{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.5-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.5-6","heading":"Care by physician — Disclosure of patient’s medical condition.","body":"(a) Each patient admitted to a facility shall be and remain under the care of a physician as specified in policies adopted by the governing body.\n(b) Each patient shall be informed by a physician of his or her medical condition unless medically contraindicated, as documented by a physician in his or her medical record, and shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in the planning of his or her medical treatment.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17.5 Rights of Nursing Home Patients"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17.5/23-17.5-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:45Z","sha256":"efb53d3ad5d555277ada0205f397c71134bd3f9b5d037be607dde88a31bcbb4a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.5-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.5-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}