R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-45-11: Penalty for violations.

It is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for any person to:

(1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any license or aid or abet in this violation;

(2) Practice as a nursing home administrator under cover of any license or registration illegally or fraudulently obtained or unlawfully issued;

(3) Practice as a nursing home administrator, or use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a nursing home administrator, unless licensed and registered to practice under the provisions of this chapter;

(4) Practice as a nursing home administrator during the time his or her license or registration issued under the provisions of this chapter is suspended or revoked; or

(5) Violate any of the provisions of this chapter.