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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 20 - Optometrists (216-RICR-40-05-20) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-20.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-35.1-22,
					 and are established for the purpose of adopting prevailing standards for the
					 licensure of optometrists 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 20 - Optometrists (216-RICR-40-05-20) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-20.2 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  regulations hereby adopt and incorporate Ophthalmic Practice Rules,  16 C.F.R
				  Part 456  (1992) 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 The Contact Lens Rule, 16 C.F.R Part
				  315 (2004) 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 20 - Optometrists (216-RICR-40-05-20) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-20.4 - Licensure and Certification Requirements for Optometrists

Current through June 14, 2024
20.4.1
Licensure and Certification
				  Requirements
A. Any person practicing
				  or offering to practice optometry in this state must be licensed as an
				  optometrist in Rhode Island in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-35.1
				  and regulatory requirements of this Part.
1.
				  Furthermore, optometrists licensed in this state who desire to administer and
				  prescribe pharmaceutical agents in the treatment of ocular conditions of the
				  human eye and its appendages, without the use of surgery or other invasive
				  techniques, must be certified by the Board in accordance with the requirements
				  herein. Provided, however, that as of March 20, 1997, individuals who are
				  licensed and certified to prescribe certain topical therapeutic pharmaceutical
				  agents may continue to prescribe said medications in accordance with that
				  certification; and those individuals who hold diagnostic pharmaceutical
				  privileges as of March 20, 1997, may continue to exercise those
				  privileges.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 20 - Optometrists (216-RICR-40-05-20) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-20.5 - Advertising, Violations, Practices, Procedures and Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
20.5.1
Advertising
A. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-35.1-9(2)(ii),
				  no optometrist licensed by and practicing in this state shall advertise by
				  written or spoken word of a character tending to deceive or mislead the
				  public.
B. An optometrist who holds
				  him/herself out to be a specialist in a specific field of optometry practice
				  shall include a statement in all advertisements that reads as follows, "The
				  Rhode Island Department of Health licenses all optometrists in the general
				  practice of optometry. The Department does not license or certify any
				  optometrist as an expert or specialist in any field of practice."
C. In addition to §20.5.1(A) of this
				  Part any and all advertising conducted by any optometrist shall conform to the
				  provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 6-13.1, entitled "Deceptive Trade
				  Practices Act."
D. Any person
				  practicing pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-35.1, shall
				  be required to post his name on the premises where the services are being
				  offered in such a manner as to be clearly visible to the public at the entrance
				  to the premises and on any sign visible outside of the premises which offers
				  the delivery of optometric services.
E. Advertisement of any type (electronic or
				  print media) shall also include the name(s) and address(es) of the responsible
				  optometrist(s).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 21 - Interpreters for the Deaf (216-RICR-40-05-21) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-21.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-71-5(d),
					 for the purpose of adopting prevailing standards and qualifications pertaining
					 to the licensure of interpreters for the deaf and to ensure that members of the
					 interpreting profession perform with a high degree of competency in the State
					 of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 21 - Interpreters for the Deaf (216-RICR-40-05-21) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-21.3 - Professional Licensure Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
21.3.1
Qualifications of Applicants for Licensure Certified
A. License Required.
1. No person shall practice or hold him or
				  herself out as being able to practice interpreting, educational interpreting,
				  or intermediary interpreting as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
												5-71-3 and this Part
				  unless he or she holds a license.
2. No person shall hold himself or herself
				  out as being able to practice under the Act and this Part unless he or she is
				  licensed pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
												5-71-9(b).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 21 - Interpreters for the Deaf (216-RICR-40-05-21) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-21.4 - Grounds for Suspension, Practices && Procedures, and Privileged Communications

