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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 1 - Permits for Screening Programs (216-RICR-20-10-1) › Section 216-RICR-20-10-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to the
					 authority conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-16.2-5,
					 as amended, and are established for the purpose of adopting minimum standards
					 for the issuance of permits for screening programs held in the state of Rhode
					 Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 1 - Permits for Screening Programs (216-RICR-20-10-1) › Section 216-RICR-20-10-1.2 - Incorporated Material

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  regulations hereby adopt and incorporate
				   42 C.F.R. §
											493.15  (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.
B. These regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate
				   29 C.F.R. §
											1910.1030  (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 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 1 - Permits for Screening Programs (216-RICR-20-10-1) › Section 216-RICR-20-10-1.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Wherever used in these rules and
				  regulations the following terms shall be construed as follows:
1. "Act" refers to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  23-16.2, entitled, "Laboratories."
2. "Clinical Laboratory" means a facility for
				  the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological,
				  hematological, radiobioassey, cytological, pathological, or other examination
				  of materials derived from the human body for the purposes of providing
				  information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or
				  impairment of, or the assessment of the health of human beings.
3. "Department" means the Rhode Island
				  Department of Health.
4. "Director"
				  means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.
5. "General public" means a person as defined
				  herein.
6. "Limited function test"
				  means those tests listed
				   42 C.F.R. §
												493.15  (2017) as waived tests.
7. "Medical health professional" means either
				  a medical technician with a 2-year Associate's degree from an accredited
				  educational institution, a medical technologist, with a Bachelor's degree from
				  an accredited educational institution, or a nurse or physician who is licensed
				  in the state.
8. "Person" means any
				  individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint
				  stock association.
9. "Physician"
				  means a person with a license to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine in
				  this state under the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37.
10. "R.I. Gen. Laws" means Rhode Island
				  General Law, as amended.
11.
				  "Screening program or health promotion program," hereinafter referred to as
				  "screening program," means a temporary or ad hoc health promotion program that
				  offers to the general public, on a non-continual, non-permanent basis,
				  screening procedures of biological materials (specimens) derived from the human
				  body, for the purpose of providing information for the assessment of the health
				  of human beings pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											23-16.2-3 and in accordance with the requirements herein.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 1 - Permits for Screening Programs (216-RICR-20-10-1) › Section 216-RICR-20-10-1.4 - Procedure for Permits

Current through June 14, 2024
1.4.1
General
				  Requirements
A. It shall be unlawful
				  for any persons, corporation, or other form of entity to own, maintain, conduct
				  or operate a temporary or ad hoc screening program in this state without
				  meeting the requirements of the rules and regulations herein. Furthermore:
1. Any screening program in this state shall
				  be conducted or operated under the overall supervision of either a physician
				  licensed in this state, a clinical laboratory of a hospital licensed in this
				  state, or an independent clinical laboratory licensed in this state and include
				  appropriate personnel in accordance with the provisions of §§1.5.1
				  through 1.5.2 of this Part.
a. A permit shall
				  be required for those persons seeking to operate an ad hoc screening program
				  under the overall supervision of a physician licensed in this state.
(1) Said permit shall be required to be
				  obtained annually.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 1 - Permits for Screening Programs (216-RICR-20-10-1) › Section 216-RICR-20-10-1.5 - Delivery of Services

