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.
Fundamental purpose
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-158-2., under Chapter 42-158 Freedom From Prone Restraint Act.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-158-2.