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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 14 - Veterinarians (216-RICR-40-05-14) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-14.6 - Issuance and Renewal of License and Fee

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Upon completion of the aforementioned requirements and at the recommendation of
				  the Board, qualified applicants which the Department may accept or reject, the
				  Department may issue an initial license to those applicants found to have
				  satisfactorily met all the requirements of this Part and upon submission of an
				  initial licensure 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) made payable to the General Treasurer, State of
				  Rhode Island. Said license unless sooner suspended or revoked shall expire on
				  the first day of May of each even numbered year and may be renewed upon
				  submission of licensure 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) made payable to the General Treasurer,
				  State of Rhode Island.
B. On or
				  before the first day of March of each two-year period, 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 application duly executed, together with a 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 thirty-first day of March of each even year.
C. Upon receipt of such application, and
				  payment of said fee, the Department shall grant a renewal license effective the
				  second day of May, and expiring on the first day of May of the next
				  even-numbered year.
D. Any person
				  who allows his or her license to lapse by failing to renew it on or before the
				  thirty-first day of March of the next even year, may be reinstated by the
				  Department on 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) made
				  payable to the General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island. Any person using the
				  title "veterinarian" during the time that his/her license has lapsed shall be
				  subject to the penalties provided for violations of the Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 14 - Veterinarians (216-RICR-40-05-14) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-14.7 - Continuing Education

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Continuing
				  education requirements for veterinary medicine practice are pursuant to the
				  provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-25-12(e).
B. Veterinarians initially licensed after the
				  May 1st renewal date shall be exempt from the
				  continuing education requirements stated in this Part until the date of the
				  next renewal cycle (i.e., April 30th of the next even numbered year).
C. All veterinarians licensed to practice in
				  this state shall maintain evidence that in the preceding two (2) years, he/she
				  has satisfactorily completed at least twenty-four (24) hours of continuing
				  veterinary medical education courses offered or sponsored by organizations
				  approved by the Board.
D.
				  Continuing education programs approved by the Board include those offered or
				  approved by:
1. Rhode Island Veterinary
				  Medical Association or other state veterinary medical association;
2. American Veterinary Medical Association
				  (AVMA);
3. Registry of Approved
				  Continuing Education (RACE);
4.
				  American Animal Hospital Association;
5. Boards of licensure of veterinary medicine
				  in other states;
6. Academic
				  coursework or continuing education programs offered by an approved school of
				  veterinary medicine.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 14 - Veterinarians (216-RICR-40-05-14) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-14.8 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation of License

Current through June 14, 2024
The Department is authorized to deny, revoke or suspend
					 any license issued under the statutory and regulatory provisions of this Part
					 or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof of the actions stipulated by R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §
										5-25-14.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 14 - Veterinarians (216-RICR-40-05-14) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-14.10 - Violations / Sanctions / Practices and Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
14.10.1
Violations and
				  Sanctions
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the Department is
					 authorized to deny, revoke or suspend licenses to any person found to have
					 violated any provisions of this Part, and to impose such other sanction
					 pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-25-8.
					 The procedure for the discipline of veterinarians shall be in accordance with
					 the provisions set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-25-15.
14.10.2
Rules and Regulations Governing
				  Practices and Procedures
All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of
					 the Act and this Part, shall be held in accordance with the provisions of R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §
										5-25-15 and 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 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the
					 authority conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws sect;
					 5-44-6 for the purpose of adopting
					 prevailing standards for licensing psychologists 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 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.3 - Licensing Requirement

Current through June 14, 2024
A. It shall be
				  unlawful for any person, including a psychology trainee or student, to
				  represent himself or herself as a licensed psychologist or to use any
				  description of services, including the terms "psychology" and "psychological,"
				  or any title, abbreviation, sign, card or device to indicate that such a person
				  is a psychologist, unless such a person has been duly licensed pursuant to the
				  provisions of the Act and this Part, except those exempted pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws sect;
				  5-44-23 of the Act.
B. It shall further be unlawful for any
				  person to offer services to the public or to render to individuals or groups of
				  individuals services defined as the practice of psychology, as defined in this
				  Part, unless that person is licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Act, or
				  falls within an exemption provided by R.I. Gen. Laws sect;
				  5-44-23 of the Act.
C. Persons and Practices Exempt
Persons and practices exempt are in accordance with the
					 provisions set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws sect;
					 5-44-23.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.4 - Qualifications for Licensing

