Rhode Island General Laws > Title 23 Rhode Island General Laws > Title 23 – Health and Safety Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Chapter 23-1 Department of Health Chapter 23-1.1 Division of Occupational Health Chapter 23-1.2 Division of Legal Services Chapter 23-1.3 Radiation Control Chapter 23-1.7 Rhode Island Program to Address Alzheimer’s Disease Chapter 23-1.8 Commission on the Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing Chapter 23-1.10 Alcoholism Chapter 23-1.11 Needlestick Safety and Injury Prevention Act Chapter 23-2 Local Health Officers Chapter 23-3 Vital Records Chapter 23-4 Office of State Medical Examiners Chapter 23-4.1 Emergency Medical Transportation Services Chapter 23-4.5 Blood Bank Services Chapter 23-4.6 Consent to Medical and Surgical Care Chapter 23-4.7 Informed Consent for Abortion Chapter 23-4.9 Retention of X-Rays Chapter 23-4.10 Health Care Power of Attorney Chapter 23-4.11 Rights of the Terminally Ill Act Chapter 23-4.13 Reproductive Privacy Act Chapter 23-4.14 Feminine Hygiene Product Donation Act Chapter 23-5 Reports of Disease and Disability Chapter 23-5.1 Identification of Persons Suffering from Certain Disabilities Chapter 23-6 Prevention and Suppression of Contagious Diseases Chapter 23-6.1 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Program in High Schools Chapter 23-6.2 Public Access Defibrillation Chapter 23-6.3 Prevention and Suppression of Contagious Diseases – HIV/AIDS Chapter 23-6.4 Life-Saving Allergy Medication – Stock Supply of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors – Emergency Administration Chapter 23-6.5 Automated External Defibrillators Required at Public Places Chapter 23-7 Mosquito Abatement Chapter 23-7.1 Rodent Control and Eradication Chapter 23-8 Quarantine Generally Chapter 23-9 Quarantine of Vessels Chapter 23-10 Tuberculosis Chapter 23-10.1 Emergency Commitment for Drug Intoxication Chapter 23-11 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chapter 23-12 Cancer Chapter 23-12.1 Hemophilia Care Program Chapter 23-12.5 New England Compact on Radiological Health Protection Chapter 23-12.6 Ovarian Cancer Education, Detection, and Prevention Chapter 23-12.7 The Breast Cancer Act Chapter 23-12.8 The Firefighter Cancer Wellness Act Chapter 23-12.9 Dense Breast Notification and Education Chapter 23-12.10 Harm Reduction Center Advisory Committee and Pilot Program. Chapter 23-13 Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Chapter 23-13.1 The Safe Haven for Infants Act Chapter 23-13.2 Nursing Working Mothers Chapter 23-13.3 Birth Defects Surveillance and Information System Chapter 23-13.4 Hazardous Chemicals – Contamination of Breast Milk and Environment Chapter 23-13.5 Breastfeeding in Public Places Chapter 23-13.6 Lactation Consultant Practice Act of 2014 Chapter 23-13.7 The Rhode Island Family Home-Visiting Act Chapter 23-14 Childhood Disease Fund Chapter 23-14.1 Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Chapter 23-15 Determination of Need for New Healthcare Equipment and New Institutional Health Services Chapter 23-16 Health Facilities Construction Chapter 23-16.1 New England Health Services and Facilities Compact Chapter 23-16.2 Laboratories Chapter 23-16.4 Human Cloning Chapter 23-17 Licensing of Healthcare Facilities Chapter 23-17.2 Accountability of Services to Patients of Nursing or Personal Care Homes Chapter 23-17.3 Long-Term Care Coordinating Council Chapter 23-17.4 Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act Chapter 23-17.5 Rights of Nursing Home Patients Chapter 23-17.6 Mobile Intensive Care Unit Program Chapter 23-17.7.1 Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies Chapter 23-17.8 Abuse in Healthcare Facilities Chapter 23-17.9 Registration of Nursing Assistants Chapter 23-17.10 Administrative Penalties Chapter 23-17.11 The Nursing Facilities Receivership Act Chapter 23-17.14 The Hospital Conversions Act Chapter 23-17.15 Long-Term Health Care Goals and Values Chapter 23-17.16 Home Care Patient Rights Chapter 23-17.17 Health Care Quality Program Chapter 23-17.19 Immunization in Long Term Care Facilities Chapter 23-17.20 Healthcare Facilities