{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-63.2-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-63.2-1","heading":"Statement of policy.","body":"The state of Rhode Island has an interest in regulating the private practice of mental health counseling and marriage and family therapy in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 63.2 Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-63.2/5-63.2-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:12:09Z","sha256":"549c834b4c2a738562eac2f7de1523de8617f1c8126930bb185947c754970f6c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-63.1-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-63.2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}