R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-100-3: Healthcare workforce data collection authorized.

The department is hereby authorized to collect healthcare workforce data on all healthcare professionals licensed by the department as part of the department’s licensure and license renewal process and to request all healthcare professionals to voluntarily provide the following healthcare workforce data elements as a part of licensure and licensure renewal:

(1) Principal specialty;

(2) Education level;

(3) Current practice status in Rhode Island including, but not limited to: clinical practice, medical administrative or legal services only, clinical teaching or clinical research only, not currently working in the medical field, status as a provider of telemedicine, and other practice status as determined by the department;

(4) Ethnicity;

(5) Race;

(6) Languages spoken other than English;

(7) Additional years planning to practice or anticipated retirement year;

(8) Total number of clinical/nonclinical hours per week providing services;

(9) Practice name(s), location(s), and contact information;

(10) Acceptance of Medicaid as a form of payment;

(11) Other data as defined by the department.