Staffing Chapter 23-17.21 The Rhode Island Patient Safety Act of 2008 Chapter 23-17.22 Healthy Rhode Island Reform Act of 2008 Chapter 23-17.23 Center for Health Professions Chapter 23-17.24 The Adult Supportive Care Residence Act Chapter 23-17.25 Distressed Essential Community Hospitals Chapter 23-17.26 Comprehensive Discharge Planning Chapter 23-17.27 Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable Act Chapter 23-17.28 Hospital Workplace Violence Protection Act Chapter 23-18 Cemeteries Chapter 23-18.1 Disposition of Bodies to Be Buried with Public Funds Chapter 23-18.2 Preservation and Care of Burial Places and Memorials for the Dead Chapter 23-18.3 Advisory Commission on Historical Cemeteries Chapter 23-18.6.1 Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Chapter 23-18.6.2 Rhode Island Public Education Advisory Council for Organ and Tissue Donation Registration Chapter 23-18.7 Bone Marrow Donation Chapter 23-18.8 Waste Recycling Chapter 23-18.9 Refuse Disposal Chapter 23-18.10 Prohibition of Products Containing Chlorofluorocarbons Products Chapter 23-18.11 Promotion of Paper Bag Usage Chapter 23-18.12 Beverage Container Recyclability Chapter 23-18.13 Toxic Packaging Reduction Act Chapter 23-18.15 Plastic Bottle and Container Labeling Act Chapter 23-18.16 Newspaper Recyclability Chapter 23-18.17 Used Cooking Oil Recycling Chapter 23-19 Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation Chapter 23-19.1 Hazardous Waste Management Chapter 23-19.2 Local Health Regulations Chapter 23-19.3.1 Residential Sanitary Sewer Connections Chapter 23-19.4 Septage, Industrial Wastes and Waste Oil Pumping, Cleaning and Transportation Chapter 23-19.5 Percolation Tests and Water Table Elevation Determinations Chapter 23-19.6 Used Oil Recycling Chapter 23-19.7 Hazardous Waste Management Facilities Chapter 23-19.8 Hazardous Waste Cleanup Chapter 23-19.9 Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Chapter 23-19.10 Hazardous Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Treatment Research and Demonstration Act of 1986 Chapter 23-19.11 Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Chapter 23-19.12 Generation – Transportation – Storage – Treatment – Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste Chapter 23-19.13 Gull Control Program Chapter 23-19.14 Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act Chapter 23-19.15 The Rhode Island Cesspool Act of 2007 Chapter 23-19.16 Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Chapter 23-19.17 High-Heat Waste Facility Act of 2021 Chapter 23-19.18 Plastic Waste Reduction Act Chapter 23-20.5 Choke-Saving Chapter 23-20.8 Licensing of Massage Therapists Chapter 23-20.8.1 Registration of Music Therapists Chapter 23-20.9 Smoking in Schools Chapter 23-20.10 Public Health and Workplace Safety Act Chapter 23-20.11 Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Chapter 23-20.12 Food Allergy Awareness in Food-Service Establishments Chapter 23-21 Licensing of Recreational Facilities Chapter 23-21.1 Sanitation Standards for Bathing Beaches Chapter 23-22 Licensing of Swimming Pools Chapter 23-22.5 Drowning Prevention and Lifesaving Chapter 23-23 Air Pollution Chapter 23-23.1 Air Pollution Episode Control Chapter 23-23.5 Noxious Trades Chapter 23-23.6 Air Quality in Ice Arenas Chapter 23-23.7 Biodiesel Products Chapter 23-24 Hazardous Substances Chapter 23-24.1 Poison Prevention Packaging Chapter 23-24.2 Flammable Fabrics Chapter 23-24.3 Substances or Compounds Used as Sewerage System Cleaners Chapter 23-24.4 Hazardous Substances Community Right to Know Act Chapter 23-24.5 Asbestos Abatement Chapter 23-24.6 Lead Poisoning Prevention Act Chapter 23-24.7 Occupational Health – Lead Protection Chapter 23-24.8 Mercury Fever Thermometers Chapter 23-24.9 Mercury Reduction and Education Act Chapter 23-24.10 Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling Act Chapter 23-24.11 Comprehensive Children’s Jewelry Safety Act Chapter 23-24.12 Proper Management of Unused Paint Chapter 23-25 Pesticide Control Chapter 23-25.2 Pesticide Relief Fund Chapter 23-25.3 Marine Tributyltin Antifoulant Paints Chapter 23-25.5 The Return