{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-54-10","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-54-10","heading":"Registration based on previous practice.","body":"The board shall recommend to the director for registration as a physician assistant an applicant who:\n(1) Is employed in this state as a physician assistant on July 1, 1982, and has successfully passed the national qualifying exam prior to July 1, 1982;\n(2) No person shall represent himself or herself or be registered as a physician assistant after July 1, 1982, unless he or she has passed the certifying examination approved by the board in § 5-54-9(3); and\n(3) Submitted a completed application with the application fee.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 54 Physician Assistants"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-54/5-54-10.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:57:24Z","sha256":"6abcb90db484e42aa8a4ba8235383bc27a4f6ea4e1aed95b6ddc0b4dd373a702","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-54-9.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-54-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}