Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-97 - Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Assessment mechanism: means automated or virtual equipment, application, or technology designed to be used on a telephone, a computer, or an internet-accessible device that may be used either in person or remotely to conduct an eye assessment, and includes artificial intelligence devices and any equipment, electronic or nonelectronic, that is used to perform an eye assessment. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-97-2
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contact lens: means any lens placed directly on the surface of the eye, regardless of whether or not it is intended to correct a visual defect, including any cosmetic, therapeutic, or corrective lens. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-97-2
• 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.
• Eye assessment: means an assessment of the ocular health and visual status of a patient that may include, but is not limited to, objective refractive data or information generated by an assessment mechanism or an automated testing device, including an autorefractor, in order to establish a medical diagnosis for the correction of vision disorders. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-97-2
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means an individual, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-97-2
• Prescription: means a handwritten or electronic order issued by a provider that includes:

  (i)  In the case of contact lenses, all information required by the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, Rhode Island General Laws 23-97-2

• Provider: means a healthcare professional licensed under chapter 35. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-97-2
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
• Visual aid glasses: means eyeglasses, spectacles, or lenses designed or used to correct visual defects, including spectacles that may be adjusted by the wearer to achieve different types or levels of visual correction or enhancement. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-97-2