Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-30-10. Issuance and registration of certificates

Upon receipt of any recommendation from the board of chiropractic examiners, as provided in §§ 5-30-6 - 5-30-8, the director of the department of health shall issue to the recommended person a certificate to practice chiropractic medicine or physiotherapy within this state, or certificates to practice each of them, in accordance with that recommendation. Those certificates shall be signed by the members of the board of chiropractic examiners and by the director of the department of health, who shall affix the official seal of the department of health to the certificates. The holder of a certificate authorizing him or her to practice chiropractic medicine, immediately upon receipt of the certificate, shall cause it to be filed for registration in the office of the clerk of the city or town in which he or she resides, and that act shall constitute him or her a regularly registered chiropractic physician.