TITLE 23
Health and Safety

Index Of Chapters

CHAPTER 23-1 Department of Health
CHAPTER 23-1.1 Division of Occupational Health
CHAPTER 23-1.2 Division of Legal Services
CHAPTER 23-1.3 Radiation Control
CHAPTER 23-1.8 Commission on the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
CHAPTER 23-1.9 Sheath Needles
CHAPTER 23-1.10 Alcoholism
CHAPTER 23-1.11 Needlestick Safety And Injury Prevention Act
CHAPTER 23-2 Local Health Officers
CHAPTER 23-3 Vital Records
CHAPTER 23-4 Office of State Medical Examiners
CHAPTER 23-4.1 Emergency Medical Transportation Services
CHAPTER 23-4.5 Blood Bank Services
CHAPTER 23-4.6 Consent to Medical and Surgical Care
CHAPTER 23-4.7 Informed Consent for Abortion
CHAPTER 23-4.8 Spousal Notice for Abortion
CHAPTER 23-4.9 Retention of X-rays
CHAPTER 23-4.10 Health Care Power of Attorney
CHAPTER 23-4.11 Rights of the Terminally Ill Act
CHAPTER 23-4.12 Partial Birth Abortion
CHAPTER 23-5 Reports of Disease and Disability
CHAPTER 23-5.1 Identification of Persons Suffering from Certain Disabilities
CHAPTER 23-6 Prevention and Suppression of Contagious Diseases
CHAPTER 23-6.1 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Program in High Schools
CHAPTER 23-6.2 Public Access Defibrillation
CHAPTER 23-6.3 Prevention and Suppression of Contagious Diseases – HIV/AIDS
CHAPTER 23-7 Mosquito Abatement
CHAPTER 23-7.1 Rodent Control and Eradication
CHAPTER 23-8 Quarantine Generally
CHAPTER 23-9 Quarantine of Vessels
CHAPTER 23-10 Tuberculosis
CHAPTER 23-10.1 Emergency Commitment for Drug Intoxication
CHAPTER 23-11 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
CHAPTER 23-12 Cancer
CHAPTER 23-12.1 Hemophilia Care Program
CHAPTER 23-12.5 New England Compact on Radiological Health Protection
CHAPTER 23-12.6 Ovarian Cancer Education, Detection, and Prevention
CHAPTER 23-12.7 The Breast Cancer Act
CHAPTER 23-12.8 The Firefighter Cancer Wellness Act
CHAPTER 23-13 Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs
CHAPTER 23-13.1 The Safe Haven For Infants Act
CHAPTER 23-13.2 Nursing Working Mothers
CHAPTER 23-13.3 Birth Defects Surveillance and Information System
CHAPTER 23-13.4 Hazardous Chemicals – Contamination of Breast Milk and Environment
CHAPTER 23-13.5 Breastfeeding in Public Places
CHAPTER 23-14 Childhood Disease Fund
CHAPTER 23-14.1 Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
CHAPTER 23-15 Determination of Need for New Health Care Equipment and New Institutional Health Services
CHAPTER 23-16 Health Facilities Construction
CHAPTER 23-16.1 New England Health Services and Facilities Compact
CHAPTER 23-16.2 Laboratories
CHAPTER 23-16.3 Clinical Laboratory Science Practice
CHAPTER 23-16.4 Human Cloning
CHAPTER 23-17 Licensing of Health Care Facilities
CHAPTER 23-17.1 Licensing of Nursing or Personal Care Homes
CHAPTER 23-17.2 Accountability of Services to Patients of Nursing or Personal Care Homes
CHAPTER 23-17.3 Long-term Care Coordinating Council
CHAPTER 23-17.4 Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act
CHAPTER 23-17.5 Rights of Nursing Home Patients
CHAPTER 23-17.6 Mobile Intensive Care Unit Program
CHAPTER 23-17.7 Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies
CHAPTER 23-17.7.1 Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies
CHAPTER 23-17.8 Abuse in Health Care Facilities
CHAPTER 23-17.9 Registration of Nursing Assistants
CHAPTER 23-17.10 Administrative Penalties
CHAPTER 23-17.11 The Nursing Facilities Receivership Act
CHAPTER 23-17.12 Health Care Services – Utilization Review Act
CHAPTER 23-17.13 Health Care Accessibility and Quality Assurance Act
CHAPTER 23-17.14 The Hospital Conversions Act
CHAPTER 23-17.15 Long-Term Health Care Goals And Values
CHAPTER 23-17.16 Home Care Patient Rights
CHAPTER 23-17.17 Health Care Quality Program
CHAPTER 23-17.18 Health Plan Modification Act
