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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 4 - Barbers, Hairdressers/Cosmeticians, Manicurists, Estheticians, and Instructors › Section 216-RICR-40-05-4.5 - Application for License and Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
4.5.1
Application
A. Application for
				  licensure shall be completed and submitted on forms provided by the Department.
				  The application shall be accompanied by the following documents and fee:
1. U.S. born applicants: a certified copy of
				  birth certificate
2. Foreign born
				  applicants: proof of lawful entry into the country
3. Professional education transcripts:
				  Supporting certified transcript of educational credentials as required in
				  §4.4.2
				  of this Part, signed by an official, verifying the dates of attendance and
				  completion of the appropriate program. Such documentation must be sent directly
				  from the school to the Department and must consist of original statements
				  and/or photocopies bearing the signature of the school official and the imprint
				  of the school seal.
4. High school
				  graduation: Verification of high school graduation or equivalent may be an
				  original signed statement from an official of the high school or equivalent
				  program or a notarized photocopy of the original document, or, in lieu of high
				  school graduation or the equivalent; verification of twenty-five (25) or more
				  years of prior experience in the practice for which the license is
				  sought.
5. Applicants who obtained
				  their high school education in a foreign country must have their high school
				  credentials evaluated by a recognized educational documentation evaluation
				  center for equivalency.
6. Fees:
				  The license fee as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and
				  Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part
				  10-05-2 of this Title).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 4 - Barbers, Hairdressers/Cosmeticians, Manicurists, Estheticians, and Instructors › Section 216-RICR-40-05-4.6 - Issuance and Renewal of License and Fee

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The
				  Department shall issue to applicants who have satisfactorily met the licensure
				  requirements of this Part, a license to practice barbering,
				  hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, or manicuring, or esthetics or to be an
				  instructor in this State. The license unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall
				  expire on the thirtieth (30th) day of September of every other year following
				  the date of issuance of original license, which will be determined on an
				  odd-even year basis.
B. Every
				  licensed person who wishes to renew his or her license shall file a renewal
				  application with the Department together with the renewal fee as set forth in
				  the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services
				  Provided by the Department of Health (Part
				  10-05-2 of this Title) submitted
				  to the Department on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of September in each
				  renewal year.
C. Upon receipt of
				  such renewal application and fee, the Department shall grant a renewal license
				  effective October 1st and expiring two (2) years later on September
				  30th.
D. Any person who has failed
				  to renew his or her license on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of September
				  following the date of issuance may be renewed by the Department upon payment of
				  the current renewal fee plus an additional fee as set forth in the Fee
				  Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the
				  Department of Health (Part
				  10-05-2 of this Title).
E. Each licensee shall have his or her
				  license on their person while performing the duties for which they are licensed
				  and shall be readily available upon the request of an agent of the
				  Department.
4.6.1
Demonstrator's Permit
A. Any
				  person recognized by the Department as an authority or expert in the theory or
				  practice of barbering, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, manicuring or esthetics
				  and is the holder of a current esthetician's, manicurist's, or a barber's,
				  hairdresser's/cosmetician's license in this State, another State or the
				  District of Columbia may be issued a demonstrator's permit by the Department
				  for not more than six (6) days duration for educational and instructive
				  demonstration.
1. For the purposes of this
				  Part, an authority or expert in the theory or practice of barbering,
				  hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, manicuring or esthetics shall be any person
				  sponsored by a recognized manufacturer or distributor of hair and/or skin
				  products, or sponsored by a State hairdressing or barber association.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 4 - Barbers, Hairdressers/Cosmeticians, Manicurists, Estheticians, and Instructors › Section 216-RICR-40-05-4.7 - Licensure Requirements for Shops

Current through June 14, 2024
4.7.1
General
				  Requirements
A. No shop, place of
				  business or establishment shall be opened or conducted within the State by any
				  person, association, co-partnership, corporation, or otherwise for the practice
				  of barbering, manicuring and/or hairdressing/cosmetic therapy or esthetics
				  without being licensed in accordance with the statutory and regulatory
				  provisions of this Part.