Current through June 14, 2024
1.5.1
Medical
				  Direction && Responsibility
A.
				  Every person conducting or operating a screening program shall enter into a
				  provider arrangement with either a physician or an independent clinical
				  laboratory or a clinical laboratory of a hospital, all of whom must be licensed
				  in Rhode Island, and who will be responsible for the overall medical direction
				  and supervision of the operation of the screening program and services and
				  ensure the delivery of quality services, unless the person conducting or
				  operating the screening program is either a physician, an independent clinical
				  laboratory, or a hospital clinical laboratory licensed in this state.
1. Furthermore the person responsible for the
				  medical direction of the screening program shall:
a. Develop and/or approve the professional
				  components of the screening program(s) including policies and procedures
				  governing the technical practices pertaining to no less than the provisions of
				  §1.4.2(A) of this Part; and
b.
				  Ensure that the specific screening tests being offered shall be conducted in a
				  manner consistent with the guidelines established by the Rhode Island
				  Department of Health, Division of Facilities
				  Regulation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 1 - Permits for Screening Programs (216-RICR-20-10-1) › Section 216-RICR-20-10-1.6 - Practices and Procedures, Violation and Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
1.6.1
Variance Procedure
A. The Department may grant a variance either
				  upon its own motion or upon request of the applicant from the provisions of any
				  rule or regulation in a specific case, if it finds that a literal enforcement
				  of such provision will result in unnecessary hardship to the applicant and that
				  such variance will not be contrary to the public interest, public health and/or
				  health and safety of the public.
B.
				  A request for a variance shall be filed by an applicant in writing setting
				  forth in detail the basis upon which the request is made.
1. Upon the filing of each request for
				  variance with the Department and within thirty (30) days thereafter, the
				  Department shall notify the applicant by certified mail of its approval or in
				  the case of a denial, a hearing date, time and place may be scheduled if the
				  applicant appeals the denial.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 2 - Emergency Medical Services › Section 216-RICR-20-10-2.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-4.1-10(b),
					 for the purpose of establishing minimum standards for emergency medical
					 services.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 2 - Emergency Medical Services › Section 216-RICR-20-10-2.2 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  Regulations hereby adopt and incorporate HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health:
				  Guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services May 2,
				  2003/52 (S-1); 1-12, 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.
B. These Regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards published
				  by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration of the U.S.
				  Department of Transportation, 2009 edition, 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.
C. These Regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 1917 Standard for Automotive
				  Ambulances, 2019 edition, 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.
D. These Regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate ASTM International E810 Test Method for Coefficient of
				  Retroreflection of Retroreflective Sheeting Utilizing the Coplanar Geometry,
				  2013 edition, 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.
E. These
				  Regulations hereby adopt and incorporate American National Standard Z535.1,
				  Safety Color Code, 2017 edition, 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.
F. These Regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate SAE International J 1849, 2020 edition, 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.
G. These Regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate the Federal specification for Star of Life Ambulances
				  (KKK-A-1822(F)) (2018) 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 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 2 - Emergency Medical Services › Section 216-RICR-20-10-2.4 - Confidentiality Provisions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All information
				  concerning cases or suspected cases shall be held in confidence in accordance
				  with the provisions of R.I. Gen Laws Chapter 5-37.3 "Confidentiality of Health
				  Care Communications and Information Act" and all other applicable State and
				  Federal Statutes and Regulations.
B. The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health:
				  Guidance from the CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
				  incorporated above expressly permits disclosures without individual
				  authorization to public health authorities authorized by law to collect or
				  receive the information to prevent or control disease, injury, or disability,
				  including, but not limited to, public health surveillance, investigation, and
				  intervention.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 2 - Emergency Medical Services › Section 216-RICR-20-10-2.5 - Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Practitioners

Current through June 14, 2024
A. EMS
				  Practitioners shall be licensed at the following levels:
1. Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) means an
				  individual who holds a license to function as an EMR in Rhode Island.
2. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) means
				  an individual who holds a license to function as an EMT in Rhode
				  Island.
3. Advanced Emergency
				  Medical Technician (AEMT) means an individual who holds a license to function
				  as an AEMT in Rhode Island.
4.
				  Advanced Emergency Medical Technician-Cardiac (AEMT-C) means an individual who
				  holds a license to function as an AEMT-C in Rhode Island.
5. Paramedic means an individual who holds a
				  license to function as a paramedic in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 2 - Emergency Medical Services › Section 216-RICR-20-10-2.6 - Emergency Medical Services Instructor-Coordinators (EMS IC)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Requirements for
				  initial licensure of EMS IC:
1. Certificate of
				  completion from an EMS IC educational program approved by RIDOH. To qualify for
				  admission to an EMS IC Training Program, an applicant must hold a Rhode Island
				  EMS practitioner license for at least five (5) years or have been licensed as
				  an EMS practitioner in another State for at least five (5) years.
2. Successful completion of twenty-four (24)
				  hours of student teaching, which must include five (5) different cognitive
				  sessions and three (3) different psychomotor training sessions, under the
				  direction of at least three (3) different RIDOH-licensed EMS
				  Instructor-Coordinators.
3.
				  Successful completion of a RIDOH EMS IC administrative orientation
				  session.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 2 - Emergency Medical Services › Section 216-RICR-20-10-2.7 - Ambulance Services

