Legislative findings

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.21-2., under Chapter 23-17.21 The Rhode Island Patient Safety Act of 2008.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.21-2.

The general assembly finds:

(a) There are an unacceptable high number of preventable patient safety events in the health care system;

(b) Current solutions that focus on reporting, discipline and retraining of individuals have proven inadequate alone to address this systemic problem.