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RI Gen L § 5-64.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-3 - Definitions.

§ 5-64.1-3. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Board" means the certifying board for dietary managers. The board has authority over the rules and regulations of the certification program for dietary managers.(2) "Certified dietary manager" (C.D.M.) means to have entry-level competency to perform the duties and responsibilities of a dietary manager; that a person has training and experience, and has passed an entry-level credentialing exam to document his or her competency after which participation in continuing education to maintain competency.(3) "Dietary manager" means a person who:(i) Integrates and applies principles with education and training at an accredited school, college, or university in purchasing, personnel practices, supervision of people, budgeting and finance, menu planning, and nutrition;(ii) Directs and coordinates food-service activities of a hospital, nursing home, or a related facility;(iii) Confers with dieticians to ensure that menus and department policies conform to nutritional standards and government and established regulations and procedures;(iv) Reviews patient diet information and discusses requests, changes, and inconsistencies with the patient, professional staff, and/or resident food committee or council;(v) Plans and coordinates through subordinate supervisors, standards and procedures of food storage, preparation, and service, department and equipment sanitation, employee safety, and personnel policies and procedures;(vi) Inspects food and food preparation and storage areas with knowledge of health and sanitation regulations;(vii) Tastes, smells, and observes food to ensure conformance with recipes and appearance standards;(viii) Attends meetings with employees, department heads, administration, and dieticians to discuss regulations, procedures, grievances, and recommendations for improving food service;(ix) Computes operating costs for own information and for information of administration;(x) In the absence of the dietician, a certified dietary manager is responsible for the department; and(xi) Oversees all therapeutic diets to be planned in writing, reviewed, approved, and dated by the qualified dietician.(4) "Facility" or "institution" means an organization or corporation such as hospitals, nursing homes, commercial and/or community feeding.(5) "Managerial/supervisory experience" means that eighty percent (80%) of the individual's time is spent in a full-time managerial/supervisory capacity.(6) "Person" or "individual" means an individual person whether a resident of this state or not.(7) "Registered dietician" means any person registered to practice dietetics as specified by the commission of registration of the American Dietetic Association.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-4 - Certification required.

§ 5-64.1-4. Certification required.(a) No person may practice or hold himself or herself out as a certified dietary manager unless he or she is certified in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.(b) Any person employed as a dietary manager on August 11, 1990, and who has been employed for a period of ten (10) years or more, is exempt from the certification requirements of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-5 - Restriction on use of titles.

§ 5-64.1-5. Restriction on use of titles.Only a person certified by the board as a certified dietary manager shall use the words "Certified Dietary Manager" (C.D.M.) in connection with his or her name or place of business, or may use the words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is a certified dietary manager.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-6 - Requirements for certification.

§ 5-64.1-6. Requirements for certification.(a) (1) The minimum qualifications of the person responsible for the direction of the food service department of a healthcare facility shall be a certified dietary manager, or a person eligible for certification as a certified dietary manager by the Dietary Manager's Association (D.M.A.), or with another comparable body with periodic consultation on patient nutritional issues by a registered dietician or a person who can furnish written documentation from an employer that he or she has completed five (5) years or more experience in the capacity of dietary manager.(2) In addition, the person:(i) Must possess a high school diploma or a GED certificate;(ii) May be an active member of the Dietary Manager's Association; and(iii) Must have successfully completed one year of practical work experience beyond one hundred fifty (150) hours included in the DM training program, in an institutional setting.(b) New graduates of DM-training programs may be required to join the Dietary Manager's Association and then qualify to take the credentialing exam by:(1) Possessing a high school diploma or a GED certificate; and(2) Having successfully completed five (5) years' experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity in an institutional setting.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-7 - Eligibility of dietary managers.

§ 5-64.1-7. Eligibility of dietary managers.(a) A person shall present satisfactory evidence to the board of having successfully completed the academic requirements of an educational program in dietary management recognized by the board at an accredited college or university as determined by the board.(b) All persons shall meet the qualifications established by the commission of registration of the American Dietetic Association for registered dieticians.(c) An applicant for certification shall have successfully completed the written examination of the Dietary Manager's Association. The title of C.D.M. must be earned by successfully completing the examination.(d) Applicants shall be responsible for applying to take the certifying board for dietary manager's examination that is offered at a predetermined time and place. The application shall be accompanied by a fee as prescribed by the board, and this fee shall not be refundable.(e) An applicant shall only be required to take the examination on one occasion; provided, that he or she shall be required to maintain certified status by earning sufficient work time hours as prescribed by the D.M.A., and shall pay annual certification fees when they are due.(f) Failure to comply with requirements of this section shall result in the loss of certified status, and the person shall be required to successfully complete the exam again.(g) To maintain certified status, forty-five (45) hours of continuing education must still be earned in each three-year (3) certifying period. If this requirement is not met, certified status shall be lost.(h) The exam may be taken three (3) times. If an applicant fails all three (3) times, he or she has to take some board-certified specific refresher courses before being eligible to take the exam again. Application and fees must be submitted each time he or she applies.(i) Neither D.M.A. nor the certifying board for dietary managers shall administer the examination. It shall be administered by a recognized testing firm.(j) Simply graduating from a dietary-manager training program only does not constitute certification. The graduate must meet all eligibility requirements for membership in D.M.A. as established in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-8 - Renewal of membership.

