Rhode Island § 5-54-3 § 5-54-3. Exemptions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-54-3 — § 5-54-3. Exemptions.

Rhode Island § 5-54-3

Title 5Businesses and Professions

Ch. 5-54Physician Assistants

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-3 (2026).

Text

§ 5-54-3. Exemptions.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to services performed in any of the following
            areas:
         
(1) The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene as defined in chapter 31.1 of this title.
         
(2) The practice of chiropractic medicine.
         
(3) The practice of optometry as defined in chapter 35 of this title.
         
(4) A physician assistant student enrolled in a physician assistant educational program
            while performing duties in conjunction with a formal training program clinical rotation
           

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§ 5-54-3. Exemptions.

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to services performed in any of the following areas:

(1) The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene as defined in chapter 31.1 of this title.

(2) The practice of chiropractic medicine.

(3) The practice of optometry as defined in chapter 35 of this title.

(4) A physician assistant student enrolled in a physician assistant educational program while performing duties in conjunction with a formal training program clinical rotation under the auspices of a recognized degree-granting institution.

(5) Technicians or other assistants or employees of physicians who perform delegated tasks in the office of a physician but who are not rendering services as a physician assistant or identifying themselves as a physician assistant.

Legislative History

P.L. 1976, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 358, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 42, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 230, § 1.