Section 216-RICR-40-05-1.3 - License Requirements1.3.1GenerallyA. No person, unless licensed to practice medicine in Rhode Island, shall practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine or surgery or attempt to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine or surgery, or any of the branches of allopathic or osteopathic medicine or surgery after having received therefore or with the intent of receiving therefore, either directly or indirectly, any bonus, gift or compensation or who shall open an office with intent to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine or shall hold himself or herself out to the public as a practitioner of allopathic or osteopathic medicine, whether by appending to his or her name the title of doctor or any abbreviation thereof, or M.D., or D.O. or any other title or designation implying a practitioner of allopathic or osteopathic medicine.1. All physicians who are licensed to practice medicine in Rhode Island must obtain and sustain medical malpractice coverage prior to seeing patients. Proof of malpractice insurance shall be provided to the Board upon request. It is incumbent upon the licensee to ensure that malpractice coverage does not lapse while engaged in the practice of medicine.1.3.2Practice of Medical AcupunctureA. Any physician licensed in Rhode Island under the provisions of the Act who seeks to practice medical acupuncture as a therapy shall comply with the following: 1. Meet the requirements for licensure as a doctor of acupuncture set forth in Part 8 of this Subchapter, Licensing Doctors of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine promulgated by the Rhode Island Department of Health; or2. Successfully complete a course offered to physicians that has been approved by the American Board of Medical Acupuncture (ABMA).B. Any physician licensed in Rhode Island under the provisions of the Act who seeks to practice acupuncture limited to the ear shall complete an approved course of at least four (4) hours duration.1.3.3Visiting PhysiciansNotwithstanding the provisions of § 1.3.1 of this Part, the exceptions to licensure requirements are pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-16.2.
1.3.4Limited Medical Registration Requirements for Interns, Residents or FellowsA. Except for physicians licensed pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-37, no person shall perform the duties of an intern, resident or fellow in Rhode Island without holding a limited medical registration certificate pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-16. 1. Limited medical registration shall only be granted to individuals appointed as intern, resident or, fellow in a hospital licensed in Rhode Island, or other institution or clinic pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-16 for the purpose of obtaining training in a medical program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, (ACGME), the American Osteopathic Association, (AOA), or other accrediting body approved by the Board, or to a fellow for the purpose of teaching, research and/or training in conjunction with a medical education program in a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME) or by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).B. A limited medical registration certificate (for postgraduate training) shall entitle the holder thereof to practice medicine in the hospital or other institution designated on the certificate of limited registration, or outside such hospital or other institution for the treatment under the supervision of one of its medical staff who is a duly licensed physician [i.e. full licensure], of persons accepted by it as patients, or in any hospital, institution, clinic or program affiliated for training purposes with the hospital, institution or clinic designated on such certificate, which affiliation is approved by the Department. In all cases the practice of medicine under a limited medical registration shall be in accordance with policies and procedures established by the hospital, institution or other clinic designated on the certificate.1. It shall be the responsibility of each hospital, clinic or other institution to submit, on or before April 1 of each year to the Department for its approval, a list of affiliated hospitals, institutions, clinics or programs providing training programs for interns, residents or, fellows.2. Any hospital, clinic or institution providing training programs for interns, residents, or fellows, that are subject to statutory licensure in Rhode Island, shall hold a current license.C. Once a full license to practice medicine in the State of Rhode Island has been granted, all concurrent limited medical registration privileges shall cease.D. Physicians who have a full license in this or another jurisdiction who come to a Rhode Island graduate medical education program.1. Physicians who are fully licensed in Rhode Island or in an alternate jurisdiction, and who are entering or re-entering an accredited graduate medical education program (training program) are eligible for limited medical registration (training license). The limited medical registration shall be granted annually for the duration of training.2. If the physician chooses to practice outside of the accredited graduate medical education program at any time during the period of training, a full medical license is required.E. A physician in training greater than five (5) years shall obtain a full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in Rhode Island, unless the physician remains in an accredited training program and has successfully passed all three (3) parts of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or all three (3) levels of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA).216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-05-1.3
Amended effective 4/24/2022