{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-13.3-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-13.3-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) “Birth defects” means a physical or mental functional deficit or impairment resulting from one or more genetic or environmental causes detected in a newborn or before a child’s fifth (5th) birthday.\n(b) “Council” means the birth defects surveillance and information advisory council.\n(c) “Department” means the Rhode Island department of health.\n(d) “Director” means the director of the department of health.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 13.3 Birth Defects Surveillance and Information System"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-13.3/23-13.3-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:42Z","sha256":"f297edf3f428f2c6793cd4cfc066c249be898718785eda00b6419d57f062e4e4","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-13.3-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-13.3-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}