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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-11.1. - Rules.

§ 5-19.1-11.1. Rules.
On or before January 15, 2005, the department of health shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42, establishing standards and procedures to protect the health and safety of the public and governing the operation and licensing of Canadian pharmacies necessitated by the enactment of subsections (c), (d) and (e) of § 5-19.1-11.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 364, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-12. - Manufacturer’s license — Fees — Display — Declaration of ownership and location.

§ 5-19.1-12. Manufacturer’s license — Fees — Display — Declaration of ownership and location.
The owner of each and every place of business that manufactures legend drugs within this state, and any person who manufactures legend drugs outside this state for distribution within this state, shall be licensed by the department. The owner shall pay a license fee to be determined by the director, and thereafter, on or before a date to be determined by the director, a fee to be determined by the director, for which the owner shall receive a license of location from the director. The license shall entitle the owner to manufacture drugs at the specified location for the period ending on a date to be determined by the board, and each such owner shall at the time of payment of such fee file with the department, on a provided form, a declaration of ownership and location. The declaration of ownership and location so filed as aforesaid shall be deemed presumptive evidence of the ownership of such place of business mentioned in the form. A license issued pursuant to this section shall be the property of the state and loaned to the licensee, and it shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. It shall be the duty of the owner to immediately notify the department of any proposed change of location or ownership. In the event such license fee remains unpaid on the date due, no renewal or new license shall be issued except upon payment of the license renewal fee. A license shall be issued to the owner and premise listed on the form and shall not be transferred. If a change in owner or premise listed on said form occurs, the license becomes null and void.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-13. - Wholesaler’s license — Fees — Display — Declaration of ownership and location.

§ 5-19.1-13. Wholesaler’s license — Fees — Display — Declaration of ownership and location.
The owner of each place of business, located within or outside this state, that distributes legend drugs and nonprescription drugs at wholesale in this state, shall pay a license fee to be determined by the director, and thereafter, on or before a date to be determined by the director, a fee to be determined by the director, for which the owner shall receive a license of location from the department, which shall entitle such owner to either sell legend drugs and nonprescription drugs at wholesale at the specified location for the period ending on a date to be determined by the board, and each such owner shall at the time of payment of such fee file with the department, on a provided form, a declaration of ownership and location, which declaration of ownership and location so filed as aforesaid shall be deemed presumptive evidence of the ownership of such place of business mentioned in the form. It shall be the duty of the owner to immediately notify the department of any change of location and ownership and to keep the license of location or the renewal thereof properly exhibited in such place of business. In the event such license fee remains unpaid on the date due, no renewal or new license shall be issued except upon payment of the license renewal fee. A license shall be issued to the owner and premise listed on the form and shall not be transferred. If a change in owner or premise listed on the form occurs, the license becomes null and void.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-14. - Licensing of pharmacists — Prerequisites — Examinations — Reciprocity — Fees — Renewal.

§ 5-19.1-14. Licensing of pharmacists — Prerequisites — Examinations — Reciprocity — Fees — Renewal.
(a)
The director shall license as a pharmacist any individual who shall:
(1)
Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2)
Have satisfied the board that he or she is of good moral and professional character;
(3)
Hold a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy or a doctor of pharmacy degree granted by a school or college of pharmacy program that is accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education; or is a graduate of a foreign college who wishes to be examined for licensure as a pharmacist in this state and who shall provide evidence of successful completion of the FPGEC Certification Program as established in regulation;
(4)
Have completed or have otherwise met the internship requirements as set forth in rules;
(5)
Have satisfactorily passed examinations approved by the board and the director; and
(6)
Have met any additional requirements that may be established in regulations.
(b)
The department shall, without examination other than those required in regulation relating to the practice of pharmacy, license as a pharmacist any individual who has been duly licensed by examination as a pharmacist under the laws of another state, territory, or possession of the United States, if, in the opinion of the board of pharmacy, the applicant meets the qualifications required of professional pharmacists in this state.
(c)
Every application under this section shall be accompanied by a fee as determined by the department in regulation.
(d)
The department shall provide for, regulate, and require all persons licensed as pharmacists to periodically renew their license, and shall prescribe the form of the license and information required to be submitted by all applicants.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-15. - Pharmacy interns — License — Fees — Renewals.

