Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

(a) The board has power to deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by the department or applied for in accordance with this chapter, or to discipline a person licensed under this chapter, upon proof that the person has engaged in unprofessional conduct including, but not limi…

(a) When a written allegation is filed with the board charging a person with having been guilty of any of the actions specified in § 5-40-13, the division of professional regulation shall immediately investigate those charges, or, the board, after investigation, may institute cha…

(a) In the event a person is hospitalized for mental illness or as an alcoholic as defined in chapter 1.10 of title 23, the board may, without the necessity of the proceedings provided for in § 5-40-16, suspend, or refuse to renew the license of that person for the duration of hi…

(a) An appeal from any decision or order of the board, administrator of professional regulation, or director of the department of health may be claimed by any aggrieved party within thirty (30) days of that decision or order by filing a claim of appeal and reasons for the appeal …

(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, firm, corporation, or association to: (1) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant unless licensed under the provisions of this chapter; (…

When it appears to the board that any person is violating any of the provisions of this chapter, the director of the department of health may institute an action, commenced in the name of the board, to enjoin that violation in a court of competent jurisdiction, and that court may…

No provision of this chapter shall be construed to apply to any person licensed either under the provisions of chapter 37 of this title to practice osteopathic medicine, or the provisions of chapter 30 of this title, entitled “Chiropractic Physicians.”

Within the division of professional regulation of the department of health, there is a board of physical therapy consisting of seven (7) members as provided by § 5-40-3.

The director of the department of health shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. The director or his or her authorized agents and the board shall be exempt from providing surety for costs in connection with the commencement of any legal proceedings under this chapter.

The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any of the provisions of this chapter are held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of that court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

Whenever in chapter 40 of this title, entitled “Physical Therapists,” the words “division of professional regulation” or “administrator of professional regulation” shall appear, the same shall be deemed to refer to and mean the “department of health.”

(a) Physical therapists licensed pursuant to § 5-40-7 may order diagnostic imaging as defined in § 5-40-1 to be performed and interpreted by other licensed healthcare professionals. (b) All diagnostic imaging tests ordered by a physical therapist shall be reported by the physical…

A physical therapist licensed under this chapter may perform physical therapy services without a prescription or referral, when providing physical therapy services in a school setting to a student in accordance with the provisions of the student’s individualized education plan (I…

(a) In the month of June, 1983, and annually thereafter, the director of health, with the approval of the governor, appoints the appropriate number of persons to serve on the board for terms of three (3) years and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. The b…

The board shall organize immediately after the appointment and qualification of its members. The board shall elect annually a chairperson and secretary. The board shall meet at least semiannually. Meetings may also be called at any time by the chairperson, or the director of the …

The board is authorized to recommend to the director of the department of health for his or her approval the adoption and revision of rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, that are necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter. The board s…

Any applicant for licensure shall submit to the board written evidence on forms furnished by the department of health that the applicant meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Is of good moral character; (3) Has graduated from an …

Any applicant for licensure shall submit to the board written evidence on forms furnished by the department of health that the applicant meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Is of good moral character; (3) Has graduated from an …

(a) By Examination. The applicant is required to pass with a grade determined by the board, an examination approved by the department in consultation with the board; physical therapists licensed under the provisions of this chapter on August 31, 1982, shall continue to be license…

(a) By examination. The applicant is required to pass with a grade determined by the board an examination approved by the department in consultation with the board. (b) Without examination by endorsement. A license may be issued without examination to an applicant who has been li…

When an application is submitted to the division of professional regulation for a license to practice physical therapy in Rhode Island pursuant to this chapter, either by endorsement or by examination, the applicant shall pay a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 to the state departmen…

When an application is submitted to the department for a license to practice physical therapy in Rhode Island pursuant to this chapter, either by endorsement or by examination, the applicant shall pay a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 to the general treasurer of the state of Rhode …

(a) To safeguard the welfare and health of the people of the state, it is unlawful for any person to represent himself or herself as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in this state or to use any title, abbreviation, sign, or device to indicate that the person i…