B. No
				  license shall be granted to any shop, place of business or establishment for
				  the practice of barbering, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, manicuring or
				  esthetics unless the designated supervising manager in the practice of
				  barbering, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, manicuring or esthetics thereof is
				  duly licensed and shall have been licensed in the appropriate class of license
				  as set forth in §4.4.3 of this Part for a
				  period of at least one (1) year immediately prior to the filing of the
				  application for the licensure of the shop.
C. Persons working in a shop who are
				  independent contractors, not considered to be employees of the shop owner for
				  tax purposes, are considered to be an independent business requiring a separate
				  hair design shop license.
D. Latex
1. Any shop, place of business or
				  establishment licensed for the practice of barbering or hairdressing/cosmetic
				  therapy that utilizes latex gloves shall do so in accordance with the
				  provisions of the rules and regulations pertaining to the Use of Latex Gloves
				  by Health Care Workers, in Licensed Health Care Facilities, and by Other
				  Persons, Firms, or Corporations Licensed or Registered by the Department (Part
				  20-15-3 of this Title).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 4 - Barbers, Hairdressers/Cosmeticians, Manicurists, Estheticians, and Instructors › Section 216-RICR-40-05-4.8 - Inspection, Advertising and Permanent Makeup

Current through June 14, 2024
4.8.1
Inspections
The provisions for inspection are in accordance with the
					 R.I. Gen. Laws §5-10- 25.
4.8.2
Advertising
No person or establishment licensed under the statutory and
					 regulatory provisions of this Part shall advertise by written or spoken words
					 of a character tending to deceive or mislead the public.
4.8.3
Permanent Makeup
The implanting of pigment into the skin or "permanent
					 makeup" is prohibited by any person licensed under the Act and this Part unless
					 such person is also licensed as a physician under the provisions of R.I. Gen
					 Laws Chapter
					 5-37, or a tattoo artist in
					 accordance with Tattoo Artists and Tattoo Parlors (Subchapter 10 Part 15 of
					 this Chapter).
4.8.4
Electrolysis
In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-10-20, no license issued under
					 the provisions of the Act and this Part shall be construed to authorize, as a
					 part of the practice of hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, the practice of
					 "electrolysis," which, for the purpose of the Act, is defined as the insertion
					 of an electrically heated instrument at the root of a hair to prevent the
					 growth thereof. Persons practicing electrolysis shall be licensed to do so in
					 accordance with Practice of Electrolysis (Part 29 of this
					 Subchapter).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 4 - Barbers, Hairdressers/Cosmeticians, Manicurists, Estheticians, and Instructors › Section 216-RICR-40-05-4.9 - Revocation or Suspension, Violations, Sanctions, Practices and Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
4.9.1
Revocation or Suspension of
				  License, Permit or Certificate
Any license, permit, certificate of approval or
					 registration issued by the Department may be revoked or suspended by the
					 Department for violation of any provisions of the Act and this Part.
					 Furthermore failure to comply with this Part, failure to comply with the
					 prevailing standards of practice, or such other cause as the Department deems
					 sufficient, may be cause for the license, permit or certification of approval
					 or registration to be denied, suspended or revoked, provided however that no
					 license, permit, certificate of approval or registration shall be suspended or
					 revoked without the holder having been given ten (10) days notice in writing
					 specifying the complaint made and the charges preferred against the accused and
					 a reasonable opportunity given the accused to present evidence and testimony
					 and to be represented by counsel at a hearing or hearings, to be held by the
					 Department upon the complaint and charges preferred against the accused.
