Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Glass Consumer Protection Act.”

The department may deny an application for license or suspend or revoke a license after it has been granted for any of the following reasons: (1) On proof of unfitness of the applicant to do business as a motor vehicle glass repair shop; (2) For any misstatement by the applicant …

No license shall be suspended or revoked except after a hearing before the department or a hearing officer appointed by the department. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42. The order to suspend or revoke that…

Any licensee or applicant for license or other person in interest being aggrieved by the final order or decision of the department of business regulation has the right to appeal, pursuant to the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42.

(a) Every licensed motor vehicle glass repair shop shall maintain records for each motor vehicle upon which motor vehicle glass repair services have been performed, showing the usage of all glass parts; major accessory parts, including moldings and major hardware component parts;…

If a licensee is a firm or corporation, it is sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of a license that any officer, director, or trustee of the firm or corporation or any member, in the case of a partnership, has been found by the department of business regulation guil…

The director of the department may assess a motor vehicle glass repair shop for reimbursement of the department’s actual expenses for the investigation and hearing of significant motor vehicle glass repair shop matters. An assessment may be sought in the event that a motor vehicl…

(a) No licensed motor vehicle glass repair shop or other person shall: (1) Advertise for motor vehicle glass repair services in the state without including its license number issued by the department as part of the advertisement. (2) Make any false or fraudulent statement in conn…

In addition to every other power granted to the department of business regulation, the department may fine a licensee not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for any violation or failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by …

(a) Any person, firm, or corporation required to be licensed under this chapter who or that conducts a motor vehicle glass repair shop business without obtaining a license, or who, after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, conducts that business, is guilty of a mi…

The provisions of this chapter are severable; and if any of the provisions are held to be invalid, the decision of the court respecting that provision or provisions shall not affect the validity of any other provision that can be given effect without that invalid provision.

By enacting this chapter, it is the intent of the general assembly to protect consumers of motor vehicle glass repair and replacement services through the licensing and regulation of motor vehicle glass repair shops.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly specifies otherwise: (1) “Department” means the Rhode Island department of business regulation and the official actions, duties, and responsibilities of its director, deputy …

(a) The department shall issue licenses as provided for in this chapter and shall authorize the transfer of licenses and the establishment of new offices for previously licensed motor vehicle glass repair shops. (b) Within one year of the effective date of this chapter, the depar…

(a) An annual license shall be issued by the department to persons meeting the qualifications set by the department and paying the required fees. (b) No person shall engage in motor vehicle glass repair, or advertise or represent in any form or manner that he, she, or it is a mot…

(a) Application for motor vehicle glass repair shop licenses shall be made to the department of business regulation in any form the department requires and shall be accompanied by the required fee and evidence of financial responsibility. In the application, the department: (1) S…

(a) The department shall determine the term of each license issued pursuant to this chapter and may issue multi-year licenses with a fee for each year of licensure paid in full at issuance or renewal; provided, however, no license shall remain in force for a period in excess of t…

The license fee for each year shall be three hundred dollars ($300). If an applicant desires to do business in more than one location, he, she, or it shall pay a separate fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for each location authorized by the department. For the purposes of this …

(a) The license of a motor vehicle glass repair shop shall specify the name of the holder of that business and the location at which business is conducted; shall not be transferable; may be exercised only by the person whose name appears on the license; and must be conspicuously …

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Social Worker License Act.”

Licensees subject to this chapter shall conduct their activities, services, and practice in accordance with this chapter and with any rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter. The board may recommend to the director refusal to grant a license to, or may recommend that the direc…

All complaints concerning a licensee’s business or professional practice shall be received by either the board or the state agency. Each complaint received shall be logged, recording at a minimum the following information: (1) Licensee’s name; (2) Name of the complaining party; (…

(a) Disciplinary procedures under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42. (b) The board or its designee shall hear evidence produced in support of the formal charges and contrary evidence produced by the licens…

(a) The board may recommend that the director impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that a licensee is guilty of any offenses described in § 5-39.1-10: (1) Revoke the license; (2) Suspend the license for any period of time; (3) Censure the…

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

As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the state board of social work examiners for licensure of social workers. (2) “Clinical social work practice” means the professional application of social-work theories, methods, and values in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of …

(a) Any individual licensed under this chapter may use the title “licensed clinical social worker” and the abbreviation “L.C.S.W.” or the title “licensed independent clinical social worker” and the abbreviation “L.I.C.S.W.”; provided, that the title and abbreviation correspond to…

(a) No licensee under this chapter or an employee of a licensee may disclose any information acquired from clients or persons consulting with the licensee to render professional services except: (1) With the written consent of the person(s) or, in the case of death or disability,…

The department of health shall promulgate rules and regulations that may be reasonably necessary for the administration of this chapter and to further its purposes. The department of health, on the recommendation of the board of social work examiners, shall: (1) Issue licenses to…

(a) Within the department, there is established a board of social work examiners. (b) The governor shall appoint a board consisting of seven (7) members. Two (2) shall be social workers; two (2) shall be licensed clinical social workers; and two (2) shall be licensed independent …

(a) The organization, meetings, and management of the board shall be established by regulations promulgated by the department of health. (b) In addition to the duties described in this chapter, the board shall: (1) Examine and pass on the qualifications of all applicants for lice…

(a) The department shall issue the appropriate license to applicants who meet the qualifications of this section. (b) Prerequisites: “Licensed clinical social worker.” A license as a “licensed clinical social worker” shall be issued to an applicant who meets the following qualifi…

The initial fee for application for licensure and the renewal fee every twenty-four (24) months after initial licensure shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. Renewal shall be approved upon payment of the fee and in compliance with any additional requirements that the board promulga…

(a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of regulated social workers by improving public access to competent social work services. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system o…

(a) The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint government agency whose membership consists of all member states that have enacted the compact known as the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission. The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states actin…

(a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data system. (b) The commission shall assign each applicant for a multistate license a unique identifier, as determined by the rules of the commission. (c) Notwithstandi…

(a) The commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently implement and administer the purposes and provisions of the compact. A rule shall be invalid and have no force or effect only if a court of competent jurisdiction holds that the rule is i…

(a) Oversight. (1) The executive and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement the compact. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this compact, venue is proper and judicial proce…

(a) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh member state. (1) On or after the effective date of the compact, the commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the first seven (7) member states (…

(a) This compact and the commission’s rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate the purposes, and the implementation and administration of the compact. Provisions of the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the promulgation of rules shall not …

(a) A licensee providing services in a remote state under a multistate authorization to practice shall adhere to the laws and regulations, including laws, regulations, and applicable standards, of the remote state where the client is located at the time care is rendered. (b) Noth…

As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Active military member” means any individual with full-time duty status in the active armed forces of the United States including members of the National Guard and Reserve. (2) …

(a) To be eligible to participate in the compact, a potential member state shall currently meet all of the following criteria: (1) License and regulate the practice of social work at either the clinical, master’s, or bachelor’s category; (2) Require applicants for licensure to gr…

(a) To be eligible for a multistate license under the terms and provisions of the compact, an applicant, regardless of category shall: (1) Hold or be eligible for an active, unencumbered license in the home state; (2) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the mult…

(a) Upon receipt of an application for multistate license, the home state licensing authority shall determine the applicant’s eligibility for a multistate license in accordance with § 5-39.2-4. (b) If such applicant is eligible pursuant to § 5-39.2-4, the home state licensing aut…

(a) Nothing in this compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed to limit, restrict, or in any way reduce the ability of a member state to enact and enforce laws, regulations, or other rules related to the practice of social work in that state, where those laws, re…