§ 5-19.1-15. Pharmacy interns — License — Fees — Renewals.
(a)
Any person who is a graduate of an accredited program of pharmacy, or who is a student enrolled in at least the third year of a professional program of an accredited program of pharmacy, or any graduate of a foreign college of pharmacy who has obtained FPGEC certification may file an application for licensure as a pharmacy intern with the department. The applicant shall be required to furnish any information that the board may, by regulation, prescribe and, simultaneously with the filing of the application, shall pay to the department a fee to be determined by the department. All licenses issued to pharmacy interns shall be valid for a period to be determined by the department, however, for all pharmacy intern licenses issued or renewed on or after December 1, 2024, shall be issued for a period not less than five (5) years, but in no instance shall the license be valid if the individual is no longer making timely progress toward graduation. No pharmacy student may serve an internship with a preceptor without holding a valid pharmacy intern license from the board of pharmacy.
(b)
To ensure adequate practical instruction, pharmacy internship experience as required under this chapter shall be obtained after licensure as a pharmacy intern by practice in any licensed pharmacy or other program meeting the requirements promulgated by regulation of the board, and shall include any instruction in the practice of pharmacy that the board by regulation shall prescribe.
(c)
Licensed pharmacy interns shall practice only under the immediate supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8; P.L. 2023, ch. 216, § 1, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 217, § 1, effective June 21, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-16. - Pharmacy technicians — License — Fees — Renewals.

§ 5-19.1-16. Pharmacy technicians — License — Fees — Renewals.
A pharmacy technician license shall be issued to any individual who meets the requirements established under this chapter or by regulations. The pharmacy technician shall file an application for licensure with the department and shall be required to furnish any information that the board may, by regulation, prescribe and, simultaneously with the filing of the application, shall pay a fee to the department to be determined by the department. All licenses issued to pharmacy technicians shall be valid for a period to be determined by the department; however, for all pharmacy technician licenses issued or renewed on or after December 1, 2024, shall be issued for a period not less than two (2) years. No individual may serve as a pharmacy technician without holding a valid pharmacy technician license from the board of pharmacy.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2023, ch. 216, § 1, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 217, § 1, effective June 21, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-17. - Central database — Operation.

§ 5-19.1-17. Central database — Operation.
(a)
Pharmacies operated by a person pursuant to this chapter may refill prescriptions that have been previously dispensed by an affiliated pharmacy; provided, that prior to dispensing a refill, the pharmacy refilling the prescription verifies the appropriateness of the refill through a centralized database.
(b)
Clinic pharmacies operated by a health maintenance organization licensed under chapter 41 of title 27 and this chapter may refill prescriptions that have been previously dispensed by another health maintenance organization clinic pharmacy; provided, that prior to dispensing a refill, the pharmacy refilling the prescription verifies the appropriateness of the refill through a centralized database of that health maintenance organization.
(c)
Disclosure of prescription information to any other person(s) other than agents of properly licensed pharmacies pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) is prohibited. Disclosure of prescription information is permitted only to those directly involved in patient care consistent with chapter 37.3 of this title, health care communications and information.
(d)
The disclosure of prescription information to researchers may only be authorized in accordance with Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-18. - Necessity of prescription label.

§ 5-19.1-18. Necessity of prescription label.
To every box, bottle, jar, tube, or other container of a prescription that is dispensed, a label shall be attached, the contents of which shall be defined by the board by regulation.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-19. - Pharmacists — Substitution of drugs.