4.9.2
Rules Governing
				  Practices and Procedures
All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of
					 the Act shall be held in accordance with requirements of Practices and
					 Procedures before the Department of Health (Part
					 10-05-4 of this Title) and Access
					 to Public Records (Part
					 10-05-1 of this
					 Title).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-60-5(1) 
					 and are established for the purpose of adopting administrative procedures and
					 minimum standards for the licensing of athletic trainers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Wherever used in this Part the following
				  terms shall be construed as follows:
1. "Act"
				  means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-60 entitled, "Licensing of Athletic
				  Trainers."
2. "Accredited college
				  or university" means the official guarantee that a college or university is in
				  conformity with the standards of education prescribed by a regional accrediting
				  body recognized by the U.S. Commission on Education.
3. "Athletic trainer" is defined pursuant to
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-60-2(1).
4. "Board" means the Rhode Island Board of
				  Athletic Trainers established pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
											5-60-4.
5. "BOC" means the Board of Certification for
				  the Athletic Trainer.
6. "Board
				  sanctioned amateur athletic organization" means those athletic organizations
				  which sponsor within the state of Rhode Island athletic teams or programs and
				  are recognized and affiliated with national and/or state and/or regional
				  athletic associations.
7. "CAATE"
				  means the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.
8. "Department" means the Rhode Island
				  Department of Health.
9. "Director"
				  means the director or state official in charge of the Department of
				  Health.
10. "NATA" refers to the
				  National Athletic Trainers Association, Inc.
11. "Person" means any individual, trust or
				  estate, partnership, corporation (including associations, joint stock
				  companies), limited liability companies, state or political subdivisions or
				  instrumentality of the state.
12.
				  "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state
				  pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.3 - License Requirement

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No person shall
				  use the title of "Athletic Trainer" or use any abbreviation sign, card, or
				  device to indicate that such a person is an athletic trainer, or perform the
				  duties thereof unless such a person has been duly licensed in this state to
				  perform such duties pursuant to the provisions of the Act and rules and
				  regulations herein, except those exempt pursuant to §
										5.3(A)(1)   of
				  this Part.
1. The provisions of the Act need
				  not apply to athletic trainers from another state who are employed by an
				  athletic team or organization which is competing in this state only on a
				  visiting basis, provided the practice of the athletic trainers is limited only
				  to the members of their respective athletic team or
				  organization.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.4 - Qualifications for Licensure

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An applicant
				  seeking licensure in this state as an athletic trainer must:
1. Be a graduate from an accredited college
				  or university and have completed the following minimum curriculum requirements:
a. The specific course requirements pursuant
				  to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
												5-60-10(a)(1)(i)
				  through (xi); and
b. Clinical Experience in accordance with
				  national standards as recognized by the BOC certifying body and as approved by
				  the Director; or have successfully completed a CAATE-approved athletic training
				  program from a college or university sponsoring a CAATE approved graduate or
				  undergraduate program; and
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.5 - Application for License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Application for
				  licensure shall be made on forms provided by the Department which shall be
				  completed and submitted to the Department. Such application shall be
				  accompanied by the following documents:
1.
				  Supporting official transcripts of education credentials and clinical
				  experience as required in §
											5.4(A)(1)   of
				  this Part;
2. National board
				  results in accordance with §
											5.6   of this Part (submitted
				  either with application or submitted to the Department by the certifying body
				  of the Board of Certification (BOC); and
3. A copy of the applicant's
				  resume.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.6 - Examination for Licensure

Current through June 14, 2024
A. By Examination:
				  Applicants for licensure shall be required to successfully pass such
				  examination as the Board deems most practical and expeditious to test the
				  applicant's knowledge and skills pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-60-12.
1. Applicants certified by the National
				  Athletic Trainers Association prior to July 31, 1970, must successfully
				  complete a written examination approved by the Board. All other applicants must
				  successfully pass the examination administered by the BOC.