Current through June 14, 2024
21.4.1
Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of Licenses
A. All complaints concerning a licensee's
				  professional practice shall be received by the Department in writing or by
				  videotape. Each complaint received shall be logged, recording at a minimum the
				  following information:
1. Licensee's
				  name;
2. Name of the complaining
				  party;
3. Date of incident;
				  and
4. Statement of
				  complaint.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 22 - Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides, and the Approval of Nursing Assistant and Medication Aide Training Programs › Section 216-RICR-40-05-22.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These Regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-17.9-14, and are established
					 for the purpose of defining the minimum standards for the training, competency,
					 evaluation, and licensing of nursing assistants and medication aides; and
					 adopting unified standards for nursing assistants and medication aides to
					 ensure safe and adequate care to individuals receiving health care services
					 from nursing assistants and medication aides within the
					 State.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 22 - Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides, and the Approval of Nursing Assistant and Medication Aide Training Programs › Section 216-RICR-40-05-22.2 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
These Regulations hereby adopt and incorporate
					  42 C.F.R. §
											483.152  (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 Rules and
					 Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 22 - Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides, and the Approval of Nursing Assistant and Medication Aide Training Programs › Section 216-RICR-40-05-22.4 - Levels of Nursing Assistants

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										23-17.9-2(3), the
				  Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health hereby establishes the
				  following levels of nursing assistants:
1.
				  Nursing Assistant. A nursing assistant is a paraprofessional trained to provide
				  personal care and related health care and assistance to individuals who are
				  sick, disabled, or infirm, and who are residents of or receiving services from
				  health care facilities or agencies licensed by the State, and holds a license
				  as a nursing assistant issued by the Department.
2. Medication Aide. A medication aide is a
				  nursing assistant who has had additional training in the administration of
				  medication, and holds a license as a medication aide issued by the
				  Department.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 22 - Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides, and the Approval of Nursing Assistant and Medication Aide Training Programs › Section 216-RICR-40-05-22.6 - Denial, Revocation or Suspension of Registration: Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant t o
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										23-17.9-8 and
				   23-17.9-9, and upon a decision
				  after a hearing as provided in accordance with the Rhode Island Administrative
				  Procedures Act and the Practices and Procedures Before the Rhode Island
				  Department of Health (Part
				  10-05-4 of this Title), the
				  Department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this Part, or
				  may reprimand, censure, or otherwise discipline an individual who has been
				  found guilty of violations of the Act or this Part in any of the following
				  cases:
1. Upon proof of any of the cases
				  stated in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											23-17.9-8(1) 
				  through  23-17.9-8(5)
2. Upon proof that the nursing
				  assistant or medication aide has engaged in unprofessional conduct including,
				  but not limited to, departure from, or failure to conform to, the standards of
				  acceptable and prevailing practice;
3. Upon proof that the nursing assistant or
				  medication aide has, without the patient's consent, taken a photograph or made
				  an audio or video recording of a patient, or has uploaded a photograph, audio
				  or video recording of a patient to the internet, or who has disseminated a
				  photograph, audio or video recording of a patient in any manner;
4. Upon proof that the nursing assistant or
				  medication aide abandoned a patient or failed to appear for scheduled
				  employment;
5. Upon proof that the
				  nursing assistant or medication aide has engaged in any form of abuse as
				  defined in this Part;
6. Upon proof
				  that the nursing assistant or medication aide has participated in a physical or
				  financial relationship with a patient. Consent of the patient shall not
				  constitute a defense against the violation of §
											22.6(A)(10)   of this Part.
7. Upon proof that the nursing assistant or
				  medication aide failed to provide the Department of a change of home address or
				  change of employment within ten (10) days of any such
				  change.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 22 - Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides, and the Approval of Nursing Assistant and Medication Aide Training Programs › Section 216-RICR-40-05-22.8 - Denial or Revocation of Approval/Termination of Program

