{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-5.4-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5.4-8","heading":"Admission to mental health services.","body":"Persons with serious mental health illness shall be admitted for mental health services under the provisions of this chapter in accordance with the following procedures:\n(1) Any person seeking services from the publicly administered integrated state mental health service system may apply to an approved community mental health program. A parent, guardian, relative, or interested friend of the person may request services from an approved community mental health program.\n(2) After the initial diagnosis and evaluation is completed:\n(i) A determination will be made regarding whether the person has a serious mental illness, and if so, what level of services is initially indicated;\n(ii) An individualized treatment plan for each person shall be established that shall include services that are necessary and appropriate to the person’s condition of serious mental illness;\n(iii) Every effort shall be made to involve the person with serious mental illness, his or her guardian, parent, relative, or interested friend in the creation of the individualized treatment plan; and\n(iv) Each person and his or her guardian shall, upon request, be offered a written copy of an approved individualized treatment plan developed for the person.","path":["Title 40.1 Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals","Chapter 5.4 Division of Mental Health"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40.1/40.1-5.4/40.1-5.4-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:32Z","sha256":"16aa45ad4f99dd59f1036ebf2375d5591ac18f2d377f1ad00a58cda2dc2e4dcb","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-5.4-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-5.4-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}