§ 5-19.1-19. Pharmacists — Substitution of drugs.
Pharmacists when dispensing a prescription shall, unless requested otherwise by the individual presenting the prescription in writing, substitute drugs containing all the same active chemical ingredients of the same strength, quantity, and dosage form as the drug requested by the prescriber from approved prescription drug products in accordance with the provisions of § 21-31-16, unless ordered by the prescribing physician to dispense as brand name necessary on the prescription form, or if the prescriber gives oral direction to that effect to the dispensing pharmacist. The requirements of this section shall not apply to an order to dispense a drug for immediate administration to a licensed hospital, nursing facility or hospice facility in-patient. The pharmacist will make a product selection from approved prescription drug products and shall pass the savings on to the ultimate consumer. When a drug product selection is made, the pharmacist shall indicate the product dispensed on the written prescription or on the oral prescription, which has been reduced to writing, or product information may be maintained on a computerized system if information is readily retrievable.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-19.1. - Pharmacists — Substitution of biological products.

§ 5-19.1-19.1. Pharmacists — Substitution of biological products.
(a)
Pharmacists when dispensing a prescription for any biological product shall, unless requested otherwise by the individual presenting the prescription in writing, substitute the product with an interchangeable biological product in accordance with the provisions of § 21-31-16.1(g). No substitution under this section shall be allowed if the prescribing physician orders the pharmacist to dispense as brand-name necessary on the prescription form, or if the prescriber gives oral direction to that effect to the dispensing pharmacist. The requirements of this section shall not apply to an order to dispense a biological product for immediate administration to a licensed hospital, nursing facility, or hospice facility in-patient. The pharmacist will make a biological product selection from approved interchangeable prescription biological products in accordance with § 21-31-16.1(g). When a biological product selection is made, the pharmacist shall inform the patient of the selection made and shall indicate the product dispensed on the written prescription or on the oral prescription, which has been reduced to writing, or product information may be maintained on a computerized system if information is readily retrievable.
(b)
Within five (5) business days following the dispensing of a biological product, the dispensing pharmacist, or the pharmacist’s designee, shall communicate to the prescriber the specific product provided to the patient, including the name of the product and the manufacturer.
(c)
The communication shall be conveyed by making an entry electronically accessible to the prescriber through:
(1)
An interoperable, electronic medical-records system;
(2)
An electronic prescribing technology;
(3)
A pharmacy benefit management system; or
(4)
A pharmacy record.
(d)
Entry into an electronic records system as described in this section is presumed to provide notice to the prescriber. Otherwise, the pharmacist shall communicate the biological product dispensed to the prescriber using facsimile, telephone, electronic transmission, or other prevailing means; provided that the communication shall not be required where:
(1)
There is no interchangeable biological product for the product prescribed approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; or
(2)
A refill prescription is not changed from the product dispensed on the prior filling of the prescription.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 178, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 193, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-20. - License — Renewal — Fee — Display.

§ 5-19.1-20. License — Renewal — Fee — Display.
Every licensed pharmacist who desires to practice pharmacy shall secure from the department a license pursuant to the provisions of §§ 5-19.1-8 and 5-19.1-14, the fee for which shall be determined by the director. The renewal fee shall also be determined in regulation by the director, and the renewal fee for any licensing period commencing on or after December 1, 2024, shall not be more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) biennially. Each licensing period shall coincide with the continuing education requirement period, with the licensing period starting on January 1 and ending on December 31 of each calendar year. The date of renewal may be established by the director by regulation, and the department may by regulation extend the duration of a licensing period. The current license shall be conspicuously displayed to the public in the pharmacy to which it applies.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2023, ch. 216, § 1, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 217, § 1, effective June 21, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-22. - Authorized practices.

§ 5-19.1-22. Authorized practices.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall apply to any practitioner with authority to prescribe who does not keep open shop for the retailing, dispensing of medicines and poisons, nor prevent him or her from administering or supplying to his or her patients such articles as he or she may deem fit and proper. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to, nor in any manner interfere with, the business of a general merchant in selling and distributing non-narcotic, nonprescription medicines or drugs that are prepackaged, fully prepared by the manufacturer for use by the consumer, and labeled in accordance with the requirements of the state and federal food and drug acts.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-23. - Unlawful practices.