CHAPTER 23-17.19 Immunization In Long Term Care Facilities
CHAPTER 23-17.20 Health Care Facilities Staffing
CHAPTER 23-17.21 The Rhode Island Patient Safety Act of 2008
CHAPTER 23-17.22 Healthy Rhode Island Reform Act of 2008
CHAPTER 23-17.23 Center for Health Professions
CHAPTER 23-17.24 The Adult Supportive Care Residence Act
CHAPTER 23-17.25 Distressed Essential Community Hospitals
CHAPTER 23-17.26 Comprehensive Discharge Planning
CHAPTER 23-18 Cemeteries
CHAPTER 23-18.1 Disposition of Bodies to be Buried with Public Funds
CHAPTER 23-18.2 Preservation and Care of Burial Places and Memorials For the Dead
CHAPTER 23-18.3 Advisory Commission on Historical Cemeteries
CHAPTER 23-18.5 Anatomical Gifts
CHAPTER 23-18.6 Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
CHAPTER 23-18.6.1 Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
CHAPTER 23-18.6.2 Rhode Island Public Education Advisory Council for Organ and Tissue Donation Registration
CHAPTER 23-18.7 Bone Marrow Donation
CHAPTER 23-18.8 Waste Recycling
CHAPTER 23-18.9 Refuse Disposal
CHAPTER 23-18.10 Prohibition of Products Containing Chlorofluorocarbons Products
CHAPTER 23-18.11 Promotion of Paper Bag Usage
CHAPTER 23-18.12 Beverage Container Recyclability
CHAPTER 23-18.13 Toxic Packaging Reduction Act
CHAPTER 23-18.14 Degradable Plastics and Packaging
CHAPTER 23-18.15 Plastic Bottle and Container Labeling Act
CHAPTER 23-18.16 Newspaper Recyclability
CHAPTER 23-18.17 Used Cooking Oil Recycling
CHAPTER 23-19 Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
CHAPTER 23-19.1 Hazardous Waste Management
CHAPTER 23-19.2 Local Health Regulations
CHAPTER 23-19.3 Sanitarians
CHAPTER 23-19.3.1 Residential Sanitary Sewer Connections
CHAPTER 23-19.4 Septage, Industrial Wastes and Waste Oil Pumping, Cleaning and Transportation
CHAPTER 23-19.5 Percolation Tests and Water Table Elevation Determinations
CHAPTER 23-19.6 Used Oil Recycling
CHAPTER 23-19.7 Hazardous Waste Management Facilities
CHAPTER 23-19.8 Hazardous Waste Cleanup
CHAPTER 23-19.9 Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact
CHAPTER 23-19.10 Hazardous Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Treatment Research and Demonstration Act of 1986
CHAPTER 23-19.11 Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
CHAPTER 23-19.12 Generation – Transportation – Storage – Treatment – Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste
CHAPTER 23-19.13 Gull Control Program
CHAPTER 23-19.14 Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act
CHAPTER 23-19.15 The Rhode Island Cesspool Act of 2007
CHAPTER 23-20 Sanitation in Hotels and Boarding Houses
CHAPTER 23-20.5 Choke-Saving
CHAPTER 23-20.6 Smoking in Public Places
CHAPTER 23-20.7 Workplace Smoking Pollution Control Act
CHAPTER 23-20.7.1 Off-Duty Rights to Privacy by Employees
CHAPTER 23-20.8 Licensing of Massage Therapists
CHAPTER 23-20.9 Smoking in Schools
CHAPTER 23-20.10 Public Health and Workplace Safety Act
CHAPTER 23-20.11 Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection
CHAPTER 23-20.12 Food Allergy Awareness in Food-Service Establishments
CHAPTER 23-21 Licensing of Recreational Facilities
CHAPTER 23-21.1 Sanitation Standards for Bathing Beaches
CHAPTER 23-22 Licensing of Swimming Pools
CHAPTER 23-22.5 Drowning Prevention and Lifesaving
CHAPTER 23-23 Air Pollution
CHAPTER 23-23.1 Air Pollution Episode Control
CHAPTER 23-23.5 Noxious Trades
CHAPTER 23-23.6 Air Quality in Ice Arenas
CHAPTER 23-23.7 Biodiesel Heating Oil Act of 2013
CHAPTER 23-24 Hazardous Substances
CHAPTER 23-24.1 Poison Prevention Packaging
CHAPTER 23-24.2 Flammable Fabrics
CHAPTER 23-24.3 Substances or Compounds Used as Sewerage System Cleaners
CHAPTER 23-24.4 Hazardous Substances Community Right to Know Act
CHAPTER 23-24.5 Asbestos Abatement
CHAPTER 23-24.6 Lead Poisoning Prevention Act
