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RI Gen L § 5-19.1-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-26 - Refusal, suspension, and revocation of licenses - Appeal procedure.

§ 5-19.1-26. Refusal, suspension, and revocation of licenses — Appeal procedure.In any case of the refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license by the board, with the approval of the director, under the provisions of this chapter, appeal may be taken in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-27 - Penalty for operating without license.

§ 5-19.1-27. Penalty for operating without license.Any person who engages in any activity that requires a license or registration under this chapter without obtaining a license as required by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-28 - Severability.

§ 5-19.1-28. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made pursuant to this chapter or the application of the chapter, rule, or regulation thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected by that invalidity.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-29 - Continuity of administration.

§ 5-19.1-29. Continuity of administration.(a) Any proceeding or other business or matter undertaken or commenced prior to January 1, 2002, and pending on January 1, 2002, may be conducted and completed by the director of the department of health, board of pharmacy, or by a subordinate under his or her direction, in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions with the same effect as though it were undertaken or commenced or completed prior to January 1, 2002.(b) All officers and members of the existing board, their subordinates, and employees, whose functions and duties are preserved by this chapter, shall continue to perform the same functions and duties from January 1, 2002, in like manner as though they had been appointed or employed after January 1, 2002.(c) All rules and regulations issued, adopted, modified, or repealed by the board of pharmacy pursuant to any provisions of this chapter shall remain in effect until subsequent action of the director of health and the board of pharmacy.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-30 - List of drugs to be posted - Display of current selling price required - Exception.

§ 5-19.1-30. List of drugs to be posted — Display of current selling price required — Exception.(a) The director of the department of health shall compile a list of at least ten (10) prescribed health maintenance drugs and forward it to the board of pharmacy, which shall distribute that list to all pharmacies in the state. Each pharmacy shall post, in a clear and legible form, on that list, the current selling price of each prescription drug listed.(b) "Current selling price" means the actual price to be paid by a retail purchaser to the pharmacy for any prescription drug listed at the usual strength and amount listed.(c) Each pharmacy:(1) Shall conspicuously display the list of the ten (10) prescribed health maintenance prescription drugs at or adjacent to the place in the pharmacy where prescriptions are presented for compounding and dispensing;(2) Shall, upon request, provide to a consumer who possesses a prescription for any listed prescription drug, the current selling price of that drug; and(3) May change the current selling price and the posting of that price on the list at any time.(d) The requirements of this section do not apply to an order to dispense a drug for immediate administration to a hospital patient.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-31 - Administration of influenza immunizations to individuals between the ages of nine (9) years and eighteen (18) years, inclusive.

§ 5-19.1-31. Administration of influenza immunizations to individuals between the ages of nine (9) years and eighteen (18) years, inclusive.(a) Parental consent shall be required for all pharmacist-administered immunizations for individuals under the age of eighteen (18) years.(b) The department of health shall require a pharmacist who is authorized to administer influenza immunizations to individuals between the ages of nine (9) years and eighteen (18) years, inclusive, pursuant to § 5-19.1-2, to electronically report to the department all immunizations administered within seven (7) days of administration in the format and for the populations required by the department.(c) (1) The department of health shall require a pharmacist who is authorized to administer influenza immunizations to individuals between the ages of nine (9) years and eighteen (18) years, inclusive, pursuant to § 5-19.1-2 to provide notification of a patient's immunization to the patient's primary care provider, if known, within fourteen (14) days of administration.(2) The department of health's rules and regulations shall include provisions to ensure that the administering pharmacist make a good-faith effort to obtain information relating to the identity of a patient's primary care provider or primary care practice, for the purposes of fulfilling the reporting requirements of subsection (c)(1) herein. If a patient does not have an existing relationship with a primary care provider or primary care practice, the administering pharmacist shall proceed with the reporting requirements contained in subsection (b).History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 91, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 109, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-32 - Limited-function tests.

§ 5-19.1-32. Limited-function tests.(a) Upon receiving consent from the patient, a pharmacist performing a limited-function test in accordance with this chapter shall report test results to the patient's primary care practitioner, if known, within a reasonable period of time. In the event that a patient with an abnormal test result does not have an existing relationship with a primary care practitioner, the pharmacist shall make efforts to refer the patient to a primary care practitioner, practice, health center, or clinic.(b) (1) The pharmacy shall develop policies and procedures for emergency situations related to the provision of limited-function health tests, to include the prompt reporting of test results to a patient's primary care practitioner, if known.(2) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. The department's rules and regulations may include the following:(i) Requirements for the pharmacist to inform the patient that the limited-function test results are intended for informational and educational purposes, rather than diagnostic purposes; and(ii) Requirements ensuring appropriate temperature and environmental controls to maintain the efficacy of the limited-function test kit.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 157, § 3; P.L. 2015, ch. 182, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-33 - Partial fill of Schedule II controlled substance.

