Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

(a) No person shall distribute, sell, or deliver any eyeglasses or sunglasses unless those eyeglasses or sunglasses are fitted with heat-treated glass lenses, plastic lenses, lamination lenses, or lenses made impact-resistant by other methods. The provisions of this subsection do…

Every applicant for licensure shall present satisfactory evidence in the form of affidavits properly sworn to that he or she: (1) Is of good moral character; and (2) Has graduated from a school or college of optometry that maintains a course in optometry of not less than four (4)…

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than that set forth in § 23-1-54, or shall be imprisoned for not more than three (3) months for each offense.

It shall be the duty of the director to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to prosecute every person who violates those provisions. Whenever a complaint is made by the department, or by any of its authorized agents of any violation of the provisions of this chapter, they …

The department, in addition to approving the examinations and licensing of optometrists, shall make rules and regulations governing the practice of optometry. The department shall have the power to revoke the license of any optometrist violating those rules and regulations.

(a) If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation, and the applicati…

Every person desiring to be licensed to practice optometry as provided in this chapter shall file with the department, in the form prescribed by the department, an application presenting the facts that entitle the applicant to a license to practice optometry under this chapter. N…

Every applicant shall pay to the department a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 which shall accompany his or her application for a license.

Any person who presents evidence to the department that he or she is entitled to practice optometry in another state where requirements for registration are, in the opinion of the department, equivalent to those of this state, may be licensed in this state upon payment to the dep…

Every applicant who complies with the provisions of this chapter shall receive from the director under his or her seal a certificate of license entitling him or her to practice optometry in this state. Every person to whom a certificate of license is issued by the department shal…

Every licensed optometrist who desires to continue the practice of optometry shall attest to the completion of a prescribed course of continuing optometric education. He or she shall annually pay to the department a renewal fee. An additional fee shall be charged to the licensee …

Any person licensed to practice optometry under this chapter may prefix or append to his or her name the title of doctor or any abbreviation of the word doctor, provided that person holds a degree granted by a school or college of optometry authorized to grant this degree.

No optometrist licensed by and practicing in this state may: (1) Use or occupy space for that practice under any oral or written lease, contract, arrangement, or understanding with anyone (other than with another optometrist licensed by, and practicing in this state) by which the…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Advisory committee” means the advisory committee of opticianry as established herein. (2) “Department” means the department of health. (3) “Director” means the director of the department of health. (4) “Optician” means a person licensed in this state…

In addition to any and all other remedies provided in this chapter, the director may, after notice and hearing, in the director’s discretion, refuse to grant, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke any license provided for in this chapter to any person who is guilty of unprofessiona…

(a) No person shall distribute, sell, or deliver any eyeglasses or sunglasses unless those eyeglasses or sunglasses are fitted with heat-treated glass lenses, plastic lenses, laminated lenses, or lenses made impact-resistant by other methods. The provisions of this subsection do …

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine or not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or shall be imprisoned for not more than three (3) months for each offense.

It shall be the duty of the director to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to prosecute every person who violates those provisions. Whenever a complaint is made by the department, or by any of its authorized agents, of any violation of the provisions of this chapter, they…

The department, in addition to approving the examinations and licensing of opticians, shall make rules and regulations governing the practice of opticianry. The department shall have the power to revoke the license of any optician violating those rules and regulations.

(a) If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation, and the applicati…

(a) Every applicant for licensure shall present satisfactory evidence, in the form of affidavits properly sworn to, that the applicant: (1) [Deleted by P.L. 2024, ch. 342, § 1 and P.L. 2024, ch. 343, § 1.] (2) Has graduated from a two-year (2) school of opticianry approved by the…

Every applicant shall pay to the department a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 which shall accompany his or her application for a license. No one shall be permitted to practice opticianry without a valid license.