Current through June 14, 2024
A. If the Department determines that an
				  approved nursing assistant training program does not meet the requirements of
				  this Part, the Department shall notify, in writing, the institution and/or
				  agency or such other training program of a proposed pending action to deny or
				  revoke the approval of the program and the institution and/or agency shall be
				  given an opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing in accordance with the
				  provisions of §
										22.11   of this
				  Part.
B. Any nursing assistant
				  training program that terminates, for whatever reason, shall make provisions
				  for the appropriate storage of its students' records to ensure future
				  accessibility to the training program data for a minimum of five (5) years
				  after the date of termination.
1. Provisions
				  shall be made for the completion of the nursing assistant training program for
				  any individual who has begun a program, if, for whatever reason, the training
				  program terminates.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 22 - Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides, and the Approval of Nursing Assistant and Medication Aide Training Programs › Section 216-RICR-40-05-22.9 - Advisory Board

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Within the
				  Department there shall be established an Advisory Board which shall meet at
				  least once a year and shall consist of eleven (11) members:
1. Five (5) of whom shall be registered
				  nurses,
2. One (1) of whom shall be
				  a nursing assistant,
3. Two (2) of
				  whom shall be administrators of health care facilities,
4. One (1) of whom shall be a public member,
				  and
5. Two (2) of whom shall be
				  licensed practical nurses.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 22 - Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides, and the Approval of Nursing Assistant and Medication Aide Training Programs › Section 216-RICR-40-05-22.10 - Violations and Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
Any person who violates the statutory or regulatory
					 provisions of this Part shall be subject to the disciplinary provisions of this
					 Part and as set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-17.9-9.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 22 - Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides, and the Approval of Nursing Assistant and Medication Aide Training Programs › Section 216-RICR-40-05-22.11 - Rules Governing Practices and Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
All hearings and reviews as may be required under the
					 provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters
					 23-17.9 and
					 42-35 shall be conducted in
					 accordance with the provisions of Practices and Procedures Before the Rhode
					 Island Department of Health (Part
					 10-05-4 of this
					 Title).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 22 - Nursing Assistants, Medication Aides, and the Approval of Nursing Assistant and Medication Aide Training Programs › Section 216-RICR-40-05-22.12 - Duties and Training Program Curriculum

