{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.8-3.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.8-3.1","heading":"Physician’s, certified registered nurse practitioner’s, and physician assistant’s report of examination — Duty of facility.","body":"Whenever a facility shall receive a report by a person other than a physician or a certified registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant that a patient or resident of the facility has been harmed as a result of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment, the facility shall have the patient examined by a licensed physician or a certified registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant. It shall be mandatory for the physician or certified registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant to make a preliminary report of their findings to the department of health for a healthcare facility, or to the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals for a community residence for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and to the facility within forty-eight (48) hours after the examination, and a written report within five (5) days after the examination.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17.8 Abuse in Healthcare Facilities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17.8/23-17.8-3.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:46Z","sha256":"0cea1a540e5d4798c28cb9f20037d326b038ad85d44fb59713e78575f6e4a983","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.8-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.8-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}