{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-35.1-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-35.1-16","heading":"Minimum examination of patient.","body":"Every person practicing optometry in accordance with the laws of this state shall, prior to prescribing eyeglasses, lenses, or spectacles make a minimum examination of the patient to determine existent visual defects and procedures for their correction. The degree of that minimum examination shall be defined in the rules and regulations of the department.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 35.1 Optometrists"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-35.1/5-35.1-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:07:34Z","sha256":"d1aed9c68aa5aa73efbeacce704f3c389f9395b21653b95d8173e132b6e7fd3e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-35.1-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-35.1-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}