Current through June 14, 2024
22.12.1
Duties of Nursing
				  Assistants
A. A nursing assistant duly
				  registered in this State may discharge the following duties under supervision
				  as described in this Part.
1. Personal Care
				  Skills
a. Assist with complicated feeding,
				  hydration
b. Bed bath, tub bath,
				  shower
c. Care of skin and
				  back
d. Foot care, foot soak,
				  applying foot lotion
e. Nail
				  care
f. Oral hygiene
g. Shampoo hair (sink, tub, bed)
				  comb/brush
h.
				  Shave
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 23 - Midwives (216-RICR-40-05-23) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-23.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-13-9 for the purpose of adopting prevailing standards for the practice of midwifery
					 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 23 - Midwives (216-RICR-40-05-23) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-23.2 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the American College of
				  Nurse-Midwives' "Standards for the Practice of Midwifery" (2011) 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 the American College of Nurse-Midwives' "The Core
				  Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice" (2012) 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 the American College of Nurse-Midwives' "Joint Statement of
				  Practice Relations Between Obstetrician-Gynecologists and Certified Nurse-
				  Midwives/Certified Midwives" (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.
D. These regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate the American College of Nurse-Midwives' "Position Statement:
				  Collaborative Agreement between Certified Nurse-Midwives/Certified Midwives and
				  Physicians or other Health Care Providers" (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.
E. These regulations hereby adopt and
				  incorporate the Midwife Alliance of North America's "The Midwives Alliance Core
				  Competencies" (2014) 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 the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives'
				  "Essential Documents of the National Association of Certified Professional
				  Midwives" (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 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 23 - Midwives (216-RICR-40-05-23) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-23.3 - 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 §
											23-13-9 entitled, "Licensing and Regulation of Midwives - Penalty for
				  Violations".
2. "Accredited
				  educational program in midwifery" means an academic and practical program of
				  midwifery accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education
				  (ACME) or the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC).
3. "Certified midwife" or "CM" means a person
				  who has successfully completed an accredited educational program in midwifery,
				  holds a current certification as a midwife by the American Midwifery
				  Certification Board (AMCB), and is licensed to practice midwifery in Rhode
				  Island.
4. "Certified
				  nurse-midwife" or "CNM" means a person who has successfully completed an
				  accredited educational program in midwifery, holds a current certification as a
				  nurse- midwife by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB), and is
				  licensed to practice midwifery in Rhode Island.
5. "Certified professional midwife" or "CPM"
				  means a person who has successfully completed an accredited educational program
				  in midwifery, holds a current certification as a certified professional midwife
				  by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), and is licensed to practice
				  midwifery in Rhode Island.
6.
				  "Council" means the Advisory Council on Midwifery as established by this
				  Part.
7. "Department" means the
				  Rhode Island Department of Health.
8. "Director" means the Director of the Rhode
				  Island Department of Health.
9.
				  "Midwife" means a person who has successfully completed an accredited
				  educational program in midwifery, holds a current certification as a certified
				  nurse-midwife (CNM), certified midwife CM), or certified professional midwife
				  (CPM), and is licensed to practice midwifery in Rhode Island as defined in this
				  Part.
10. "Midwifery" means the
				  independent management of cases of childbirth, including prenatal, intrapartum,
				  postpartum, and normal newborn care, and well woman care including the
				  management of common health problems.
11. "Physician" means an individual licensed
				  under the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37 to practice medicine with
				  current obstetrical privileges in a licensed hospital.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 23 - Midwives (216-RICR-40-05-23) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-23.4 - License Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any person
				  practicing or offering to practice midwifery shall be required to submit
				  evidence that such person is qualified to practice and shall be licensed as
				  provided in this Part, in order to safeguard the life and health of the
				  people.
B. It shall be unlawful for
				  any person to practice or to offer to practice midwifery in Rhode Island or to
				  use any title, abbreviation, sign, card or device to indicate that such a
				  person is practicing midwifery unless such person has been duly licensed as a
				  midwife in accordance with the Act and this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 23 - Midwives (216-RICR-40-05-23) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-23.5 - Advisory Council on Midwifery

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Within the
				  Department, the Director shall establish an Advisory Council on Midwifery that
				  shall meet at least once a year, and consist of seven (7) members:
1. Two (2) physicians;
2. Three (3) midwives; and
3. Two (2) consumers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 23 - Midwives (216-RICR-40-05-23) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-23.6 - Qualifications of Midwives

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An applicant for
				  a license to practice midwifery in Rhode Island shall have successfully
				  completed an accredited educational program in midwifery and has evidence of
				  certification. The Director shall require submission of such information as may
				  be deemed necessary to evaluate the nature and scope of the applicant's
				  academic and clinical preparation in accordance with the requirements of this
				  Part. Such information may include but not be limited to:
1. Transcripts of academic courses or other
				  documented evidence of successful completion of an approved educational program
				  in midwifery;
2. Documentation of
				  successful completion of a written examination in accordance with the
				  requirements of §23.7.1 of this Part.
3. Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) must hold a
				  current Rhode Island license as a registered nurse or privilege to practice and
				  shall not hold an encumbered license or privilege to practice as a registered
				  nurse in any state or territory.
4.
				  Submitting a copy of written notification from the Bureau of Criminal
				  Identification (BCI) indicating that no disqualification information has been
				  found or requesting the BCI provide the Department with a copy of the criminal
				  background report.
5. Payment of
				  required fee as stipulated in §§23.7.2(B) and 23.7.3 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 23 - Midwives (216-RICR-40-05-23) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-23.7 - Licensing of Midwives

