Rhode Island General Laws|5 - Businesses and Professions

CHAPTER 5-1 Architects

CHAPTER 5-2 Bowling Alleys, Billiard Tables, and Shooting Galleries

CHAPTER 5-3 Public Accountancy [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-3.1 Public Accountancy

CHAPTER 5-4 Coal and Coke Dealers

CHAPTER 5-5 Private Detective Act

CHAPTER 5-5.1 Private Security Guard Businesses

CHAPTER 5-6 Electricians

CHAPTER 5-7 Employment Agencies

CHAPTER 5-8 Engineers

CHAPTER 5-8.1 Land Surveyors

CHAPTER 5-9 Explosives Act [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-10 Barbers, Hairdressers, Cosmeticians, Manicurists and Estheticians

CHAPTER 5-11 Hawkers and Peddlers

CHAPTER 5-11.1 State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act

CHAPTER 5-12 Hide and Leather Inspection

CHAPTER 5-13 Horse Riding Schools

CHAPTER 5-14 Hotels

CHAPTER 5-14.1 The Human Trafficking Prevention Notice Act [Effective January 1, 2022.]

CHAPTER 5-15 Itinerant Vendors [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-16 Laundries

CHAPTER 5-17 Movers

CHAPTER 5-18 Outdoor Advertising

CHAPTER 5-19 Pharmacy [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-19.1 Pharmacies

CHAPTER 5-19.2 Collaborative Pharmacy Practice

CHAPTER 5-20 Plumbers, Irrigators, and Water System Installers

CHAPTER 5-20.1 [Reserved]

CHAPTER 5-20.5 Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons

CHAPTER 5-20.6 Relationships in Residential Real Estate Transactions

CHAPTER 5-20.7 Real Estate Appraiser Certification Act

CHAPTER 5-20.8 Real Estate Sales Disclosures

CHAPTER 5-20.9 Real Estate Appraisal Management Company Registration Act

CHAPTER 5-21 Second-Hand Dealers

CHAPTER 5-22 Shows and Exhibitions

CHAPTER 5-23 Holiday Business

CHAPTER 5-24 Taverns, Cookshops, and Oyster Houses

CHAPTER 5-25 Veterinary Practice

CHAPTER 5-26 Division of Professional Regulation

CHAPTER 5-27 Barbers [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-28 Basic Sciences [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-29 Podiatrists

CHAPTER 5-30 Chiropractic Physicians

CHAPTER 5-31 Dentists and Dental Hygienists [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-31.1 Dentists and Dental Hygienists

CHAPTER 5-32 Electrolysis and Laser Hair Removal

CHAPTER 5-33 Embalmers and Funeral Directors [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-33.1 Funeral Service Contracts

CHAPTER 5-33.2 Funeral Director/Embalmer and Funeral Service Establishments

CHAPTER 5-33.3 Funeral Planning Agent Designation

CHAPTER 5-34 Nurses

CHAPTER 5-34.1 Nursing Pools [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-34.2 Nurse Anesthetists

CHAPTER 5-34.3 Nurse Licensure Compact

CHAPTER 5-35 Optometrists [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-35.1 Optometrists

CHAPTER 5-35.2 Opticians

CHAPTER 5-36 Osteopaths [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-36.1 License of Naturopathy Act of 2017

CHAPTER 5-37 Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline

CHAPTER 5-37.1 Board of Medical Review [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-37.2 The Practice of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine

CHAPTER 5-37.3 Confidentiality of Health Care Communications and Information Act

CHAPTER 5-37.4 Intractable Pain Treatment

CHAPTER 5-37.5 Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

CHAPTER 5-37.6 Pain Assessment Act

CHAPTER 5-37.7 Rhode Island Health Information Exchange Act of 2008

CHAPTER 5-38 Automobile Body Repair Shops

CHAPTER 5-38.1 Pawtucket — Motor Vehicle Repair Businesses

CHAPTER 5-38.2 Providence — Motor Vehicle Repair Businesses

CHAPTER 5-38.3 Motor Vehicle Repair Shop Act

CHAPTER 5-38.4 Cranston — Motor Vehicle Repair Businesses

CHAPTER 5-38.5 Motor Vehicle Glass Consumer Protection Act

CHAPTER 5-39 Social Workers [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-39.1 License Procedure for Social Workers

