Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-29 - Podiatrists

Section 5-29-1. - Definitions. - § 5-29-1. Definitions. (a) “Board” means the Rhode Island board...

Section 5-29-2. - Board of examiners in podiatry — Members. - § 5-29-2. Board of examiners in podiatry — Members. (a)...

Section 5-29-3. - Examining committees. - § 5-29-3. Examining committees. The chairperson shall appoint two (2)...

Section 5-29-4. - Powers and duties of the board. - § 5-29-4. Powers and duties of the board. The board...

Section 5-29-5. - Power of the director. - § 5-29-5. Power of the director. The director has the...

Section 5-29-6. - Qualifications of applicants. - § 5-29-6. Qualifications of applicants. (a) All persons subsequently desiring...

Section 5-29-7. - Examination of applicants — Fees — Reexamination. - § 5-29-7. Examination of applicants — Fees — Reexamination. The...

Section 5-29-8. - Conduct of examination — Issuance of license — Filing of papers. - § 5-29-8. Conduct of examination — Issuance of license —...

Section 5-29-9. - Certification without examination of podiatrists from other states. - § 5-29-9. Certification without examination of podiatrists from other states....

Section 5-29-10. - Biennial permit to practice podiatry. - § 5-29-10. Biennial permit to practice podiatry. All licenses to...

Section 5-29-11. - Fee. - § 5-29-11. Fee. The biennial renewal fee shall be as...

Section 5-29-12. - Refusal of licensure. - § 5-29-12. Refusal of licensure. (a) The director upon recommendation...

Section 5-29-13. - Limited registrations. - § 5-29-13. Limited registrations. (a) An applicant for limited registration...

Section 5-29-14. - Limited registration — Academic faculty. - § 5-29-14. Limited registration — Academic faculty. Notwithstanding any other...

Section 5-29-15. - Immunity from suit. - § 5-29-15. Immunity from suit. (a) The director of health...

Section 5-29-16. - Unprofessional conduct. - § 5-29-16. Unprofessional conduct. The term “unprofessional conduct” as used...

Section 5-29-17. - Malpractice complaints. - § 5-29-17. Malpractice complaints. (a) Any person, firm, corporation, or...

Section 5-29-18. - Reports relating to professional conduct and capacity — Regulations — Confidentiality — Immunity. - § 5-29-18. Reports relating to professional conduct and capacity —...

Section 5-29-19. - Podiatry peer review. - § 5-29-19. Podiatry peer review. (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of...

Section 5-29-20. - Privileges and immunities for peer-review activities. - § 5-29-20. Privileges and immunities for peer-review activities. (a) Neither...

Section 5-29-21. - Privileges conferred by license. - § 5-29-21. Privileges conferred by license. All persons holding a...

Section 5-29-22. - Misleading as to qualifications. - § 5-29-22. Misleading as to qualifications. No person granted a...

Section 5-29-23. - Unauthorized practice — Fraud. - § 5-29-23. Unauthorized practice — Fraud. Any person except a...

Section 5-29-24. - Selling or giving alcohol or narcotics. - § 5-29-24. Selling or giving alcohol or narcotics. The selling...

Section 5-29-25. - Advertising. - § 5-29-25. Advertising. No person licensed to practice podiatry shall...

Section 5-29-26. - Orthopedic shoes. - § 5-29-26. Orthopedic shoes. Nothing in this chapter is construed...

Section 5-29-27. - Immunity from liability. - § 5-29-27. Immunity from liability. No podiatrist licensed under the...

Section 5-29-28. - Specification of charges. - § 5-29-28. Specification of charges. When the board determines that...

Section 5-29-29. - Time and notice of hearing. - § 5-29-29. Time and notice of hearing. The time of...

Section 5-29-30. - Subpoenas — Contempt. - § 5-29-30. Subpoenas — Contempt. Subpoenas may be issued by...

Section 5-29-31. - Report of hearing. - § 5-29-31. Report of hearing. After holding a hearing, the...

Section 5-29-32. - Decision of the board. - § 5-29-32. Decision of the board. If a majority of...

Section 5-29-33. - Sanctions. - § 5-29-33. Sanctions. If the accused is found guilty of...

Section 5-29-34. - Penalty for violations generally — Evidence of unauthorized practice. - § 5-29-34. Penalty for violations generally — Evidence of unauthorized...

Section 5-29-35. - Liability of employers and accomplices. - § 5-29-35. Liability of employers and accomplices. Any person who...

Section 5-29-36. - Violations — Penalties. - § 5-29-36. Violations — Penalties. Unless another penalty is provided...

Section 5-29-37. - Grounds for discipline without hearing. - § 5-29-37. Grounds for discipline without hearing. The director may,...

Section 5-29-38. - Injunction of violations. - § 5-29-38. Injunction of violations. When it appears to the...

Section 5-29-39. - Severability. - § 5-29-39. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 5-29-40. - Persons and practices exempt. - § 5-29-40. Persons and practices exempt. The following practices, acts,...

Section 5-29-41. - [Repealed.] - § 5-29-41. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 274, §...

Section 5-29-42. - Continuation of omitted regulatory statutes. - § 5-29-42. Continuation of omitted regulatory statutes. The omission of...

Section 5-29-43. - Continuation of rules and regulations. - § 5-29-43. Continuation of rules and regulations. All rules, regulations,...

Section 5-29-44. - Receipts. - § 5-29-44. Receipts. The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant...