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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5275 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000401 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PROFESSIONAL LICENSE |
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| 16 | 16 | | REINSTATEMENT ACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Chippendale, Vella-Wilkinson, McNamara, Cardillo, J. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Brien, Noret, Lima, Fenton-Fung, Casimiro, and J. Lombardi |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: February 01, 2023 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House Corporations |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Title 5 of the General Laws entitled "BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS" 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | CHAPTER 93 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | PROFESSIONAL LICENSE REINSTATEMENT ACT 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 5-93-1. Short title. 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Professional License Reinstatement 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Act." 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 5-93-2. License reinstatement COVID-19. 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (a) Any individual required to be licensed by any state agency pursuant to title 5 or any 9 |
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| 33 | 33 | | chapter of the general laws that issues licenses including, but not limited to, the department of 10 |
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| 34 | 34 | | business regulation (DBR) and the department of health (DOH), and who, as a result of 11 |
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| 35 | 35 | | noncompliance with any general or special law, mandate, rule, or regulation, which was enacted or 12 |
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| 36 | 36 | | implemented due to the declaration of disaster emergency caused by COVID-19 shall have the 13 |
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| 37 | 37 | | license reinstated immediately upon notice furnished to the appropriate licensing authority. 14 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (b) "Notice", for purposes of this section, means any written or electronic communication 15 |
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| 39 | 39 | | including phone or email that informs the licensing authority of the desire to have the professional 16 |
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| 40 | 40 | | license reinstated. 17 |
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| 44 | 44 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1 |
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| 50 | 50 | | LC000401 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 51 | 51 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 52 | 52 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 53 | 53 | | OF |
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| 54 | 54 | | A N A C T |
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| 55 | 55 | | RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PROFESSIONAL LICENSE |
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| 56 | 56 | | REINSTATEMENT ACT |
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| 57 | 57 | | *** |
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| 58 | 58 | | This act would provide for the reinstatement of any license suspended because of 1 |
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| 59 | 59 | | noncompliance with a COVID-19 mandate. 2 |
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| 60 | 60 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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