Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-19.1-29. Continuity of administration

(a) Any proceeding or other business or matter undertaken or commenced prior to January 1, 2002, and pending on January 1, 2002, may be conducted and completed by the director of the department of health, board of pharmacy, or by a subordinate under his or her direction, in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions with the same effect as though it were undertaken or commenced or completed prior to January 1, 2002.

(b) All officers and members of the existing board, their subordinates, and employees, whose functions and duties are preserved by this chapter, shall continue to perform the same functions and duties from January 1, 2002, in like manner as though they had been appointed or employed after January 1, 2002.

(c) All rules and regulations issued, adopted, modified, or repealed by the board of pharmacy pursuant to any provisions of this chapter shall remain in effect until subsequent action of the director of health and the board of pharmacy.