2. Sites and schedules of examinations may be
				  obtained directly from the examination services referred to in §
											5.6(A)(1)
				    of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.7 - Issuance and Renewal of License/Fee

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Upon
				  completion of the aforementioned requirements, a license shall be issued by the
				  Board to an applicant found to have satisfactorily met all the requirements of
				  this Part and upon payment of a licensing fee as set forth in the Fee Structure
				  for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the
				  Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title). Said license unless sooner
				  suspended or revoked shall expire on the thirtieth (30th) day of June of the
				  next odd numbered year following the date of issuance of the license.
B. On or before the 30th day of April of each
				  odd numbered year, the Department shall mail an application for renewal of
				  license to every person to whom a license has been issued or renewed during the
				  current licensure period. Every person so licensed who desires to renew his or
				  her license shall file with the Department such renewal fee as set forth in the
				  Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by
				  the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title) on or before the
				  thirtieth day of May of each odd year.
C. Upon receipt of such renewal application
				  and payments of said fee, the accuracy of the application shall be verified,
				  and the Board shall grant a renewal license effective the first day of July and
				  expiring on the 30th day of June of the next odd year unless sooner suspended
				  or revoked.
D. Any person who
				  allows his or her license to lapse by failing to renew it on or before the 30th
				  day of May of the next odd year, as provided above, may be reinstated on
				  payment of the current renewal fee plus an additional late fee as set forth in
				  the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services
				  Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title).
E. Each licensed athletic trainer who wishes
				  to continue licensure as an athletic trainer shall present satisfactory
				  evidence to the Board that he or she has completed the continuing education
				  requirements established by the Board and contained in §
										5.9   of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.8 - Practice Guidelines for Athletic Trainers

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Athletic trainers licensed in this state or any other state may discharge such
				  responsibilities and functions as specified in §
										5.8(C)   of
				  this Part provided these functions are carried out upon the direction of the
				  physician designated as the team or consulting physician to the team by an
				  educational institution, professional and/or Board sanctioned amateur athletic
				  association.
B. Furthermore,
				  athletic trainers shall limit the scope of practice of prevention and/or
				  physical reconditioning to injuries or conditions incurred by only those
				  athletes participating in or preparing for an athletic event conducted under
				  the aegis of an institution, agency or organization.
C. The functions which an athletic trainer
				  may perform may consist of any of the following:
1. Prevention of athletic injury which may
				  include such procedures as strength training, pre-event warm-ups, prophylactic
				  taping, fitting of protective equipment;
2. Provide physical reconditioning for the
				  restoration of motion and re-establishment of strength, endurance and
				  cardiovascular fitness of an injured athlete;
3. Perform tests and measurements as an aid
				  in the evaluation of an athletic injury; and
4. Apply physical modalities such as heat,
				  light, sound, cold, electricity, exercise, or mechanical devices related to
				  care and reconditioning.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.9 - Continuing Education

Current through June 14, 2024
Athletic trainer seeking biennial licensure renewal shall
					 meet continuing education requirements as prescribed by the
					 BOC.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.10 - Grounds for Refusal or Revocation of License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In
				  addition to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-60-14,
				  the Board may refuse to issue a license to an applicant or may suspend, revoke
				  or refuse to renew a license if he or she has:
1. Secured a license under the Act and this
				  Part by fraud or deceit; or
2.
				  Unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence or habits; or
3. Guilty of unprofessional conduct;
				  or
4. Mentally incompetent;
				  or
5. Violated the provisions of
				  the BOC Code of Ethics or the NATA Code of Ethics as adopted by the
				  Board.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.11 - Violations and Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
Any violation of the provisions of the Act and the rules
					 and regulations herein, may be cause for denial, revocation or suspension of
					 license or for imposing such other penalties in accordance with the provisions
					 of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-60-17.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 5 - Athletic Trainers (216-RICR-40-05-5) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-5.12 - Rules Governing Practices and Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-60, shall be held in accordance with the provisions of
					 the rules and regulations regarding Practices and Procedures Before the
					 Department of Health (Part 10-05-4 of this Title) and Access to Public Records
					 (Part 10-05-1 of this Title).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 6 - Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 216-RICR-40-05-6.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-69-5 and are
					 adopted for the purpose of establishing prevailing standards for the licensure
					 of chemical dependency professionals and chemical dependency clinical
					 supervisors in this state.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 6 - Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 216-RICR-40-05-6.2 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the
					 Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records. Final Rule. U.S.
