{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.4-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.4-4","heading":"License required for assisted living residence operation.","body":"(a) No person, acting severally or jointly with any other person, shall establish, conduct, or maintain an assisted living residence in this state without a license under this chapter.\n(b) No person, acting severally or jointly with any other person, shall admit or retain a resident in an assisted living residence which residence: (1) does not meet the definition and requirements of this chapter; or (2) is not able to provide the services needed by a resident as agreed to in the service plan required under § 23-17.4-15.6.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17.4 Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17.4/23-17.4-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:45Z","sha256":"faa21a60d032a6e60e47093d293cae52f05ed48dfa3d9c9e6e2a2502f46d44ab","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.4-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.4-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}