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An applicant
				  seeking a license as a psychologist to practice in the state of Rhode Island
				  must:
1. Be of good moral
				  character;
2. Have received a
				  doctorate degree in psychology which meets the academic requirements of sect;
				  15.5.1(A) of this Part or,
3. Have
				  received the equivalent of a doctorate degree in psychology which meets the
				  equivalency requirements of sect; 15.5.1(A)(1) of this Part;
4. Have completed at least two (2) years of
				  supervised experience in accordance with sect; 15.6 of this Part;
5. Have passed to the satisfaction of the
				  Board, an examination in accordance with sect; 15.8.1 of this Part unless
				  determined eligible for licensure without examination pursuant to sect; 15.8.3
				  of this Part; and
6. Have
				  demonstrated areas of competence, if applicable, in conformance with current
				  guidelines of the American Psychological Association and as documented by
				  relevant professional education, training and experience.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.5 - Academic Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
15.5.1
Doctorate in Psychology
A. An
				  applicant for licensure shall hold a doctoral degree in psychology from a
				  regionally accredited college or university whose program of study was
				  accredited by the American Psychological Association, at the time such degree
				  was received, or its equivalent in terms of excellence of education and
				  training, or a doctorate degree in an allied field whose education and training
				  requirements are listed below:
1. Equivalency
				  to Doctorate in Psychology
a. An applicant
				  who has received a doctoral degree in a related discipline shall be judged to
				  hold the equivalent of a doctorate degree in psychology, if the following
				  equivalency requirements are met to the satisfaction of the Board:
(1) The program of study was an integrated,
				  organized sequence of study within or with an affiliated regionally accredited
				  college or university;
(2) A
				  minimum of thirty-six (36) credit hours shall be earned in residence at the
				  educational institution through in-person psychology instruction with multiple
				  program faculty and students;
(3)
				  At least seventy-two (72) semester hours or one hundred eight (108) quarter
				  hours of graduate course credits completed (excluding dissertation and
				  supervised experience credits) were predominantly psychological in nature and
				  encompassed courses equivalent to the program of study for psychologists whose
				  curriculum includes a minimum of three (3) academic years of full-time graduate
				  study, including instruction in scientific and professional ethics and
				  standards, research design and methodology, statistics and psychometrics,
				  history and systems of psychology and a major field of concentration. Within
				  this basic program should be included a minimum of three (3) or more graduate
				  semester hours or five (5) or more graduate quarter hours with demonstrated
				  competency in each of the following areas:
(AA) Biological Bases of Behavior: (e.g.,
				  physiological psychology, comparative psychology, neuropsychology, sensation
				  and perception, psychopharmacology);
(BB) Cognitive-Affective Bases of Psychology:
				  (e.g., learning, thinking, emotion and motivation);
(CC) Social Bases of Behavior: (e.g., group
				  process, multiculturalism, organizational and systems theory); and
(DD) Individual Differences: (e.g.,
				  personality theory, human development, abnormal psychology).
(EE) The nature of the method and content of
				  the dissertation where required was psychologically oriented; and
(4) The supervised experience and
				  internship meets the requirements of sect; 15.6 of this Part.
(5) Distance learning programs shall only be
				  recognized as acceptable equivalents if accredited by the American
				  Psychological Association (APA).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.6 - Supervised Experience and Internship

