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Rhode Island General Laws 5-37-2.1. Recertification – Continuing medical education

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Effective beginning in calendar year 2004, every physician licensed to practice medicine within this state shall, in connection with biannual registration, on or before the first day of June in each even-numbered year, provide satisfactory evidence to the board of medical licensure and discipline that in the preceding two (2) years the practitioner has completed a prescribed course of continuing medical education established by the appropriate medical or osteopathic society and approved by rule or regulation of the director or by the board of medical licensure and discipline. The board may extend for only one six-month (6) period these educational requirements if the board is satisfied that the applicant has suffered hardship that prevented meeting the educational requirement. No recertification to practice medicine in this state shall be refused, nor shall any certificate be suspended or revoked except: (1) As provided for in this chapter, and (2) For failure to provide satisfactory evidence of continuing medical education as provided for in this section.

History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 244, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 373, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 301, § 5; P.L. 1998, ch. 65, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 339, § 1.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-37-2.1

  • Board: means the Rhode Island board of medical licensure and discipline or any committee or subcommittee thereof. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37-1
  • Director: means the director of the Rhode Island department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Physician: means a person with a license to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine in this state under the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37-1
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Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.2-1. Legislative declaration – Acupuncture and Chinese medicine

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The practice of the healing art of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, and any branch of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, is declared to be a learned profession, affecting public safety and welfare and charged with the public interest, and subject to protection and regulation by the state.

History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 287, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 140, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 150, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 62, § 2, effective June 25, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 68, § 2, effective June 25, 2021.

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