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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 1 - Licensure and Discipline of Physicians (216-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-1.3 - License Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
1.3.1
Generally
A. No person, unless
				  licensed to practice medicine in Rhode Island, shall practice allopathic or
				  osteopathic medicine or surgery or attempt to practice allopathic or
				  osteopathic medicine or surgery, or any of the branches of allopathic or
				  osteopathic medicine or surgery after having received therefore or with the
				  intent of receiving therefore, either directly or indirectly, any bonus, gift
				  or compensation or who shall open an office with intent to practice allopathic
				  or osteopathic medicine or shall hold himself or herself out to the public as a
				  practitioner of allopathic or osteopathic medicine, whether by appending to his
				  or her name the title of doctor or any abbreviation thereof, or M.D., or D.O.
				  or any other title or designation implying a practitioner of allopathic or
				  osteopathic medicine.
1. All physicians who
				  are licensed to practice medicine in Rhode Island must obtain and sustain
				  medical malpractice coverage prior to seeing patients. Proof of malpractice
				  insurance shall be provided to the Board upon request. It is incumbent upon the
				  licensee to ensure that malpractice coverage does not lapse while engaged in
				  the practice of medicine.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 1 - Licensure and Discipline of Physicians (216-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-1.4 - Qualifications

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1.4.1
Allopathic Physicians
A. Graduates of Schools Located in the United
				  States and Puerto Rico. An applicant seeking licensure to practice medicine in
				  Rhode Island must:
1. Be of good moral
				  character;
2. Have graduated from a
				  medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education
				  (LCME);
3. Have satisfactorily
				  completed two (2) years of progressive post graduate training, internship and
				  residency, in a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate
				  Medical Education;
4. Have
				  satisfactorily passed an examination approved by the Board; and
5. Meet such other requirements as set forth
				  by Regulation or as may be established 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 1 - Licensure and Discipline of Physicians (216-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-1.6 - Practices and Procedures

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1.6.1
Rules
				  Governing Practices and Procedures
All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of
					 the Act and this Part shall be held pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											5-37-5.3 and
					  5-37-5.4.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.1 - Authority

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These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-31.1, and are established for the
					 purpose of adopting prevailing standards governing the licensure of dentists,
					 dental hygienists, Public Health Dental Hygienists and Dental Anesthesia
					 Assistant National Certification Examination (DAANCE)-certified maxillofacial
					 surgery assistants; the practice of dentistry as it pertains to dentists,
					 dental hygienists and dental assistants; continuing education for dentists,
					 dental hygienists, and DAANCE-certified maxillofacial surgery assistants; the
					 administration of general anesthesia/deep sedation, moderate sedation, minimal
					 sedation and/or nitrous oxide sedation; and to establish administrative
					 procedures for the implementation of the statutory and regulatory
					 provisions.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.5 - Examination for Licensure as a Dentist

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A. By
				  Examination: Applicants shall be required to pass such examination(s) as the
				  Board deems most practical and expeditious to test the applicant's knowledge
				  and skills to practice dentistry in this Rhode Island pursuant R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
										5-31.1-6;
				  and:
1. The Board requires each applicant to:
a. Have graduated from a school of dentistry
				  in accordance with § 2.4.6(A)(3) of this Part; and
b. Have successfully passed the national
				  examination of the Joint Commission on National Dental Examination (Parts I and
				  II); and
c. Have successfully
				  passed the ADEX exam, including the periodontal examination portion within five
				  (5) years from the date of application for licensure in Rhode Island; or
(1) Have successfully passed an examination,
				  approved by the Board, other than a regional board that is similar to the
				  examination for which the applicant is seeking waiver, with an earned score of
				  seventy-five percent (75%) in each discipline, clinical skill, procedure or
				  knowledge area that is tested on the ADEX Examination, including the
				  periodontal examination portion using the internal weighting and scoring
				  methods the CDCA uses to score the ADEX Examination in Dentistry; and
(2) Have successfully passed a comprehensive
				  examination in applied clinical diagnosis and treatment planning (CDCA Dental
				  Simulated Clinical Exercise {DSCE} written) with an earned score of
				  seventy-five percent (75%); or
(3)
				  Hold a current license in good standing to practice dentistry in another state
				  for five (5) years immediately prior to submitting an application for licensure
				  in RI. Said state shall have required successful completion of a clinical exam,
				  not part of the applicant's training program, to be considered for RI
				  licensure.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.7 - Dental Hygienists Licensing Requirements