The division of professional regulation, in addition to conducting the examinations, licensing, and registering of opticians, shall make rules and regulations governing advertising by opticians. The division shall have the power to revoke the license of any optician violating tho…

It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, as merchandise, in any store or established place of business in the state, any eyeglasses, spectacles, or lenses for uncorrected vision, unless a licensed optometrist, physician, or optician under the laws of this stat…

Where the contracts call for the expenditure of public or private funds involving Medicaid and RIte Care, Medicare, or supplemental coverage for any purpose relating to eyewear, and as it pertains to opticianry, the distribution, dispensing, filling, duplication, and fabrication …

Every person licensed to practice opticianry who makes an application for renewal shall, as condition to his or her relicensure, attest to the department of completion of continuing education in the preceding two (2) calendar years in accordance with the rules and regulations pro…

There is created an advisory committee for opticianry, appointed by the director, to consist of five (5) members, who shall be residents of the state, four (4) of whom shall be licensed as opticians under the provisions of this chapter, and shall have practiced as opticians for a…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to physicians licensed to practice medicine under the laws of this state, optometrists, or persons engaged in optical work who do not conduct a retail or wholesale optical business.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “License of Naturopathy Act of 2017.”

(a) The board shall administer and coordinate the provisions of this chapter; evaluate the qualifications of applicants; supervise any examination of applicants deemed necessary; recommend to the director the commencement of disciplinary hearings in accordance with chapter 35 of …

The board shall elect its own chairperson annually and shall meet at the call of the administrator, the chairperson, or upon the request of two (2) or more members of the board. A majority of seats filled shall constitute a quorum, one of whom must be a doctor of naturopathy. The…

To be eligible for licensure as a doctor of naturopathy, an applicant shall satisfy all the following: (1) Have been granted a degree of doctor of naturopathy from an approved naturopathy college; (2) Be physically and mentally fit to practice naturopathy with or without reasonab…

A person shall apply for a license under this chapter by filing with the director an application provided by the director accompanied by the required fees and evidence of eligibility.

(a) The license to practice naturopathy shall be renewed every two (2) years by filing a renewal application on a form provided by the director. The application shall be accompanied by the required fee and evidence of compliance with subsection (b). (b) As a condition of renewal,…

The following conduct, and conduct set forth by the department of health, by a person licensed under this chapter or an applicant for licensure constitutes unprofessional conduct: (1) Failing to use a complete or accurate title in professional activity; (2) Failure to conform to …

(a) The division of professional regulation of the department of health may, after notice and hearing, in its discretion, refuse to grant the license provided for in this chapter to any doctor of naturopathy who has violated any of the laws of the state affecting the ability of a…

(a) Any person may report to the division of professional regulation in writing any information the person has reason to believe indicates that a doctor of naturopathy is, or may be, medically or legally incompetent; engaged in the unauthorized practice of naturopathy; guilty of …

Prior to initiating treatment by a doctor of naturopathy each patient must read and sign a disclosure statement containing the following information: (1) Rhode Island does not recognize doctors of naturopathy as primary-care providers and a doctor of naturopathy is not responsibl…

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 does not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

The following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings: (1) “Approved naturopathic college” means a college that grants a degree of doctor of naturopathy and: (i) Is accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME), its success…

(a) A license authorizes a licensee, consistent with naturopathic education and training and competence demonstrated by passing the doctor of naturopathy licensing examination, to: (1) Order and perform physical and laboratory examinations for diagnostic purposes; (2) Dispense or…

No person who is not licensed as a doctor of naturopathy may use the title of “doctor of naturopathy” or hold themselves out as a doctor of naturopathy. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) …

A person licensed under this chapter shall not perform any of the following acts: (1) Prescribe, dispense, or administer any legend medications or substances controlled pursuant to the federal Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 812, and chapter 28 of title 21; (2) Use, for th…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any of the following: (1) The practice of a profession by a person who is licensed, certified, or registered under other laws of this state and is performing services within the authorized scope of practice of that profession…

Doctors of naturopathy are subject to the provisions of the law relating to contagious and infectious diseases.