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Ambulance
				  services shall be licensed at the following levels:
1. Class A: Advanced life support
				  (ALS)
2. Class B: Basic life
				  support only (BLS)
3. Class C: EMR
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 2 - Emergency Medical Services › Section 216-RICR-20-10-2.8 - Ambulance Vehicles

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Ambulance
				  vehicles shall be licensed at the following classifications:
1. Class A-1C: Advanced Life Support
				  transporting ambulance
2. Class
				  A-1P: Advanced Life Support transporting ambulance, paramedic level
3. Class A-2C: Advanced Life Support
				  non-transporting ambulance
4. Class
				  A-2P: Advanced Life Support non-transporting ambulance, paramedic
				  level
5. Class A-2A: Advanced Life
				  Support non-transporting ambulance, advanced EMT level
6. Class B-1: Basic Life Support transporting
				  ambulance
7. Class B-2: Basic Life
				  Support non-transporting ambulance
8. Class C: Advanced Life Support: Air
				  Medical Services
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 2 - Emergency Medical Services › Section 216-RICR-20-10-2.9 - Exceptions to Licensure Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any ambulance
				  service, ambulance vehicle, or EMS practitioner licensed or certified in
				  another U.S. State or Territory that enters Rhode Island in response to a call
				  for assistance from a Rhode Island-licensed ambulance service or RIDOH in a
				  mass casualty/major incident situation, shall be exempt from the provisions of
				  these Regulations requiring licensure.
B. Any individual enrolled in an EMS
				  practitioner education course, functioning under the direct supervision of a
				  licensed health care professional, shall be exempt from the provisions of these
				  Regulations requiring licensure.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 2 - Emergency Medical Services › Section 216-RICR-20-10-2.10 - Licensing Requirements for EMS Training Institutions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. EMS training
				  institutions shall be licensed at the following levels. A licensed EMS training
				  institution can conduct training courses at the level of licensure or below.
1. Paramedic
2. Advanced Emergency Medical
				  Technician-Cardiac (AEMT-C)
3.
				  Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
4. Emergency Medical Technician
				  (EMT)
5. Emergency Medical
				  Responder (EMR)
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 2 - Emergency Medical Services › Section 216-RICR-20-10-2.11 - Variances

