{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-2-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-2-8","heading":"Notice of balance to credit of deceased or discharged resident.","body":"When a balance remains after the payment of the amount due the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals for care and treatment, the fiscal agent shall cause notice of the balance to be mailed, postage prepaid, to each discharged patient or inmate at his or her last known address or to the nearest known next of kin of the deceased patient or inmate.","path":["Title 40.1 Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals","Chapter 2 Administration of State Institutions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40.1/40.1-2/40.1-2-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:30Z","sha256":"b65a950900558ab30ac92e4aca86f1c9b502ee6d310d8b01529ef71c96625818","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-2-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-2-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}