§ 5-19.1-33. Partial fill of Schedule II controlled substance.(a) A pharmacist may dispense a Schedule II controlled substance, as listed in § 21-28-2.08, as a partial fill if requested by the patient or the prescriber.(b) If a pharmacist dispenses a partial fill on a prescription pursuant to this section, the pharmacy shall retain the original prescription, with a notation of how much of the prescription has been filled, until the prescription has been fully dispensed. The total quantity dispensed shall not exceed the total quantity prescribed.(c) Subsequent fills, until the original prescription is completely dispensed, shall occur at the pharmacy where the original prescription was partially filled. The full prescription shall be dispensed not more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the prescription was written. Thirty-one (31) days after the date on which the prescription was written, the prescription shall expire and no more of the drug shall be dispensed without a subsequent prescription.(d) The pharmacist shall record in the prescription-drug-monitoring program, maintained by the department of health pursuant to § 21-28-3.18, only the actual amounts of the drug dispensed.(e) The pharmacist shall record the date and amount of each partial fill in a readily retrievable form and on the original prescription, and shall include the initials of the pharmacist who dispensed each partial fill.(f) This section is not intended to conflict with or supersede any other requirement established for the prescription of a Schedule II controlled substance.(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) "Original prescription" means the prescription presented by the patient to the pharmacy or submitted electronically to the pharmacy.(2) "Partial fill" means a part of a prescription filled that is of a quantity less than the entire prescription.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 150, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 254, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-19.1-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies|Section 5-19.1-34 - Notice of warning regarding use of Schedule II controlled substances to be posted.

§ 5-19.1-34. Notice of warning regarding use of Schedule II controlled substances to be posted.(a) The director of the department of health shall compile a list of at least the ten (10) most prescribed drugs containing opioids and/or other Schedule II controlled substances as listed in § 21-28-2.08 and forward it to the board of pharmacy which shall distribute that list to all pharmacies in the state. The list shall also contain warnings relating to the overuse, misuse, and mixing of those drugs with other drugs, specifically benzodiazepines, and/or alcohol, including, but not limited to, dependence, addiction, or death.(b) Each pharmacy shall conspicuously display the list at or adjacent to the place in the pharmacy where prescriptions are presented for compounding and dispensing.(c) The pharmacist shall also inform the patient that the pharmacist may dispense a partial fill of the prescription if requested by the patient and the procedure for other partial fills until the full prescription is dispensed within thirty (30) days of the date on which the prescription was written.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 93, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 128, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-19.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.2 - Collaborative Pharmacy Practice|Section 5-19.2-1 - Purpose.

§ 5-19.2-1. Purpose.The legislature finds that the practice of pharmacy is a learned profession. The sole legislative purpose for enacting this chapter is to ensure that every pharmacist practicing in the state and every pharmacy meet minimum requirements for safe practice. It is the legislative intent that pharmacists who fall below minimum competency or who otherwise present a danger to the public shall be prohibited from practicing in this state. The practice of pharmacy has evolved from a product-oriented profession to one that is based on patient outcomes through the provisions of pharmaceutical care. Contemporary pharmacy practice and the roles pharmacists are currently playing exceed the boundaries of traditional statutory definitions. The intent of this chapter is to promote relationships between the pharmacist, patient, and patient's physician for the advancement of patient care. It is not to be construed or perceived as permitting or promoting the practice of pharmacy independent of the physician/patient relationship.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 68, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-19.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.2 - Collaborative Pharmacy Practice|Section 5-19.2-3 - Collaborative pharmacy practice.

§ 5-19.2-3. Collaborative pharmacy practice.(a) A pharmacist may engage in collaborative pharmacy practice pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement in accordance with provisions of this chapter or other applicable sections of the regulations. Any pharmacist or physician desiring to engage in collaborate pharmacy practice shall execute a collaborative practice agreement in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department. Each collaborative practice agreement shall set forth at least the following: (1) Site and setting where the collaborative practice is to take place; (2) Informed consent procedures; (3) Qualifications of participating pharmacists and physicians; (4) The role of any employed healthcare professional with prescriptive privileges participating in the collaborative practice; (5) Scope of conditions or diseases to be managed; (6) Practice protocols; (7) Risk management activities; and (8) Outcomes measurements. Each collaborative practice agreement shall be subject to review and renewal on a biennial basis.(b) Any pharmacist or physician who deviates from, or practices in a manner inconsistent with, the terms of a collaborative practice agreement shall be in violation of this chapter; such shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter. There shall be no civil liability on the part of, or cause of action of any nature against, a physician or a physician's agents or employees for participation in collaborative pharmacy practice as the result of negligence or fault on the part of the pharmacist participating in such collaborative practice agreement.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 26; P.L. 2016, ch. 64, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 72, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-19.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.2 - Collaborative Pharmacy Practice|Section 5-19.2-4 - Collaborative practice in Rhode Island licensed hospitals.

