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2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
CHAPTER 5-37.6 - Pain Assessment Act
§ 5-37.6-4 - Pain assessment.
SECTION 5-37.6-4
§ 5-37.6-4 Pain assessment. – (a) Health care facilities and health care providers shall conduct an assessment of pain experienced by a patient on a regular basis.
(b) The assessment of pain shall be noted in the patient's chart in a manner consistent with vital signs.
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