R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-91-8 (2026)
Coordinated information system
Effective Jun 29, 2022History of Section. P.L. 2022, ch. 284, § 1, effective June 29, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 285, § 1, effective June 29, 2022.
- (a) The interstate commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed, or who have applied for licensure under § 5-91-5.
- (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to the interstate commission any public action or complaints against a licensed physician who has applied or received an expedited license through the compact.
- (c) Member boards shall report disciplinary or investigatory information determined as necessary and proper by rule of the interstate commission.
- (d) Member boards may report any non-public complaint, disciplinary, or investigatory information not required by subsection (c) of this section to the interstate commission.
- (e) Member boards shall share complaint or disciplinary information about a physician upon request of another member board.
- (f) All information provided to the interstate commission or distributed by member boards shall be confidential, filed under seal, and used only for investigatory or disciplinary matters.
- (g) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules for mandated or discretionary sharing of information by member boards.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 284, § 1, effective June 29, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 285, § 1, effective June 29, 2022.