§ 5-19.2-4. Collaborative practice in Rhode Island licensed hospitals.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit hospital pharmacists from participating in drug therapy management by protocol approved by the president of the hospital medical staff and the director of pharmacy for the care and treatment of patients.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 68, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-19.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-19.2 - Collaborative Pharmacy Practice|Section 5-19.2-5 - Immunity.

§ 5-19.2-5. Immunity.The director of health, board members, the collaborative practice committee, and their agents and employees shall be immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any disciplinary proceeding or other official act performed in good faith in the course of their duties under this chapter. There shall be no civil liability on the part of, or cause of action of any nature against, the board, director, their agents or their employees or against any organization or its members, peer-review board or its members, or other witnesses and parties to board proceedings for any statements made in good faith by them in any reports, communications, or testimony concerning an investigation by the board of the conduct or competence of any licensee under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 68, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-1 - Short title.

§ 5-20-1. Short title.This chapter is designated as the "Rhode Island Plumbing License Law."History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 34; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-2 - "Plumbing" and "source of water" defined.

§ 5-20-2. "Plumbing" and "source of water" defined.As used in this chapter:(1) "Plumbing" means:(i) All fittings, fixtures, appliances, and connections that are located within a building or a structure, or within five feet (5′) of the outer walls of a building or structure and that connect said building or structure, where a person or persons live, work, or assemble, with the source of public or private water supply used or intended for domestic or personal use, as well as any interconnecting piping between buildings or structures;(ii) All piping, fittings, fixtures, and appliances for a sanitary drainage and related ventilation system, direct or indirect, within that building; and(iii) Air piping, medical, and laboratory gas systems including, but not limited to, oxygen and nitrous oxide.(2) "Source of private water supply" means the water connection located at the mean water level.(3) "Source of public water supply" means any water connection located within five feet (5′) of the outer walls of or within a building or structure, including any interconnecting piping between buildings or structures.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-2; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 496, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 135, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 27.
RI Gen L § 5-20-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-3 - "Master plumber" defined.

§ 5-20-3. "Master plumber" defined.(a) "Master plumber," as used in this chapter, means any person who, as an independent contractor, engages in this state in the business of installation, maintenance, or repair of plumbing in the building or upon the premises where that plumbing, as defined in § 5-20-2, is or is to be located, either by contract or agreement with the owner, lessee, tenant, or agent of those premises or building, or who employs one or more journeyperson plumbers, one or more plumber's apprentices or other persons to assist in that installation, maintenance, or repair work or who performs any acts specified in this chapter for performance by a "master plumber."(b) A person holding a valid master plumbers license under this chapter shall not be required to obtain an additional license under this chapter to perform master irrigation work or master water-filtration/treatment-system work.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-3; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-3.1 - "Master irrigator" defined.

§ 5-20-3.1. "Master irrigator" defined."Master irrigator," as used in this chapter, means a person who has performed in the capacity of a journeyperson irrigator as defined in § 5-20-5.1 for not less than two (2) years.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-20-3.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-3.2 - "Master water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined.

§ 5-20-3.2. "Master water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined."Master water-filtration/treatment-system installer," as used in this chapter, means a person who has performed in the capacity of a journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer as defined in § 5-20-3.3 for not less than one year.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-20-3.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-3.3 - "Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined.

§ 5-20-3.3. "Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined."Journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer," as used in this chapter, means a person who has performed all phases of a project under the supervision of a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer licensee for a period of not less than one year. Journeypersons shall not be permitted to apply for a water-filtration/treatment-system installation permit.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-20-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-4 - "Journeyperson plumber" defined.

§ 5-20-4. "Journeyperson plumber" defined.(a) "Journeyperson plumber," as used in this chapter, means any employee, except an apprentice plumber as subsequently defined, whose principal occupation is the installation, maintenance, or repair of plumbing, as defined in § 5-20-2.(b) A person holding a valid journeyperson license under this chapter shall not be required to obtain an additional license under this chapter to perform journeyperson irrigation work or master water-filtration/treatment-system work.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-4; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-20-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-4.1 - "Apprentice irrigator" defined.

§ 5-20-4.1. "Apprentice irrigator" defined."Apprentice irrigator," as used in this chapter, means a person hired to perform all phases of an irrigation project under the supervision of a master irrigation licensee or a licensed journeyperson irrigator for a period of one year.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 3.
RI Gen L § 5-20-4.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-4.2 - "Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined.

§ 5-20-4.2. "Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer" defined."Apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer," as used in this chapter, means a person hired to perform all phases of a water-filtration/treatment-system project under the supervision of a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer licensee or a licensed journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer for a period of one year.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-20-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers|Section 5-20-5 - "Apprentice plumber" defined.

§ 5-20-5. "Apprentice plumber" defined."Apprentice plumber," as used in this chapter, means any employee, whose principal occupation is service with a master plumber with a view to learning the art or trade of maintenance, installation, or repair of plumbing, as defined in § 5-20-2.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-5.