(a)  It is a misdemeanor for any person, firm, corporation, or association to:

(1)  Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license, or record or aid or abet in this;

(2)  Practice nursing as defined by this chapter and under cover of any diploma, license, or record illegally or fraudulently obtained, or signed, or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;

(3)  Practice nursing as defined by this chapter unless licensed to do so under the provisions of this chapter;

(4)  Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse unless licensed to practice under the provisions of this chapter;

(5)  Practice nursing during the time his or her license issued under the provisions of this chapter is suspended or revoked;

(6)  Conduct a basic, professional nursing education program or a practical nursing education program unless it has been approved by the board of nurse registration and nursing education; and

(7)  Violate any of the provisions of this chapter.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-29

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Licensed: means the status of qualified individuals who have completed a designated process by which the board of nursing grants permission to individuals accountable and/or responsible for the practice of nursing and to engage in that practice, prohibiting all others from legally doing so. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-3
  • Nursing: means the provision of services that are essential to the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health throughout the continuum of life. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-3
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  The misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) for the first offense. Each subsequent offense is punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 328, § 2.