{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-71-13","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-71-13","heading":"Grounds for suspension or revocation of licenses.","body":"(a) The board may recommend to the director of the department of health the issuance, renewal, or revocation of a license, or suspension, placement on probation, censure or reprimand a licensee, or any other disciplinary action that the board may deem appropriate, for conduct that may result from, but not necessarily be limited to:\n(1) Obtaining his or her license by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts;\n(2) Being guilty of fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, or material misstatement of facts or deceit in connection with his or her services rendered as an interpreter;\n(3) Being guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the department in consultation with the board, and/or violating any standard of professional or ethical conduct adopted by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf;\n(4) Violating the continuing education requirements of this chapter, as defined in § 5-71-9(e), and rules and regulations as promulgated by the department;\n(5) Violating any lawful order, or any provision of this chapter or of the rules or regulations promulgated in this chapter;\n(6) Aiding or assisting another person in violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter;\n(7) Departure from or failure to conform to the current standards of acceptable and prevailing practice of interpreting.\n(b) Working under a license that is expired or on inactive status, working under a license when certification is expired or on inactive status, and practicing interpreting without being exempt under § 5-71-10 shall be considered to be practicing without a license.\n(c) The department shall respond to all recommendations from the board under this section within thirty (30) calendar days.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 71 Licensure of Interpreters for the Deaf"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-71/5-71-13.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:32:44Z","sha256":"5390a40a1f0db5bd22db65d77f34ecd9f79e41f619822ed3f7d127490ddae5f1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-71-11-5-71-12","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-71-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}