2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-37 - Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Section 5-37-8 - Grounds for discipline without hearing.

Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 5-37-8 (2017)

§ 5-37-8. Grounds for discipline without hearing.

The director may temporarily suspend the license of a physician or limited registrant without a hearing if the director finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that a physician's or limited registrant's continuation in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public. In the event that the director temporarily suspends the license of a physician or limited registrant 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. 1986, ch. 301, § 6.)

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