§ 5-64.1-8. Renewal of membership.(a) If a member is dropped from membership for a period of five (5) years, or less, a request, in writing, for reinstatement to D.M.A. headquarters office must be made with required fees.(b) If membership is dropped for more than five (5) years, a person shall be ineligible for reinstatement. He or she shall have to repeat the dietary-manager training program and retake the credentialing exam for certification.(c) Individuals who have not taken the exam or who did not pass the exam, may be members of D.M.A. if they meet the membership requirements.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-9 - Eligibility of dietary technicians.

§ 5-64.1-9. Eligibility of dietary technicians.(a) An individual who is a dietetic technician, having graduated from a dietetic technician program approved by the American Dietetic Association, but is not a member of D.M.A. nor certified by D.M.A., may qualify to sit for the credentialing exam.(b) Dietetic technicians who have graduated within the last five (5) years from a technician program approved by the American Dietetic Association may qualify for membership in D.M.A.(c) (1) An associate member shall be an individual who holds an associate, bachelors, or advanced degree in food service, health care, or a related field, and who pays the required annual associates membership fee.(2) The associate member may not vote or hold office per D.M.A. bylaws.(3) The individual with the associate, bachelors, or advanced degree, who elects to become an associate member in D.M.A., may qualify to sit for the exam. If that individual passes the exam, he or she shall be eligible to become certified.(4) When certified, he or she may use the initials C.D.M. That person must maintain certified status by earning continuing education clock hours and paying the annual certification fee.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-10 - Fees.

§ 5-64.1-10. Fees.The board shall prescribe reasonable fees for, but not limited to:(1) Initial fees;(2) Renewal fees;(3) Late fees;(4) Certification fees; and(5) Membership fees.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-11 - Department of health.

§ 5-64.1-11. Department of health.The director of the department of health and the division of professional regulation shall maintain a registry of all persons holding certification and a record of all inspections made consistent with department of health surveys currently in existence or as amended.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-12 - Severability.

§ 5-64.1-12. Severability.If a part of this chapter is held unconstitutional or invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid or unconstitutional part remain in effect. If a part of this chapter is held unconstitutional or invalid in one or more of its applications, the part shall remain in effect in all constitutional and valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board|Section 5-65-4 - Registration required to obtain judicial or administrative remedy - Exception.

§ 5-65-4. Registration required to obtain judicial or administrative remedy — Exception.(a) A contractor may not file a lien, file a claim with the board, or bring or maintain in any court of this state a suit or action for compensation for the performance of any work on any structure or for the breach of any contract for work on any structure that is subject to this chapter, unless the contractor was:(1) Registered under this chapter at the time the contractor bid or entered into the contract for performance of the work unless the bid or contract predated July 1, 1990; and(2) Registered continuously while performing the work for which compensation is sought.(b) A court may choose not to apply this section if the court finds that to do so would result in a substantial injustice to the unregistered contractor.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch 350, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 322, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board|Section 5-65-5 - Registered application.

