Rhode Island General Laws 5-31.1-38. Advertising
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(a) All advertising by any facility rendering dental-care services to the public shall contain the name of the dentist or dentists who either directs or owns the facility.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-31.1-38
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Dentist: means a person with a license to practice dentistry in this state under the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-31.1-1
- Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust or estate, state or political subdivision, or instrumentality of a state. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-31.1-1
(b) Any person or corporation who or that operates a dental referral service that is engaged in the business of offering to refer patients to dentists must disclose in all advertising that dentists pay a fee to the referral service to participate in the service.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 425, § 1.