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RI Gen L § 23-20.8-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.8 - Licensing of Massage Therapists|Section 23-20.8-9 - Persons exempt.

§ 23-20.8-9. Persons exempt.Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit:(1) A person who is otherwise licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with the general laws of Rhode Island, from performing service within his or her authorized scope of practice and who does not hold himself/herself out to be a massage therapist.(2) A nonresident massage therapist holding a valid license, permit, certificate, or registration issued by another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country when incidentally in this state to provide service as part of an emergency response team working in conjunction with disaster relief officials.(3) A nonresident massage therapist holding a valid license, permit, certificate, or registration issued by any other state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or by a foreign country and temporarily practicing massage therapy in this state for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days for the purpose of presenting educational or clinical programs, lectures, seminars, or workshops to massage therapists.(4) A graduate from an approved educational program may practice massage therapy only under the supervision of one, assigned, onsite licensed massage therapist. Graduates have ninety (90) days from the date on the application fee receipt to meet licensure requirements of this state in accordance with regulations prescribed by the board.(5) A massage therapist who provides acceptable evidence of being currently licensed to practice massage therapy by examination or endorsement under the laws of other states or territories of the United States, the District of Columbia, or by a foreign country has a grace period of forty-five (45) days from the date on the application fee receipt to meet licensure requirements of this state in accordance with regulations prescribed by the board. The original privilege to work forty-five (45) days from the date on the application fee receipt shall not be extended or renewed.(6) A nonresident massage therapist holding a valid license, permit, certificate, or registration issued by any other state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or by a foreign country when in this state as part of a charity/event where massage is appropriate.(7) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 114, § 1 and P.L. 2019, ch. 140, § 1].History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 230, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-58-9; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-20.8-9; P.L. 1982, ch. 407, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 165, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 222, § 3; P.L. 2019, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 140, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.8-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.8 - Licensing of Massage Therapists|Section 23-20.8-10 - Enforcement.

§ 23-20.8-10. Enforcement.Except for the provisions of § 23-20.8-11 this chapter shall be enforced by the director of health or any city or town licensing authority.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 230, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-58-10; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-20.8-10; P.L. 1998, ch. 273, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 165, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 222, § 3; P.L. 2016, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.8-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.8 - Licensing of Massage Therapists|Section 23-20.8-11 - Penalties.

§ 23-20.8-11. Penalties.(a) Any person who practices massage therapy or acts in any capacity where a license is required by this chapter, without a license provided for in this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) Any owner, operator, manager, or licensee in charge of or in control of a massage therapy practice who knowingly employs a person who is not licensed as a massage therapist, or who allows an unlicensed person to perform, operate, or practice massage therapy is guilty of a misdemeanor.(c) The practice of massage therapy by a person without a license issued under this chapter is declared to be a danger to the public health and welfare. In addition to any other civil, criminal, or disciplinary remedy, the attorney general or prosecuting attorney of any municipality where the person is practicing, or purporting to practice, may maintain an action to enjoin that person from practicing massage therapy until this person secures a valid license.(d) [Deleted by P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 6, § 1].History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 273, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 6, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 140, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.8.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.8.1 - Registration of Music Therapists|Section 23-20.8.1-2 - Applicability and scope.

§ 23-20.8.1-2. Applicability and scope.After January 1, 2015, a person shall not practice music therapy or represent himself or herself as being able to practice music therapy in this state unless the person is registered pursuant to this chapter. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit or restrict the practice, services, or activities of the following:(1) Any person licensed, certified, or regulated under the laws of this state in another profession or occupation or personnel supervised by a licensed professional in this state performing work, including the use of music, incidental to the practice of his or her licensed, certified, or regulated profession or occupation, if that person does not represent himself or herself as a music therapist; or(2) Any person whose training and national certification attests to the individual's preparation and ability to practice his or her certified profession or occupation if that person does not represent himself or herself as a music therapist.(3) Any practice of music therapy as an integral part of a program of study for students enrolled in an accredited music therapy program if the student does not represent himself or herself as a music therapist.(4) Any person who practices music therapy under the supervision of a registered music therapist if the person does not represent himself or herself as a music therapist.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 211, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.8.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.8.1 - Registration of Music Therapists|Section 23-20.8.1-3 - Issuance of registration - Minimum qualifications.

