2005 Rhode Island Code - § 40.1-25-2 — Definitions.

    (a) "Facility rendering care or treatment" means and includes but is not limited to public and private hospitals, community residences as defined by § 40.1-24.5-1, shelter care facilities, board and care facilities, group homes, nursing homes, and other congregate living facilities for mentally ill individuals.

   (b) "Mentally ill individual" means an individual:

   (1) Who has a significant mental illness or emotional impairment, as determined by a mental health professional qualified under the laws and regulations of the state; and

   (2) Who is an inpatient or resident in a facility as defined in subsection (a).