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2.7.1
License Requirements
A. No person
				  shall perform any act which constitutes the practice of dental hygiene or
				  public health dental hygiene in Rhode Island unless such person is duly
				  licensed in accordance with the Act and this Part as a dentist, dental
				  hygienist, or a public health dental hygienist.
1. Furthermore, dental hygienists, dental
				  assistants and DANB-certified assistants, DAANCE-certified maxillofacial
				  surgery assistants or dental assistants, shall perform only those auxiliary
				  dental services, procedures/duties, and under the specified type of
				  supervision, as set forth in § 2.10.2 of this Part. Exempt from these
				  requirements, are those persons listed in R.I. Gen. Laws §
												5-31.1-37.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.8 - DAANCE-Certified Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant Licensing Requirements

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2.8.1
License Requirements
A. No person shall perform any act which
				  constitutes the practice of certified maxillofacial surgery assisting in Rhode
				  Island unless such person is duly licensed in accordance with the Act and this
				  Part as a DAANCE-certified maxillofacial surgery assistant.
1. Furthermore, dental hygienists, public
				  health dental hygienists, DAANCE-certified maxillofacial surgery assistants,
				  DANB-certified assistants and dental assistants, shall perform only those
				  auxiliary dental services, procedures/duties, and under the specified type of
				  supervision, as set forth in §
												2.8   of this Part. Those
				  persons listed in R.I. Gen. Laws §
												5-31.1-37 are exempt from these requirements.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.9 - Public Health Dental Hygiene Practice

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2.9.1
Qualifications
A. A public
				  health dental hygienist may provide dental services which are educational,
				  preventive, therapeutic, prophylactic and intra-oral in nature as may be
				  authorized by the Board and may perform all tasks as set forth under the Act
				  and this Part.
B. Educational
				  requirements for the Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner
1. Prior to practicing as a public health
				  dental hygienist a dental hygienist shall complete a minimum of twelve (12)
				  hours of continuing education as follows:
a.
				  A minimum of six (6) hours of hands-on experience in a public health
				  setting.
b. Successful completion
				  of the following courses within twenty-four (24) months prior to license
				  issuance:
(1) Public Health Fundamentals:
(AA) CDC Guidelines (Infection
				  Control);
(BB) Risk management for
				  practice in a public health setting; and
(CC) Management of medical
				  emergencies.
(DD) The courses
				  specified by §§ 2.9.1(B)(1)(b) ((1))(AA) through (CC) of this Part
				  must be by an educational institution with a program accredited by the
				  Commission on Dental Accreditation, or by a program approved by the
				  Board.
2. The public health dental hygienist shall
				  permanently retain documentation demonstrating compliance of continuing
				  educational requirement including a signed affidavit that confirms successful
				  completion.
C. A public
				  health dental hygienist practicing in a public health setting may perform those
				  services which are authorized by the Board to be provided in a public health
				  setting, pursuant to a written collaborative agreement (WCA).
D. A registered dental hygienist practicing
				  in a public health setting may provide dental hygiene services including
				  placement of sealants, without first having a dentist examine the patient,
				  pursuant to a written collaborative agreement (WCA).
E. Public health dental hygienists shall
				  maintain current malpractice insurance.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.10 - Delegable Procedures/Duties to Dental Hygienists, Public Health Dental Hygienists, DANB-Certified Assistants, DAANCE-Certified Maxillofacial Surgery Assistants and Dental Assistants with Specific Type of Supervision

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2.10.1
General Requirements
A. Dental Hygienists. Pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
											5-31.1-33,
				  any licensed dentist, public institution or school authority may employ any
				  licensed dental hygienist whose activities shall be confined to those dental
				  services, procedures/duties that licensed dental hygienist he/she has been
				  educated to perform and which are authorized by the Board, and under the
				  specific type of supervision as set forth in § 2.10.2 of this Part. Such
				  dental procedures/duties may be delegated by the dentist and performed under
				  the direction of the dentist, in accordance with the provisions of the Act and
				  this Part.
1. Nothing in this section shall be
				  construed to authorize a licensed dental hygienist or public health dental
				  hygienist to perform any of the non-delegable (exclusionary) procedures/ duties
				  as set forth in § 2.10.3 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 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.11 - Administration of Anesthesia in Dental Offices

