2005 Rhode Island Code - § 27-20.2-9 — Adoption of chapter by hospital service corporation.

    Any nonprofit hospital service corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19 of this title, which first obtains authorization to do so by the Rhode Island Optometric Association as evidenced by the affidavit of the president and secretary of the association, may amend its articles of association to adopt the provisions of this chapter, and upon that adoption the corporation shall have and exercise all of the powers and be subject to all of the duties and responsibilities of a nonprofit optometric service corporation to the same extent as though it had been incorporated as a nonprofit optometric service corporation.