{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.3-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.3-8","heading":"Appointment of guardian ad litem for incompetent persons.","body":"Whenever healthcare information subject to this chapter is relevant to a criminal proceeding and the patient to whom it pertains is incompetent due to a physical or mental incapacity and has no authorized representative, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the patient who shall review the information and determine whether it is in the best interest of the patient to authorize disclosure of that information.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 37.3 Confidentiality of Health Care Communications and Information Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-37.3/5-37.3-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:19:24Z","sha256":"f2a528bd2a0399ed09c8014110b2c521bd53779b8af481a73cf7a0c9c3160a04","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.3-7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.3-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}