Whenever any provision of the general or public law or regulation requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a physician, it shall be deemed to include a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a certified registered nurse practitioner; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of nurse practitioners.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-42
Global signature authority of certified registered nurse practitioners
Known as the The Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act
The act spans §§ 5–5 (61 sections).
P.L. 2006, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 156, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.