§ 5-37-4 - Refusal of licensure.
SECTION 5-37-4
§ 5-37-4 Refusal of licensure. – (a) The director at the direction of the board shall, after notice and hearing,in accordance with the procedures established in §§ 5-37-5.2 –5-37-6.2, refuse to grant the original license provided for in this chapter toany physician and/or applicant:
(1) Who is not of good moral character;
(2) Who does not meet the requirements for licensureprescribed in this chapter, regulations established by the board, and/orregulations promulgated by the director;
(3) Who has violated any laws involving moral turpitude oraffecting the ability of any physician and/or applicant to practice medicine; or
(4) Who has been found guilty in another state of conductwhich, if committed in Rhode Island, would constitute unprofessional conduct asdefined in § 5-37-5.1 and regulations adopted under that section.
(b) The director shall serve a copy of his or her decision orruling upon any person whose original certificate has been refused.