§ 5-35.2-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Advisory committee” means the advisory committee of opticianry as established herein. (2) “Department” means the department of health. (3) “Director” means the director of the department of health. (4) “Optician” means a person licensed in this state to practice opticianry pursuant to the provisions of this […]
§ 5-35.2-10. Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license for unprofessional conduct. In addition to any and all other remedies provided in this chapter, the director may, after notice and hearing, in the director’s discretion, refuse to grant, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke any license provided for in this chapter to any person who is […]
§ 5-35.2-11. Construction of glass lenses — Violations — Penalty. (a) No person shall distribute, sell, or deliver any eyeglasses or sunglasses unless those eyeglasses or sunglasses are fitted with heat-treated glass lenses, plastic lenses, laminated lenses, or lenses made impact-resistant by other methods. The provisions of this subsection do not apply if a physician […]
§ 5-35.2-12. Penalty for violations. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine or not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or shall be imprisoned for not more than three (3) months for each offense. History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 305, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 433, § […]
§ 5-35.2-13. Prosecution of violations. It shall be the duty of the director to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to prosecute every person who violates those provisions. Whenever a complaint is made by the department, or by any of its authorized agents, of any violation of the provisions of this chapter, they shall […]
§ 5-35.2-14. Rules and regulations. The department, in addition to approving the examinations and licensing of opticians, shall make rules and regulations governing the practice of opticianry. The department shall have the power to revoke the license of any optician violating those rules and regulations. History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 305, § 3; P.L. 2008, […]
§ 5-35.2-15. Severability. (a) If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation, and the application of that provision to […]
§ 5-35.2-2. Qualification of optician applicants. (a) Every applicant for licensure shall present satisfactory evidence, in the form of affidavits properly sworn to, that he or she: (1) Is of good moral character; and (2) Has graduated from a two-year (2) school of opticianry approved by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges or […]
§ 5-35.2-3. Optician’s biennial license fee. Every applicant shall pay to the department a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 which shall accompany his or her application for a license. No one shall be permitted to practice opticianry without a valid license. History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 305, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 433, […]
§ 5-35.2-4. Advertising by opticians. The division of professional regulation, in addition to conducting the examinations, licensing, and registering of opticians, shall make rules and regulations governing advertising by opticians. The division shall have the power to revoke the license of any optician violating those rules and regulations. History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 305, § […]
§ 5-35.2-5. Unlawful sale of spectacles. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, as merchandise, in any store or established place of business in the state, any eyeglasses, spectacles, or lenses for uncorrected vision, unless a licensed optometrist, physician, or optician under the laws of this state is in charge and […]
§ 5-35.2-6. Freedom of choice for eye care. Where the contracts call for the expenditure of public or private funds involving Medicaid and RIte Care, Medicare, or supplemental coverage for any purpose relating to eyewear, and as it pertains to opticianry, the distribution, dispensing, filling, duplication, and fabrication of eyeglasses or optical prosthesis by opticians […]
§ 5-35.2-7. Continuing education of opticians. Every person licensed to practice opticianry who makes an application for renewal shall, as condition to his or her relicensure, attest to the department of completion of continuing education in the preceding two (2) calendar years in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. History of Section.P.L. 2008, […]
§ 5-35.2-8. Advisory committee for opticianry. There is created an advisory committee for opticianry, appointed by the director, to consist of five (5) members, who shall be residents of the state, four (4) of whom shall be licensed as opticians under the provisions of this chapter, and shall have practiced as opticians for a period […]
§ 5-35.2-9. Persons exempt from requirements. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to physicians licensed to practice medicine under the laws of this state, optometrists, or persons engaged in optical work who do not conduct a retail or wholesale optical business. History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 305, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. […]