§ 23-20.8.1-3. Issuance of registration — Minimum qualifications.(a) The director shall issue a registration to an applicant for a music therapy registration when such applicant has completed and submitted an application, upon a form and in such manner as the director prescribes, accompanied by applicable fees, and evidence satisfactory to the director that:(1) The applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) The applicant holds a bachelor's degree or higher in music therapy, or its equivalent, from a program approved by the American Music Therapy Association, or any successor organization within an accredited college or university;(3) The applicant successfully completes a minimum of twelve hundred (1,200) hours of clinical training, with at least one hundred eighty (180) hours in pre-internship experiences and at least nine hundred (900) hours in internship experiences; provided that the internship is approved by an academic institution, the American Music Therapy Association or its successor association, or both;(4) The applicant is in good standing based on a review of the applicant's music therapy practice history in other jurisdictions, including a review of any alleged misconduct or neglect in the practice of music therapy on the part of the applicant;(5) The applicant provides proof of passing the examination for board certification offered by the certification board for music therapists, or any successor organization, or provides proof of being transitioned into board certification, and provides proof that the applicant is currently a board-certified music therapist.(b) The director shall issue a registration to an applicant for a music therapy registration when such applicant has completed and submitted an application upon a form, and in such manner as the director prescribes, accompanied by applicable fees, and evidence satisfactory to the director that the applicant is registered and in good standing as a music therapist in another jurisdiction where the qualifications required are equal to, or greater than, those required in this chapter at the date of application.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 211, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.8.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.8.1 - Registration of Music Therapists|Section 23-20.8.1-4 - Suspension and revocation of registration.

§ 23-20.8.1-4. Suspension and revocation of registration.(a) Every registration issued under this chapter shall be renewed biennially. A registration shall be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee if the applicant is not in violation of any of the terms of this chapter at the time of application for renewal. The following shall also be required for registration renewal: proof of maintenance of the applicant's status as a board certified music therapist.(b) A registrant shall inform the director of any changes to his or her address. Each registrant shall be responsible for timely renewal of his or her registration.(c) Failure to renew a registration shall result in forfeiture of the registration. Registrations that have been forfeited may be restored within one year of the expiration date upon payment of renewal and restoration fees. Failure to restore a forfeited registration within one year of the date of its expiration shall result in the automatic termination of the registration and the director may require the individual to reapply for registration as a new applicant.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 211, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.8.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.8.1 - Registration of Music Therapists|Section 23-20.8.1-5 - Waiver of examination.

§ 23-20.8.1-5. Waiver of examination.The director shall waive the examination requirement for an applicant until January 1, 2015, who is:(1) A board-certified music therapist; or(2) Designated as a registered music therapist, certified music therapist, or advanced certified music therapist and in good standing with the national music therapy registry.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 211, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.8.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.8.1 - Registration of Music Therapists|Section 23-20.8.1-6 - Rules and regulations.

§ 23-20.8.1-6. Rules and regulations.The director is authorized to adopt, modify, repeal, and promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the purposes of this chapter, and only after procedures in accordance with the administrative procedures act (chapter 35 of title 42) have been followed. The director is further authorized to assess fees for registrations issued in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter, provided that those fees are assessed only after procedures in accordance with the administrative procedures act (chapter 35 of title 42) have been followed. All fees shall be deposited into the general fund as general revenue.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 211, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-1 - Short title.

§ 23-20.9-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as the "Smoking Restrictions in Schools Act".History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-2 - Legislative findings.

§ 23-20.9-2. Legislative findings.(a) It has been determined that smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in this country. More people die from cigarette smoking and related illnesses each year than die from alcohol, traffic accidents, cocaine and heroin, AIDS, murder, and suicide combined. Second hand tobacco smoke alone causes up to fifty-three thousand (53,000) deaths per year in non-smokers. As reported by the center for disease control, second hand smoke is the third leading cause of death in the United States today. Ninety percent (90%) of the people who smoke start by age nineteen (19), the average age being thirteen (13). Children exposed to tobacco smoke are at nearly twice the risk of being in poor or fair health as compared to children who are never exposed to tobacco smoke. Children exposed to tobacco smoke have an increased frequency of respiratory infections and decreased lung function. In Rhode Island, where the legal age to purchase tobacco products is eighteen (18), in 1988 the department of health reported the following smoking rates for Rhode Island students:  GRADE 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th      GIRLS 18% 22% 26% 27% 34% 35%   BOYS 13% 16% 22% 24% 24% 24%  (b) The tobacco industry sells one billion packs of cigarettes to underage children every year. Nationwide, three thousand (3,000) underage children take up smoking every day with more than half addicted by age fourteen (14). Schools and the state of Rhode Island have a moral responsibility to protect the health and welfare of children from the health hazards of tobacco.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-3 - Legislative intent - Purpose.

§ 23-20.9-3. Legislative intent — Purpose.As tobacco now kills over four hundred and thirty-four thousand (434,000) people in the United States each year, it is the intent of this health legislation to eliminate the exposure of children attending school, and other persons working in schools, to the school-site health hazard of tobacco smoke and other tobacco product usage. It is the intent of this health legislation to protect the health and welfare of children in school by eliminating the exposure of children in school to the significant, life-threatening health hazard of tobacco smoke. It is the intent of this health legislation to create a tobacco-free school environment in Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-4 - Definitions.

