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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Authorized to practice” means duly licensed, certified, or registered by the proper regulatory agency.
(2) “Professional services” means the rendering of personal services by a person authorized to practice as one of the following professions as defined:
(i) Physicians;
(ii) Dentists;
(iii) Attorneys at law;
(iv) [Deleted by P.L. 2000, ch. 328, § 1, and by P.L. 2000, ch. 513, § 1];
(v) Professional engineers;
(vi) Architects;
(vii) Certified public accountants and licensed public accountants;
(viii) Veterinarians;
(ix) Chiropractors;
(x) Podiatrists;
(xi) Registered nurses;
(xii) Optometrists;
(xiii) Physical therapists;
(xiv) Landscape architects;
(xv) Land surveyors;
(xvi) Opticians;
(xvii) Physician assistants;
(xviii) Psychologists; or
(xix) Midwives or nurse-midwives.
(3) “Regulatory agency” means:
(i) The professional licensing board contained within the department of health, as set forth in title 5 when referring to physicians, dentists, chiropractors, podiatrists, registered nurses, optometrists, physical therapists, opticians, physician assistants, or midwives or nurse-midwives;
(ii) The Supreme Court when referring to attorneys at law;
(iii) The boards of registration of professional engineers and land surveyors when referring to professional engineers or land surveyors;
(iv) The board of examination and registration of architects when referring to architects;
(v) The board of accountancy when referring to certified public accountants and licensed public accountants;
(vi) The board of veterinarians when referring to veterinarians;
(vii) The board of examiners of landscape architects when referring to landscape architects;
(viii) The board of psychology when referring to psychologists.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Rhode Island General Laws Title 7. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships § 7-5.1-2. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-7-corporations-associations-and-partnerships/ri-gen-laws-sect-7-5-1-2/
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