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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-74 - Unlicensed Health Care Practices
Section 23-74-2 - Maltreatment of minors prohibited.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 23-74-2 (2017)
§ 23-74-2. Maltreatment of minors prohibited.
Nothing in this chapter shall restrict the ability of a local law enforcement agency or the director of the department of children, youth and families to take action regarding the maltreatment of minors. A parent who obtains unlicensed health care for the parent's minor child is not relieved of the duty to seek necessary medical care consistent with the requirements of the general laws. A complementary or alternative health care practitioner who is providing services to a child shall be subject to the reporting provisions of chapter 11 of title 40, entitled "Abused and Neglected Children."
History of Section.
(P.L. 2002, ch. 133, § 1.)
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