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2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Health Care Facilities
- Chapter 23-17.8-1 - Definitions.
- Chapter 23-17.8-2 - Duty to report.
- Chapter 23-17.8-3 - Penalty Failure to report.
- Chapter 23-17.8-3.1 - Physician's, certified registered nurse practitioner's and physician assistant's report of examination Duty of facility.
- Chapter 23-17.8-4 - Immunity from liability.
- Chapter 23-17.8-5 - Non-retaliation or discrimination.
- Chapter 23-17.8-6 - Abrogation of privilege.
- Chapter 23-17.8-7 - Notice Posting provisions.
- Chapter 23-17.8-7.1 - Penalty Failure to post requirements.
- Chapter 23-17.8-8 - Requirements additional.
- Chapter 23-17.8-9 - Duties of the directors of the department of health and the department of mental health, retardation, and hospitals.
- Chapter 23-17.8-10 - Penalties.
- Chapter 23-17.8-10.1 - License revocation.
- Chapter 23-17.8-11 - Records of the department of health.
- Chapter 23-17.8-12 - Records of the department of mental health, retardation, and hospitals.
- Chapter 23-17.8-13 - Use of photostatic copies.
- Chapter 23-17.8-14 - Severability.
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