					 Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. 42 C.F.R. Part
					 2 (2017) by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof
					 and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with
					 these regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 6 - Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 216-RICR-40-05-6.4 - Chemical Dependency Professional Licensing Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
6.4.1
Licensure Requirements
A. Any individual licensed under the
				  provisions of the Act and this Part may use the title "licensed chemical
				  dependency professional" and the abbreviation "LCDP" or the title "licensed
				  chemical dependency clinical supervisor" and the abbreviation "LCDCS" provided
				  that the title and abbreviation correspond to the license held pursuant to the
				  Act.
B. No individual shall
				  represent herself/himself as a "licensed chemical dependency professional",
				  "LCDP" or a "licensed chemical dependency clinical supervisor", "LCDCS", unless
				  she/he holds the corresponding appropriate license as set forth in R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
											5-69-3(b).
C. No individual shall represent
				  herself/himself as an "acudetox specialist" or perform auricular acudetox as
				  defined in §
											6.3(A)(7)   of
				  this Part unless he/she holds a certificate of training that meets or exceeds
				  the NADA training from a recognized agency; and is licensed under the
				  provisions of the Act and this Part as a "licensed chemical dependency
				  professional" or a "licensed chemical dependency clinical
				  supervisor".
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 6 - Chemical Dependency Professionals › Section 216-RICR-40-05-6.5 - Denial, Suspension, and Revocation of Licenses and Procedures for Discipline

Current through June 14, 2024
6.5.1
Grounds
				  for Denial, Suspension or Revocation of License/Violations
Licensees subject to the Act shall conduct their
					 activities, services and practice in accordance with the Act and this Part. The
					 licensing board may recommend to the Director refusal to grant a license to, or
					 to suspend, revoke, condition, limit, qualify, or restrict the license of any
					 individual for grounds as set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-69-10,
					 or for grounds that the individual has departed from or failed to conform to
					 the current standards of acceptable and prevailing practice of substance abuse
					 counseling.
6.5.2
Disciplinary Process
A.
				  Disciplinary procedures under the Act shall be conducted in accordance with
				  R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35.
B.
				  The licensing board, or its designee, shall hear evidence produced in support
				  of the formal charges and contrary evidence produced by the licensee. At the
				  conclusion of the hearing, the licensing board shall make recommendations to
				  the Director who shall issue an order.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 7 - Clinical Social Workers and Independent Clinical Social Workers › Section 216-RICR-40-05-7.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-39.1-5 and are established for
					 the purpose of adopting prevailing standards pertaining to the licensure of
					 clinical social workers and independent clinical social workers in this
					 state.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 7 - Clinical Social Workers and Independent Clinical Social Workers › Section 216-RICR-40-05-7.2 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the "The
					 NASW Code of Ethics (1999)" of the National Association of Social Workers by
					 reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to
					 the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
					 regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 7 - Clinical Social Workers and Independent Clinical Social Workers › Section 216-RICR-40-05-7.4 - Social Worker Licensing Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
7.4.1
License Requirements
A. In
				  addition to the Title and practice regulation set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
											5-39.1-3, all persons licensed
				  under the provisions of the Act and this Part shall adhere to the current
				  standards of practice and to the National Association of Social Workers' NASW
				  Code of Ethics incorporated by reference in §
											7.2   of this Part, or other
				  such code(s) of professional ethics as adopted by the Board.
B. Exemptions from licensure are stated in
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-39.1-4(b).
