Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-29. Penalty for violations
(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, firm, corporation, or association to:
(1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license, or record or aid or abet in this;
(2) Practice nursing as defined by this chapter and under cover of any diploma, license, or record illegally or fraudulently obtained, or signed, or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;
(3) Practice nursing as defined by this chapter unless licensed to do so under the provisions of this chapter;
(4) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse unless licensed to practice under the provisions of this chapter;
(5) Practice nursing during the time his or her license issued under the provisions of this chapter is suspended or revoked;
(6) Conduct a basic, professional nursing education program or a practical nursing education program unless it has been approved by the board of nurse registration and nursing education; and
(7) Violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-29
- 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.
- Licensed: means the status of qualified individuals who have completed a designated process by which the board of nursing grants permission to individuals accountable and/or responsible for the practice of nursing and to engage in that practice, prohibiting all others from legally doing so. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-3
- Nursing: means the provision of services that are essential to the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health throughout the continuum of life. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-3
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
(b) The misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) for the first offense. Each subsequent offense is punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 328, § 2.