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RI Gen L § 5-63.2-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-63.2 - Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists|Section 5-63.2-22 - Procedure for discipline.

§ 5-63.2-22. Procedure for discipline.When a sworn complaint is filed with the board charging a person with having been guilty of any of the actions specified in § 5-63.2-21, the division of professional regulation shall immediately investigate the charges or, the board, after investigation, may institute charges. In the event the investigation reveals reasonable grounds for believing that the applicant or person licensed under this chapter is guilty of the charges, the board shall fix a time and place for a hearing, and shall cause a copy of the charges, together with a notice of the time and the place fixed for a hearing, to be personally served upon the accused at least twenty (20) days prior to the time fixed for the hearing. When personal service cannot be effected and the fact is certified by oath by any person authorized to make service, the board shall cause to be published once in each of two (2) successive weeks, a notice of the hearing in a newspaper published in the county where the accused last resided according to the records of the board and shall mail a copy of the charges and the notice to the accused at his or her last-known address. When publication of notice is necessary, the date of the hearing shall not be less than twenty (20) days after the last date of publication of the notice. At the hearing, the accused has the right to appear personally or by counsel, or both; to produce witnesses and evidence on his or her behalf; to cross-examine witnesses; and to have subpoenas issued by the administrator of professional regulation. The attendance of witnesses and the production of books, documents, and papers at the hearing may be compelled by subpoenas issued by the administrator, which shall be served in accordance with law. At the hearing, the administrator shall administer oaths that are necessary for the proper conduct of the hearing. The board shall not be bound by the strict rules of procedure or by the laws of evidence in the conduct of its proceedings, but the determination shall be based upon sufficient legal evidence to sustain it. If the accused is found guilty of the charges, the board may refuse to issue a registration to the applicant or may revoke or suspend his or her license or discipline the person. Upon the revocation or suspension of any license, the holder shall surrender the license to the administrator of professional regulation who shall strike the name of the holder from the register of licensed clinical mental health counselors and/or licensed marriage and family therapists. A revocation or suspension of a license may be reviewed at the discretion of the board or at the initiative of the administrator of professional regulation who may order a rehearing of the issue if he or she finds cause.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 85, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 26.
RI Gen L § 5-63.2-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-63.2 - Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists|Section 5-63.2-23 - Penalties for violations.

§ 5-63.2-23. Penalties for violations.(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, in offering his or her services to the public to:(1) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and/or licensed marriage and family therapist 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 licensed clinical mental health counselor and/or licensed marriage and family therapist 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 the misdemeanors shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-63.2-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-63.2 - Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists|Section 5-63.2-24 - Injunction of violations.

§ 5-63.2-24. 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 cause an action to be instituted, commenced in the name of the board, to enjoin the violation in a court of competent jurisdiction and the court may enjoin any person from violating any of the provisions of this chapter without regard to whether proceedings have been or may be instituted before the board or whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-63.2-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-63.2 - Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists|Section 5-63.2-25 - Enforcement.

§ 5-63.2-25. Enforcement.The director of the department of health shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. The director or the director's authorized agents and/or 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. 1996, ch. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-63.2-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-63.2 - Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists|Section 5-63.2-26 - Appeals from director and board.

§ 5-63.2-26. Appeals from director and board.Any person aggrieved by a decision or ruling of the director of the department of health or the board may appeal to the superior court in the manner provided in the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-64-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-1 - Short title.

§ 5-64-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Dietitian/Nutritionist Act."History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-2 - Purpose.

§ 5-64-2. Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by providing for the licensing and regulation of dietitians and/or nutritionists.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-3 - Definitions.

§ 5-64-3. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Board" means the Rhode Island state board of dietetics practice.(2) "Commission of dietetic registration" (CDR) means a commission on dietetic registration that is a member of the National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies.(3) "Degree" means a degree received from, or validated by, a college or university that was regionally accredited through the council on postsecondary accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was conferred.(4) "Dietetics" means the professional discipline of applying principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, management, and behavioral and social sciences in the provision of dietetic services.(5) "Dietitian and/or nutritionist" means a person engaged in the practice of dietetics.(6) "Director" means the director of the Rhode Island department of health.(7) "Examination" means the registration examination for dietitians or other exam as determined by and approved by the board.(8) "Licensed dietitian/nutritionist" means a person licensed under this chapter.(9) "Registered dietitian" means a person registered by the commission of dietetic registration.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 545, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-4 - License required.

