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RI Gen L § 5-40-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40 - Physical Therapists|Section 5-40-16 - Appeals from board, administrator, or director.

§ 5-40-16. Appeals from board, administrator, or director.(a) An appeal from any decision or order of the board, administrator of professional regulation, or director of the department of health may be claimed by any aggrieved party within thirty (30) days of that decision or order by filing a claim of appeal and reasons for the appeal in the office of the clerk of the superior court in the county in which the aggrieved party resides.(b) A copy of the aggrieved party's claim of appeal and the reasons for the appeal shall be served on the secretary of the board or administrator of professional regulation. The secretary or administrator shall promptly certify to the clerk of the superior court a correct and full copy of the record in connection with the order, including a transcript of the evidence, if the transcript has been taken, its findings of fact, conclusions, and a copy of the order.(c) The court shall review the record of the order or decision, and in the event it finds that order or decision unlawful, arbitrary, or unreasonable, may vacate or set aside that order.(d) The aggrieved party may claim or waive a trial by jury and proceedings shall be the same as those taken at other criminal or civil proceedings, but no party shall rely on any other grounds than those stated in his or her reasons of appeal.(e) The filing of a claim of appeal shall not in itself stay or suspend the operation of any order or decision of the board, but during the pendency of those proceedings, the superior court may, in its discretion, stay or suspend, in whole or in part, the order or decision. No order of the court staying or suspending an order or decision shall be made by the court other than on five (5) days' notice and after a hearing thereon and the suspension of the order or decision shall be based upon a finding by the court that great or irreparable damage would result to the aggrieved party in the absence of that stay or suspension.(f) An appeal may be taken from the decision of the superior court to the supreme court of the state in the same manner as an appeal is taken under § 28-35-29.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 261, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-40-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40 - Physical Therapists|Section 5-40-17 - Penalties for violations.

§ 5-40-17. Penalties for violations.(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, firm, corporation, or association to:(1) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant unless licensed under the provisions of this chapter;(2) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant during the time his or her license issued under the provisions of this chapter is suspended or revoked; or(3) Violate any of the provisions of this chapter.(b) All misdemeanors shall be punishable by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) for the first offense. Each subsequent offense shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 261, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 359, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40 - Physical Therapists|Section 5-40-18 - Injunction of violations.

§ 5-40-18. Injunction of violations.When it appears to the board that any person is violating any of the provisions of this chapter, the director of the department of health may institute an action, commenced in the name of the board, to enjoin that violation in a court of competent jurisdiction, and that court may enjoin any person, firm, corporation, or association from violating any of the provisions of this chapter without regard to whether proceedings have been or may be instituted.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 261, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-40-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40 - Physical Therapists|Section 5-40-19 - Applicability to osteopaths and chiropractors.

§ 5-40-19. Applicability to osteopaths and chiropractors.No provision of this chapter shall be construed to apply to any person licensed either under the provisions of chapter 37 of this title to practice osteopathic medicine, or the provisions of chapter 30 of this title, entitled "Chiropractic Physicians."History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 261, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-40-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40 - Physical Therapists|Section 5-40-20 - Enforcement of chapter.

§ 5-40-20. Enforcement of chapter.The director of the department of health shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. The director or his or her authorized agents and the board shall be exempt from providing surety for costs in connection with the commencement of any legal proceedings under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 261, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-40-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40 - Physical Therapists|Section 5-40-21 - Severability.

§ 5-40-21. 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 shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 261, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-40-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40 - Physical Therapists|Section 5-40-22 - Construction of references.

§ 5-40-22. Construction of references.Whenever in chapter 40 of this title, entitled "Physical Therapists," the words "division of professional regulation" or "administrator of professional regulation" shall appear, the same shall be deemed to refer to and mean the "department of health."History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 133, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 152, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-1 - Short title.

§ 5-40.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Rhode Island Occupational Therapy Practice Act."History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-2 - Declaration of purpose.

§ 5-40.1-2. Declaration of purpose.In order to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare; to protect the public from incompetent, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons; to ensure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of occupational therapists and to ensure the availability of occupational therapy services of high quality to persons in need of these services; it is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the regulation of persons offering occupational therapy services.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-4 - Board of occupational therapy practice - Creation - Composition - Appointment and term of members - Meetings - Vacancies.

