§ 27-20.2-9 Adoption of chapter byhospital service corporation. Any nonprofit hospital service corporation organized pursuant to the provisionsof chapter 19 of this title, which first obtains authorization to do so by theRhode Island Optometric Association as evidenced by the affidavit of thepresident and secretary of the association, may amend its articles ofassociation to adopt the provisions of this chapter, and upon that adoption thecorporation shall have and exercise all of the powers and be subject to all ofthe duties and responsibilities of a nonprofit optometric service corporationto the same extent as though it had been incorporated as a nonprofit optometricservice corporation.