§ 23-1-29. Delegation.
(a) The director may from time to time designate in writing any person in any department of the state government or any official of a district, county, city, town, or other governmental unit, with that official’s consent, to enforce any rule and regulation promulgated and adopted by the director under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, the building inspector of the city of Warwick is designated the duly authorized agent of the director and is vested with all the duties, powers, and authority granted to the director by § 23-1-19 and is authorized to exercise them only in the enforcement of minimum standards for the operation and maintenance of refuse disposal facilities or projects situated in the city of Warwick as standards are promulgated by the director of health in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Whenever the building inspector of the city of Warwick determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there is a violation of any law administered by him or her pursuant to this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted by the director, he or she may give notice of the alleged violation to the person responsible for it. The notice shall be in writing, shall set forth the alleged violation, shall provide for a time within which the alleged violation shall be remedied and shall inform the person to whom it is directed that a written request for a hearing on the violation may be filed with the director within ten (10) days after service of the notice. A copy of all notices of violations issued by the building inspector of the city of Warwick shall be forwarded immediately to the director. The notice will be deemed properly served upon a person if a copy of the notice is served upon him or her personally or sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of that person, or if that person is served with notice by any other method of service now or later authorized in a civil action under the laws of this state. If no written request for a hearing is made to the director within ten (10) days of the service of notice, the notice shall automatically become a compliance order.
(d) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to divest the director of the department of health of any duties, powers, or authority contained in this section.
History of Section.P.L. 1967, ch. 61, § 2; P.L. 1977, ch. 198, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-1 - Department of Health
Section 23-1-1. - General functions of department.
Section 23-1-1.1. - Health planning — Findings.
Section 23-1-1.2. - Health planning process.
Section 23-1-1.3. - Transfer of responsibilities.
Section 23-1-2. - Inquiries to local authorities and physicians.
Section 23-1-3. - Maintenance of laboratories.
Section 23-1-4. - Vital records.
Section 23-1-5. - Enforcement of sanitary laws.
Section 23-1-5.1. - Laboratory testing services.
Section 23-1-5.2. - Office of private well water contamination.
Section 23-1-5.3. - Duties of the office of private well water contamination.
Section 23-1-5.4. - Access to information.
Section 23-1-5.5. - Annual report.
Section 23-1-5.7. - Well water purification licensing.
Section 23-1-6. - Shellfish packing houses.
Section 23-1-7. - Industrial hygiene.
Section 23-1-8. - Forensic scientist — Crime detection.
Section 23-1-9. - Annual report to general assembly.
Section 23-1-10 - — 23-1-12. Repealed.
Section 23-1-13. - Appropriations and disbursements.
Section 23-1-14. - Vouchers for disbursements.
Section 23-1-15. - Providing a physician for New Shoreham.
Section 23-1-16. - Receipt and use of funds.
Section 23-1-16.1. - Letters of license verification — Fees.
Section 23-1-17. - Additional general powers.
Section 23-1-18. - Power to provide rules and regulations in specific areas.
Section 23-1-19. - Inspection and examination — Penalty for obstruction.
Section 23-1-20. - Compliance order.
Section 23-1-21. - Immediate compliance order.
Section 23-1-23. - Enforcement of compliance orders.
Section 23-1-24. - Review by supreme court.
Section 23-1-26. - Adoption of regulations — Status of present regulations.
Section 23-1-27. - Exemption from hearing provisions of Administrative Procedures Act.
Section 23-1-28. - Definitions.
Section 23-1-29. - Delegation.
Section 23-1-31. - Approval of construction by director.
Section 23-1-32. - Limitation on civil liability.
Section 23-1-33. - Dr. Charles V. Chapin Health Laboratory.
Section 23-1-34. - Health promotion income.
Section 23-1-36.1. - [Repealed.]
Section 23-1-38. - HIV antibody testing — Sperm collection or donation.
Section 23-1-39. - Tattooing and/or body piercing.
Section 23-1-39.1. - Laser pointing device.
Section 23-1-40. - Misrepresentation on menu of food or food products.
Section 23-1-41. - Rhode Island public health foundation.
Section 23-1-42. - Renewal of licenses, certifications and registration — Date changes.
Section 23-1-42.1. - Wallet license cards for healthcare professionals.
Section 23-1-43. - Minority population health promotion.
Section 23-1-44. - Routine childhood and adult immunization vaccines.
Section 23-1-45. - Immunization account.
Section 23-1-47. - Health care providers — Immunities.
Section 23-1-48. - Reimbursement for medical record copies.
Section 23-1-49. - Registry of persons with head injuries and/or spinal cord injuries.
Section 23-1-50. - Public Records — Exemption — Requirements.
Section 23-1-51. - Severability.
Section 23-1-52. - Adult daycare program licensure.
Section 23-1-53. - Cost of legal fees.
Section 23-1-54. - Fees payable to the department of health.
Section 23-1-57. - Penalties for unlicensed business.
Section 23-1-58. - Penalty for operating without a dealer license.