§ 5-40.1-4. Board of occupational therapy practice — Creation — Composition — Appointment and term of members — Meetings — Vacancies.(a) There is created within the division of professional regulation in the department of health a board of occupational therapy practice. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the director of the department of health with the approval of the governor. Three (3) members shall be licensed occupational therapists; one member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state; and one member shall be a consumer.(b) The director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, within sixty (60) days following May 11, 1984, shall appoint one board member for a term of one year; two (2) for a term of two (2) years; and two (2) for a term of three (3) years. Appointments made thereafter shall be for three-year (3) terms, but no person shall be appointed to serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. Terms shall begin on the first day of the calendar year and end on the last day of the calendar year or until successors are appointed, except for the first appointed members who shall serve through the last calendar day of the year in which they are appointed, before commencing the terms prescribed by this section.(c) The board shall meet during the first month of each calendar year to select a chairperson and for other purposes. At least one additional meeting shall be held before the end of each calendar year. Other meetings may be convened at the call of the chairperson, the administrator of professional regulation, or upon the written request of any two (2) board members. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for all purposes.(d) In the event of a vacancy in one of the positions, the director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, may appoint a person to fill the unexpired term.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-5 - Board of occupational therapy practice - Powers and duties - Register - Compensation of members.

§ 5-40.1-5. Board of occupational therapy practice — Powers and duties — Register — Compensation of members.(a) The board is authorized to recommend to the director of the department of health, for his or her approval, the adoption and revision of any rules and regulations not inconsistent with law as necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter.(b) The board shall recommend only qualified applicants for licensure. The board shall review applicants at least twice a year.(c) The division of professional regulation shall adopt policies to be followed in the examination, licensure, and renewal of licenses of qualified applicants.(d) The board shall conduct hearings upon charges calling for the discipline of licensees or revocation of licenses as shall be necessary, in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42. The administrator of professional regulation has the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses, and administer oaths to persons giving testimony at hearings.(e) The board shall maintain in the office of the division of professional regulation a register of all persons holding a license.(f) Members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-6 - Licenses required.

§ 5-40.1-6. Licenses required.(a) Pursuant to this section, no person may practice occupational therapy, or hold himself or herself out as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, or as being able to practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, or as being able to practice occupational therapy, or to render occupational therapy services, in this state unless he or she is licensed under the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations authorized by this chapter.(b) Only an individual may be licensed under this chapter.(c) Only an individual licensed in this state as an occupational therapist may use the words "occupational therapist," "licensed occupational therapist," or "occupational therapist registered" in connection with his or her name or place of business; or may use other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an occupational therapist.(d) Only an individual licensed in this state as an occupational therapy assistant may use the words "certified occupational therapy assistant," "occupational therapy assistant," or "licensed occupational therapy assistant" in connection with his or her name or place of business; or may use other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is an occupational therapy assistant.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 350, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 354, § 12.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-7 - Persons and practices not affected.

§ 5-40.1-7. Persons and practices not affected.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of:(1) Any person licensed in this state by any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he or she is licensed;(2) Any person employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by the government of the United States or any agency of it, if that person provides occupational therapy solely under the direction or control of the organization by which he or she is employed;(3) Any person pursuing a supervised course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy at an accredited or approved educational program, if the person is designated by a title that clearly indicates his or her status as a student or trainee; or(4) Any person fulfilling the supervised fieldwork experience requirements of § 5-40.1-8(a)(3), if the experience constitutes a part of the experience necessary to meet the requirement of that section.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-9 - Graduate practice.

§ 5-40.1-9. Graduate practice.(a) Any individual who graduates from an approved occupational therapy school who has filed a completed application for licensure, may upon receiving a receipt from the division, perform as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant under the supervision of an occupational therapist licensed in this state, until the next scheduled examination.(b) If this applicant fails to take the next succeeding examination without cause, or fails to pass the examination and receive a license, all privileges provided in subsection (a) automatically cease. This applicant shall, during the interim period (between time of application and examination), identify himself or herself only as a "graduate occupational therapist" or "graduate occupational therapy assistant."History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 350, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-10 - Examination.

§ 5-40.1-10. Examination.The applicant shall be required to pass with a grade determined by the board, an examination approved by the board pursuant to § 5-40.1-8(a)(5).History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 350, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-11 - [Obsolete.]

§ 5-40.1-11. [Obsolete.]
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-13 - Fees.

