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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.5-1. Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Act.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.5-2. Preamble
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WHEREAS, The Governor’s Commission on Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Diseases (the “Commission”) was formed by executive order in 2002; and WHEREAS, The General Assembly recognizes the negative impact of Lyme disease on Rhode Islanders; and WHEREAS, Rhode Island has the second…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.5-3. Definitions
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For purposes of the chapter: (1) “Board” means the Rhode Island board of medical licensure and discipline. (2) “Long-term antibiotic therapy” means administration of oral, intramuscular, or intravenous antibiotics, singly or in combination, for periods of greater than four (4) we…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.5-4. Long-term antibiotic treatment
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(a) A physician may prescribe, administer, or dispense antibiotic therapy for therapeutic purpose to a person diagnosed with and having symptoms of Lyme disease if this diagnosis and treatment plan has been documented in the physician’s medical record for that patient. No physici…
