{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.5-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.5-8","heading":"Grievances.","body":"Patients shall be encouraged and assisted to voice their grievances through a documented grievance mechanism established by the facility, involving patients, staff, and relatives of patients, which will insure patients’ freedom from restraints, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17.5 Rights of Nursing Home Patients"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17.5/23-17.5-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:45Z","sha256":"5e24767446f290b24284eb522d7aab2e3d518dbaf3adce7e92b937324078d5a0","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.5-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.5-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}