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applicants for
				  licensure as psychologists shall be required to have completed supervised
				  clinical experience and internship programs as defined in sect; 15.6 of this
				  Part, and that meet the following requirements:
1. Completed one thousand five hundred
				  (1,500) hours of supervised internship after completion of the equivalent of
				  two (2) years of full-time graduate study in an integrated organized study
				  program;
2. Completed the second
				  (2nd) year of supervised experience after completion
				  of academic requirements for the doctoral degree. Said supervised experience
				  shall consist of the following:
a. Be at
				  least two (2) years in duration, one (1) year of which shall be
				  post-doctoral;
b. Consist of a
				  minimum of three thousand (3,000) hours, one thousand five hundred (1,500) of
				  which shall be post-doctoral hours;
c. Shall be under the supervision of a
				  psychologist certified or licensed pursuant to the statutory provisions of the
				  state in which the supervised experience was obtained.
3. Obtained supervised experience in a
				  setting affiliated with a regionally accredited college or university, or in a
				  setting approved by the American Psychological Association, or an equivalent
				  setting satisfactory to the Board;
4. The pre- and/or post-doctoral experience
				  must be distinct and separate from any field, laboratory or practical
				  experience required in connection with academic course(s);
5. Supervision of a trainee shall be provided
				  in accordance with acceptable standards of practice by a licensed psychologist
				  pursuant to the statutory provisions of the state in which the supervised
				  experience was obtained and who was responsible for:
a. Establishing an individualized supervisory
				  program through practical experience for the professional growth and training
				  of the trainee;
b. All aspects of
				  the work of the trainee;
c.
				  On-going supervision and availability to the trainee at all times during work
				  hours;
d. Weekly conferences with
				  the trainee, on a one-to-one basis, for at least one (1) hour per week for the
				  duration of the experience in addition to other supervisory case
				  conferences;
e. The utilization of
				  appropriate community resources and professional consultation as may be
				  required for the welfare of clients;
f. Providing opportunities for broad range of
				  experiences and for group seminars, case conferences, consultation and other
				  similar experiences;
g. Assessment
				  of performance and skills of trainee (documented); and
h. Such other functions as may be required to
				  assist in providing an adequate practical
				  experience.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.7 - Application for Licensure and Fee

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 Board. Such application shall be accompanied by
				  the following documents:
1. Supporting
				  official transcripts of education credentials and affidavits of
				  internship;
2. The application fee
				  (not refundable and non-returnable), 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).
3. Examination of Professional Practice in
				  Psychology (EPPP) examination results submitted directly by the examination
				  service;
4. Pre- and post-doctoral
				  supervised practice forms;
5.
				  Curriculum Summary Form (non-APA approved only);
6. Verification that the licensee is in good
				  standing in state(s) where the applicant holds or has held a license as a
				  psychologist.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.8 - Licensure of Psychologists

Current through June 14, 2024
15.8.1
By
				  Examination
Applicants shall be required to pass the Examination of
					 Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) offered by the Association of State
					 and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB), unless exempted in accordance with
					 sect; 15.8.3 of this Part. The passing score, as approved by the Board, shall
					 be the ASPPB's recommended passing score.
15.8.2
Temporary Permits
A temporary permit to practice psychology under
					 supervision may be granted to a candidate for licensure who has paid the
					 required 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) and has
					 satisfied the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws sect;
					 5-44-13.
15.8.3
By Endorsement
Licensure by endorsement is in accordance with the
					 provisions set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws sect;
					 5-44-11.
15.8.4
Psychology Interjurisdictional
				  Compact ("PSYPACT") Licensure
A. Rhode
				  Island licensees who wish to practice telepsychology under the authority of
				  PSYPACT must:
1. Be physically located in the
				  PSYPACT home state of licensure at the time any services are
				  provided;
2. Possess an active
				  ASPPB e-Passport that meets the requirements set by the ASPPB; and,
3. Maintain compliance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  Chapters 5-44 and
				  5-44.1, and any other applicable
				  PSYPACT rules and requirements.
4.
				  Additionally, Rhode Island licensees who wish to have temporary authorization
				  for in-person, face-to-face practice under the authority of PSYPACT must
				  currently hold an active Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate issued by the
				  ASPPB.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.9 - Continuing Education

