{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.6-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.6-2","heading":"Findings.","body":"The general assembly finds and declares that:\n(1) Pain affects quality of life, job performance, and security;\n(2) Nearly thirty percent (30%) of nursing home residents with daily pain were receiving no pain medication of any form;\n(3) Pain untreated or under-treated adversely impacts the quality of life for patients;\n(4) Up to ninety-five percent (95%) of terminally ill patients’ pain can be relieved with adequate pain management; and\n(5) Too many Rhode Islanders are suffering and dying in needless pain.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 37.6 Pain Assessment Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-37.6/5-37.6-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:20:54Z","sha256":"6bb93059266bc77e4acd94663ffb9b7894c9db6295ca0a71a9fd219ba81a4625","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.6-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.6-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}