{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.27-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.27-5","heading":"Non-interference with powers of existing healthcare directives.","body":"(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid healthcare directive pursuant to chapter 4.10 of title 23 (health care power of attorney), or § 23-4.11-3.1 (medical orders for life sustaining treatment).\n(b) A patient may designate a caregiver in an advance directive.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17.27 Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17.27/23-17.27-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:48Z","sha256":"522038f515e35296e1690ca81005136d85db1d915e246b767b93a2a99e04791c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.27-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.27-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}