Current through June 14, 2024
15.9.1
Requirements
A. Every
				  psychologist licensed to practice in this state under the provisions of the
Act and this Part, shall upon renewal of license in every
					 other year, with the exception of those initially licensed as in sect;
					 15.9.2(B)(2) of this Part, demonstrate to the Department compliance with the
					 continuing education requirements described in this Part. The cycle for
					 continuing education requirements begins on the first
					 (1st) day of July and runs through the thirtieth
					 (30th) day of June of even-numbered years (i.e.,
					 2012-2014,
					 2014-2016, etc.). Approved
					 continuing education programs shall include:
1. Any continuing education program relevant
				  to psychology and sponsored or approved by the American Psychological
				  Association or the Rhode Island Psychological Association;
2. Any continuing education program relevant
				  to psychology and sponsored or approved by other recognized professional
				  psychological organizations; including the national and state professional
				  associations for all licensed mental health professions in this
				  state;
3. Any continuing education
				  program relevant to psychology and sponsored or approved by the Rhode Island
				  State Nurses Association or other state nurses association;
4. Any continuing education program relevant
				  to psychology and sponsored or approved by the Rhode Island Medical Society,
				  other state medical society, or medical school (and its affiliated training
				  institutions) that has an American Psychology Association (APA) approved
				  post-doctoral program in psychology;
5. Appropriate post-doctoral coursework from
				  any regionally accredited college; any department or school of psychology
				  approved by a board of psychology, or
6. Such other professional or accrediting
				  agency as may be approved 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 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.10 - Issuance and Renewal of License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. On or before the
				  first (1st) day of May in each even-numbered year,
				  the Department shall make available an application for license renewal to every
				  person to whom a license has been issued or renewed during the cycle. Every
				  person so licensed who desires to renew his or her license shall file a renewal
				  application together with a 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 first (1st) day of July of the next
				  even-numbered year following the issuance of his or her license. Such renewal
				  application shall include an attestation of completion of the continuing
				  education requirements in accordance with sect; 15.9 of this Part.
B. Any person who allows his or her license
				  to lapse by failing to renew it on or before the first
				  (1st) day July in each even-numbered year may be
				  reinstated upon submission of an application with 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).
C. Any person using the title "psychologist"
				  or offering services defined as the practice of psychology under the Act during
				  the time his or her license has lapsed is subject to the penalties provided for
				  violation of the Act.
15.10.1
Transfers to Inactive List - Reinstatement
Transfers to an inactive list and reinstatement of the
					 inactive license are in accordance with the provisions set forth in R.I. Gen.
					 Laws sect; 5-44-16.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.11 - Denial, Suspension or Revocation of License - Violations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Upon due notice and hearing in accordance
				  with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  42-35, (the Administrative
				  Procedures Act), and the provisions of sect; 15.12 of this Part any violation
				  pursuant to the provisions of the Act and this Part, may be cause for denial,
				  revocation or suspension of license or for imposing such other penalties in
				  accordance with the Act.
B. The
				  Board shall have the power to deny, revoke or suspend any license issued by the
				  Department in accordance with the Act, or discipline a psychologist for the
				  grounds set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws sect;
				  5-44-18. In addition, the Board may
				  deny, revoke or suspend any license issued by the Department upon proof that
				  the person has practiced outside of his/her area of competence.
C. Grounds for Discipline Without a Hearing
With the approval of the Director, the Board may
					 temporarily suspend the license of a psychologist without a hearing if the
					 Board finds that evidence in its possession indicates that a psychologist
					 continuing in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public. In
					 the event that the Board temporarily suspends the license of a psychologist
					 without a hearing by the Board, a hearing must be held within ten (10) days
					 after the suspension has occurred.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 15 - Psychologists › Section 216-RICR-40-05-15.12 - Rules Governing Practices and Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of
					 the Act 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 16 - Respiratory Care Practitioners (216-RICR-40-05-16) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-16.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										23-39-6(6),
					  23-39-7(2),
					 and
					  23-39-12(7)
					 and (8), and are established for the purpose
					 of adopting prevailing standards for the licensure of respiratory care
					 practitioners 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 16 - Respiratory Care Practitioners (216-RICR-40-05-16) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-16.2 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the American
					 Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), Statement of Ethics and Professional
					 Conduct (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 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 16 - Respiratory Care Practitioners (216-RICR-40-05-16) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-16.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Wherever used in these rules and
				  regulations, the following terms shall be construed as follows:
1. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-39,
				  entitled "Respiratory Care Act."
2.
				  "Board" means the Board of Respiratory Care established in accordance with the
				  provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											23-39-5.
3. "Department" means the Rhode Island
				  Department of Health.
4. "Director"
				  means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.
5. "Respiratory care" (including respiratory
				  therapy and inhalation therapy) means a health profession, under qualified
				  medical direction, employed in the therapy, management, rehabilitation,
				  diagnostic evaluation, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities
				  which affect the cardiopulmonary system and associated aspects of other system
				  function.
6. "Respiratory care
				  practitioner" means a person who is licensed to practice respiratory care in
				  Rhode Island. The respiratory care practitioner may transcribe and implement a
				  physician's written and verbal orders pertaining to the practice of respiratory
				  care as defined in this Part.
7.
				  "Respiratory care training program" means a program accredited or recognized by
				  the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in
				  collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
				  or other such accrediting agency as may be approved 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 16 - Respiratory Care Practitioners (216-RICR-40-05-16) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-16.4 - Licensure Requirements for Respiratory Care Practitioners

