{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-4.6-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.6-1","heading":"Consent to medical and surgical care.","body":"(a) Any person of the age of sixteen (16) or over or married may consent to routine, emergency, medical or surgical care. A minor parent may consent to treatment of his or her child.\n(b) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a), any person, including, but not limited to, a minor who is pregnant, may give effective consent for medical, dental, health, and hospital services relating to prenatal, delivery, and post-delivery care. The attending physician shall comply with § 40-11-3. Consent shall not be given pursuant to this subsection for abortion or sterilization.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 4.6 Consent to Medical and Surgical Care"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-4.6/23-4.6-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:38Z","sha256":"79e3b558d1850bad83e2b3b0013a2b2a6af4631009cd791d2e5c2e4bbb668210","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-4.5-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-4.7-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}