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2.11.1
General Requirements
A. Any
				  dentist licensed to practice dentistry in Rhode Island pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
											5-31.1-6,
				  who holds an individual anesthesia permit, may administer anesthesia or
				  sedation as authorized by his or her category of individual permit at any
				  facility which has been issued a corresponding facility permit by the
				  Board.
B. Notwithstanding the
				  foregoing, any licensed dentist who intends to administer anesthesia services
				  within a dental office in Rhode Island who has been issued an individual permit
				  and has not been issued a facility permit shall only be permitted to do so by
				  prior approval of the Board.
C. As
				  a condition for approval for an Individual Anesthesia Permit or a Facility
				  Anesthesia Permit, the Board, or its designee, shall conduct an onsite
				  inspection with the applicant of all equipment, medications, and staff utilized
				  for the purpose of administering deep sedation/general anesthesia and moderate
				  sedation. Emergency scenario must be performed, with staff, as well as
				  observation of actual surgical cases where appropriate. Said equipment shall
				  meet all applicable requirements of this Part.
D. Because sedation and general anesthesia
				  are a continuum, it is not always possible to predict how an individual patient
				  will respond. Hence, practitioners intending to produce a given level of
				  sedation should be able to diagnose and manage the physiologic consequences
				  (rescue) for patients whose level of sedation becomes deeper than initially
				  intended.
E. For all levels of
				  sedation, the qualified dentist must have the training, skill, drugs, and
				  equipment to identify and manage such an occurrence until either assistance
				  arrives (emergency medical service) or the patient returns to the intended
				  level of sedation without airway or cardiovascular complications.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.12 - Administration of Local Anesthesia by Dental Hygienists

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A. A dental hygienist shall be qualified to
				  administer local anesthesia only after successfully completing a course in
				  local anesthesia that:
1. Is offered by an
				  institution accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the
				  American Dental Association;
2. Is
				  a minimum of twenty (20) didactic hours and twelve (12) clinical
				  hours;
3. Includes no less than the
				  following topics:
a. Neurophysiology of pain
				  and pain control;
b. Pharmacology
				  of local anesthetic solutions and drug interactions;
c. Potential local and systemic
				  complications;
d. Medical and
				  dental indications and contraindications and emergency management;
e. Medical and dental history and
				  assessment;
f. Safe assembly and
				  handling of a syringe;
g. Location
				  of anatomical landmarks associated with local anesthesia;
h. Injection techniques;
i. Clinical experience with maxillary and
				  mandibular injections by administering infiltration and block
				  injections;
j. Legal issues
				  associated with local anesthesia administration by a dental
				  hygienist;
k. Record
				  keeping.
4. Provides
				  written evidence of successful course completion provided by the sponsoring
				  organization; and
5. Current
				  certification in basic life and cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the "health
				  care provider" level by a nationally recognized organization.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.13 - Physical Facility, Equipment and Safety

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2.13.1
Equipment Requirements for Nitrous Oxide Sedation, Minimal Sedation,
				  Moderate Sedation, or General Anesthesia/Deep Sedation Services
A. In order to ensure the protection and
				  safety of patients receiving general anesthesia/deep sedation, moderate
				  sedation, minimal sedation, or nitrous oxide sedation in a dental office, the
				  following standards shall be applied in determining the adequacy and safety of
				  the physical facility and equipment.
1. The
				  current standards of the American Dental Association, Guidelines for the Use of
				  Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists (2016) incorporated by reference in
				  §
												2.2(C)   of
				  this Part including but not limited to the following equipment requirements:
a. Equipment shall have a fail-safe system
				  that is appropriately checked and calibrated;
b. Equipment shall have an appropriate
				  scavenging system; and
c. If
				  nitrous oxide and oxygen delivery equipment capable of delivering less than 25%
				  oxygen is used, an in-line oxygen analyzer shall be used;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.14 - Record Keeping and Disclosure