CHAPTER 5-40 Physical Therapists

CHAPTER 5-40.1 Occupational Therapy

CHAPTER 5-41 Imported Goods

CHAPTER 5-42 Debt Pooling [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-43 Instruction in Jiu-Jitsu or Karate

CHAPTER 5-44 Psychologists

CHAPTER 5-45 Nursing Home Administrators

CHAPTER 5-46 Automobile Clubs

CHAPTER 5-47 Wrecking Contractors

CHAPTER 5-48 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

CHAPTER 5-48.1 Patient Protection Act

CHAPTER 5-49 Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters

CHAPTER 5-50 Health Clubs

CHAPTER 5-51 Rhode Island State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects

CHAPTER 5-52 Travel Agencies [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-53 Solicitation by Charitable Organizations [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-53.1 Solicitation by Charitable Organizations

CHAPTER 5-54 Physician Assistants

CHAPTER 5-55 Motor Fuel Distribution and Sales

CHAPTER 5-56 Installers of Individual Sewage Disposal Systems

CHAPTER 5-56.1 Designers of Individual Sewage Disposal Systems

CHAPTER 5-57 Burglar and Hold-Up Alarm Businesses

CHAPTER 5-58 Auctioneers [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-59 Prosthetist and Prosthetic Facilities [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-59.1 Rhode Island Orthotics and Prosthetics Practices [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-60 Athletic Trainers

CHAPTER 5-61 Telephone Sales Solicitation Act

CHAPTER 5-62 Works of Art — Artists' Rights

CHAPTER 5-63 Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-63.1 Reporting of Sexual Misconduct by Mental Health Professionals

CHAPTER 5-63.2 Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists

CHAPTER 5-64 Dietitian/Nutritionist Act

CHAPTER 5-64.1 Dietary Manager

CHAPTER 5-65 Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board

CHAPTER 5-65.1 Home Inspectors

CHAPTER 5-65.2 Rhode Island Well-Drilling, Pump Installers, and Water-Filtration Contractors Licensing Law

CHAPTER 5-65.3 Underground Utility Contractors

CHAPTER 5-66 Debt Pooling [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-67 Pawtucket — Business Registration

CHAPTER 5-67.1 North Smithfield — Business Registration

CHAPTER 5-68 Board of Radiologic Technology [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-68.1 Radiologic Technologists

CHAPTER 5-69 License Procedure for Chemical Dependency Professionals

CHAPTER 5-70 Telecommunications

CHAPTER 5-71 Licensure of Interpreters for the Deaf

CHAPTER 5-72 Town of Johnston — Nudity on Premises Where Alcoholic Beverages Are Offered for Sale or Consumption

CHAPTER 5-73 Roofing Contractors

CHAPTER 5-74 Athlete Agents [Repealed.]

CHAPTER 5-74.1 Uniform Athlete Agents Act

CHAPTER 5-75 Professional Employer Organizations Act of 2004

CHAPTER 5-76 Issuance of License upon Payment of Taxes

CHAPTER 5-77 Town of Burrillville — Insurance Requirements

CHAPTER 5-78 Dating Services

CHAPTER 5-79 Mortgage Foreclosure Consultant Regulation

CHAPTER 5-80 Mortgage Foreclosure Purchasers

CHAPTER 5-81 Truth in Music Advertising Act

CHAPTER 5-82 Home Heating Oil Sales

CHAPTER 5-83 Propane Gas Sales

CHAPTER 5-84 Division of Building, Design and Fire Professionals

CHAPTER 5-85 Discount Buying Clubs

CHAPTER 5-86 Licensing of Applied Behavior Analysts

CHAPTER 5-87 Service Member Licensure

CHAPTER 5-88 Military Spouse Licensure

CHAPTER 5-89 Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act

CHAPTER 5-90 Authority to Fine Healthcare Professionals