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2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 40.1 - Mental health, retardation, and hospitals
CHAPTER 40.1-22 - Developmental Disabilities
§ 40.1-22-13 - Visits.
SECTION 40.1-22-13
§ 40.1-22-13 Visits. – No public or private developmental disabilities facility shall restrict the visiting of a client by anyone at any time of the day or night; however, in special circumstances when the client is ill or incapacitated and a visit would not be in his or her best interest, visitation may be restricted temporarily during the illness or incapacity.
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