2020 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-158 Freedom from Prone Restraint Act
Section 42-158-3 Definitions.
§ 42-158-3. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter:
(1) "Service provider" means any person employed or contracted by a covered facility to provide support or care, residential support, education, health care, treatment, or direct supervision.
(2) "Covered facility" means any agency, organization, or public or private entity, regardless of the state agency under whose authority its license or certification is established, that provides support or care, residential support, education, health care, treatment, or direct supervision to any person. "Covered facility" does not include any law enforcement department, the department of corrections, the training school for youth, or the forensic unit at the Eleanor Slater hospital.
(3) "Prone restraint" means a restraint or hold that limits or controls the movement or normal functioning of any portion, or all, of an individual's body while the individual is in a face-down position. Prone restraint does not include the temporary controlling of an individual in a prone position while transitioning to an alternative, safer form of restraint.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2016, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 102, § 1.)
