Chapter 051
2010 -- S 2631
Enacted 06/12/10
A N A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
Introduced By: Senators Tassoni, P Fogarty, Picard, and DiPalma
Date Introduced: March 04, 2010
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 23-1-17 of the General Laws in Chapter
23-1 entitled "Department
of Health" is hereby amended to read as follows:
23-1-17.
Additional general powers. – (a) In addition to the other powers given to the
director of health or the department of health by other
provisions of the general laws, and in order
to permit the director to properly perform the duties
given to him or her by the general assembly,
and to enforce the rules and regulations the director is
authorized to promulgate and adopt, the
director is further authorized to promulgate and adopt rules
and regulations for the establishment
of information collection, minimum sanitary
requirements, and other duties given to the director
by section 23-1-1 or by any other provision of law, and
to enforce those rules and regulations.
The director is further authorized to issue licenses
or permits, and to revoke, suspend, or annul
them, to aid in the enforcement of those rules and
regulations.
(b) In the event of a
public health emergency, the director is authorized to grant a
temporary
and limited to those health care providers who hold an
active valid license in another state. The
director is authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and
regulations to establish a process for this
temporary emergency license.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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