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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5-4. Delegation of authority by director
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Unless otherwise herein expressly provided, whenever any duty pursuant hereto devolves upon the director of the state department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals or the director of the state health department, he or she may, in writing, delegate …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5-40. Disciplinary action against employees of facilities
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Any employee of any facility who shall deny to or withhold from any patient any right granted him or her by this chapter shall, independently of the above criminal sanctions, be subject to such disciplinary action as the officer in charge shall see fit to impose, after notice, a …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5-40.1. Duty to report
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Any employee who has reasonable cause to believe that an assault or a battery has been committed upon a patient shall make an immediate report, including the identity of parties and witnesses and details of the incident, to the director of the department of behavioral healthcare,…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5-40.2. Immunity from liability for reporting patient abuse
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Any person, who, in good faith, makes a report pursuant to § 40.1-5-40.1, excluding any perpetrator or conspirator of the acts, shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might be incurred as a result of having made the report.
