{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.8-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.8-6","heading":"Abrogation of privilege.","body":"Any privilege established by chapter 37.3 of title 5 or any professional code, relating to the exclusion of confidential communications and/or the competency of witnesses, may not be invoked in any civil or criminal action arising out of a report made pursuant to this chapter or the failure to make a report as required by this chapter.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17.8 Abuse in Healthcare Facilities"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17.8/23-17.8-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:46Z","sha256":"26fabfd9b9f5f92e69e38d880ff195873cd3d1045f8505c794f0a660d65a76fc","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.8-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.8-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}