{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-15","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-11-15","heading":"Religious practices.","body":"A parent or guardian practicing his or her religious beliefs that differ from general community standards who does not provide specified medical treatment for a child shall not, for that reason alone, be considered a negligent parent or guardian. However, nothing in this section shall: (1) Prevent the child from being considered abused or neglected if the child is harmed, or threatened with harm, as described in § 40-11-2; or (2) Preclude the court from ordering medical services or nonmedical services recognized by the laws of this state to be provided to the child where his or her health requires it.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 11 Abused and Neglected Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-11/40-11-15.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:29Z","sha256":"89c673dadfef60de8b0d83685adc652d771d17b9b55a879c81def3aa6ba82c3c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-14","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}