1. If a state employee obtains a license,
				  he/she shall maintain compliance with all of the requirements stated in this
				  Part.
C. Individuals who
				  have attained a Master of Social Work degree from an accredited college or
				  university are exempt from licensure for a period of eighteen (18) months from
				  the date of graduation, provided that the individual meets all of the following
				  conditions:
1. On and after August 15, 2025,
				  the individual is authorized to take the examination required herein and has
				  not previously failed that examination more than once;
2. The individual performs all such social
				  work services under the direct personal supervision of a person who holds a
				  valid Rhode Island license as a licensed independent clinical social worker
				  pursuant to §5-39.1-8;
3. The individual is designated or identified
				  as "social-work intern", "social-work trainee" or other clearly indicating
				  training status; and
4. The
				  individual does not hold themselves out to the public as any title or
				  description that states or implies that the individual is licensed to practice
				  social work in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 7 - Clinical Social Workers and Independent Clinical Social Workers › Section 216-RICR-40-05-7.5 - Grounds for Denial, Suspension, Revocation or Violations and Procedures for Discipline

Current through June 14, 2024
7.5.1
Grounds
				  for Denial, Suspension or Revocation of License/Violations
A. The Director may deny, suspend, revoke,
				  condition, limit or restrict a license in accordance with the provisions set
				  forth in R.I. Gen Laws §
											5-39.1-10 and for the following:
1. Violation of any provisions of R.I. Gen.
				  Laws Chapter
				  5-39.1 or the provisions of the
				  NASW Code of Ethics incorporated in §
												7.2   of this Part and as
				  adopted by the Board.
2. Any
				  departure from or failure to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable and
				  prevailing social work practice.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 8 - Licensing Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine › Section 216-RICR-40-05-8.1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations for licensing Doctors of
					 Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine are promulgated
					 pursuant to the authority conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-37.2-7(3),
					 and are established for the purpose of adopting minimum standards for the
					 licensure of Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese
					 Medicine in this state.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 8 - Licensing Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine › Section 216-RICR-40-05-8.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "ACAHM" means the Accreditation Commission
				  for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine.
B. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37.2,
				  entitled, "The Practice of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine."
C. "Acupuncture" means the insertion of
				  needles into the human body for the purpose of regulating physiology.
D. "Auricular acudetox," also known as "5
				  Needle Protocol," "5NP," or "NADA protocol" means as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
										5-37.2-2(3).
E. "Auricular
				  acupuncture technician" or "AAT" means as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-37.2-2(4).
F. "Chinese herbal
				  medicine" means as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-37.2-2(5).
G. "Department" means the Rhode Island
				  Department of Health.
H. "Director"
				  means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.
I. "Doctor of Acupuncture" means as defined
				  in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-37.2-2(7).
J. "Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese
				  Medicine" means as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-37.2-2(8).
K. "General supervision" means as defined in
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-37.2-2(9).
L. "National Acupuncture Detoxification
				  Association" or "NADA" means as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-37.2-2(10).
M. "NCCAOM" means the
				  National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental
				  Medicine.
N. "Qualified individual"
				  means as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-37.2-2(11).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 8 - Licensing Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine › Section 216-RICR-40-05-8.3 - Qualifications for Licensure

Current through June 14, 2024
8.3.1
General
				  Requirements
A. Persons licensed and
				  registered as physicians under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37 who are authorized
				  to practice acupuncture and Chinese medicine are exempt from the licensure
				  requirements of §§
											8.4   - 8.8 of this Part in accordance with R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											5-37-20.