§ 5-65-5. Registered application.(a) A person who wishes to register as a contractor shall submit an application upon a form prescribed by the board. The application shall include:(1) Workers' compensation insurance account number, or company name if a number has not yet been obtained, if applicable;(2) Unemployment insurance account number, if applicable;(3) State withholding tax account number, if applicable;(4) Federal employer identification number, if applicable, or if self-employed and participating in a retirement plan;(a) (5) (i) The individual(s) name and business address and residential address of:(A) Each partner or venturer, if the applicant is a partnership or joint venture;(B) The owner, if the applicant is an individual proprietorship;(C) The corporation officers and a copy of corporate papers filed with the Rhode Island secretary of state's office, if the applicant is a corporation;(ii) Post office boxes are not acceptable as the only address;(6) A statement as to whether or not the applicant has previously applied for registration, or is or was an officer, partner, or venturer of an applicant who previously applied for registration and if so, the name of the corporation, partnership, or venture; and(7) Valid insurance certificate for the type of work being performed.(b) A person may be prohibited from registering or renewing a registration as a contractor under the provisions of this chapter or his or her registration may be revoked or suspended if he or she has any unsatisfied or outstanding judgments from arbitration, bankruptcy, courts, or administrative agency against him or her relating to his or her work as a contractor, and provided, further, that a statement shall be provided to the board attesting to the information herein.(c) Failure to provide or falsified information on an application, or any document required by this chapter, is punishable by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or revocation of the registration, or both.(d) An applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.(e) Satisfactory proof shall be provided to the board evidencing the completion of two and one-half (2.5) hours of continuing education units that will be required to be maintained by residential contractors as a condition of registration as determined by the board pursuant to established regulations.(f) A certification in a form issued by the board shall be completed upon registration or license or renewal to ensure contractors are aware of certain provisions of this law and shall be signed by the registrant before a registration can be issued or renewed.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 381, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 350, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 648, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 228, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 364, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 17, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 6, § 1, effective July 1, 2021.
RI Gen L § 5-65-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board|Section 5-65-6 - Contractor to notify of address change - Effect of mail to last known address.

§ 5-65-6. Contractor to notify of address change — Effect of mail to last known address.It is the duty of a contractor to notify the board in writing of any change of address while registered and for one year following the date the contractor's registration expires or becomes inactive. The contractor shall notify the board in writing within ten (10) days of the date upon which the change of address occurs. Any proposed or final order or notice of hearing directed by the board to the last-known address of record shall be considered delivered when deposited in the United States mail and/or sent registered or certified or post office receipt secured. Any other communication directed by the board to the last-known address of record shall be considered delivered when deposited in the United States mail, regular mail.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 381, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 350, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 648, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board|Section 5-65-7 - Insurance required of contractors.

§ 5-65-7. Insurance required of contractors.(a) Throughout the period of registration, the contractor shall have in effect public liability and property damage insurance covering the work of that contractor that shall be subject to this chapter in not less than the following amount: five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) combined single limit, bodily injury and property damage.(b) In addition, all contractors shall have in effect workers' compensation insurance as required under chapter 29 of title 28. Failure to maintain required insurance shall not preclude claims from being filed against a contractor.(c) The contractor shall provide satisfactory evidence to the board at the time of registration and renewal that the insurance required by subsection (a) of this section has been procured and is in effect. Failure to maintain insurance shall invalidate registration and may result in a fine to the registrant and/or suspension or revocation of the registration.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 381, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 350, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 349, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 648, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board|Section 5-65-7.1 - Notice of cancellation or failure to renew policies.

§ 5-65-7.1. Notice of cancellation or failure to renew policies.Upon the cancellation or failure to renew, the insurance company having written a liability policy, as described in § 5-65-7, shall notify the contractors' registration and licensing board of the cancellation or failure to renew. The policy shall continue in effect until ten (10) days after written notice of the cancellation is given to the contractors' registration and licensing board of the cancellation or termination of the liability policy by the issuing insurance company or companies in addition to any other notices that may be required by law. Any insurance company that fails to notify the contractors' registration and licensing board, as required in this section, shall be subject to prosecution for a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of that offense, may be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each offense and shall be responsible for any claims, fines, or penalties from any parties resulting from lack of notice. All criminal actions for any violation of this section shall be prosecuted by the attorney general. The attorney general shall prosecute actions to enforce the payment penalties and fines at the request of the director of the department of business regulation or the director's designee.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 349, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 648, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-65-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-65 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board|Section 5-65-8 - Term of registration - Renewal - Registration identification card.

§ 5-65-8. Term of registration — Renewal — Registration identification card.(a) A certificate of registration shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance unless the registration is revoked or suspended as described in § 5-65-10. It may be renewed by the same procedure provided for an original registration upon application and furnishing of any additional supplemental information that the board may require by rule.(b) The board shall issue a pocket-card certificate of registration to a contractor registered under this chapter including a picture of the registrant as prescribed by the board in the rules and regulations. The Rhode Island department of administration, division of motor vehicles, shall, upon the board's request, provide electronic copies of the digital photos of any registrant under this chapter on record to be incorporated into the contractors' registration data bank to match the drivers' licenses or IDs provided by registrants or applicants unless the applicant provides written notification to the board to the contrary.(c) The board may vary the dates of registration renewal by giving to the registrant written notice of the renewal date assigned and by making appropriate adjustments in the renewal fee.(d) The presentation of the registration or license identification card shall be mandatory at the time of permit application.(e) If a registrant files in bankruptcy court, the board must be notified in writing by the registrant and kept informed of the status of the case until dismissed, discharged, or resolved in court.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 381, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 350, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 228, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 6, § 1, effective July 1, 2021.