R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-28.15-21: Release of children to proper persons.

(a) Every operator or employee of a child day care center, prior to releasing physical custody of any child to any person, shall first insure that the person to whom physical custody is released is a proper person for the child’s custody.

(b) A proper person for the child’s custody shall be a person whose name has been furnished and updated annually to the child day care center by a parent or legal guardian of the child, and whose identity can be verified by a proper identification card bearing his or her photograph.