§ 5-64-4. License required.Only a person licensed or authorized to practice under this chapter shall practice dietetics or use the title "dietitian/nutritionist," or use the letters L.D.N. or any facsimile.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-5 - Rhode Island state board of dietetics practice.

§ 5-64-5. Rhode Island state board of dietetics practice.(a) Within the division of professional regulation in the Rhode Island department of health there is a board of dietetics practice.(1) The board shall consist of nine (9) members appointed for terms of three (3) years each with no member serving more than two (2) consecutive terms. One shall be the director of the department of health or designee. Five (5) shall be licensed dietitians/nutritionists appointed by the director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, except that the appointments made initially need not be licensed under this chapter. (In his or her initial appointment, the director shall designate the licensed dietitian/nutritionist members of the board as follows: one member to serve for a term of one year; two (2) members to serve for a term of two (2) years; and two (2) members to serve for a term of three (3) years). One member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state appointed by the governor. Two (2) shall be consumers appointed by the governor.(2) The director of the department of health may remove any member of the board for cause.(3) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired portion of any term in the same manner as the original appointment.(b) The duties of the board shall be to:(1) Recommend to the director rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter;(2) Determine the qualification and fitness of applicants and to issue and/or reinstate licenses; and(3) Recommend to the director revocation, suspension, and/or denial of a license.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 545, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-6 - Applicant qualifications - Fees.

§ 5-64-6. Applicant qualifications — Fees.(a) When filing an application for a license the applicant must present evidence of:(1) Completion of a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree with a program in nutrition or dietetics; and(2) Completion of a board-approved, planned, continuous experience in dietetic practice of not less than nine hundred (900) hours under the supervision of a registered dietitian or dietitian/nutritionist licensed in the state; and(3) Passing an examination.(b) Each application shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 545, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 25; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 22; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 25.
RI Gen L § 5-64-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-7 - Graduate practice.

§ 5-64-7. Graduate practice.Every graduate of a program in nutrition/dietetics, which is accredited/approved by the American Dietetic Association, who meets the qualifications of § 5-64-6(a) may, upon payment of the required application fee as set forth in § 23-1-54, perform as a dietitian/nutritionist under the supervision of a dietitian/nutritionist licensed in this state. During this period, the applicant shall identify himself or herself only as a "graduate dietitian/nutritionist." If the applicant fails to take the next qualifying exam without cause or fails to pass the examination and receive a license, all privileges mentioned in this section shall automatically cease.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 545, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 25.
RI Gen L § 5-64-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-8 - Fees.

§ 5-64-8. Fees.Licenses shall be valid for two (2) years and must be renewed biennially; the renewal fee is as set forth in § 23-1-54. Application for renewal of a certificate that has expired, requires the payment of a re-registration fee as set forth in § 23-1-54.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 25; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 22; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 25.
RI Gen L § 5-64-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-9 - Grounds for discipline.

§ 5-64-9. Grounds for discipline.The division of professional regulation has the power to deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by the administrator of professional regulation or applied for in accordance with this chapter or to discipline a dietitian upon proof that the person:(1) Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license;(2) Is guilty of a felony;(3) Has willfully or repeatedly violated any of the provisions of this chapter; or(4) Is habitually negligent in the performance of his or her duties.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 545, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-10 - Procedure for discipline.

§ 5-64-10. Procedure for discipline.(a) When a sworn complaint is filed with the board charging a person with having been guilty of any of the actions specified in § 5-64-9, the division of professional regulation shall immediately investigate the charges, or, the board, after investigation, may institute charges. In the event the investigation reveals reasonable grounds for believing that the applicant or person certified under this chapter is guilty of the charges, the board shall fix a time and place for a hearing and shall cause a copy of the charges, together with a notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing, to be served personally upon the accused at least twenty (20) days prior to the time fixed for the hearing. When personal service cannot be effected and the fact is certified by oath by any person authorized to make service, the board shall cause to be published once in each of two (2) successive weeks, a notice of the hearing in a newspaper published in the county where the accused last resided according to the records of the board and shall mail a copy of the charges and the notice to the accused at his or her last known address. When publication of notice is necessary, the date of the hearing shall not be less than twenty (20) days after the last date of publication of the notice. At the hearing, the accused has the right to appear personally or by counsel or both; to produce witnesses and evidence on his or her behalf; and to cross-examine witnesses. The attendance of witnesses and the production of books, documents, and papers at the hearing may be compelled by subpoenas issued by the administrator which shall be served in accordance with law. At the hearing, the administrator shall administer oaths that may be necessary for the proper conduct of the hearing. The division of professional regulation shall not be bound by the strict rules of procedure or by the laws of evidence in the conduct of its proceedings but the determination shall be based upon sufficient legal evidence to sustain it. If the accused is found guilty of the charges, the division of professional regulation may refuse to issue a license or otherwise discipline the person.(b) Upon the revocation or suspension of any license, the holder shall surrender the license to the administrator of professional regulation who shall strike the name of the holder from the register.(c) A revocation or suspension of license may be reviewed at the discretion of the division of professional regulation or at the initiative of the administrator of professional regulation who may order a rehearing of the issue if he or she finds cause.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 545, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-11 - Penalties for violations.

