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Any corporation organized under this chapter may engage in rendering professional services of not more than one of the professions enumerated in §7-5.1-2, provided that every officer, director, and shareholder of the corporation is an individual authorized to practice the profession and is employed by the corporation in that practice. No individual may be an officer, shareholder, director, or employee of any other corporation engaged in the practice of the same profession without the prior written approval of the applicable regulatory agency or agencies.
R.I. Gen. Laws §7-5.1-3(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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Nothing in these provisions is to be construed to prohibit a corporation organized under this chapter from engaging in the practice of the following combination of professions: Physicians, dentists, registered nurses, podiatrists, optometrists, physician assistants, chiropractic physicians, physical therapists, psychologists, midwives, or nurse-midwives.
R.I. Gen. Laws §7-5.1-3(b)(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
“Professional services” means the rendering of personal services by a person authorized to practice as one of the following professions as defined: Physicians; Dentists; Attorneys at law; Professional engineers; Architects; Certified public accountants and licensed public accountants; Veterinarians; Chiropractors; Podiatrists; Registered nurses; Optometrists; Physical therapists; Landscape architects; Land surveyors; Opticians; Physician assistants; Psychologists; or Midwives or nurse-midwives.
R.I. Gen. Laws §7-5.1-2(2) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Nothing contained in these provisions is to be interpreted to prohibit any corporation organized under this chapter from investing its funds in real estate, mortgages, stocks, bonds, or any investment not otherwise prohibited by the general corporation law.
R.I. Gen. Laws §7-5.1-4 · verified Sep 3, 2026
Unprofessional conduct includes dividing fees or agreeing to split or divide the fees received for professional services for any person for bringing to or referring a patient.
R.I. Gen. Laws §5-37-5.1(12) · verified Sep 3, 2026
If any shareholder becomes ineligible, he or she shall transfer his or her shares to an eligible person or offer them to the corporation for redemption at their fair-market value. If the articles of incorporation or the bylaws of the corporation restrict transfer of its shares, and transfer of the shares to an eligible person is prevented, the corporation shall redeem the shares of the ineligible shareholder, and compensate the ineligible shareholder in full for the fair-market value of his or her shares determined as of the date that the ineligibility occurred.
R.I. Gen. Laws §7-5.1-5(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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