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RI Gen L § 23-1-50 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-50 - Public Records - Exemption - Requirements.

§ 23-1-50. Public Records — Exemption — Requirements.(a) The department of health shall deem all application filings for certification, re-certification, and material modification, and correspondence directly related to those application filings, submitted under the provisions of chapters 17.12 and 17.13 of this title and chapter 41 of title 27, to be "public records" as defined in § 38-2-2(4). Entities or agents certified under one or more of these statutes may request that certain portions of their application filings, or correspondence directly related to their application filings, be regarded as exempt from public disclosure, but may do so only by claiming one or more of the specific grounds delineated in § 38-2-2(4).(b) For each document or for each portion of a document requested to be exempt from public disclosure, the certified entity or agent must specify the specific exemption claimed and the rationale for the exemption. Each specific exemption and the rationale for it shall themselves be public documents. The department shall determine which of the documents, or parts of the documents, for which an exemption is sought shall be public records and which shall be exempt from the disclosure required by chapter 2 of title 38.(c) Each application filing for certification, re-certification, or material modification submitted under the provisions of chapters 17.12 and 17.13 of this title and chapter 41 of title 27, and for which an exemption is sought, shall be made in three (3) parts:(1) Part One shall be a complete application filing with no materials to be deleted. This part shall be for the official use of the department as appropriate.(2) Part Two shall be a complete application filing, except that it shall not include those parts of the application filing which the filing party has claimed and the department determined to be exempt from the disclosure required by chapter 2 of title 38.(3) Part Three of the application filing shall include those items and information requested to be excluded from the disclosure required by chapter 2 of title 38 with a delineation of the specific exemption and criteria claimed under § 38-2-2(4) and the application filing's rationale for each specific exemption claimed.(d) All application filings for certification, re-certification, or material modification submitted under the provisions of chapters 17.12 and 17.13 of this title and chapter 41 of title 27 that are not made consistent with the three (3) part form described in subsection (c) shall, except as otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, be deemed "public records" under the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 111, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1-51 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-51 - Severability.

§ 23-1-51. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 65.
RI Gen L § 23-1-53 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-53 - Cost of legal fees.

§ 23-1-53. Cost of legal fees.(a) The director is hereby authorized and may in his or her discretion recover the reasonable cost of legal services provided to the department of health by attorneys of the office of legal counsel or attorneys under contract to perform attorney functions and activities for the department of health pursuant to chapters 15 and 17.14 of this title and §§ 23-17-14.3 and 23-17-14.4. Nothing in this section shall limit the power of the director to retain legal counsel and to recover the costs of such legal counsel pursuant to other provisions of the general laws.(b) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the "health systems reimbursement account." All funds deposited in the account shall be utilized by the department of health to implement the provisions of this section incurred by the department pursuant to chapters 15 and 17.14 of this title and §§ 23-17-14.3 and 23-17-14.4. All funds received for the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the "health system reimbursement account." The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of health.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1-55 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-55 - Electronic nicotine delivery system distributor, and dealer licenses required - Definitions.

§ 23-1-55. Electronic nicotine delivery system distributor, and dealer licenses required — Definitions.Definitions. Whenever used in §§ 23-1-56 to 23-1-58, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) "Dealer" means any person, whether located within or outside of this state, who sells or distributes electronic nicotine-delivery system products to a consumer in this state;(2) "Distributor" means any person:(i) Whether located within or outside of this state, other than a dealer, who sells or distributes electronic nicotine-delivery system products within or into this state. Such term shall not include any electronic nicotine-delivery system products manufacturer, export warehouse proprietor, or importer with a valid permit, if such person sells or distributes electronic nicotine-delivery system products in this state only to licensed distributors or to an export warehouse proprietor or another manufacturer with a valid permit;(ii) Selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products directly to consumers in this state by means of at least twenty-five (25) electronic nicotine-delivery system product vending machines;(iii) Engaged in this state in the business of manufacturing electronic nicotine-delivery system products or any person engaged in the business of selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products to dealers, or to other persons, for the purpose of resale only; provided that seventy-five percent (75%) of all electronic nicotine-delivery system products sold by that person in this state are sold to dealers or other persons for resale and selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products directly to at least forty (40) dealers or other persons for resale; or(iv) Maintaining one or more regular places of business in this state for that purpose; provided, that seventy-five percent (75%) of the sold electronic nicotine-delivery system products are purchased directly from the manufacturer and selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products directly to at least forty (40) dealers or other persons for resale;(3) "Electronic nicotine-delivery system" means the products as defined in § 11-9-13.4(6).History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 182, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 223, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-1-57 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-57 - Penalties for unlicensed business.

