{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-40-15","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-40-15","heading":"Grounds for discipline without a hearing.","body":"(a) In the event a person is hospitalized for mental illness or as an alcoholic as defined in chapter 1.10 of title 23, the board may, without the necessity of the proceedings provided for in § 5-40-16, suspend, or refuse to renew the license of that person for the duration of his or her confinement or until that person is medically discharged from hospitalization.\n(b) A plea of nolo contendere cannot be used as a defense to prevent the board from suspending or refusing to renew the license.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 40 Physical Therapists"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-40/5-40-15.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:35:44Z","sha256":"fd01796b668f35ff800181fd898c461548f0bb7ceed2e6d8dafaf4568e62a498","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-40-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-40-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}