Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

Every retailer shall keep such books, including records, receipts, and other pertinent papers, in such form as the tax administrator may require. The records shall be open at all times to the inspection of the tax administrator and his or her agents and, upon summons issued by th…

If any retailer fails to file a return or to keep records described in § 23-63-4.5, or if the tax administrator is not satisfied with the amount of fees paid to him or her, the tax administrator may compute and determine the amount required by this chapter to be paid to him or he…

The tax administrator shall give written notice of his or her determination to the retailer. Except in the case of fraud or failure to make a return, or noncompliance with § 23-63-4.5, every notice of determination shall be mailed within three (3) years of the date the fees first…

If any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency determination is made is due to negligence or intentional disregard of the provisions of this chapter, a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the determination shall be added thereto. If any part of the deficiency for …

(a) Every retailer shall require of each consumer purchasing tires a five dollar ($5.00) deposit on each vehicle tire purchased. The tire deposit shall be refunded in full within fourteen (14) days from the date the consumer delivers to the retailer a used vehicle tire. A retaile…

Any person who violates §§ 23-6-2, 23-63-3 or 23-63-4 and 23-63-4.9(b) of this chapter shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per occurrence. Fines collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the corporation for deposit in the tire site remediation…

The director may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter.

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this …

As used in this chapter: (1) “Administer” means the direct application of an epinephrine auto-injector to the body of an individual. (2) “Authorized entity” means any entity or organization at, or in connection with, where allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present, …

An authorized healthcare provider may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of an authorized entity for use in accordance with this section, and pharmacists may dispense epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to a prescription issued in the name of an authorized entity.

An authorized entity may acquire and stock a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to a prescription issued in accordance with this chapter. Such epinephrine auto-injectors shall be stored in a location readily accessible in an emergency and in accordance with the epineph…

An employee or agent of an authorized entity, or other individual, who has completed the training required by § 23-6.4-6, may, on the premises of or in connection with the authorized entity, use epinephrine auto-injectors prescribed pursuant to § 23-6.4-2 to: (1) Provide an epine…

An authorized entity that acquires a stock supply of epinephrine auto-injectors pursuant to a prescription issued in accordance with this chapter, may make such epinephrine auto-injectors available to individuals other than those trained individuals described in § 23-6.4-6, and s…

An employee, agent, or other individual described in § 23-6.4-4 must complete an anaphylaxis training program prior to providing or administering an epinephrine auto-injector made available by an authorized entity. Such training shall be conducted by a nationally recognized organ…

An authorized entity that possesses and makes available epinephrine auto-injectors and its employees, agents, and other trained individuals; a person who uses an epinephrine auto-injector made available pursuant to § 23-6.4-5; an authorized healthcare provider who prescribes epin…

An authorized entity that possesses and makes available epinephrine auto-injectors shall submit to the department of health, on a form developed by the department of health, a report of each incident on the authorized entity’s premises that involves the administration of an epine…

This chapter shall be known as “The Minority Populations Health Promotion Act”.

The general assembly has found and hereby declares that: (1) Recent health data indicate that minority groups in Rhode Island, as in the United States, face excess rates of preventable disease compared to other nonminority populations. (2) The mortality rate for minorities from s…

(1) Approximately three hundred twenty-five thousand (325,000) Americans suffer sudden cardiac arrest (“SCA”) each year and more than ninety-five percent (95%) of them die before reaching the hospital; (2) In the population of Rhode Island, an estimated one thousand (1,000) resid…

Notwithstanding the provisions contained in § 5-50-12 or § 16-21-33.1 relating to automated external defibrillators in health clubs and schools, any person who owns or operates a public place or healthcare facility as defined in § 23-6.5-4 shall provide and maintain: (1) On-site,…

The director of health is hereby authorized to adopt, modify, repeal, or promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.

