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2020 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-158 Freedom from Prone Restraint Act
Section 42-158-2 Fundamental purpose.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 42-158-2 (2020)
§ 42-158-2. Fundamental purpose.
This chapter is enacted to protect and promote the right of each person who is served by a covered facility to be free from the use of prone restraint. Research has shown that prone restraint is a hazardous and potentially lethal position.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2016, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 102, § 1.)
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