Rhode Island § 27-20-13 - Nonprofit Medical Service Corporations
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§ 27-20-13. Nonprofit Medical Service Corporations
R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-20-13
§ 27-20-13. Adoption of chapter by hospital service corporation.
Any nonprofit hospital service corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 19 of this title may, with the consent of the Rhode Island Medical Society evidenced by the affidavit of the president and secretary of the society filed in the office of the secretary of state, amend its articles of association to adopt the provisions of this chapter, and, upon that adoption, the corporation shall have and exercise all of the powers and be subject to all of the duties and responsibilities of a nonprofit medical service corporation to the same extent as though it had been incorporated as a nonprofit medical service corporation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1598, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 27-20-13.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-20-13 ("Nonprofit Medical Service Corporations") 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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