B. All
				  Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine licensed
				  in accordance with the Act must abide by the NCCAOM Code of Ethics.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 8 - Licensing Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine › Section 216-RICR-40-05-8.4 - Application for Licensure and Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
8.4.1
Documentation
A. In order to
				  apply for a license as a Doctor of Acupuncture or Doctor of Acupuncture and
				  Chinese Medicine, an applicant must submit the following on forms provided by
				  the Department:
1. Completed application
				  including, but not limited to, name, address, date of birth, social security
				  number, telephone number and email address;
2. Application fee as defined in Fee
				  Structure for Licensing, Laboratory, and Administrative Services Provided by
				  the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title). The fee is
				  non-refundable and non-returnable;
3. Two (2) letters of reference from
				  reputable individuals other than relatives, at least one (1) of which shall be
				  from a licensed or registered acupuncturist;
4. A certified copy of birth certificate; or
				  if a certified copy of birth certificate cannot be obtained, immigration papers
				  or resident alien card or such other birth verifying papers acceptable to the
				  Department;
5. The results of the
				  NCCAOM examination submitted to the Department directly by the National
				  Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine which
				  confirms the applicant met the qualifications for the NCCAOM
				  examination.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 8 - Licensing Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine › Section 216-RICR-40-05-8.5 - Issuance of License

Current through June 14, 2024
A license as a Doctor of Acupuncture or Doctor of
					 Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine may be issued to an applicant who meets the
					 relevant requirements for licensure as required by the Act and this
					 Part.
8.5.1
Auricular Acudetox
				  and Auricular Acupuncture Technicians
A. An auricular acupuncture technician,
				  qualified and trained to perform auricular acudetox ('5NP'), may perform the
				  procedure within that individual's current scope of practice, provided that the
				  individual obtains a certificate of training from a recognized organization or
				  agency that meets or exceeds NADA training.
B. Acudetox may be performed by auricular
				  acupuncture technicians working in, or in collaboration with, behavioral health
				  and healthcare agencies, or other state-approved programs or
				  agencies.
C. Any complaints filed
				  against an auricular acupuncture technician relating to the performance of any
				  5NP procedure shall be handled by the licensing board or Department in
				  conformance with the requirements of that individual's healthcare license or
				  certification.
D. Any individual
				  performing auricular acudetox shall not use the title "acupuncturist" or
				  "Doctor of Acupuncture" or "Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine," as
				  defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-37.2-2, or otherwise represent them self as
				  an acupuncture professional and shall not perform acupuncture outside of the
				  scope of the auricular acudetox procedure.
E. Nothing in the Act is intended to limit,
				  interfere with, or prevent a certified auricular acupuncture technician from
				  practicing within the scope of their certification.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 8 - Licensing Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine › Section 216-RICR-40-05-8.6 - Continuing Education

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Mandatory
				  continuing education requirements for a Doctor of Acupuncture or Doctor of
				  Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine licensed in this state, shall include, but not
				  be limited to, the following:
1. Each person
				  licensed under the Act must complete forty (40) hours of continuing education
				  within each biennial (two (2) year) renewal period, except during the initial
				  annual renewal period.
2.
				  Continuing education hours will be accepted by the Department for course work
				  which has been presented, accepted or approved by a nationally recognized
				  acupuncture organization or its local chapter, or any accredited school of
				  Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
3. At the time of license renewal, each
				  licensee will be required to attest to having complied with the continuing
				  education requirements of §§
											8.6(A)(1) and (2)   of this Part. Course
				  descriptions, proof of attendance or other documentation of completion will be
				  retained by the licensee for a minimum of three (3) years and is subject to
				  random audit by the Department.
a. Failure to
				  produce satisfactory documentation of completion upon request by the Department
				  is grounds for disciplinary action under the provisions of the Act.
4. If a licensee has not completed
				  the required number of continuing education hours, the deficient hours of
				  continuing education must be made up during the following renewal period in
				  addition to the current continuing education requirements for the renewal
				  period. If any Doctor of Acupuncture or Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese
				  Medicine fails to make up the deficient hours and complete the subsequent
				  renewal period then their license shall not be renewed until all the required
				  hours are completed and documented to the Department.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 8 - Licensing Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine › Section 216-RICR-40-05-8.7 - Renewal of License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Expiration. The
				  license of every person licensed in accordance with the requirements of the Act
				  and this Part will expire annually on the first
				  (1st) day of February of each year.