Current through June 14, 2024
23.7.1
By
				  Education and Examination:
Applicants for a license to practice midwifery in Rhode
					 Island shall have successfully completed an accredited educational program in
					 midwifery that is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery
					 Education (ACME) or the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC).
					 Further, applicants shall be required to pass an examination that is
					 administered by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) or the North
					 American Registry of Midwives (NARM).
23.7.2
By Endorsement:
A. If an applicant was licensed as a midwife
				  in another state or territory, she/he may be issued a license to practice
				  midwifery in Rhode Island, if, in the opinion of the Council, she/he meets the
				  licensure qualifications in place in Rhode Island at the time of licensure in
				  the other state or territory.
B. An
				  applicant who submits an application along with the non-refundable,
				  non-returnable application 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), provides acceptable evidence of being currently
				  licensed under the laws of other states of the United States or the District of
				  Columbia and presents evidence of meeting the requirements of §23.7.1 of
				  this Part shall be provided with a dated receipt to work which shall be valid
				  for ninety (90) days. Provided, however, the applicant shall be duly licensed
				  in Rhode Island within ninety (90) days from the dated receipt to work issued
				  by the Department. This interim work privilege shall not be extended or renewed
				  beyond ninety (90) days.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 23 - Midwives (216-RICR-40-05-23) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-23.9 - Practice of Midwifery

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The license to
				  practice midwifery authorizes the holder to practice the independent management
				  of cases of childbirth, including prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and normal
				  newborn care, and well woman care including the management of common health
				  problems that provides for consultation, collaborative management, or referral
				  as indicated by the health status of the client in accordance with standards
				  established by the American College of Nurse-Midwives and Midwives Alliance of
				  North America incorporated by reference in §
										23.2   of this Part.
B. Licensed midwives shall conform to all
				  state laws pertaining to the conduct of childbirth and management of the
				  newborn, including, but not limited to, the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-13-4,
				  "Ophthalmia Neonatorum"; R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-13-19"HIV"; R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-13-13"Testing for Hearing Impairments"; R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-13-14"Newborn Screening"; and R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-3-10,
				  "Birth Registration".
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 23 - Midwives (216-RICR-40-05-23) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-23.10 - Prescription Privileges of Licensed Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, a
				  licensed nurse-midwife or licensed certified midwife is permitted to prescribe
				  all legend medications and those controlled substances cited in §
										23.10(B)
				    of this Part.
1. The licensed nurse-midwife
				  or licensed certified midwife shall prescribe any medication(s) referenced in
				  §
											23.10(A)   of this Part in accordance with the
				  guidelines available at the practice site.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 23 - Midwives (216-RICR-40-05-23) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-23.11 - Records and Reports

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A medical record
				  for each mother and newborn shall be maintained and shall include documentation
				  of all care rendered.
B. All
				  medical records shall be retained for a period of five (5) years in accordance
				  with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-3-26 except in the case of minors [seventeen (17) years of age or under] which
				  medical records shall be kept at least five (5) years after such minor has
				  reached the age of eighteen (18) years.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These Regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-54-7(c),
					 and are established for the purpose of updating administrative procedures and
					 prevailing standards for the licensure of physician assistants.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.2 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
These Regulations hereby adopt and incorporate the Centers
					 for Disease Control's ("CDC") "Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient
					 Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care" (September 2016) 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 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Wherever used in this Part, the following
				  terms shall be construed as follows:
1. "Act"
				  means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-54 entitled, "Physician Assistants."
2. "Approved program" means a program for the
				  education and training of physician assistants that has been accredited by the
				  Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc.
				  (ARC-PA) or its successor.
a. For the purpose
				  of these Regulations, ARC-PA shall be defined to include its predecessor
				  certification organizations: American Medical Association's Council on Medical
				  Education (1972-1976); American Medical Association's Committee on Allied
				  Health Education and Accreditation [CAHEA] (1976-1994); and Commission on
				  Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs [CAAHEP] (1976-2000).
3. "Board" means the
				  Board of Licensure of Physician Assistants within the Department established
				  pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-54-4.
4. "Department" means the Rhode Island
				  Department of Health.
5. "Director"
				  means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.
6. "Health care facility" means any facility
				  licensed pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-17.
7. "Physician" means a person licensed under
				  the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 5-29 or 5-37.
8. "Physician assistant" or "PA" means a
				  person who is qualified by academic and practical training to provide medical
				  and surgical services in collaboration with physicians.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.4 - Licensure of Physician Assistants