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An application
				  for variance from the requirements of this Part must be made in writing to
				  RIDOH. Licensing requirements are not eligible for consideration of a
				  variance.
B. The variance
				  application must demonstrate that a literal enforcement of these Rules will
				  result in an unnecessary hardship to the applicant and that such a variance
				  will not be contrary to the health and safety of the public.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These amended Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical
					 Marijuana Program Administered by the Department of Health are promulgated
					 pursuant to the authority conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										21-28.6-5,
					 as amended, and are established for the purpose of updating standards for the
					 implementation of a medical marijuana program, and other changes mandated
					 pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 21-28.6, as amended.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.2 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the Colorado
					 Department of Revenue's "Marijuana Equivalency and Dosage" (2015) 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 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.4 - General Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
3.4.1
Administration of the Program
The Division of Customer Services within the Department of
					 Health shall be responsible for the administrative functions required to
					 implement the provisions of the Act and these Regulations related to qualified
					 patients, primary caregivers and authorized purchasers, as they apply to the
					 implementation of the medical marijuana program in Rhode
					 Island.
3.4.2
Written
				  Certifications
A. Practitioners shall
				  provide written certifications for their patients on such forms as shall be
				  provided by the Department of Health.
B. The written certification shall specify
				  the qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition or conditions and
				  include a copy of the relevant patient medical records as specified in §
											3.3(A)(31)
				    of this Part, documenting the debilitating medical condition or
				  conditions.
C. A written
				  certification shall be made only in the course of a bona fide
				  practitioner-patient relationship after the practitioner has completed a full
				  assessment of the qualifying patient's medical history.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.5 - Application for Department of Health Registry Identification Cards and Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
3.5.1
Registry Identification Cards for
				  Qualifying Patients, Primary Caregivers and Authorized Purchasers
A. The Department of Health shall issue
				  registry photo identification cards to qualifying patients, primary caregivers
				  and authorized purchasers who submit the following:
1. Written certification as defined in §
												3.3(A)(31)
				    of this Part;
2. Non-returnable,
				  non-refundable application or 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, for each qualifying patient, primary
				  caregiver, or authorized purchaser of the qualifying patient identified on the
				  application;
a. Provided, however, for a
				  qualifying patient or primary caregiver who submits satisfactory evidence to
				  the Department of Health of being a recipient of Medicaid, Supplemental
				  Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Veteran
				  Disability, or Railroad Disability, a non-returnable, non-refundable
				  application or 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, shall be submitted.
3. Name, address, and date of birth of the
				  qualifying patient. If the qualifying patient is homeless, no address is
				  required.
4. Name, address, and
				  telephone number of the qualifying patient's practitioner; and
5. Name, address, and date of birth of one
				  primary caregiver and one authorized purchaser, for the qualifying patient, if
				  any.
6. Whether the qualifying
				  patient elects to grow medical marijuana plants for himself or
				  herself.
7. Each applicant for
				  qualifying patient registry identification card shall also indicate if he or
				  she would like the Department of Health to notify him or her of any clinical
				  studies about marijuana's risk or efficacy.
8. Individuals licensed by the Department of
				  Business Regulation shall obtain registry photo identification cards from the
				  Department of Health.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.6 - Issuance and Renewal of Department of Health Registry Identification Cards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department
				  of Health shall verify the information contained in an application or renewal
				  as a qualified patient, a primary caregiver or an authorized purchaser
				  submitted pursuant to the Act, and shall approve or deny an application or
				  renewal within thirty-five (35) days of receiving it.
B. The Department of Health shall issue
				  registry identification cards within five (5) days of approving an application
				  or renewal that shall expire one (1) year after the date of issuance.
1. If the Department of Health fails to issue
				  a valid registry identification card in response to a valid application
				  submitted pursuant to the Act or these Regulations within thirty-five (35) days
				  of its submission, the registry identification card shall be deemed granted and
				  a copy of the registry identification application shall be deemed a valid
				  registry identification card. Patients who are currently receiving chemotherapy
				  or have been admitted to hospice will be expedited and their applications will
				  be approved within seventy-two (72) hours.
2. The Department of Health shall issue a
				  registry identification card to one primary caregiver and one authorized
				  purchaser, if any, who is named in a qualifying patient's approved
				  application.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.7 - Compassion Center Inspection

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Compassion
				  centers are subject to reasonable inspection by the Department of Health.
				  During an inspection, the Department of Health may review the compassion
				  center's confidential records, including its dispensing records, which shall
				  track transactions according to qualifying patients' registry identification
				  numbers to protect their confidentiality.
1.
				  Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											21-28.6-12(e),
				  a compassion center may also be subject to inspection by the Department of
				  Business Regulation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.9 - Confidentiality Provisions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applications and
				  supporting information submitted by qualifying patients, including information
				  regarding their primary caregivers, authorized purchasers, and practitioners,
				  are confidential and protected under the federal Health Insurance Portability
				  and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, as amended.
B. The Department of Health shall maintain a
				  confidential list of the persons to whom the Department of Health has issued
				  registry identification cards.
1. Individual
				  names and other identifying information on the list:
a. Shall be confidential and not be
				  considered a public record pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
												38-2-2(4);
				  and
b. Shall not subject to
				  disclosure, except to authorized employees of the Department of Health as
				  necessary to perform official duties of the Department of Health, and pursuant
				  to §
												3.9(A)(2)   of
				  this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.10 - Purchase and Issuance of Medical Marijuana Plant Tags

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										21-28.6-15(a),
				  effective April 1, 2017, every marijuana plant, possessed by a qualified
				  patient or primary caregiver cardholder must be accompanied by a physical
				  medical marijuana plant tag purchased through the Department of Business
				  Regulation and issued by the Department of Health. Plant tags being issued by
				  the Department of Health shall mean the following:
1. The Department of Health has approved the
				  application of the qualified patient or primary caregiver and issued a registry
				  photo identification card to the applicant; or for qualified patients and
				  primary caregivers who are renewing their medical marijuana registration, the
				  Department of Health has approved the renewal application of the qualified
				  patient or primary caregiver and issued a registry photo identification card to
				  the applicant.
2. The Department of
				  Business Regulation verifies with the Department of Health the status of the
				  card and any information submitted on the Department of Business Regulation
				  plant tag purchasing form in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											21-28.6-15(a)(2).
				  For plant tags issued to qualified patient cardholders after January 1, 2019
				  the Department of Business Regulation will verify both the status of the card
				  and the election to grow with the Department of Health in accordance with R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											21-28.6-15(a)(3).
3. The plant tag set fee is paid to the
				  Department of Business Regulation and the plant tag is distributed by the
				  Department of Business Regulation to the qualified patient or primary caregiver
				  cardholder.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.11 - Scope of the Act

