{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-19","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-11-19","heading":"Parents with disabilities.","body":"The department shall investigate reports of child abuse and neglect as mandated in this chapter. A parent’s disability, as defined in § 42-87-1, will not constitute sole grounds to initiate an investigation or a finding of child abuse or neglect; provided, that nothing in this section shall:\n(1) Prevent a child from being considered abused or neglected if a child is harmed or threatened with harm as described in § 40-11-2; or\n(2) Preclude the court from ordering the furnishing of supportive parenting services to address any impending or actual danger to the child.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 11 Abused and Neglected Children"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-11/40-11-19.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:29Z","sha256":"6c189e9eb7cabbaa32c38910afd303a6d901a5a6267633ece6cf205f46c1a70e","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-18","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-11-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}