Current through June 14, 2024
24.4.1
Licensure Requirements
No person who is not licensed as a physician assistant
					 shall use the title of "Physician Assistant" or hold himself out as a physician
					 assistant pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws§
											5-54-16.
24.4.2
Exemptions
A. The provisions of the Act and this Part do
				  not apply to services performed in any of the following areas:
1. The practice of dentistry or dental
				  hygiene as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-31.1;
2. The practice of chiropractic medicine as
				  defined in R.I. Gen Laws Chapter 5-30;
3. The practice of optometry as defined in
				  R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-35;
4. A
				  physician assistant student enrolled in an approved program, as defined in
				  §
												24.3   of
				  this Part, while performing duties in conjunction with an approved program
				  clinical rotation.
5. Technicians,
				  or other assistants or employees of physicians who perform delegated tasks in
				  the office of a physician but who are not rendering services as a physician
				  assistant or identifying themselves as a physician assistant.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.5 - 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;
2. A copy of the valid certificate of having
				  successfully passed a national certifying examination approved by the
				  Board;
3. A statement from the
				  board of physician assistant examiners in each State or territory or District
				  of Columbia, or in which the applicant has held or holds licensure, to be
				  submitted directly to the Board of this State, attesting to the licensure
				  status of the applicant during the time period applicant held licensure in said
				  State; and
4. The non-refundable
				  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).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.6 - Issuance and Renewal of Certificate of Licensure

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Director shall issue a certificate of
				  licensure as a physician assistant to those individuals recommended by the
				  Board as having met the criteria for licensure in §24.4.3 of this Part.
				  Said certificate of licensure unless sooner suspended or revoked shall expire
				  on the thirtieth (30th) day of June of every odd-numbered year.
B. Every person who desires his or her
				  certificate of licensure to be renewed shall on or before the first (1st) day
				  of June of every odd-numbered year file with the Department:
1. A signed, completed renewal application
				  (on forms provided by the Department); and
2. 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).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.7 - Scope of Practice

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Physician
				  assistants' scope of practice is defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-54-8.
24.7.1
Prescriptive Privileges and
				  Medical Orders
A. When employed by, or
				  extended medical staff privileges by a licensed hospital or other licensed
				  health care facility, a physician assistant may write medical orders for
				  inpatients as delineated by the medical staff by-laws of the facility, as well
				  as its credentialing process and applicable governing authority.
B. Hospitals and other licensed health care
				  facilities shall have discretion to grant privileges to a physician assistant
				  and to define the scope of privileges or services which a physician assistant
				  may deliver in a facility.
C.
				  Physician assistants employed directly by physicians, health maintenance
				  organizations or other health care delivery organizations may prescribe legend
				  medications, including schedules II, III, IV, and V medications under R.I. Gen.
				  Laws Chapter 21-28 (the Rhode Island Uniform Controlled Substance Act), medical
				  therapies, medical devices and medical diagnostics according to guidelines
				  established by the employing physician, health maintenance organization, or
				  other health care delivery organization.
D. Prescriptive privileges for physician
				  assistants shall be granted for all legend medications, including controlled
				  substances from schedules II, III, IV, and V.
E. If a physician assistant does prescribe
				  controlled substances from schedules II, III, IV, and V, under R.I. Gen. Laws
				  Chapter 21-28, he or she must obtain a Rhode Island registration for
				  prescribing controlled substances from the Board of Pharmacy, as well as a
				  Federal registration.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.8 - Continuing Medical Education

