It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 7-5.1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 7-5.1 entitled "Professional Services Corporations" is hereby amended to read as follows:

{ADD 7-5.1-2. Definitions. -- ADD} As used in this chapter:

(1) "Professional services" shall mean the rendering of personal services by a person authorized to practice as one (1) of the following professions as defined in the general laws:

(A) Physicians and surgeons;

(B) Dentists;

(C) Attorneys-at-law;

(D) Osteopaths;

(E) Professional engineers;

(F) Architects;

(G) Certified public accountants and licensed public accountants;

(H) Veterinarians;

(I) Chiropractors;

(J) Podiatrists;

(K) Registered nurses;

(L) Optometrists;

(M) Physical therapists;

(N) Landscape architects; {DEL or DEL}

(O) Land surveyors {DEL .

{ADD (P) Opticians. ADD}

(2) "Regulatory agency" shall mean:

(A) The division of professional regulation when referring to physicians and surgeons, dentists, osteopaths, chiropractors, podiatrists, registered nurses, optometrists {DEL or DEL} physical therapists {DEL ; DEL} {ADD , or opticians; ADD}

(B) The Supreme Court when referring to attorneys-at-law;

(C) The board of registration of professional engineers and land surveyors when referring to professional engineers and/or land surveyors;

(D) The board of examination and registration of architects when referring to architects;

(E) The board of accountancy when referring to certified public accountants, and licensed public accountants;

(F) The board of veterinarians when referring to veterinarians;

(G) The board of examiners of landscape architects when referring to landscape architects;

(3) "Authorized to practice" shall mean duly licensed, certified or registered by the proper regulatory agency.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.