Title 5
Businesses and Professions

Chapter 34
Nurses

R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-26

§ 5-34-26. Grounds for discipline without a hearing.

The director may temporarily suspend the license of a nurse without a hearing if the director finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that a nurse’s continuation in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public. In the event that the director temporarily suspends the license of a nurse without a hearing, a hearing by the board must be held within ten (10) days after the suspension has occurred.

History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 328, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 125, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 138, § 2.