{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.12-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.12-2","heading":"Declaration of purpose.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the public health and quality of the environment of the state by vesting in the department of environmental management the power necessary to regulate and license persons and other legal entities engaged in the generation, transportation, storage, treatment, management, and disposal of regulated medical waste.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 19.12 Generation — Transportation — Storage — Treatment — Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-19.12/23-19.12-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:53Z","sha256":"89d92b67c85f2804bcd6eca20f4d6dd1b7285dfcfd0892414eb198a55a224357","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.12-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.12-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}