Current through June 14, 2024
16.4.1
General Requirements
A. No person shall practice respiratory care
				  or represent himself or herself to be a respiratory care practitioner in this
				  state without a valid license, issued by the Department in accordance with the
				  Act and this Part, except as otherwise provided in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											23-39-4.
1. No person shall use any title or
				  abbreviation to indicate that he or she is a licensed respiratory care
				  practitioner unless licensed as a respiratory care practitioner under the
				  statutory and regulatory provisions 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 16 - Respiratory Care Practitioners (216-RICR-40-05-16) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-16.5 - Issuance and Renewal of License and Fee

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Upon completion of the aforementioned requirements of §16.4.3 of this
				  Part, the Board may recommend to the Director that a license be issued to those
				  applicants found to have satisfactorily met all the requirements of this Part.
				  Said license unless suspended or revoked shall expire biennially (every two
				  years) on September 1st.
B. Every
				  licensed person who intends to practice as a respiratory care practitioner
				  shall file a renewal application biennially (every two (2) years) on or before
				  September 1st 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.
C. Upon receipt of a
				  renewal application and payment of fee, the accuracy of the application shall
				  be verified and a license renewal shall be granted effective September 1st in
				  that year for a two (2) year period, unless sooner suspended or
				  revoked.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 16 - Respiratory Care Practitioners (216-RICR-40-05-16) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-16.6 - Graduate Respiratory Care Practitioners

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Every graduate of a board approved respiratory care school who has filed a
				  respiratory care practitioner application for licensure, may upon receiving a
				  receipt (graduate permit) from the Department for said application and
				  documents, perform as a respiratory care practitioner under the supervision of
				  a respiratory care practitioner licensed in this state.
1. During this interim period, the graduate
				  practitioner shall identify himself or herself only as a "graduate respiratory
				  care practitioner."
2. If a
				  graduate respiratory care practitioner fails to take the entry-level
				  examination within ninety (90) days from the effective date of graduate status,
				  without due cause or fails to pass the entry-level examination, and fails to be
				  granted a license, all aforementioned privileges shall automatically cease upon
				  notice to the applicant.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 16 - Respiratory Care Practitioners (216-RICR-40-05-16) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-16.7 - Inactive Status

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Upon request,
				  the Department shall grant inactive status to a licensee who does not intend to
				  practice his or her profession within this state during the period covered by
				  the inactive status. Said person may be reinstated without payment of a penalty
				  fee upon application and presentation of evidence of completion of such
				  requirements, and payment of current license renewal fee.
B. Upon reinstatement to active status, a
				  licensee must show proof of having an active CRT and/or RRT NBRC certification
				  after July 1, 2002 and show proof of having completed continuing education
				  during the two (2) years immediately preceding reinstatement in such amount as
				  is prescribed in §
										16.8   of this Part.
C. Respiratory care provided by respiratory
				  care practitioners shall be consistent with prevailing standards of practice
				  and in accordance with the AARC, Statement of Ethics and Professional Practice
				  incorporated at §
										16.2   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 16 - Respiratory Care Practitioners (216-RICR-40-05-16) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-16.9 - Role Components/Professional Development Criteria

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Discipline-specific offerings or programs
				  for respiratory care practitioners are defined to include the following:
1. Patient Care
a. Scientific knowledge, clinical care,
				  and/or critical thinking skills to provide care for patients in the following
				  disease management or health promotion areas:
(1) Cardiopulmonary;
(2) Pediatrics;
(3) Gerontology;
(4) Respiratory;
(5) Neonatology;
(6) Neurology.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 16 - Respiratory Care Practitioners (216-RICR-40-05-16) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-16.10 - Violations/Sanctions

