R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-25.1-14: Regulations.

The director of the department of business regulation shall have the authority to promulgate such regulations as shall be reasonably necessary to carry out §§ 34-25.1-10 through 34-25.1-16. The director of the department of business regulation shall also have the authority to promulgate regulations pursuant to § 34-25.1-7 with respect to unfair and deceptive trade practices. The director of the department of elderly affairs shall have the authority to promulgate such regulations as shall be reasonably necessary to carry out § 34-25.1-9.