicable sections of the general laws of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 301, § 6.
RI Gen L § 5-37-1.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37 - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline|Section 5-37-1.5 - Immunity.

§ 5-37-1.5. Immunity.(a) The director of the department of health, chief administrative officer, board members, and their agents and employees are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any disciplinary proceeding or other official act performed in good faith in the course of their duties under this chapter. There is no civil liability on the part of, or cause of action of any nature against, the board, director, their agents or their employees, or against any organization or its members, peer-review board or its members, or other witnesses and parties to board proceedings for any statements made in good faith by them in any reports, communications, or testimony concerning an investigation by the board of the conduct or competence of a licensed physician or limited registrant.(b) No licensed healthcare provider, physician, or limited registrant may discharge, threaten, or discriminate against an employee, staff member, or any other person for making a report to, giving testimony to, or providing any other communication to the board, a peer-review organization, or any appropriate supervisory personnel concerning the unprofessional conduct or incompetence or negligence of a physician or limited registrant; provided, that the report, testimony, or other communication was made in good faith.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 301, § 6; P.L. 1986, ch. 350, § 11.
RI Gen L § 5-37-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37 - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline|Section 5-37-2.1 - Recertification - Continuing medical education.

§ 5-37-2.1. Recertification — Continuing medical education.Effective beginning in calendar year 2004, every physician licensed to practice medicine within this state shall, in connection with biannual registration, on or before the first day of June in each even-numbered year, provide satisfactory evidence to the board of medical licensure and discipline that in the preceding two (2) years the practitioner has completed a prescribed course of continuing medical education established by the appropriate medical or osteopathic society and approved by rule or regulation of the director or by the board of medical licensure and discipline. The board may extend for only one six-month (6) period these educational requirements if the board is satisfied that the applicant has suffered hardship that prevented meeting the educational requirement. No recertification to practice medicine in this state shall be refused, nor shall any certificate be suspended or revoked except: (1) As provided for in this chapter, and (2) For failure to provide satisfactory evidence of continuing medical education as provided for in this section.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 244, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 373, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 301, § 5; P.L. 1998, ch. 65, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 339, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-37-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37 - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline|Section 5-37-3 - Itinerants disqualified.

§ 5-37-3. Itinerants disqualified.Nothing in this chapter or chapter 30 of this title shall be construed to authorize any itinerant doctor to register or to practice medicine in any part of this state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 165, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 193, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 159, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 275, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 5-37-3; P.L. 1986, ch. 301, § 5.
RI Gen L § 5-37-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37 - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline|Section 5-37-4 - Refusal of licensure.

§ 5-37-4. Refusal of licensure.(a) The director at the direction of the board shall, after notice and hearing, in accordance with the procedures established in §§ 5-37-5.2 — 5-37-6.2, refuse to grant the original license provided for in this chapter to any physician and/or applicant:(1) Who is not of good moral character;(2) Who does not meet the requirements for licensure prescribed in this chapter, regulations established by the board, and/or regulations promulgated by the director;(3) Who has violated any laws affecting the ability of any physician and/or applicant to practice medicine; or(4) Who has been found guilty in another state of conduct that, if committed in Rhode Island, would constitute unprofessional conduct as defined in § 5-37-5.1 and regulations adopted under that section.(b) The director shall serve a copy of his or her decision or ruling upon any person whose original certificate has been refused.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 165, § 5; P.L. 1901, ch. 926, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 193, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 159, § 5; P.L. 1927, ch. 1029, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 275, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-37-4; P.L. 1962, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 244, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 301, § 5; P.L. 2021, ch. 400, § 9, effective July 13, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 401, § 9, effective July 13, 2021.
RI Gen L § 5-37-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37 - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline|Section 5-37-5 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-37-5. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1906, ch. 1365, § 5; P.L. 1909, ch. 178, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 167, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 276, § 14; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 5-37-5; Repealed by P.L. 1976, ch. 244, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-37-5.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-37 - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline|Section 5-37-5.3 - Specification of charges.

§ 5-37-5.3. Specification of charges.When the investigating committee determines that action is required or the accused requests a hearing on allegations of unprofessional conduct, a specification of charges of unprofessional conduct against the licensee or limited registration holder shall be prepared by the investigating committee and a copy shall be served upon the accused, together with notice of the hearing, as provided in § 5-37-5.4. A hearing shall then be scheduled before the hearing committee of the board.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 301, § 6; P.L. 1998, ch. 318, § 1.