§ 23-20.9-4. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Electronic nicotine-delivery system usage" means any vaping, inhaling, or use of any device defined in § 11-9-13.4.(2) "Governing body" means the body, board, committee or individual, or its designated agent(s) or designee(s), responsible for, or who or that has control over, the administration of any elementary or secondary school, public or private, in the state.(3) "Person" means any person or persons including but not limited to contract or other workers on school property, school students, school administrators, school employees, school faculty, and school visitors.(4) "School or schools" means any nonresidential school building, public or private, of any city or town or community educational system regulated, directly or secondarily, by the council on elementary and secondary education or the department of elementary and secondary education or any other state education board or local city or town school board or school committee or other legal educational subdivision acting under it. As used in this chapter, the term "school or schools" includes, but is not limited to: school playgrounds; school administration buildings; indoor school athletic facilities; school gymnasiums; school locker rooms; school buses; other school vehicles; other school buildings whose use is not primarily residential; and outside areas within twenty-five feet (25′) of any school building.(5) "Tobacco product usage" means the smoking or use of any substance or item that contains tobacco, including, but not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or other smoking tobacco, or the use of snuff or smokeless tobacco, or having in one's possession a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other substance or item containing tobacco.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 409, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 426, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-5 - Regulation of smoking in schools.

§ 23-20.9-5. Regulation of smoking in schools.(a) The governing body of each school in Rhode Island shall be responsible for the development of enforcement procedures to prohibit tobacco product usage and electronic nicotine-delivery system usage by any person utilizing school facilities. All facilities used by a school, whether owned, leased, or rented, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. Enforcement procedures shall be promulgated and conspicuously posted in each building.(b) This chapter shall not modify, or be used as a basis for modifying, school policies or regulations in effect prior to the passage of this chapter if the existing policies or regulations prohibit tobacco product usage and electronic nicotine-delivery system usage in the school.(c) All school areas where tobacco product usage is prohibited shall be clearly marked with "nonsmoking area" signs with bold block lettering at least three inches (3") high stating "Tobacco-Free School — Tobacco Use Prohibited." All school areas where electronic nicotine-delivery system usage is prohibited shall be clearly marked with "nonsmoking area" signs with bold block lettering at least three inches (3") high stating "E-Cigarettes and Vapor Devices Prohibited." There shall be at least one "nonsmoking area" sign, in conformance with the above, at every building entrance and in other areas as designated by the governing body. Signs shall also be posted in every school bus and every school vehicle. Signs as detailed above shall be provided, without charge, by the department of health.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 6; P.L. 2017, ch. 409, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 426, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-6 - Repealed.

§ 23-20.9-6. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-7 - Non-smoking program - Employees.

§ 23-20.9-7. Non-smoking program — Employees.The governing body of each school in Rhode Island shall devise and implement a plan to provide smoking cessation programs for all employees who smoke and work with its jurisdiction. The programs shall be implemented at a central location within the geographic area under the jurisdiction of the governing body. Information on the programs shall be delineated and conspicuously posted in each building in the school. Any fees for smoking cessation programs may be borne on a shared cost basis by the employee, the employer, and where applicable, the employee's union. The responsibility of the governing body of each school to implement smoking cessation programs shall end on September 1, 1994.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 6.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-8 - Penalties and enforcement.

§ 23-20.9-8. Penalties and enforcement.(a) The Rhode Island department of health, having received a written and signed letter of complaint from a person, whose identity shall remain confidential, citing a school's violation of this chapter, shall enforce this entire chapter against violations by the following actions:(1) Serving written notice to comply to the governing body of the school, with a copy of the notice to the complaining citizens, requiring the governing body of the school to correct within ten (10) days any violation of any section of this chapter.(2) Upon receiving a second complaint at the department of health for the same or continued violation in the same school, the complaint shall be resolved by calling upon the attorney general for the state to maintain within forty-five (45) days an action for injunction to enforce the provisions of this chapter to cause the correction of this violation, and for assessment and recovery of a civil penalty for this violation.(b) The governing body of a school who violates or allows the violation of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty, not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). This penalty shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each day the violation is committed or permitted to continue by a governing body shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as-such. Any penalty assessed and recovered in an action brought pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to the general treasurer and added to the general fund.(c) In undertaking the enforcement of this chapter, the state is assuming an undertaking only to promote the general health and welfare. It is not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers and employees, an obligation for breach of which it is liable in money damages to any person who claims that a breach proximately caused injury.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-9 - Clinical use of tobacco products.

§ 23-20.9-9. Clinical use of tobacco products.The prohibitions of this chapter shall not apply to the use of a tobacco product if used as part of a limited classroom demonstration to show the health hazards of tobacco.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-10 - Severability.

§ 23-20.9-10. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid in a court test, this 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. 1992, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.9-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.9 - Smoking in Schools|Section 23-20.9-11 - Preemption.

§ 23-20.9-11. Preemption.Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the power or authority of any Rhode Island city, town or other legal subdivision to adopt and enforce additional local laws, ordinances, or regulations that comply with at least the minimal applicable standards to establish smoke free schools as set forth in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 230, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-20.10-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-20.10 - Public Health and Workplace Safety Act|Section 23-20.10-1 - Short title.

§ 23-20.10-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as the "Public Health and Workplace Safety Act."History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 198, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 209, § 2.