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Act and these
				  Regulations shall not permit:
1. Any person
				  to undertake any task under the influence of marijuana, when doing so would
				  constitute negligence or professional malpractice;
2. The smoking of marijuana:
a. In a school bus or other form of public
				  transportation;
b. On any school
				  grounds;
c. In any correctional
				  facility;
d. In any public
				  place;
e. In any licensed drug
				  treatment facility in this state; or
f. Where exposure to the marijuana smoke
				  significantly adversely affects the health, safety, or welfare of
				  children
3. Any person
				  to operate, navigate, or be in actual physical control of any motor vehicle,
				  aircraft, or motorboat while under the influence of marijuana. However, a
				  registered qualifying patient shall not be considered to be under the influence
				  solely for having marijuana metabolites in his or her system.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.12 - Penalties for Violations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Fraudulent
				  representation to a law enforcement official of any fact or circumstance
				  relating to the medical use of marijuana to avoid arrest or prosecution shall
				  be punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) which shall be in
				  addition to any other penalties that may apply for making a false statement for
				  the non-medical use of marijuana.
B. If a patient cardholder, primary caregiver
				  cardholder or authorized purchaser cardholder willfully violates any provision
				  of the Act or these Regulations, as determined by the Department of Health, his
				  or her registry identification card may be revoked.
C. A patient cardholder who fails to notify
				  the Department of Health of any changes required pursuant to § 3.6.1(A) of
				  this Part shall be responsible for a civil infraction, punishable by a fine of
				  no more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
D. A primary caregiver cardholder or
				  authorized purchaser cardholder, who fails to notify the Department of Health
				  of any changes required pursuant to § 3.6.1(A) of this Part shall be
				  responsible for a civil infraction, punishable by a fine of no more than one
				  hundred fifty dollars ($150).
E.
				  The registry identification card shall be revoked and shall not be reissued for
				  any cardholder who is convicted of; placed on probation; whose case is filed
				  pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										12-10-12 where the defendant pleads nolo contendere; or whose case is deferred pursuant
				  to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										12-19-19 where the defendant pleads nolo contendere for any felony offense under R.I.
				  Gen. Laws Chapter 21-28 ("Rhode Island Controlled Substances Act") or a similar
				  offense from any other jurisdiction.
F. A cardholder shall be subject to arrest
				  and prosecution under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 21-28 if he or she exceeds the
				  possession limits set forth in § 3.4.5 of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.13 - Equivalency and Conversion Amounts

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A. The processing
				  of finished plant material used to derive cannabis resin or concentrates alters
				  the physical form and quantity (i.e., weight and volume) of the usable
				  marijuana. To enable the comparison of usable marijuana in the various product
				  types the Department of Health developed assumptions in accordance with
				  "Marijuana Equivalency and Dosage", incorporated above at §
										3.2(A)   of
				  this Part.
1. The Department of Health will
				  use this document to express the quantity of usable marijuana in cannabis
				  resins or concentrates in terms of the equivalent ounces of plant material.
a. Conversion Factors between Marijuana
				  Flower Weight and Non-Flower Product Units
(1)
Marijuana Flower Weight
Equivalent Number of 10mg Edible Units
1 Oz of Flower
83
0.25 Oz of Flower
21
1 Gram of Flower
3
(2)
Marijuana Flower Weight
Equivalent grams of Concentrate
1 Oz of Flower
7.7
0.25 Oz of Flower
1.9
1 Gram of Flower
0.3
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.14 - Practices and Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of
					 the Act or these Regulations shall be held in accordance with the provisions of
					 the "Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Practices and Procedures before the
					 Rhode Island Department of Health".
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 3 - Medical Marijuana Program › Section 216-RICR-20-10-3.15 - Severability