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2.14.1.
				  Availability of Dental Records
A. A licensed
				  dentist and/or other licensee shall maintain a dental record for each patient
				  which is adequate to enable the licensee and/or another licensee to provide
				  proper diagnosis and treatment. The dentist shall maintain a patient's written
				  dental record and radiographs (x-rays) for a minimum of five (5) years from the
				  date of the last dental visit, in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											23-3-26,
				  entitled "Vital Records." Records of minors shall be kept for at least five (5)
				  years after such minor will have reached the age of eighteen (18) years.
				  Records shall be maintained in a manner which permits the patient and/or
				  successor dentist access to these records.
B. At a minimum, said records shall be
				  legible and include:
1. The name, address and
				  date of birth of the patient and, if a minor, the name of the parent or
				  guardian and any disclosure statements, authorizations and/ or consent
				  forms;
2. The patient's medical
				  history;
3. A record of results of
				  a clinical examination, where appropriate, or an indication of the patient's
				  chief complaint;
4. A treatment
				  plan, where appropriate;
5. The
				  dates of each patient visit and a description of the treatment or services
				  rendered at each visit;
6. A
				  description of all radiographs taken and of diagnostic models made;
7. The date, dosage and amount of any
				  medication or drug prescribed, dispensed or administered to the patient and
				  Prescription Drug Monitoring Program query results, if appropriate;
				  and,
8. A record of any
				  recommendations or referrals for treatment or consultation by a specialist,
				  including those which were refused by the patient.
C. Upon a patient's written request, a
				  dentist shall provide a patient or another specifically authorized person with
				  a complete copy of and a detailed summary of the patient's dental record, which
				  includes all relevant data.
D. A
				  dentist may charge a reasonable fee for the expense of providing a patient's
				  dental record, not to exceed cost. The dentist shall not require prior payment
				  of charges for dental services as a condition for providing a copy of the
				  dental record.
E. Dentists shall
				  maintain patient confidentiality in the storage and transfer of records
				  pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen Laws § 5-37.3, "Confidentiality of
				  Health Care Information Act."
F. A
				  dentist or other licensee treating the patient shall sign or initial the
				  patient's dental record after each procedure or visit.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.16 - Continuing Education Criteria

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2.16.1
Criteria for continuing education credits developed by the Rhode Island Dental
				  Association and approved by the Board
A. Introduction
1. Continuing education is reported
				  biennially. The biennial accrual period for continuing education is July
				  1st.
2. Dentist licensees shall
				  obtain a total of forty (40) continuing education credits every two
				  years.
3. Dental hygienist and
				  public health dental hygienist licensees shall obtain a total of twenty (20)
				  continuing education credits every two years.
4. Certified maxillofacial surgery assistant
				  licensees shall obtain a total of twenty (20) continuing education credits
				  every two years.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 2 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants › Section 216-RICR-40-05-2.17 - Protocols for the Placement of Temporary Restorations by a Public Health Dental Hygienist

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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 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.1 - Authority

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These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-34-7(1),
					 and are established for the purpose of defining prevailing standards for the
					 licensure of advanced practice registered nurses, professional registered
					 nurses, and practical nurses, and for the approval of basic nursing education
					 programs 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 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.3 - Licensing Requirements for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Professional (Registered), and Practical Nurses

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3.3.1
Titles and Abbreviations and Criminal Records Review
A. Titles and Abbreviations. Pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											5-34-2,
				  it shall be unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice nursing in
				  the State of Rhode Island or to use any title, sign, abbreviation, card or
				  device indicating authority to practice nursing unless such person has been
				  duly licensed and registered in accordance with the statutory provisions of the
				  Act and this Part, except persons exempt in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §
											5-34-31.
1. Professional (Registered) Nurse Title. Any
				  person who holds a license to practice as a professional nurse in this state
				  shall have the right to use the title "registered nurse" and the abbreviation
				  "R.N."
2. Advanced Practice
				  Registered Nurse Title. Any person who holds a license or privilege to practice
				  as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island shall
				  have the right to use the title "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" and the
				  roles of "certified registered nurse anesthetist," "certified clinical nurse
				  specialist" and "certified nurse practitioner", and the abbreviations "APRN,"
				  "CRNA," "CNS" and "CNP" respectively. The abbreviation for the APRN designation
				  of a certified registered nurse anesthetist, a certified clinical nurse
				  specialist and for a certified nurse practitioner will be APRN, plus the role
				  title (i.e., CRNA, CNS, and CNP).
3. Practical Nurse Title. Any person who
				  holds a license to practice nursing as a practical nurse in the State of Rhode
				  Island shall have the right to use the title "licensed practical nurse" and the
				  abbreviation "L.P.N."
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.4 - Issuance and Renewal of License and Fee