Current through June 14, 2024
16.10.1
Violations and
				  Sanctions
The Board shall have power to deny, revoke or suspend any
					 license applied for or issued by the Department in accordance with the
					 provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-39-12.
					 Penalties and action to enforce for violations of the Act are in accordance
					 with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-39-14.
16.10.2
Rules Governing Practices and
				  Procedures
All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-39 shall be held in accordance with established Board
					 practices, the provisions of the Act and 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 10-05-01 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 17 - Licensure and Discipline of Chiropractic Physicians (216-RICR-40-05-17) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-17.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-30-2 for the purpose of adopting minimum standards for the licensure of chiropractic
					 physicians practicing 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 17 - Licensure and Discipline of Chiropractic Physicians (216-RICR-40-05-17) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-17.3 - Licensure Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
17.3.1
Chiropractic Medicine
A. No
				  person shall practice chiropractic medicine or any of its branches without a
				  license issued in accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-30-3 and this Part.
B. No person
				  licensed to practice chiropractic medicine issued under the provisions of R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											5-30-3 and this Part shall practice physiotherapy or any of its branches without a
				  license authorizing him/her to practice physiotherapy in accordance with the
				  provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											5-30-8 and §17.5.1 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 17 - Licensure and Discipline of Chiropractic Physicians (216-RICR-40-05-17) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-17.4 - Qualifications for Licensure

Current through June 14, 2024
17.4.1
Chiropractic Medicine
A. In
				  addition to the qualifications for licensure to practice chiropractic medicine
				  in this state as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-30-6,
				  an applicant shall present evidence that he/she:
1. Has three (3) letters from three (3)
				  licensed chiropractic physicians attesting to the applicant's moral character,
				  including one (1) letter from a faculty member at a college of chiropractic
				  medicine if the applicant has graduated within five (5) years of
				  application;
2. Has successfully
				  graduated from a school or college of chiropractic medicine accredited by the
				  Council on Chiropractic Education and approved by the Division;
3. Has successfully passed:
a. Parts I and II examinations of the
				  National Board of Chiropractic Examiners; and
b. The Written Clinical Competency
				  Examination (WCCE) or Part III of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
				  and
c. Part IV of the National
				  Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 17 - Licensure and Discipline of Chiropractic Physicians (216-RICR-40-05-17) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-17.5 - Application for Licensure and Fee

Current through June 14, 2024
17.5.1
Application
A. Application for
				  licensure to practice chiropractic medicine and/or physiotherapy in this state
				  shall be made on forms provided by the Division. Such application shall be
				  accompanied by the following:
1. Supporting
				  official transcript of education credentials as set forth in §17.4.1 of
				  this Part.
2. Official notification
				  of the national examination(s) results submitted directly to the Board by the
				  National Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
3. A non-returnable, non-refundable 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 17 - Licensure and Discipline of Chiropractic Physicians (216-RICR-40-05-17) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-17.6 - Licensing of Chiropractic Physicians with the Practice of Physiotherapy

Current through June 14, 2024
17.6.1
By Examination:
A. Applicants shall be required to
				  successfully pass such examination(s) as established by the Division to
				  determine the applicant's qualifications to practice chiropractic medicine and
				  physiotherapy.
B. For Chiropractic
				  Physicians: Written Examinations:
1. The
				  Division shall utilize for the examination in the basic sciences, subjects of
				  microbiology, anatomy, physiology, chemistry and pathology, vertebral palpation
				  and adjusting, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners' examinations
				  (Parts I and II) and the Written Clinical Competency Examination (WCCE or Part
				  III) and Part IV of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or such other
				  examination that, in the opinion of the Division, is substantially equivalent
				  thereto.
C. For
				  Physiotherapists:
1. The applicant shall
				  qualify for licensure based upon the requirements of §17.4.2 of this
				  Part.
D. Passing Score:
1. The Division shall accept the recommended
				  passing score for Parts I, II, III, IV and the Special Purposes Examination for
				  Chiropractic (SPEC) examinations of the National Board of Chiropractic
				  Examiners as acceptable for applicants seeking licensure 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 18 - Assisted Living Residence Administrators › Section 216-RICR-40-05-18.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										23-17.4-21.2 and
					  23-17.4-29,
					 and are established for the purpose of establishing prevailing standards for
					 the licensure of assisted living residence administrators 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 18 - Assisted Living Residence Administrators › Section 216-RICR-40-05-18.3 - Certification Requirements for Assisted Living Residence Administrators

