The practice of the healing art of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and any branch of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, is declared to be a learned profession, affecting public safety and welfare and charged with the public interest, and subject to protection and regulation by the state.
Legislative declaration — Acupuncture and Chinese medicine
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.2-1., under Chapter 5-37.2 The Practice of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.2-1.