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2005 Rhode Island Code - § 42-18-1 — Department established Powers.
There shall be a department of health. The head of the department shall be the director of health, who shall carry out, except as otherwise provided by this title, the provisions of chapters 10, 19, 27, 29 31, inclusive, and 33 37, inclusive, of title 5; chapters 1, 11, 14, 17, 22, 23, 27, 28, and 30 of title 21; chapters 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 11, inclusive, 13, 17, and 20 22, inclusive, of title 23; and chapter 13 of title 46 and of all other general laws and public laws heretofore carried out by the former director of public health and department of public health.Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Rhode Island may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
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