{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-8","heading":"Grounds for discipline without hearing.","body":"The director may temporarily suspend the license of a physician or limited registrant without a hearing if the director finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that a physician’s or limited registrant’s continuation in practice would constitute an immediate danger to the public. In the event that the director temporarily suspends the license of a physician or limited registrant without a hearing, a hearing by the board must be held within ten (10) days after the day the suspension has occurred. In the event the tenth day occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday, the hearing by the board shall be held on the first business day following the Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 37 Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-37/5-37-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:13:09Z","sha256":"fff74fb6d9847f6c7b82b00529ef0906f9fb5ce05f5c48aa2601d7badd45b6bb","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}