Rhode Island § 5-54-16 § 5-54-16. Penalty for misrepresentation.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-54-16 — § 5-54-16. Penalty for misrepresentation.

Rhode Island § 5-54-16

Title 5Businesses and Professions

Ch. 5-54Physician Assistants

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-16 (2026).

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§ 5-54-16. Penalty for misrepresentation.
No person who is not licensed as a physician assistant may use the title of "physician
            assistantâ€� or "PAâ€� or hold himself or herself out as a physician assistant. Any person
            who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less
            than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more
            than one year imprisonment, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
         

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§ 5-54-16. Penalty for misrepresentation.

No person who is not licensed as a physician assistant may use the title of "physician assistantâ€� or "PAâ€� or hold himself or herself out as a physician assistant. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than one year imprisonment, or by both the fine and imprisonment.