CHAPTER 23-24.7 Occupational Health – Lead Protection
CHAPTER 23-24.8 Mercury Fever Thermometers
CHAPTER 23-24.9 Mercury Reduction and Education Act
CHAPTER 23-24.10 Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling Act
CHAPTER 23-24.11 Comprehensive Children's Jewelry Safety Act
CHAPTER 23-24.12 Proper Management of Unused Paint
CHAPTER 23-25 Pesticide Control
CHAPTER 23-25.1 Hazardous Pesticides, Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides, and Rodenticides
CHAPTER 23-25.2 Pesticide Relief Fund
CHAPTER 23-25.3 Marine Tributyltin Antifoulant Paints
CHAPTER 23-25.4 Utilization of Unused Prescription Drugs Act
CHAPTER 23-25.5 The Return or Exchange of Drugs Act
CHAPTER 23-26 Bedding and Upholstered Furniture
CHAPTER 23-27 Building Regulation Generally
CHAPTER 23-27.1 Safety Glazing
CHAPTER 23-27.2 State Building Code
CHAPTER 23-27.3 State Building Code
CHAPTER 23-27.4 Interstate Compact on Industrialized/ Modular Buildings
CHAPTER 23-28 Fire Prevention and Investigation
CHAPTER 23-28.01 Comprehensive Fire Safety Act
CHAPTER 23-28.1 Fire Safety Code–General Provisions
CHAPTER 23-28.2 Division of Fire Safety
CHAPTER 23-28.3 Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review
CHAPTER 23-28.4 Safety and Health Programs for Fire Departments
CHAPTER 23-28.5 Inspection of Buildings
CHAPTER 23-28.6 Places of Assembly
CHAPTER 23-28.7 Hotels and Motels
CHAPTER 23-28.8 Fire Escapes – Outside Stairways
CHAPTER 23-28.9 Heating and Cooking Facilities
CHAPTER 23-28.10 Health Care Facilities
CHAPTER 23-28.11 Fireworks and Pyrotechnics
CHAPTER 23-28.12 Schools
CHAPTER 23-28.13 Boarding Homes
CHAPTER 23-28.14 Rooming Houses
CHAPTER 23-28.15 Child Day Care Centers
CHAPTER 23-28.16 Apartment Houses
CHAPTER 23-28.17 Industrial, Mercantile, Business, and Storage Buildings
CHAPTER 23-28.18 Theatres
CHAPTER 23-28.19 Tents–Grandstands–Air-Supported Structures
CHAPTER 23-28.20 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
CHAPTER 23-28.21 Fuel Oil Installations
CHAPTER 23-28.22 Flammable and Combustible Liquids
CHAPTER 23-28.23 Exit Signs
CHAPTER 23-28.24 Emergency Lighting
CHAPTER 23-28.25 Fire Alarm Systems
CHAPTER 23-28.26 Dip Tanks Containing Flammable or Combustible Liquid
CHAPTER 23-28.27 Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Material
CHAPTER 23-28.28 Explosives
CHAPTER 23-28.29 Model Rocket Engines
CHAPTER 23-28.30 Community Residences for the Mentally Retarded, Mentally Ill, Drug Abusers, and Alcoholics
CHAPTER 23-28.31 Horse Stables
CHAPTER 23-28.32 Sales or Leasing and Servicing of Portable Fire Extinguishers and Fixed Fire Extinguishing Systems
CHAPTER 23-28.33 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas
CHAPTER 23-28.34 Fire and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems
CHAPTER 23-28.35 Fire Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Systems in Existing Residential Occupancies
CHAPTER 23-28.36 Notification of Fire Fighters, Police Officers and Emergency Medical Technicians After Exposure to Infectious Diseases
CHAPTER 23-28.37 Vaccination of Firefighters to Prevent Hepatitis B
CHAPTER 23-28.38 Detention and Correctional Occupancies
CHAPTER 23-28.39 Housing for the Elderly–Emergency Generators Required
CHAPTER 23-29 Fire Regulations in Places of Public Assembly
CHAPTER 23-29.1 Rehabilitation Building And Fire Code For Existing Buildings And Structures
CHAPTER 23-30 Fire Escapes And Stairways
CHAPTER 23-31 Automatic Sprinkler Systems
CHAPTER 23-32 Inspection of Buildings
CHAPTER 23-33 Elevators, Escalators, and Dumbwaiters
CHAPTER 23-34 Amusement Ride Inspection and Insurance Act
CHAPTER 23-34.1 Amusement Ride Safety Act
CHAPTER 23-35 Motion Picture Projectors
CHAPTER 23-36 Inspection and Handling of Inflammable Substances
CHAPTER 23-37 Powers of Fire Companies
