§ 5-29-1. Definitions. (a) “Board” means the Rhode Island board of examiners in podiatry. (b) “Department” means the Rhode Island department of health. (c) “Director” means the director of the Rhode Island department of health. (d) “Healthcare facility” means any institutional health service provider licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17 of title 23. […]
§ 5-29-10. Biennial permit to practice podiatry. All licenses to practice podiatry shall be renewed biennially on the date of expiration. Every person licensed to practice podiatry pursuant to this chapter shall make application for renewal of the license. The application shall be accompanied or supported by evidence of the completion of a minimum of […]
§ 5-29-11. Fee. The biennial renewal fee shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 274, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 159, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 14, § 4; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 3.
§ 5-29-12. Refusal of licensure. (a) The director upon recommendation from the board shall, after due notice and a hearing in accordance with procedures set forth in this chapter, refuse to grant the original license provided for in this chapter to any podiatrist and/or applicant who is not of good moral character; who does not […]
§ 5-29-13. Limited registrations. (a) An applicant for limited registration under this chapter who furnishes the division of professional regulation of the department of health with satisfactory proof that the applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older and of good moral character; that the applicant has creditably completed not less than two (2) […]
§ 5-29-14. Limited registration — Academic faculty. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a podiatrist of noteworthy and recognized professional attainment who is a clearly outstanding podiatrist and who has been offered by the dean of a medical school or podiatry school in this state a full-time academic appointment is eligible for a limited […]
§ 5-29-15. Immunity from suit. (a) The director of health and board members are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based upon any disciplinary proceeding or other official act performed in good faith in the course of their duties under this chapter. There is no civil liability on the part of or […]
§ 5-29-16. Unprofessional conduct. The term “unprofessional conduct” as used in this chapter includes, but is not limited to, the following items or any combination of them and may be further defined by regulations established by the board with the approval of the director: (1) Fraudulent or deceptive procuring or use of a license of […]
§ 5-29-17. Malpractice complaints. (a) Any person, firm, corporation, or public officer may submit a written complaint to the board charging the holder of a license to practice podiatry or a limited registrant with unprofessional conduct, specifying the grounds for the charge. The board shall review all complaints and it shall make a written finding […]
§ 5-29-18. Reports relating to professional conduct and capacity — Regulations — Confidentiality — Immunity. (a) The board, with the approval of the director, may adopt regulations requiring any person, including, but not limited to, corporations, healthcare facilities, health-maintenance organizations, organizations and federal, state, or local governmental agencies, or peer-review boards, to report to the […]
§ 5-29-19. Podiatry peer review. (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, healthcare providers may make confidential healthcare information available to podiatry peer-review committees without authorization. (b) Confidential healthcare information before a podiatry peer-review committee remains strictly confidential, and any person found guilty of the unlawful disclosure of that information is subject to the penalties […]
§ 5-29-2. Board of examiners in podiatry — Members. (a) There is created within the department of health, the Rhode Island board of examiners in podiatry which shall be composed of the following members: four (4) licensed podiatrists; and one public member not associated with the podiatry or medical field. The governor shall appoint the […]
§ 5-29-20. Privileges and immunities for peer-review activities. (a) Neither the proceedings nor the records of peer-review boards are subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any case except litigation arising out of the imposition of sanctions upon a podiatrist. Any imposition or notice of a restriction of privileges or a requirement of supervision […]
§ 5-29-21. Privileges conferred by license. All persons holding a license to practice podiatry in this state are entitled to practice podiatry. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 274, § 2.
§ 5-29-22. Misleading as to qualifications. No person granted a certificate under this chapter shall display or use the title “doctor” or its synonym without the designation “podiatrist” or “podiatric medicine and surgery” and shall not mislead the public about professional qualifications to treat human ailments. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 274, § 2.
§ 5-29-23. Unauthorized practice — Fraud. Any person except a licensed podiatrist, a licensed osteopathic physician, or a physician, licensed to practice medicine or surgery, who practices or attempts to practice podiatry, or any person who buys, sells, or fraudulently obtains any diploma or license to practice podiatry, or any person who uses the title […]
§ 5-29-24. Selling or giving alcohol or narcotics. The selling or giving by any podiatrist of any substance or compound containing alcohol or narcotic drugs, for other than legal purposes, is a violation of this chapter, and grounds for revocation or suspension of the license of that podiatrist as provided in this chapter. History of […]
§ 5-29-25. Advertising. No person licensed to practice podiatry shall advertise by written or spoken words of a character tending to deceive or mislead the public. History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 274, § 2.
§ 5-29-26. Orthopedic shoes. Nothing in this chapter is construed to prohibit the fitting, recommending, or sale of orthopedic shoes by retail dealers or manufacturers; provided, that they are not made or fabricated from plaster casts or models or by any other means for specific individual persons except upon the prescription of a podiatrist or […]
§ 5-29-27. Immunity from liability. No podiatrist licensed under the provisions of this chapter or members of that profession licensed to practice in other states of the United States, who voluntarily and gratuitously and other than in the ordinary course of his or her employment or practice, renders emergency medical assistance to a person in […]