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If any provision of the Act or these Regulations or its
					 application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such
					 invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Act or
					 these Regulations, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
					 application, and to this end the provisions of the Act and these Regulations
					 are declared to be severable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 4 - School Health Programs › Section 216-RICR-20-10-4.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										16-21-7(a) 
					 and
					  23-1-18(4),
					 and are established for the purpose of adopting prevailing standards pertaining
					 to school health programs.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 4 - School Health Programs › Section 216-RICR-20-10-4.4 - General Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All schools, as
				  defined in §
										4.3(A)(48)
				    of this Part, that are approved pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										16-19-1 and
				   16-19-2 are required to have a comprehensive school health program approved by RIDE and
				  RIDOH in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-21-7.
B. A comprehensive school health program as
				  defined in §
										4.3(A)(11)
				    of this Part, consists of three (3) components:
1. Health education;
2. Health services; and
3. A healthful school environment.
a. All schools that sell or distribute
				  competitive foods and beverages as defined in §
												4.3   must do so in accordance
				  with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §§
												16-21-7(c) and
				  (d); and pursuant to 200- RICR- 20-25-4,
				  Regulations Governing Nutritional Requirements for Reimbursable Meals and
				  Competitive Foods and Beverages; Limitations on Competitive Foods and Beverages
				  at Meal Time.
b. The prohibition on
				  advertising unhealthy food and beverages is pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
												16-21-7.1.
4. The health education program
				  (curriculum and personnel) for non-public schools must be consistent with the
				  provisions of §
											4.5(A)   of
				  this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 4 - School Health Programs › Section 216-RICR-20-10-4.5 - Administration of the Health Education Program

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A.
				  Health education is required for grades K through twelve (12) in all schools.
				  The health education program (curriculum and personnel) of non-public schools
				  will be approved by RIDE if deemed substantially equivalent.
B. Pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
										16-1-5(14),
				  RIDE in conjunction with RIDOH will provide guidance and technical assistance
				  in the development and adoption of school health education curricula.
C. The administrative head of school(s) is
				  required to designate a certified health educator to administer the health
				  education program.
D. Pursuant to
				  the RIDE certification requirements in 200-RICR- 20-20-1, Regulations Governing
				  the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island and the provisions of this Part,
				  teachers providing health education shall consist of:
1. At the secondary level: certified school
				  nurse-teachers, health and physical education teachers or health educators, all
				  of whom must hold appropriate certification as health educators in accordance
				  with the 200-RICR- 20-20-1, Regulations Governing the Certification of
				  Educators in Rhode Island.
2. At
				  the elementary level: certified school nurse-teachers, health and physical
				  education teachers or health educators, all of whom must hold appropriate
				  certification as health educators in accordance with the 200-RICR- 20-20-1,
				  Regulations Governing the Certification of Educators in Rhode Island, or any
				  certified elementary teacher.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 4 - School Health Programs › Section 216-RICR-20-10-4.6 - Health Education Curriculum

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The health
				  education curriculum must:
1. Be sequential
				  and comprehensive for K through twelve (12);
2. Be medically accurate;
3. Be aligned with the standards in the Rhode
				  Island Health Education Framework;
4. Include standards-based goals, objectives,
				  examples of teaching and learning strategies and materials, and
				  assessment;
5. Address the mandated
				  health instructional outcomes in §
											4.7   of this Part;
				  and
6. Be developmentally
				  appropriate so that all students can achieve high standards.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 4 - School Health Programs › Section 216-RICR-20-10-4.8 - Physical Education Curriculum

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The physical
				  education curriculum must:
1. Be sequential
				  and comprehensive for grades K through twelve (12);
2. Be aligned with the Rhode Island Physical
				  Education Framework standards incorporated at §
											4.2(C)   of
				  this Part;
3. Include
				  standards-based goals, objectives, examples of teaching and learning strategies
				  and materials, and assessment; and
4. Be developmentally appropriate so that all
				  students can achieve high standards.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 4 - School Health Programs › Section 216-RICR-20-10-4.9 - Health Services

Current through June 14, 2024
4.9.1
Population-Based Health Services
A. In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											16-21-9,
				  each community is required to provide adequate and appropriate personnel to
				  conduct mandated population based health services, as described in this Part,
				  for all students attending schools within its geographical
				  boundaries.
B. Population-based
				  services must include no less than the following components:
1. Health examinations and screenings in
				  accordance with §§
												4.12  through
				   4.16   of this Part;
2. Record keeping requirements in accordance
				  with §§
												4.17  through
				   4.21   of this Part;
3. Reporting and managing any school-based
				  communicable, environmental, or occupational disease, as directed by a
				  physician and in accordance with Part 30-05-1 of this Title, Reporting and
				  Testing of Infectious, Environmental and Occupational Diseases.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 4 - School Health Programs › Section 216-RICR-20-10-4.10 - School Health Personnel