CHAPTER 23-38 Degradable Connectors and Non-Detachable Metal Openers for Beverage Containers
CHAPTER 23-38.1 Hazardous Substances
CHAPTER 23-38.2 Poison Prevention Packaging
CHAPTER 23-38.3 Flammable Fabrics
CHAPTER 23-39 Respiratory Care Act
CHAPTER 23-40 New England Health Services and Facilities Compact
CHAPTER 23-41 Hazardous Pesticides, Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides and Rodenticides
CHAPTER 23-41.1 Pesticide Control
CHAPTER 23-42 Disposition of Bodies to be Buried with Public Funds
CHAPTER 23-43 Office of Mental Retardation
CHAPTER 23-43.1 Retardation Law
CHAPTER 23-43.2 Parental Succession–Retarded Persons
CHAPTER 23-43.3 Licensing of Facilities and Programs for the Alcoholic, Drug Abuser, Mentally Ill and the Mentally Retarded
CHAPTER 23-44 New England Compact on Radiological Health Protection
CHAPTER 23-45 Rodent Control and Eradication
CHAPTER 23-46 Refuse Disposal
CHAPTER 23-46.1 Solid Waste Management Corporation
CHAPTER 23-46.2 Hazardous Waste Management
CHAPTER 23-47 Anatomical Gifts
CHAPTER 23-48 Sanitarians
CHAPTER 23-49 Septage, Industrial Wastes and Waste Oil Pumping, Cleaning and Transportation
CHAPTER 23-50 Blood Bank Services
CHAPTER 23-51 Consent to Medical and Surgical Care
CHAPTER 23-52 Emergency Medical Transportation Services
CHAPTER 23-53 Special Packaging of Poisonous Substances
CHAPTER 23-54 Choke-Saving Devices
CHAPTER 23-55 Percolation Tests and Water Table Elevation Determinations
CHAPTER 23-56 Smoking in Public Places
CHAPTER 23-57 Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
CHAPTER 23-58 Massage Parlors
CHAPTER 23-59 Continuing Care Provider Registration and Disclosure
CHAPTER 23-60 Battery Deposit and Control
CHAPTER 23-60.1 Dry Cell Battery Control
CHAPTER 23-61 Radon Control
CHAPTER 23-62 Truth in Food Disclosure Law
CHAPTER 23-63 Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling
CHAPTER 23-64 Minority Health Promotion Act
CHAPTER 23-64.1 Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity
CHAPTER 23-65 Board of Certification of Operators of Public Water Supply Facilities
CHAPTER 23-66 Comprehensive Health Risk Assessments
CHAPTER 23-67 The Rhode Island Research and Treatment Fund for Uninsured and Underinsured Women Stricken with Cancer
CHAPTER 23-68 Tanning Facility Safety Standards Act
CHAPTER 23-69 New England Compact on Involuntary Detention for Tuberculosis Control
CHAPTER 23-70 Osteoporosis
CHAPTER 23-71 Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Funds
CHAPTER 23-72 Mercury In Fish Products
CHAPTER 23-73 Latex Gloves Safety Act
CHAPTER 23-74 Unlicensed Health Care Practices
CHAPTER 23-75 Children's Product Safety Act
CHAPTER 23-76 Vaccine Shortage Protection Act
CHAPTER 23-77 Healthcare Information Technology and Infrastructure Development Fund
CHAPTER 23-78 The Stroke Task Force
CHAPTER 23-78.1 Stroke Prevention and Treatment Act of 2009
CHAPTER 23-79 The Rhode Island Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluation and Treatment Act
CHAPTER 23-80 Safe Patient Handling Act of 2006
CHAPTER 23-81 Rhode Island Coordinated Health Planning Act of 2006
CHAPTER 23-82 Implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Act
CHAPTER 23-83 The Umbilical Cord Blood Donation Notification Act
CHAPTER 23-84 The Rhode Island Climate Risk Reduction Act of 2010
CHAPTER 23-85 Green Economy Roundtable
CHAPTER 23-86 Women's Cardiovascular Screening and Risk Reduction Pilot Program
CHAPTER 23-87 The Rhode Island Lupus Education and Awareness Plan
CHAPTER 23-88 Code Consistency Council
CHAPTER 23-89 The Rhode Island Palliative Care and Quality of Life Act
CHAPTER 23-90 Responsible Recycling, Reuse and Disposal of Mattresses
CHAPTER 23-91 Service Member Licensure
CHAPTER 23-92 Military Spouse Licensure

TITLE 23Health and Safety

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