§ 5-64-11. Penalties for violations.(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, in offering his or her services to the public to:(1) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a licensed dietitian/nutritionist unless certified 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 licensed dietitian/nutritionist during the time his or her license certificate issued under the provisions of this chapter is suspended or revoked.(3) Violate any of the provisions of this chapter.(b) All misdemeanors shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-12 - Exemptions.

§ 5-64-12. Exemptions.This chapter shall not be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of:(1) Any person who does not call himself or herself a dietitian/nutritionist from furnishing nutritional information to customers or any consumer as to the use of foods, food products, or dietary supplements in connection with the marketing and distribution of those products; or to the general public for educational purposes and any person who provides a weight-loss program and/or health-maintenance counseling, as long as the person does not engage in nutrition counseling for the management of disease, and does not hold himself or herself out to be a dietitian/nutritionist.(2) A person licensed or certified in this state under any other law from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified and any person holding a doctoral degree from an accredited institution in nutrition or a related field as determined by the board; and any person with a bachelor's degree in home economics from furnishing nutrition information incidental to the practice of his or her profession.(3) A person employed as a dietitian/nutritionist by the government of the United States or the state or by a participating local agency of the special supplemental food program for women, infants and children, if the person practices solely under direction or control of the organization by which the person is employed.(4) A student enrolled in a board-approved academic program in dietetics/nutrition.(5) Family members, friends, or acquaintances who provide gratuitous nutrition advice as long as the advisor does not hold himself or herself out to be a dietitian/nutritionist.(6) Not-for-profit health-related agencies, as described in 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), that provide nutrition information in the normal course of doing business.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-13 - License expiration, renewal.

§ 5-64-13. License expiration, renewal.All licenses under this chapter shall be renewed biennially and shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125). The application shall be accompanied or supported by evidence of the completion of a minimum of twenty (20) continuing-nutrition-education credits as approved by the board, reported biennially every second year after the 1993 recertification period. Failure to file an application for a renewal license to practice and to furnish the evidence shall constitute grounds for revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew the license, unless the board of dietetics, in its discretion, determines the failure to be due to reasonable cause or excusable neglect. This applicant shall be given six (6) months to make up the appropriate amount of credits required to bring him or her into compliance. Thereafter, the candidate shall be subject to immediate suspension or revocation of license.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 25.
RI Gen L § 5-64-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-14 - Licensing without examination.

§ 5-64-14. Licensing without examination.(a) The board shall recommend for licensure any person:(1) Who meets the qualifications of § 5-64-6(a)(1) and who submits the required application and fee together with satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she has been practicing dietetics for at least one year since 1983; or(2) Who provides evidence of current registration as a registered dietitian by the commission of dietetic registration.(b) Licensure under the provisions of subsection (a)(1) cannot be granted after two (2) years following promulgation of rules and regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 545, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 385, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-15 - Receipts.

§ 5-64-15. Receipts.The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 33.
RI Gen L § 5-64-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64 - Dietitian/Nutritionist Act|Section 5-64-16 - Enforcement.

§ 5-64-16. Enforcement.The director of the department of health shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 643, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-1 - Short title.

§ 5-64.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Dietary Manager Practice Act."History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-64.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-64.1 - Dietary Manager|Section 5-64.1-2 - Declaration of purpose.

§ 5-64.1-2. Declaration of purpose.It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by providing for the training, certification, and regulation of persons practicing the profession of dietary manager of healthcare food service by providing a means of identifying those qualified to practice as a dietary manager; to assure the highest degree of professional conduct; and to assure the availability of services of high quality to persons and facilities in need of these services.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 352, § 1.