§ 23-1-57. Penalties for unlicensed business.Any distributor or dealer who sells, offers for sale, or possesses with intent to sell, electronic nicotine-delivery system products without a license as provided in § 23-1-56, shall be fined in accordance with the provisions of, and the penalties contained in, § 23-1-58.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 182, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 223, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-1-58 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health|Section 23-1-58 - Penalty for operating without a dealer license.

§ 23-1-58. Penalty for operating without a dealer license.(a) Any individual or business who violates this chapter by selling or conveying an electronic nicotine-delivery system product without a retail license shall be cited for that violation and shall be required to appear in district court for a hearing on the citation.(b) Any individual or business cited for a violation hereunder shall:(1) Either post a five hundred dollar ($500) bond with the district court within ten (10) days of the citation; or(2) Sign and accept the citation indicating a promise to appear in court.(c) An individual or business who or that has accepted the citation may:(1) Pay the five hundred dollar ($500) fine, either by mail or in person, within ten (10) days after receiving the citation; or(2) If that individual or business has posted a bond, forfeit the bond by not appearing at the scheduled hearing. If the individual or business cited pays the five hundred dollar ($500) fine or forfeits the bond, that individual or business is deemed to have admitted the cited violation and to have waived the right to a hearing on the issue of commission on the violation.(d) The court, after a hearing on a citation, shall make a determination as to whether a violation has been committed. If it is established that the violation did occur, the court shall impose a five hundred dollar ($500) fine in addition to any court costs or fees.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 182, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 223, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-1 - Definitions.

§ 23-1.1-1. Definitions.When used in this chapter:(1) "Code" means a standard body of rules for safety and health formulated, adopted, and issued by the commission under the provisions of this chapter.(2) "Director" means the director of health or his or her duly authorized representative.(3) "Employ" means the use of any services of an employee for compensation and includes to suffer or permit to work.(4) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by an employer.(5) "Employer" means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, receiver, or trustee in bankruptcy having one or more persons in his, her, or its employ, a state agency, or an agency of a political subdivision of the state, or any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-2 - Creation.

§ 23-1.1-2. Creation.There shall be a division of occupational health within the department of health which shall have all the powers and duties relating to the administration and enforcement of health codes as prescribed by the provisions of this chapter, and any other duties that may be conferred upon the division by law.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 54, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-3 - Annual report.

§ 23-1.1-3. Annual report.The director of health shall annually furnish information regarding the activities of the division of occupational health to the director of labor and training for inclusion in the director of labor and training's annual report to the governor and to the general assembly. The director of health shall also provide information to the director of labor and training for reports to be submitted to the United States Secretary of Labor in the form and from time to time that the secretary of labor and training may require.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-4 - Chief of division - Compliance inspectors.

§ 23-1.1-4. Chief of division — Compliance inspectors.The director of health shall appoint the chief of the division of occupational health. The appointee shall be in the classified service of the state and shall be responsible to and report to the director. The director shall appoint health compliance inspectors who shall be in the classified service of the state. The director shall appoint other employees that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Health compliance inspectors shall perform all duties necessary to determine compliance with the health provisions of this chapter and shall in this chapter be referred to as "compliance inspectors". Nothing in this section shall be construed as terminating the services of any person now employed within the division of occupational health who is presently qualified and within the classified service of the state. All of those persons shall continue in the service of the division and their titles shall be changed, as necessary, to comply with the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-5 - Compliance inspectors - Assignment - Duties.

§ 23-1.1-5. Compliance inspectors — Assignment — Duties.Compliance inspectors shall devote their entire scheduled work time and attention to the duties of their respective offices. The director shall assign compliance inspectors to the duties to be performed. No employee of the division of occupational health shall accept other employment which the director determines is in conflict with his or her official duties.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-6 - Appropriations - Disbursement.

§ 23-1.1-6. Appropriations — Disbursement.The general assembly shall annually appropriate sums that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the general treasurer for the payment of the sums so appropriated or so much of the sums as may from time to time be required upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the chief of the division of occupational health, and by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 54, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-7 - Inspection powers.

§ 23-1.1-7. Inspection powers.(a) The director, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, representative, or agent in charge is authorized:(1) To enter without delay and at reasonable times any factory, plant establishment, construction site, or other area, workplace, or environment where work is performed by an employee of an employer; and(2) To inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, that place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment, and materials in that location, and to question privately any employer, owner, operator, agent, or employee.(b) If the director of health shall be denied entry to any place which he or she shall have reason to believe had been, is being, or is about to be used as a place of employment, he or she shall notify the director of labor and training, who shall then proceed in accordance with the provisions of § 28-20-12.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-8 - Report of violations by employees - Inspection.

