Physician Providence Rhode Island
Rhode Island takes a giant step toward release of Physician Profiles: Representative Anzeveno announces progress during Public Health Week
Today, Representative Frank Anzeveno (D-North Providence) and Dr. Patricia Nolan, Director of Health jointly announce completion of "Phase One" of the Rhode Island Physician Profiles program. Representative Anzeveno sponsored legislation which will make previously confidential information about physician practices open to the public. "Providing the community with information about health care providers is a goal that I have shared with the Rhode Island Medical Society and other professional groups", Anzeveno said. "This is a first step toward achieving that goal. This information will assist people in selecting doctors who best meet their needs and is one component of maintaining quality health care in Rhode Island". ... [Read More]
J-1 Visa Waiver Review and Recommendation Process for the State of Rhode Island
A letter from the head of the facility at which the physician will be employed that: Requests that the Rhode Island Department of Health act as an interested government agency and recommend a waiver for the J-1 physician; Summarizes how the health care facility has attempted to locate qualified U.S. physicians; Describes the physician's qualifications, proposed responsibilities and how their employment will satisfy important unmet health care needs of a medically under-served community; and State unequivocally that the facility is offering the physician at least three years of employment in a job consistent with the Department's mission, a description of the critical need of the facility's service area and how the facility will assure that the physician will serve that need. ... [Read More]
Rhode Island Department of Health
Rhode Island Department of Health • 3 Capitol Hill • Providence RI 02908 Voice: 401-222-2231 • Fax: 401-222-6548 • TTY: 711 • Contact Us ... Health Department Censures Physician Over Re-Used Syringes; Patients Advised to Seek HIV and Hepatitis Testing ... [Read More]
RESOURCES in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health • 3 Capitol Hill • Providence RI 02908 Voice: 401-222-2231 • Fax: 401-222-6548 • TTY: 711 • Contact Us ... 3 Capitol Hill, Room 408 Providence, RI 02908 Phone:(401) 222-3442 Fax:(401) 222-4415 Contact: ... Call your primary care physician! ... [Read More]
Rhode Island J-1 Visa Waiver Program
The Rhode Island J-1 visa waiver program increases access to primary health and mental health care in rural and urban communities that have shortages of primary care physicians and psychiatrists, by helping medical clinics recruit foreign physicians. Qualified foreign physicians must have completed their advanced clinical training in an approved U.S. residency training program, must agree to work in the shortage area for three years, and must increase access to primary health care. ... [Read More]
Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
The Board works with the Physician’s Health Committee of the RI Medical Society to provide treatment and rehabilitation for impaired physicians. The committee offers assessment services for physicians with behavioral health problems, including sexual boundary violation, gambling, sexual and Internet addictions, and disruptive behaviors. It oversees treatment and readiness for a safe return to practice. Physician’s referrals may be self-initiated or based on the signed, written referral by others in the health-care community. Legal statute protects anyone who makes a good-faith referral from liability. For more information, interested parties may contact the committee at (401) 331-3207. ... [Read More]
Board of Physician Assistants
The Board of Physicians Assistants was formed in 1976 in order to carry out the Department of Health's role in protecting the public through its authority to license and discipline health care professionals. The Board's composition is prescribed by statute: two licensed physician assistants, two medical or osteopathic physicians, two officers of health care facilities and one member of the general public. It meets at least once per quarter. Additional meetings are scheduled as needed in accordance with the Open Meetings Law. ... [Read More]
Diabetes Fact Sheet for Rhode Island (2003)
Rhode Island Department of Health • 3 Capitol Hill • Providence RI 02908 Voice: 401-222-2231 • Fax: 401-222-6548 • TTY: 711 • Contact Us ... 3 Capitol Hill, Room 408 Providence, RI 02908 Phone:(401) 222-3442 Fax:(401) 222-4415 Contact: ... Call your primary care physician! ... [Read More]
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Rhode Island Department of Health • 3 Capitol Hill • Providence RI 02908 Voice: 401-222-2231 • Fax: 401-222-6548 • TTY: 711 • Contact Us ... 3 Capitol Hill, Room 408 Providence, RI 02908 Phone:(401) 222-3442 Fax:(401) 222-4415 Contact: ... Call your primary care physician! ... [Read More]
Board of Psychology
Rhode Island Department of Health • 3 Capitol Hill • Providence RI 02908 Voice: 401-222-2231 • Fax: 401-222-6548 • TTY: 711 • Contact Us ... 3 Capitol Hill - Room 104 Providence, RI 02908 Phone: (401) 222-2827 Fax: (401) 222-1272 Email: Kelly Doyle, Board Administrator ... [Read More]
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