§ 5-26-2 — § 5-26-2. Boards of examiners appointed by director of health.

§ 5-26-2. Boards of examiners appointed by director of health.

The director of health, with the approval of the governor, shall also appoint to the division of professional regulation a board of nursing registration and education as provided by chapter 34 of this title, and a board of examiners of each of the following arts, practices, sciences, or callings: barbering, podiatry, chiropractic (except as provided in § 5-30-1.1), psychology, optometry, electrolysis, and physical therapy; and a board of five (5) examiners in speech pathology, audiology, and embalming. Those boards shall perform the duties prescribed by chapters 10, 29, 30 (except as provided in § 5-30-1.1), 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 44, and 48 of this title.

Legislative History

P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 190; P.L. 1949, ch. 2228, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-26-2; P.L. 1962, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 143, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 383, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 301, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 108, § 1.