Current through June 14, 2024
18.3.1
Certification
				  Requirements
A. An assisted living
				  residence shall have an administrator who is certified by the Department in
				  accordance with regulations established in this Part, in charge of the
				  maintenance and operation of the residence and the services to the
				  residents.
B. No person shall act
				  as an assisted living residence administrator unless he or she is the holder of
				  an assisted living residence administrator's certification in accordance with
				  the statutory provisions of the Act and this Part.
C. The licensing agency shall perform a
				  criminal background records check on any person applying or reapplying for
				  certification as an administrator. If disqualifying information is found, the
				  licensing agency shall make a judgment regarding certification for that
				  person.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 18 - Assisted Living Residence Administrators › Section 216-RICR-40-05-18.4 - Violations and Penalties/ Practices and Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
18.4.1
Violations and Penalties
Any violations as set forth in § 18.3.7 of this Part
					 shall be cause for the Department to impose such sanctions, or denial,
					 revocation or suspension of certification or imposing a reprimand or censure or
					 such other disciplinary action.
18.4.2
Rules Governing Practices and
				  Procedures
All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-17.4, shall be held in accordance with the provisions
					 of the Act and the rules and regulations regarding Practices and Procedures
					 Before the Rhode Island 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 19 - Opticians (216-RICR-40-05-19) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-19.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-35.2-14,
					 and are established for the purpose of establishing administrative procedures
					 and prevailing standards for the licensure (registration) of opticians 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 19 - Opticians (216-RICR-40-05-19) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-19.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Wherever used in this Part, the following
				  terms shall be construed to mean:
1. "Act"
				  means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-35.2 entitled, "Opticians."
2. "Advisory Committee" means the Advisory
				  Committee of Opticianry established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-35.2-8.
3. "Director" means the Director of the Rhode
				  Island Department of Health.
4.
				  "Intern" means a graduate of a school of opticianry who is enrolled in a
				  full-time internship under the supervision of a duly licensed optician or
				  optometrist.
5. "License" is
				  synonymous with "registration."
6.
				  "Optician" means a person who neither practices nor professes to practice
				  optometry but who may grind ophthalmic lenses, fit spectacles and eyeglasses
				  and may sell spectacles and eyeglasses or lenses on prescription from either a
				  licensed physician or licensed optometrist, nor shall an optician fit, sell,
				  replace or dispense contact lenses pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  5-35.2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 19 - Opticians (216-RICR-40-05-19) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-19.3 - Licensure Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
19.3.1
Licensure Requirements
No person shall conduct the business of optician in this
					 state until he or she has passed an examination approved by the Department, and
					 shall have registered and received a certificate of licensure pursuant to the
					 provisions of the Act and this Part.
19.3.2
Qualifications for
				  Licensure
A. In addition to the
				  qualifications for licensure stated in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-35.2-2(a),
				  An applicant seeking licensure to practice as an "optician" in this state must:
1. Be not less than eighteen (18) years of
				  age;
2. Have successfully graduated
				  from a high school of a standard approved by the department of education in the
				  state in which the applicant graduated, or hold a statement of high school
				  equivalency certified and issued by the department of education in the state in
				  which the applicant obtained the equivalency certificate;
3. Have graduated from a two (2) year school
				  of opticianry approved by the Department and successfully completed one (1)
				  year of postgraduate internship under the supervision of a duly licensed
				  optometrist or optician.
4. Have
				  successfully passed a written examination, such as the National Opticianry
				  Competency Examination or such other written examination as approved by the
				  Department and the Advisory Committee; and
5. Have successfully passed a practical
				  examination approved by the Department with consultation from the Advisory
				  Committee for Opticianry.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 19 - Opticians (216-RICR-40-05-19) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-19.4 - Advertising, Violations, Practices and Procedures and Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
19.4.1
Advertising
A. No optician licensed and practicing in
				  this state shall advertise by written or spoken word of a character tending to
				  deceive or mislead the public.
B.
				  In addition to §19.4.1(A) of this Part, any and all advertising conducted
				  by any optician shall conform to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  6-13.1, entitled, "Deceptive Trade Practices Act."
C. Any person practicing pursuant to the
				  provisions of the Act, shall be required to post his or her name and license
				  number on the premises where the services are being offered.