B. Renewal. Every licensed person who intends
				  to continue to practice as a Doctor of Acupuncture or a Doctor of Acupuncture
				  and Chinese Medicine must file a renewal application together with the renewal
				  fee as defined in Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory, and Administrative
				  Services Provided by the Department of Health (Part 10-05-2 of this Title). The
				  application and renewal fee must be submitted to the Department on or before
				  the thirty-first (31st) day of January in each year.
				  The license renewal will be effective the first
				  (1st) day of February of that year.
C. Failure to Renew
1. If a licensee fails to renew their license
				  on or before the thirty-first (31st) day of January
				  in each year, as required by this Part, the license will expire.
2. An expired license may be renewed by
				  completion of the renewal application and payment of the required
				  fee.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 8 - Licensing Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine › Section 216-RICR-40-05-8.8 - Recording of License and Display of License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In
				  accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-37.2-14, every person holding a license
				  to practice Acupuncture or Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in Rhode Island
				  must record their license with the city or town hall in the city or town where
				  their office or residence are located.
1.
				  Every licensee who changes their residence or office must have his or her
				  license recorded in the municipality to which they have moved their office or
				  residence.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 8 - Licensing Doctors of Acupuncture and Doctors of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine › Section 216-RICR-40-05-8.9 - Grounds for Refusal, Revocation or Suspension of License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department may refuse to issue or may
				  suspend or revoke any license for grounds in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
										5-37.2-15.
1. Any license, issued by
				  the Department may be revoked or suspended by the Department for violation of
				  any provisions of the Act, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-37.2-16.
				  No such action may be taken unless twenty (20) days advanced written notice
				  specifying the charge against them is given to the accused licensee. A
				  reasonable opportunity will be given to the accused to present evidence and
				  testimony and to be represented by counsel at a hearing or hearings.
2. All hearings and reviews required under
				  the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37.2, shall be held in accordance
				  with the provisions of the Act and Practices and Procedures Before the Rhode
				  Island Department of Health (Part 10-05-4 of this Title).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 9 - Licensing of Podiatrists (216-RICR-40-05-9) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-9.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to the
					 authority conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters
					 5-29-4,
					 5-29-5, and
					 5-29-13(b),
					 and are established for the purpose of adopting minimum requirements for the
					 licensure of podiatrists in this state.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 9 - Licensing of Podiatrists (216-RICR-40-05-9) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-9.3 - Licensure Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
9.3.1
General
				  Requirements
A. Any person desiring to
				  commence to practice podiatry and to continue to practice podiatry in this
				  state must possess a license to practice podiatry in accordance with the
				  statutory and regulatory requirements of this Part.
1. Furthermore, no person granted a license
				  under the statutory and regulatory provisions herein, shall display or use the
				  title "doctor" or its synonym without the designation of "chiropodist" or
				  "podiatrist" and shall not mislead the public as to the limited professional
				  qualification to treat human ailments pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
												5-29-23 and
				   5-29-25.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 9 - Licensing of Podiatrists (216-RICR-40-05-9) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-9.4 - Violations / Practices and Procedures / Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
9.4.1
Violations
Any person who violates the provisions of the Act and the
					 regulations herein shall be subject to the appropriate sanctions of R.I. Gen.
					 Laws §§
										5-29-23,
					  5-29-33,
					  5-29-34,
					 and
					  5-29-36.
9.4.2
Rules Governing Practices and
				  Procedures
All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of
					 the Act and the rules and regulations herein, shall be held in accordance with
					 the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Rhode Island Department of
					 Health, the Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Department of Health
					 Regarding the Practices and Procedures Before the Department of Health and
					 Access to Public Records of the Department of Health.