or Exchange of Drugs Act Chapter 23-25.6 Pharmaceutical Redistribution Program Act Chapter 23-26 Bedding and Upholstered Furniture Chapter 23-27.3 State Building Code Chapter 23-27.4 Interstate Compact on Industrialized/Modular Buildings Chapter 23-28.01 Comprehensive Fire Safety Act Chapter 23-28.1 Fire Safety Code – General Provisions Chapter 23-28.2 Office of State Fire Marshal Chapter 23-28.3 Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review Chapter 23-28.4 Safety and Health Programs for Fire Departments Chapter 23-28.5 Inspection of Buildings Chapter 23-28.6 Places of Assembly Chapter 23-28.11 Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Chapter 23-28.12 Schools Chapter 23-28.13 Boarding Homes Chapter 23-28.15 Child Day Care Centers Chapter 23-28.19 Tents – Grandstands – Air-Supported Structures Chapter 23-28.20 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Chapter 23-28.22 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Chapter 23-28.25 Fire Alarm Systems Chapter 23-28.28 Explosives Chapter 23-28.36 Notification of Fire Fighters, Police Officers and Emergency Medical Technicians After Exposure to Infectious Diseases Chapter 23-28.37 Vaccination of Firefighters to Prevent Hepatitis B Chapter 23-29.1 Rehabilitation Building and Fire Code for Existing Buildings and Structures Chapter 23-33 Elevators, Escalators, and Dumbwaiters Chapter 23-34.1 Amusement Ride Safety Act Chapter 23-37 Powers of Fire Companies Chapter 23-38 Degradable Connectors and Non-Detachable Metal Openers for Beverage Containers Chapter 23-39 Respiratory Care Act Chapter 23-59 Continuing Care Provider Registration and Disclosure Chapter 23-60 Battery Deposit and Control Chapter 23-60.1 Dry Cell Battery Control Chapter 23-61 Radon Control Chapter 23-62 Truth in Food Disclosure Law Chapter 23-63 Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling Chapter 23-64 Minority Health Promotion Act Chapter 23-64.1 Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity Chapter 23-65 Board of Certification of Operators of Public Water Supply Facilities Chapter 23-66 Comprehensive Health Risk Assessments Chapter 23-67 The Rhode Island Research and Treatment Fund for Uninsured and Underinsured Women Stricken with Cancer Chapter 23-68 Tanning Facility Safety Standards Act Chapter 23-69 New England Compact on Involuntary Detention for Tuberculosis Control Chapter 23-70 Osteoporosis Chapter 23-71 Tobacco Product Manufacturers’ Escrow Funds Chapter 23-72 Mercury in Fish Products Chapter 23-73 Latex Gloves Safety Act Chapter 23-74 Unlicensed Health Care Practices Chapter 23-75 Children’s Product Safety Act Chapter 23-76 Vaccine Shortage Protection Act Chapter 23-77 Healthcare Information Technology and Infrastructure Development Fund Chapter 23-78 The Stroke Task Force Chapter 23-78.1 Stroke Prevention and Treatment Act of 2009 Chapter 23-80 Safe Patient Handling Act of 2006 Chapter 23-81 Rhode Island Coordinated Health Planning Act of 2006 Chapter 23-82 Implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Act Chapter 23-83 The Umbilical Cord Blood Donation Notification Act Chapter 23-84 The Rhode Island Climate Risk Reduction Act of 2010 Chapter 23-85 Green Economy Roundtable Chapter 23-86 Women’s Cardiovascular Screening and Risk Reduction Pilot Program Chapter 23-87 The Rhode Island Lupus Education and Awareness Plan Chapter 23-88 Code Consistency Council Chapter 23-89 The Rhode Island Palliative Care and Quality of Life Act Chapter 23-90 Responsible Recycling, Reuse and Disposal of Mattresses Chapter 23-91 Service Member Licensure Chapter 23-92 Military Spouse Licensure Chapter 23-93 Rhode Island Access to Medical Technology Innovation Act Chapter 23-94 Prevention of Conversion Therapy for Children Chapter 23-95 Nondiscrimination in Access to Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplants Act (Isaac’s Law) Chapter 23-96 Prohibited Release of Balloons Chapter 23-97 Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act Chapter 23-98 Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Chapter 23-99 The Rhode Island Life Science Hub Act Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.