§ 23-1.1-8. Report of violations by employees — Inspection.(a) Any employee or representative of employees who believes that a violation of a health code exists that threatens physical harm, or that an imminent danger exists, may request an inspection by giving notice to the director of the violation or danger. Any notice shall be presented in writing, shall set forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by the employee or representative of employees. Upon receipt of the notification, the director shall provide a copy to the employer or the employer's agent not later than at the time of inspection, except that upon the request of the person giving the notice, his or her name and the name of the individual employee referred to in the notice shall not appear in the copy or in any record published, released, or made available. If, upon receipt of the notification, the director determines there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation or danger exists, he or she shall make a special inspection in accordance with the provisions of this section as soon as practicable, to determine if a violation or danger exists. If the director determines that there are not reasonable grounds to believe that a violation or danger exists, he or she shall notify the employee or representative of the employees, in writing, of that determination.(b) Prior to or during any inspection of a workplace, any employee or representative of employees employed in the workplace may notify the director, in writing, of any violation of this chapter which the employee or representative has reason to believe exists in the workplace. The director of labor and training shall, by regulation, establish procedures for informal review of any refusal by representatives of the director of health to issue a compliance order with respect to any alleged violation and the director shall furnish the employee or representative of employees requesting the review a written statement of the reasons for the director's final disposition of the case.(c) A representative of the employer and a representative authorized by the employees shall be given the opportunity to accompany the compliance inspector during a physical inspection of the workplace for the purpose of aiding the inspection. Where there is no authorized employee representative, the compliance inspector shall consult with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of health in the workplace.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 54, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-9 - Procedures to counteract imminent dangers.

§ 23-1.1-9. Procedures to counteract imminent dangers.Where the director of health finds a condition of imminent danger, he or she shall immediately notify the director of labor and training who shall then take the necessary action pursuant to § 28-20-14.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-10 - Prosecution of violations.

§ 23-1.1-10. Prosecution of violations.It shall be the duty of the director of health to notify the director of labor and training of all violations of this chapter and the director of labor and training shall then request the attorney general to prosecute all violations.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-11 - Compliance orders.

§ 23-1.1-11. Compliance orders.If upon inspection or investigation the director of health finds that an employer has violated any regulation prescribed pursuant to this chapter or has violated any requirements of § 28-20-8, or of any code, rule, or order promulgated pursuant to § 28-20-24, the director shall notify the director of labor and training who shall promptly issue a compliance order in accordance with subsections (a), (b), and (c) of § 28-20-16.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 45.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-12 - Enforcement procedure.

§ 23-1.1-12. Enforcement procedure.The director of labor and training shall be responsible for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter in accordance with § 28-20-17.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-13 - Penalties.

§ 23-1.1-13. Penalties.(a) Any person who gives advance notice of any inspection to be conducted under this chapter, without authority from the director of labor and training, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.(b) All other penalties shall be assessed in accordance with § 28-20-18.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 54, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-14 - Discrimination on account of complaint.

§ 23-1.1-14. Discrimination on account of complaint.(a) No employer shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because that employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter or has testified or is about to testify in any proceeding or because of the exercise by that employee on behalf of himself or herself or others of any right afforded by this chapter.(b) Any employee who believes that he or she has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any employer in violation of this section may, within thirty (30) days after a violation occurs, file a written complaint with the director of labor and training alleging discrimination. Upon receipt of a complaint, the director of labor and training shall cause an investigation to be made as he or she deems appropriate. If upon that investigation, the director of labor and training determines that the provisions of this section have been violated, and the employer fails or refuses to take remedial action as ordered by the director of labor and training, the director of labor and training shall then bring an action in any superior court against that person. In that action, the courts shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown, to restrain violations of subsection (a) of this section and order all appropriate relief including rehiring or reinstatement of the employee to his or her former position with back pay and any other benefits to which he or she was entitled.(c) Within ninety (90) days of the receipt of a complaint filed under this section, the director shall notify the complainant of his or her determination under subsection (b) of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 54, § 5.
RI Gen L § 23-1.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.1 - Division of Occupational Health|Section 23-1.1-15 - Confidentiality of trade secrets.

§ 23-1.1-15. Confidentiality of trade secrets.All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the director in connection with any inspection or proceeding under this chapter which contains or which might reveal a trade secret referred to in § 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code or any amendment of § 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. § 1905, shall be considered confidential for the purpose of that section, except that the information may be disclosed to other officers or employees concerned with carrying out this chapter or when relevant in any proceeding under this chapter. In any proceeding under this chapter the director of labor and training, the review board, or the court shall issue orders that may be appropriate to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 261, § 1.