R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-64.1-2: Declaration of purpose.

It is the purpose of this chapter to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by providing for the training, certification, and regulation of persons practicing the profession of dietary manager of healthcare food service by providing a means of identifying those qualified to practice as a dietary manager; to assure the highest degree of professional conduct; and to assure the availability of services of high quality to persons and facilities in need of these services.