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2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-17.5 - Rights of Nursing Home Patients
Section 23-17.5-27 - Heat relief.
RI Gen L § 23-17.5-27 (2013) What's This?
§ 23-17.5-27 Heat relief. – Any nursing home facility which does not provide air conditioning in every patient room shall provide an air conditioned room or rooms in a residential section or sections of the facility to provide relief to patients when the outdoor temperature exceeds eighty (80) degrees Fahrenheit.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2000, ch. 243, § 2.)
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