{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-11-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-11-8","heading":"Blood test of pregnant women.","body":"It shall be the duty of every physician, midwife, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner engaged in prenatal attendance upon a pregnant woman to obtain a blood specimen of that pregnant woman within thirty (30) days after the first professional visit and again obtain a blood specimen during the third trimester. These blood specimens shall be submitted to the laboratory of the state department of health, or to a laboratory approved by the department, for the performance of a Wassermann or other standard laboratory blood test for syphilis. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and that physician, midwife, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 11 Sexually Transmitted Diseases"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-11/23-11-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:40Z","sha256":"8b17a3f57980330ac4caabe3f88b385ad081732236a050e247a0c2bc77a6db31","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-11-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-11-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}