R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-63.1-4: Confidentiality of reports.

(a) Reports and records may be disclosed only to appropriate staff of a regulatory or a law enforcement agency within this state for the purposes of investigation or prosecution.

(b) The attorney general’s office and the professional licensing or certifying board within this state may exchange information from a report or record on the same subject.

(c) Whoever intentionally violates this section, or permits or encourages the unauthorized dissemination or use of information contained in reports and records made under this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).