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R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-5.1-2 (2026)

Definitions

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1970–2015 · leading case: Vigue v. John E. Fogarty Mem'l Hosp., 481 A.2d 1 (R.I. 1984).
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Vigue v. John E. Fogarty Mem'l Hosp., 481 A.2d 1 (R.I. 1984). · cites it 14× “General Laws 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 7-5.1-2 explicitly defines "professional services" as personal services rendered by a person authorized to practice in one of fourteen enumerated professions.”
In the Matter of Keven A. McKenna, 110 A.3d 1126 (R.I. 2015). · cites it 6× “1956 § 11-27-18 (recognizing right of this Court to regulate and discipline members of the bar); G.L. 1956 § 7-5.1-2(2) (identifying the Supreme Court as the regulatory agency for attorneys at law); G.”
In Re Rhode Island Bar Ass'n, 263 A.2d 692 (R.I. 1970). · cites it 4× “1-3 reads: “Any corporation organized under this chapter may engage in rendering professional services[ 2 ] of only one (1) of the professions enumerated in §7-5.1-2, provided that every officer, director, and shareholder of said corporation is an individual authorized to…”
Jean Ho-Rath v. Rhode Island Hosp., 89 A.3d 806 (R.I. 2014). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to G.L.1956 § 7-5.1-2, professional service corporations organized under § 7-5.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-5.1-2(2): 1 case
In the Matter of Keven A. McKenna, 110 A.3d 1126 (R.I. 2015). “1956 § 11-27-18 (recognizing right of this Court to regulate and discipline members of the bar); G.L. 1956 § 7-5.1-2(2) (identifying the Supreme Court as the regulatory agency for attorneys at law); G.”
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