Current through June 14, 2024
The administrative head of school(s) with the advice and
					 consent of the school committee of each community, school district or
					 appropriate non-public school authority (e.g., superintendent, headmaster or
					 principal) is required to arrange for the appointment of all school health
					 personnel necessary to implement the health services requirements described in
					 this Part, pursuant to the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 16-21.
4.10.1
School Physician
A. Qualifications and general duties of the
				  school physician include the following:
1.
				  Must be licensed to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine in Rhode Island
				  in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37.
2. Must be qualified by training and
				  experience to assume the role of a school health physician consultant (e.g.,
				  develops school health protocols, provides in-service training for school
				  nurses) and/or primary care provider (e.g., performs physicals, examines
				  outbreak cases) for a wide range of comprehensive school health
				  services.
3. Must have knowledge of
				  all State and local laws, Regulations and protocols pertaining to
				  schools.
4. Must ensure
				  implementation of all such laws, Regulations and protocols in collaboration
				  with the school's administrative authorities and school health
				  personnel.
5. Must have a contract
				  with the school system defining mutually agreed upon expectations and
				  objectives.
6. Must provide a
				  regular report, a minimum of one (1) per year, on consultation and/or direct
				  service activities provided.
7. At
				  least annually, must review and approve school health service plans, protocols,
				  and programs (except those developed and provided by the school dentist[s])
				  including but not limited to:
a. Delivery of
				  school health services and screenings;
b. Consultations;
c. Furnishing information on health-related
				  matters;
d. Review of standing
				  orders, protocols and procedures; and
e. Reporting and management of infectious
				  diseases and outbreaks, in accordance with Part 30-05-1 of this Title,
				  Reporting and Testing of Infectious, Environmental and Occupational Diseases
				  and RIDOH recommendations related to infection control in the school
				  environment.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 4 - School Health Programs › Section 216-RICR-20-10-4.11 - Health Examinations

Current through June 14, 2024
4.11.1
Health
				  Examination Requirements
A. General
				  health examinations must be a complete, age-appropriate medical history and
				  physical examination, assessing the health and well-being of the student and
				  evaluating any challenges to the student's success in school and school-related
				  activities.
B. These general health
				  examinations must be conducted by the student's primary care physician, a
				  physician's assistant under the physician's supervision, or a certified
				  registered nurse practitioner.
C.
				  Every student who has not been previously enrolled in a school in this State is
				  required to have a health examination completed. This health examination may be
				  performed in the twelve (12) months preceding the date of school entry, but if
				  not, it must be completed within six (6) months of school entry.
D. A second (2nd)
				  general health examination and health clearance is required upon entry to the
				  seventh (7th) grade. This health examination may be
				  performed during the sixth (6th) grade, but no later
				  than six (6) months after entry into the seventh
				  (7th) grade.
E. A third (3rd)
				  health examination is required upon entry to the twelfth
				  (12th) grade.
This health examination must be performed after the student
					 turns sixteen (16) years of age, and no later than six (6) months after the
					 student enters the twelfth (12th) grade.
F. If there is no evidence that
				  the required health examination has been performed, the school must make
				  provisions for the health examination by the end of the school year in which it
				  is required.
1. No student shall be excluded
				  from school for failure to provide documentation of completion of a health
				  examination.
G. For
				  students suspected or identified as having special health needs, referrals by a
				  school nurse must be made as specified in this Part or in 200-RICR- 20-30-6,
				  Regulations Governing the Education of Children with Disabilities.
H. Each school system may require additional
				  health examinations, to ensure the mental and physical health of each student
				  to participate in classroom, athletic, or special activities sponsored or
				  conducted by the school.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 20 - Community Health › Subchapter 10 - Screening, Medical Services, and Reporting › Part 4 - School Health Programs › Section 216-RICR-20-10-4.12 - Lead Screening

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										23-24.6-8,
				  evidence that students under six (6) years of age have been screened for lead
				  poisoning is required in accordance with guidelines established under R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
										23-24.6-7.
1. A statement on a school health form signed
				  by a healthcare provider is sufficient to comply with this
				  requirement.