{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-25.1-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-25.1-1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"In order to provide protection for persons residing in or receiving services from facilities, programs, or agencies licensed, funded, and/or operated by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, all persons eighteen (18) years or older seeking employment in any facility or program licensed, funded, and/or operated by the department shall be required to undergo a national criminal background check for the purpose of determining whether the prospective employee has been convicted of a crime that bears upon his or her fitness to have the responsibility for the safety and well-being of persons residing in or receiving services from facilities, programs, or agencies licensed, funded, and/or operated by the department.","path":["Title 40.1 Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals","Chapter 25.1 Employee Criminal Records Check"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40.1/40.1-25.1/40.1-25.1-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:34Z","sha256":"9c494297ab3d45975235ae8987407e4c5cc65bbee0e06a6bac6b2ae8de661514","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-25-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-25.1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}