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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
Chapter 40.1-5 - Mental Health Law
Section 40.1-5-28 - Notice of disappearance of patient.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 40.1-5-28 (2017)
§ 40.1-5-28. Notice of disappearance of patient.
When disclosure is necessary for the protection of the patient or others due to his or her unauthorized disappearance from the facility, and his or her whereabouts is unknown, notice of the disappearance, along with relevant information, shall be made to relatives and governmental law enforcement agencies designated by the physician in charge of the patient or the professional person in charge of the facility, or his or her professional designee.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1974, ch. 119, § 1.)
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