Office of Health Professionals Regulation

The purpose of the Office of Health Professionals Regulation is to license, certify and discipline health care professions, and to identify professional standards to ensure the highest quality health care for, and protection of, the public.

Health Professionals Regulation oversees the licensure, certification, registration and discipline of more than 72,000 individuals in 65 health occupations and 2600 facilities. The office also oversees the administrative and regulatory functions of 35 licensing Boards whose 325 members represent the various professions and consumers.

Health Professionals Regulation also oversees the Rhode Island J-1 visa waiver program which seeks to increase 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.

We have created individual web pages for each licensing Board and/or Profession in which you will be able to view information such as Board Membership, Open Meetings Dates, Disciplinary Action and current Board News.  

Select a letter below or use the scroll bar to choose the name of the profession you would like to access.