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A.
				  Upon the recommendation of the Board, the Director shall issue to applicants
				  who have satisfactorily met the licensure requirements of this Part, a license
				  to practice either as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, a professional
				  nurse, or practical nurse, in the State of Rhode Island. Said license, unless
				  sooner suspended or revoked, shall expire on the first (1st) day of March of
				  every other year following the date of issuance of the original
				  license.
B. On or before the first
				  (1st) day of January of every year, the Department shall mail a notice for
				  renewal of license to every person scheduled to be licensed that year on an
				  odd/even basis with respect to the license number. Every Advanced Practice
				  Registered Nurse, professional or practical nurse so licensed who wishes to
				  renew his or her license shall file with the Department a renewal application
				  duly executed together with a renewal fee (non-refundable) 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) before the fifteenth
				  (15th) day of February of that year.
1. Every
				  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse so licensed who wishes to renew his or her
				  license shall file with the Department such renewal application duly executed
				  together with a renewal fee (non-refundable) 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). Evidence of current national
				  certification, or recertification as applicable, as an Advanced Practice
				  Registered Nurse shall be verified at renewal.
a. Notwithstanding the requirements of §
												3.4(B)(1)   of
				  this Part, an individual holding a license to practice nursing in the State of
				  Rhode Island as a nurse practitioner (no prescriptive privileges) that was
				  valid as of June 17, 2013 may file with the Department such renewal application
				  duly executed together with a renewal fee (non-refundable) 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) without providing
				  evidence of current national certification, or recertification as applicable,
				  as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.5 - Continuing Education Requirements

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A. Every person
				  seeking renewal of a license under the provisions of the Act and this Part,
				  shall provide satisfactory evidence to the Department that in the preceding two
				  years the practitioner (i.e., licensee) has completed the ten (10) required
				  continuing education hours as established in this section.
1. One (1) continuing education hour shall be
				  equivalent to one (1) contact hour. One continuing education unit shall be
				  equivalent to ten (10) continuing education hours.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.6 - Transfer to Inactive List - Reinstatement

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A.
				  Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-34-20,
				  a nurse who does not intend to practice nursing during a two (2) year period,
				  upon written request to the Department, may have his or her name transferred to
				  an inactive list and shall not be required to pay the renewal fee for as long
				  as the inactive status is maintained.
1.
				  Should a nurse resume practice at some future time, he or she will so notify
				  the Department, remit the renewal fee, sign a statement attesting to the
				  completion of the above continuing education requirements for the period during
				  which the license was inactive [i.e., five (5) hours per year] or a re-entry
				  program approved by the Board, and upon approval of the Board, the license
				  shall be reinstated in accordance with the provisions of §
											3.4   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 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.7 - Other Requirements for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

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A. Prescriptive Authority - Advance Practice
				  Registered Nurses
1. An Advanced Practice
				  registered Nurse (APRN) licensed by the Board may prescribe, order, procure,
				  administer, dispense and furnish over the counter, legend and controlled
				  substances pursuant to applicable state and federal laws, when the APRN has
				  completed an educational program as described in §3.3.2(B) of this Part,
				  that includes courses in pathophysiology, pharmacology and physical assessment
				  and is within the APRN's role and population focus.
2. Prescribing, ordering, dispensing and
				  furnishing shall include the authority to:
a.
				  Diagnose, prescribe and institute therapy or referrals of patients to health
				  care agencies, health care providers and community resources;
b. Prescribe, procure, administer, dispense
				  and furnish pharmacological agents, including over the counter, legend and
				  controlled substances; and
c. Plan
				  and initiate a therapeutic regimen that includes ordering and prescribing non-
				  pharmacological interventions, including, but not limited to, durable medical
				  equipment, medical devices, nutrition, blood and blood products, and diagnostic
				  and supportive services including, but not limited to, home health care,
				  hospice, and physical and occupational therapy.
3. Prior to prescribing those drugs
				  classified under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 21-28 as controlled substances, an
				  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse shall be required to register for such
				  privileges with the Board of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Department of Health, and
				  the Registration Unit of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.8 - Standards of Nursing Practice Delegation

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A.
				  Nurses may delegate to nursing assistants who are registered or licensed with
				  the Department.
1. In addition, nurses may
				  delegate nursing activities that are consistent with the level of knowledge,
				  skills, training, experience, and cultural awareness of the unlicensed
				  assistive personnel when the client's health status is stable and predictable,
				  as defined in this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.9 - Grounds for Denial, Revocation or Suspension of License