The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter: (1) “Healthcare facility” means any healthcare facility licensed by the department of health including any institutional health-service provider, facility, or institution, place, building, agency, or portion there…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Assistant superintendent” means the individual who is an operator who is responsible for the management, operation, and maintenance of a water supply treatment facility or water transmission and distribution system in the absence of the superintenden…

(a) Upon satisfactory fulfillment by an applicant of the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted by the board, the board shall issue a suitable certificate designating competency. The certificate issued shall indicate the class and type of public water su…

(a) Renewed certifications to individuals with previously issued certificates may be issued by the board at each three (3) year period following the original issuance. Application for renewal of certification shall be made on forms supplied by the department of health prior to th…

The board may revoke, suspend or otherwise discipline the holder of a certificate issued under this chapter when it is found that the individual performed his or her duties in a negligent manner that produced a supply below the standards normal for the particular facility operate…

Any person who shall be found guilty of violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules and regulations adopted under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or bo…

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provisions of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without regard to …

The provisions of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10 shall not apply to this chapter.

(a)(1) There is hereby created within the department of health, a board of certification of operators of public water supply treatment and transmission and distribution facilities to insure the proper management, operation and maintenance of water supply treatment and distributio…

The board established in this chapter shall have the following duties and powers: (1) Adopt and amend such rules and regulations with the approval of the director as they deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; (2) Classify all public water supply treatment fa…

The director shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To issue, pursuant with rules and regulations promulgated by the board and approved by the director, all licenses, certifications, and registrations required by this chapter to duly qualified applicants; (2) To deny lic…

It is unlawful for any public water supply system using surface water or groundwater under the direct influence of surface water as determined by the director, or any community or non-community non-transient water supply to supply water for human consumption unless the treatment …

It is unlawful for any community or non-community non-transient public water supply transmission and distribution system to distribute water for human consumption unless the operation of the system is under the supervision of a superintendent or assistant superintendent who is as…

A person who desires to be certified as an operator of a water supply treatment facility or a water transmission and distribution system shall file with the board of certification of operators of water supply facilities, established by this chapter, an application upon a form to …

(a) Application for certification shall be made on forms supplied by the board. (b) The board shall review applications and supporting documents, determine the eligibility of the applicant for examination and notify the applicant of the same. (c) The fee will not be returned upon…

A fee will be charged to each applicant submitting an application to the board, and shall be of an amount determined by the board to cover the cost of the examination, but not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), and shall be submitted with the application form. This fee shall be re…

The general assembly recognizes and declares that: (1) Proper disposal of sewage sludge is important because contaminated or improperly handled sewage sludge can result in pollutants in the environment; (2) Improper sewage sludge management could lead to environmental degradation…

Any party or parties wishing to construct and operate a new sewage sludge incineration facility (hereinafter called the “proponent”) shall complete an assessment. The assessment shall comply with the requirements listed within this chapter as well as any rules, regulations and/or…

Each assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) An analysis of ambient air conditions, including but not limited to, levels of lead, mercury, zinc, chromium, arsenic, particulates, nitrogen oxide, and any other pollutants as required by the department of …

The party or parties proposing to build and/or operate the proposed facility shall pay for the assessment in its entirety. If a government or quasi-government agency is the proposer, then the agency must conduct the procurement process pursuant to chapter 2 of title 37 entitled “…

(a)(1) The proponent shall submit the assessment to the directors, or their designees of the state department of health and department of environmental management for joint review. The department of health, in its review, shall consider existing studies and data deemed relevant b…

(a) In order to receive state permits, approvals, or financing, the proponent of expansion of an existing sewage sludge incineration facility shall be required to install and/or use the best available control technology, as defined by the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401, …

WHEREAS, The state of Rhode Island recognizes that many women who are uninsured and underinsured, who are victims of breast and cervical cancer, as well as their families, are forced to bear substantial physical, emotional, social, and financial hardships associated with these ca…

(a) There is hereby established a fund to be called the Rhode Island research and treatment fund for breast and cervical cancer which shall be administered by the general treasurer in accordance with the same laws and fiscal procedures as the general funds of the state. The gener…

If the provisions of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end th…