{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.12-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.12-4","heading":"Powers and duties of the director.","body":"The director shall under the provisions of this chapter have all powers necessary to promulgate any rules, regulations, procedures, and standards that may be necessary to ensure proper, adequate, and sound management of regulated medical waste and to protect the public health and the environment from the effects of improper management 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/TITLE23/23-19.12/23-19.12-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:53Z","sha256":"6a8eae28dd529e5161c9d9abc1dfa57bb12d7021a069a780420c22de9c3100eb","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.12-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.12-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}