What We License

RIDOH’s Licensing unit is receiving a large number of license applications and renewals. Right now, once RIDOH receives a complete, initial application, it is taking six to eight weeks to process. License renewals are processed each business day. RIDOH will contact licensees via email if any information is missing.

To help avoid delays in processing your license application or renewal:

Make sure RIDOH has your current email. RIDOH contacts licensees via email. (RIDOH does not recommend using work or school emails because those sometimes change.) If you need to update your name, address, or email, download and complete the Licensee Profile Change Form and return it to the RIDOH email address provided in the form.
Each license application or renewal has a checklist of all the required items that need to be submitted. Before you submit your application or renewal, be sure that all of the required information is included.
Your registration code for license renewal does not change. Write down and save your registration code to use whenever you renew your license.

Licensing and enforcement of ENDS products

Licensing and enforcement of Electronic Nicotine-Delivery System (ENDS) products, also known as ecigarettes or vapes, are being transitioned to the Rhode Island Division of Taxation as of January 1, 2025. For more information, please see the Division’s Notice and/or visit the ENDS tax webpage.

Licensee Information

Acupuncturists
Adult Day Care Providers
Aquatic Venues
Asbestos Professionals
Assisted Living
Athletic Trainers
Barber, Hairdresser and Cosmetologist
Behavioral Analysts
Birth Centers
Blood Testing Screening Programs
Chemical Dependency Professionals
Chiropractic
Dairy Industry Professionals
Dental Professionals
Dialysis Centers
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Drinking Water Operators
Electrologists
Electronic Nicotine-Delivery System Distributors
Emergency Medical Service Providers
Food Markets
Food Processors
Food Safety Managers
Freestanding Emergency Care Facility
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Genetics Counselor
Harm Reduction Centers
Health Centers and Ambulatory Care
Hearing Aid Professionals
Home Care Providers
Home Nursing Care Providers
Hospice Providers
Hospitals
Interpreters for the Deaf
Laboratories
Lactation Consultants
Lead Professionals
Marriage, Family and Mental Health Therapists
Massage Therapists
Meat/ Poultry Processors
Medical Marijuana
Midwives
Music Therapists
Naturopathic Physicians
Nurses
Nursing Assistants
Nursing Home Administrators
Nursing Homes
Nursing Service Agencies
Occupational Therapists
Optometrists and Opticians
Pharmacies and Pharmacy Professionals
Phlebotomy Stations
Physical Therapists
Physician Assistants
Physicians
Podiatrists
Portable x-ray machines
Private Well Water Professionals
Psychologists
Public Water Systems
Radioactive Material
Radiologic Technologists
Radon Professionals
Recreation Facilities
Rehabilitation Centers, Outpatient
Respiratory Care Professionals
Restaurants or other Food Services
School-Based Health Centers
Shellfish Businesses
Social Workers
Speech Language Pathologists / Audiologists
Surgery Centers, Freestanding
Surgery Centers, Physician
Tanning Facilities
Tattoo Artists / Body Piercers
Veterinarians
X-ray Facilities

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