R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-30-6: Administrator and deputy administrator to devote full time to office — Disability of administrator or deputy administrator.

The administrator and deputy administrator shall not be active in determining the policies or conducting the affairs of any employers’ association or labor organization, but they shall impartially devote their full time to the duties of their offices. In the event of sickness, absence, or disability that renders it impossible for the administrator to act, the deputy administrator shall serve until the disability is removed. In the event of sickness, absence, or disability that renders it impossible for the deputy administrator to act, the workers’ compensation court shall appoint a temporary deputy administrator to serve until the disability is removed.