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										5-54-22 every physician assistant licensed to practice in the State of Rhode Island
				  shall be required to have satisfactorily completed twenty-five (25) hours of
				  approved continuing medical education every years.
B. The period for accumulation of continuing
				  medical education hours shall commence on the first (1st) day of July and run
				  through the thirtieth (30th) day of June. The Department shall not renew the
				  certificate of licensure until the applicant has attested to satisfactory
				  evidence of completion of the required continuing medical education.
C. Course descriptions, proof of attendance,
				  or other documentation of completion shall be retained by the licensee for a
				  minimum of four (4) years and is subject to random audit by the
				  Board.
D. An extension of time to
				  complete the continuing education requirements may be granted to a physician
				  assistant solely at the discretion of the Board for reasons of hardship or
				  other extenuating circumstances.
E.
				  Physician assistants initially licensed after the July 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., June 30th of the next odd numbered
				  year).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.9 - Denial, Suspension or Revocation of Licensure - Violations

Current through June 14, 2024
Any violation pursuant to the provisions of the Act and
					 this Part may be cause for denial, revocation or suspension of registration,
					 grounds for discipline and imposing other penalties in accordance with the
					 provisions 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 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.10 - Non-disciplinary Alternative Program

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Board may
				  permit a licensee to enter into a non-disciplinary alternative
				  program.
B. All records pertaining
				  to the physician assistant's participation in the non-disciplinary program are
				  confidential and not subject to discovery, subpoena, or public
				  disclosure.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.11 - Reports Relating to Professional Conduct and Capacity

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In addition to the requirements of R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										42-14-2.1,
				  any person, including, but not limited to, corporations, health care
				  facilities, health maintenance organizations, organizations and Federal, State,
				  or local governmental agencies, or peer review boards shall report to the Board
				  any: conviction, determination, or finding that a licensed physician assistant
				  has committed unprofessional conduct as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										5-54-2 or 24.15.1 of
				  this Part, or to report information which indicates that a licensed physician
				  assistant may not be able to practice with reasonable skill and safety to
				  patients as the result of any mental or physical condition.
B. The following reports, in writing, shall
				  be filed with the Board:
1. Every insurer
				  providing professional liability insurance to a physician assistant licensed
				  under the provisions of the Act shall send a complete report to the Board
				  reporting any formal notice of any claim, settlement of any claim or cause of
				  action, or final judgment rendered in any cause of action for damages for death
				  or personal injury caused by a physician assistant's negligence, error or
				  omission in practice or his or her rendering of unauthorized professional
				  services. The report shall be sent within thirty (30) days after service of the
				  complaint or notice, settlement, judgment, or arbitration award on the parties.
				  All the reports shall present an in-depth factual summary of the claim in
				  question.
2. All hospital and
				  licensed health care facilities including, but not limited to, nursing homes
				  and health maintenance organizations and the Board of Pharmacy must report
				  within thirty (30) days of this action, any action, disciplinary or otherwise,
				  taken for any reason, which limits, suspends, or revokes a physician
				  assistant's privilege to practice, either through formal action by the
				  institution or facility or through any voluntary agreement with the physician
				  assistant.
3. Within ten (10) days
				  after a judgment by a court in the State of Rhode Island that a physician
				  assistant licensed under the provisions of the Act has been convicted of a
				  crime or is civilly liable for any death or personal injury caused by his or
				  her negligence, error or omission in his or her practice or his or her
				  rendering unauthorized professional services, the clerk of the court which
				  rendered the judgment shall report the judgment to the Board.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 24 - Licensure of Physician Assistants (216-RICR-40-05-24) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-24.12 - Communication of Information Among Health Care Facilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any licensed health care facility, acting
				  by and through its chief executive officer or his or her designee, may upon the
				  request of any other licensed health care facility, communicate to the chief
				  executive officer of the requesting facility or his or her designee any and all
				  information available regarding circumstances under which the privileges of any
				  physician assistant were changed as described in §
										24.11(C)
				    of this Part.
B. No health care
				  facility, chief executive officer, or his or her designee, communicating
				  information under this section, has liability arising out of the communication,
				  unless the person making the communication is not acting in good
				  faith.