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A. The Board shall have the power to deny,
				  revoke, or suspend any license or otherwise to discipline any person licensed
				  upon proof that the person committed any of the actions stated in R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §§
										5-34-24,
				   5-34-40(c)(2)(i)(A)
				  through (H), and
				   5-34.2-4(c).
B. All hearings and reviews as may be
				  required by this Part shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of
				  §3.14.1 of this Part.
C.
				  Required Notification to the Board:
1. An
				  individual licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse pursuant to this
				  Part shall notify the Board, in writing, within five (5) business days of
				  receiving notification from a national certification board that any national
				  certification required pursuant to §
											3.2   of this Part has been
				  revoked and/or subject to any restriction, limitation or other
				  sanction.
2. An individual licensed
				  as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse pursuant to this Part shall notify the
				  Board, in writing, within five (5) business days of failure to renew or other
				  lapse of any national certification required pursuant to §3.3.2(B) 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 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.10 - Non-disciplinary Alternative Program

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A. The Board may
				  provide for a non-disciplinary alternative in situations involving alcohol and
				  drug abuse; or any mental illness as listed in the most recent revised
				  publication or the most updated volume of either the Diagnostic and Statistical
				  Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric
				  Association or the International Classification of Disease Manual (ICO)
				  published by the World Health Organization and that substantially limits the
				  life activities of the person with the illness; provided, that the nurse agrees
				  to voluntarily participate in a program of treatment and
				  rehabilitation.
B. Requirements for
				  Participation in the Non-disciplinary Alternative Program
1. Participation in the non-disciplinary
				  program is voluntary. A nurse participating in the program shall:
a. Agree in writing to comply with terms of
				  the contract;
b. Be responsible for
				  all costs for assessment, treatment, and monitoring;
c. Agree to evaluations, including random
				  body fluid testing, necessary to determine treatment and monitoring
				  needs;
d. Agree to a role in the
				  treatment program as determined by the health care provider(s) 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 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.11 - Standards Pertaining to Basic Nursing Education Programs

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3.11.1
Approval Criteria
A. Any school, college, university or
				  institution or such other facility, including proprietary institutions and/or
				  entities, in the State of Rhode Island conducting or operating a basic nursing
				  education program for the purpose of preparing individuals to be responsible
				  practitioners of nursing and of granting appropriate diplomas or degrees in
				  nursing (professional or practical nursing) is required to have been duly
				  authorized to grant such degree or diploma by the appropriate state education
				  body and/or authority pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											16-40-1 and
				   16-40-2,
				  and is required furthermore to receive approval from the Board. Such approval
				  may be granted if the nursing program meets the statutory and regulatory
				  requirements and standards of this Part. Approval shall consist of:
1. "Initial approval" which is the official
				  recognition granted by the Board to a new program upon application by the
				  controlling institution after survey and evaluation by the Board to determine
				  that the institution is reasonably ready to admit students based on the
				  provisions of §3.11.1(A) of this Part; or
2. "Approved program" which is the official
				  recognition of approval as defined in §
												3.2(A)(5)   of
				  this Part, granted by the Board to the basic nursing education program in Rhode
				  Island which is in compliance with the statutory and regulatory provisions of
				  §
												3.12   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 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.12 - Standards for Approved Programs

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A. Organization and
				  Administration. The basic nursing education program shall be an organized
				  sequence of study within or with an affiliated regionally accredited college or
				  university or other similar controlling institution, authorized to confer
				  credentials in nursing. A practical nursing educational program shall only be
				  conducted as a post-secondary educational program. The nursing program shall:
1. Have written statements of purpose,
				  philosophy and objectives, which are consistent with those of the sponsoring
				  institution;
2. Be organized with
				  clearly defined authorities and responsibilities and shall have a chart showing
				  the relationships and channels of communication of the program to the Board,
				  the other departments in the controlling institution, to other cooperating
				  agencies and institutions, and within the program;
3. Include clinical experiences in the
				  episodic and distributive areas of nursing practice in health care facilities
				  providing the specialized clinical nursing service(s). Mutual agreements with
				  cooperating agencies and/or institutions or facilities shall be developed which
				  demonstrate active participation in the central clinical placement registry;
				  and
4. Establish written policies
				  and procedures pertaining to the nursing program which shall include provisions
				  for the involvement of faculty members in the development of policies and
				  procedures regarding planning, implementing and evaluating the
				  curriculum.
5. An approved program
				  shall be required to obtain and maintain accreditation of the nursing program
				  by a national nursing accrediting body acceptable 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 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.13 - Denial or Revocation of Approval