§ 5-19.1-23. Unlawful practices.
Any person who shall take or use or exhibit in or upon any place of business, or advertise in a newspaper, telephone directory, or other directory, or by electronic media, or in any other manner, the title of pharmacist, pharmacy intern, druggist, pharmacy, drug store, medicine store, drug department, drugs, drug sundries, or any title or name of like description or import without continuously and regularly employing in his or her shop, store, or place of business, during business hours of the pharmacy, a pharmacist duly licensed under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each and every day that the prohibited practice continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-24. - Emergency prescription refill.

§ 5-19.1-24. Emergency prescription refill.
In the event a pharmacist receives a request for a prescription refill, and the pharmacist is unable to readily obtain refill authorization from the prescriber, the pharmacist may dispense a one-time emergency refill of up to a seventy-two-hour (72) supply of the prescribed medication, provided that:
(1)
The prescription is not for a drug in Schedule II appearing in chapter 28 of title 21;
(2)
The medication is essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy of a chronic condition;
(3)
In the pharmacist’s professional judgment, the interruption of therapy might reasonably produce undesirable health consequences or may cause physical or mental discomfort; and
(4)
The dispensing pharmacist notifies the prescriber of the emergency dispensing within a reasonable time after the dispensing.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 60, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-19.1 - Pharmacies › Section 5-19.1-25. - Immunity.

§ 5-19.1-25. Immunity.
The director of health, board members, 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, the 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. 60, § 2.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-5.1. - “Journeyperson irrigator” defined.

§ 5-20-5.1. “Journeyperson irrigator” defined.
“Journeyperson irrigator,” as used in this chapter, means a person who has performed all phases of a project under the supervision of a master irrigation licensee for a period of not less than one year. Journeypersons shall not be permitted to apply for an irrigation permit.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-5.2. - “Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work” defined.

§ 5-20-5.2. “Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work” defined.
“Commercial water-filtration/treatment-system work,” as used in this chapter, means any alteration, installation or repair of water-filtration/treatment systems in which the piping exceeds one and one-half inches (1.5") or the flow rate exceeds eighty (80) gallons per minute.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-7. - [Repealed.]

§ 5-20-7. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 12; P.L. 1948, ch. 2136, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-7; P.L. 1972, ch. 268, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 54, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 10; Repealed by P.L. 2003, ch. 202, § 2, effective July 11, 2003; P.L. 2003, ch. 426, § 2, August 6, 2003.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 5 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 5-20 - Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers › Section 5-20-8. - Practices for which master’s license required.

§ 5-20-8. Practices for which master’s license required.
No person shall engage in this state in the business of plumbing as a master plumber, or irrigation as a master irrigator, or commercial water-filtration/treatment work as a master water-filtration/treatment-system installer; or as an employer of a journeyperson plumber, journeyperson irrigator, journeyperson water-filtration/treatment-system installer or plumber’s apprentice, or apprentice irrigator, or apprentice water-filtration/treatment-system installer; or enter into contracts or agreements for the installation, maintenance, or repair of plumbing or irrigation systems or water-filtration/treatment systems; or perform any of the acts specified in this chapter for performance by a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer; or advertise or represent in any form or manner that they are a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer; or that they will install plumbing, irrigation systems, or commercial water-filtration/treatment systems, unless that person possesses a certificate of license in full force and effect from the department of labor and training specifying that person as a master plumber, master irrigator, or master water-filtration/treatment-system installer. That person shall carry the certificate on their person at all times while so engaged, and shall affix their plumber’s license number or master irrigator’s license number to any contract they execute or bid filed with any person for their professional services and to any applicable permit required for the performance of those services.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1661, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-20-8; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 116, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 149, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 214, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 26, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 31, § 1.