Rhode Island § 23-5-5 - Reports of Disease and Disability
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§ 23-5-5. Reports of Disease and Disability
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-5-5
§ 23-5-5. Reporting of occupational diseases.
Every physician licensed by the department of health attending on or called in to evaluate a patient whom he or she believes to be suffering from an occupational disease or condition identified by the department of health in regulation as a reportable occupational disease shall within thirty (30) days of that attendance or evaluation send to the department of health a report, on a form acceptable to the director of health, stating:
(1) Name, address, and occupation of patient.
(2) Name, address, and business of employer.
(3) Nature of disease.
(4) Any other information that may be reasonably required by the department of health.
History of Section.
P.L. 1915, ch. 1226, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 153, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 255, § 18; impl.
am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-5-5; P.L. 1992, ch. 187, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-5-5 ("Reports of Disease and Disability") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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