{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17-18","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-18","heading":"Obtaining treatment or services under false pretenses.","body":"Any person who shall obtain medical or surgical or obstetrical treatment, under false representations of his or her financial condition, from any health care facility, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both, in the discretion of the court, for each offense.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17 Licensing of Healthcare Facilities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17/23-17-18.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:44Z","sha256":"2dacb67dbd0a13991caf009006049d2721df1b198a935cb9beadf813621f995a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17-17","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}