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A. If the Board
				  determines that a state-approved nursing program is not maintaining the
				  standards prescribed by this Part, written notice of such deficiency shall be
				  communicated by the Board to the nursing education program chief academic
				  officer. When failure to correct the noted deficiency(ies) to the satisfaction
				  of the Board within a reasonable period of time as recommended by the Board
				  occurs, the Board shall notify the controlling institution of a proposed
				  pending action to deny or revoke approval of the program and the controlling
				  institution shall be given an opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing in
				  accordance with the provisions of §3.14.1 of this Part.
B. Conditional Approval of Nursing Education
				  Programs
1. If the Board determines that an
				  approved nursing education program is not meeting the criteria set forth in
				  this Part, the governing academic institution shall be given a reasonable
				  period of time to submit an action plan and to correct the identified program
				  deficiencies.
2. The Board may
				  grant conditional approval when it determines that a program is not fully
				  meeting approval standards.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 3 - Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 216-RICR-40-05-3.14 - Violations and Sanctions/Practices and Procedures

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3.14.1
Violations and
				  Sanctions
Any violations of the provisions of the Act and this Part,
					 shall be cause for the Board to impose such sanctions as denial, revocation or
					 suspension of an individual's license or imposing such other disciplinary
					 action, and the Board may deny, revoke or suspend state approval of a basic
					 nursing education program which fails to comply with the standards of this
					 Part. Furthermore, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-34-29,
					 any violations of the provisions of the Act shall be subject to the penalties
					 of that section.
3.14.2
Rules
				  Governing Practices and Procedures
All hearings and reviews required under the provisions of
					 the Act shall be held in accordance with established Board policies and the
					 rules and regulations pertaining to Practices and Procedures Before the
					 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 4 - Barbers, Hairdressers/Cosmeticians, Manicurists, Estheticians, and Instructors › Section 216-RICR-40-05-4.1 - Authority

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These Regulations are promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-10-2(a)(4), for
					 the purpose of establishing prevailing standards for the licensing of barbers,
					 hairdressers/cosmeticians, manicurists, estheticians, and instructors for these
					 professions.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 216 - Department of health › Chapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulation › Subchapter 05 - Professional Licensing › Part 4 - Barbers, Hairdressers/Cosmeticians, Manicurists, Estheticians, and Instructors › Section 216-RICR-40-05-4.2 - Incorporated Materials

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These Regulations hereby adopt and incorporate
					  29 C.F.R. §
											1910.1000"Air Contaminants" (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 4 - Barbers, Hairdressers/Cosmeticians, Manicurists, Estheticians, and Instructors › Section 216-RICR-40-05-4.4 - License Requirements

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A. No person shall
				  practice barbering, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, esthetics, or manicuring in
				  this State, unless the person shall have first obtained a license from the
				  Department or has been registered as an apprentice barber as provided by the
				  Act and this Part.
B. No person
				  shall engage in barbering instruction, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy
				  instruction, manicuring instruction or esthetics instruction in any school as
				  defined in §
										4.3(A)(18)
				    of this Part unless the person shall have first obtained an instructor license
				  as provided by the Act and this Part.
C. Students enrolled in programs of
				  hairdressing/cosmetic therapy or barbering may enter into a work-study
				  arrangement after they have completed at least one thousand (1,000) hours of
				  classroom instruction.
1. Students
				  participating in a work study arrangement shall be under the direct supervision
				  of a licensed hairdresser/cosmetician, or barber.
2. The level of hairdressing/cosmetic therapy
				  or barbering procedures performed by the student shall be as determined by the
				  registered manager or owner/manager, of the hair design shop, who shall be
				  responsible for all procedures performed by the student.
3. Students shall wear a name tag that
				  clearly identifies the person as a student.
4. No classroom hours of instruction credit
				  shall be granted for a student's participation in a work-study
				  arrangement.
5. No student shall
				  work at any time while the school he/she is enrolled in is in
				  session.
6. The work study
				  arrangement shall not continue beyond the student's graduation from school or
				  completion of course work.