{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-25-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-25-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) “Facility rendering care or treatment” means and includes, but is not limited to, public and private hospitals, community residences as defined by § 40.1-24.5-1, shelter-care facilities, board-and-care facilities, group homes, nursing homes, and other congregate living facilities for mentally ill individuals.\n(b) “Mentally ill individual” means an individual:\n(1) Who has a significant mental illness or emotional impairment, as determined by a mental health professional qualified under the laws and regulations of the state; and\n(2) Who is an inpatient or resident in a facility as defined in subsection (a).","path":["Title 40.1 Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals","Chapter 25 Protection and Advocacy System — Right of Access"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40.1/40.1-25/40.1-25-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:34Z","sha256":"565aa1b078feb3bb87dea2fd25690cb1247f469aba34bd6fbb4f1b8813048bbf","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-25-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-25-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}