§ 5-40.1-13. Fees.When an application is submitted to the division of professional regulation for a license to practice occupational therapy in Rhode Island, the applicant shall pay a nonrefundable fee to the general treasurer. A licensee shall submit a biennial renewal fee with a renewal application on or before the thirty-first (31st) day of March of each even year pursuant to the requirements of § 5-40.1-12(a)(2), and any person who allows his or her license to lapse by failing to renew it in the prescribed manner shall pay an additional fee as referred to in § 5-40.1-12(a)(5). All fees required by this section shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 71, § 15; P.L. 1997, ch. 350, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 16; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, §§ 1, 98; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 14; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 16.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-14 - Grounds for refusal to renew, suspension, or revocation of license.

§ 5-40.1-14. Grounds for refusal to renew, suspension, or revocation of license.(a) The board may deny a license or refuse to renew a license or may suspend or revoke a license or may impose probationary conditions if the licensee has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct that has endangered or is likely to endanger the health, welfare, or safety of the public. Unprofessional conduct includes:(1) Obtaining a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts;(2) Being found guilty of fraud or deceit in connection with his or her services rendered as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant;(3) Committing a felony;(4) Violating any lawful order, rule, or regulation rendered or adopted by the board;(5) Failing to report, in writing, to the board any disciplinary decision issued against the licensee or the applicant in another jurisdiction within thirty (30) days of the disciplinary decisions;(6) Violating any provision of this chapter; and(7) Providing services to a person who is making a claim as a result of a personal injury, who charges or collects from the person any amount in excess of the reimbursement to the occupational therapist by the insurer as a condition of providing or continuing to provide services or treatment.(b) A denial, refusal to renew, suspension, revocation, or imposition of probationary conditions upon the license may be ordered by the board or the director of the department of health after a hearing in the manner provided by the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.(c) The American Occupational Therapy Association's "Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics" is adopted as a public statement of the values and principles used in promoting and maintaining high standards of behavior in occupational therapy. These state:(1) Occupational therapy personnel shall demonstrate a concern for the well-being of the recipients of their services;(2) Occupational therapy personnel shall respect the rights of the recipients of their services;(3) Occupational therapy personnel shall achieve and continually maintain high standards of competence;(4) Occupational therapy personnel shall comply with laws and association policies guiding the profession of occupational therapy;(5) Occupational therapy personnel shall provide accurate information about occupational therapy services; and(6) Occupational therapy personnel shall treat colleagues and other professionals with fairness, discretion, and integrity.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 350, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 465, § 6; P.L. 2021, ch. 400, § 11, effective July 13, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 401, § 11, effective July 13, 2021.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-15 - Board of occupational therapy practice - Seal - Authentication of records.

§ 5-40.1-15. Board of occupational therapy practice — Seal — Authentication of records.The board shall adopt a seal by which it authenticates its proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, records, and acts of the board and certificates purporting to relate the facts concerning its proceedings, records, and acts signed by the secretary and authenticated by the seal, shall be evidence in all courts of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-16 - Receipts.

§ 5-40.1-16. 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. 1984, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 26, § 6; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 22.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-17 - Penalty for violations.

§ 5-40.1-17. Penalty for violations.Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, upon conviction, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-18 - Severability.

§ 5-40.1-18. 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 remains in effect in all constitutional and valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-19 - Effective date.

§ 5-40.1-19. Effective date.This chapter shall take effect July 11, 1984.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 356, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-40.1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-40.1 - Occupational Therapy|Section 5-40.1-20 - Rules governing practices and procedures.

§ 5-40.1-20. Rules governing practices and procedures.All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations authorized by this chapter, shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Rhode Island department of health, entitled, "Rules and Regulations Governing Practices and Procedures Before the Rhode Island Department of Health (R42-35-PP)."History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 350, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-41-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-41 - Imported Goods|Section 5-41-1 - Marking.

§ 5-41-1. Marking.No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, any canvas or rubber footwear that has been imported from a foreign country without notifying each person purchasing or intending to purchase that footwear that it has been imported, by displaying in a conspicuous place, in letters at least as large as the figures indicating the price of the goods sold, a sign marked "Imported goods." If the goods have an individual price marking, they shall also be marked with the words "Imported goods" or the country of origin.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 215, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-41-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-41 - Imported Goods|Section 5-41-2 - Advertising.

§ 5-41-2. Advertising.No person shall advertise or cause to be advertised for sale those goods mentioned in § 5-41-1 unless that advertisement also contains the words "Imported goods" in letters at least as large as the figures indicating the price of the goods being sold; and if the advertisement contains no indicated price, the words "Imported goods" in type not smaller than that of the body type of the advertisement must be contained in it.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 215, § 1.