{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.6-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.6-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:\n(1) “Assessment of pain” means the act of assessing an unpleasant sensation occurring in varying degrees of severity as a consequence of injury, disease, or emotional disorder.\n(2) “Director” means the director of the department of health.\n(3) “Healthcare facilities” is defined in the same manner as in § 23-17-2.\n(4) “Healthcare provider” means any person licensed by this state to provide or lawfully providing healthcare services, including, but not limited to, a physician, dentist, optometrist, nurse, podiatrist, physical therapist, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant.\n(5) “Person” means any individual, trust or estate, partnership, limited-liability corporation, corporation (including associations, joint stock companies, and insurance companies), state, or political subdivision or instrumentality of a state.\n(6) “Regular basis” means a procedure done on a customary, usual, normal, orderly, even, or symmetrical schedule.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 37.6 Pain Assessment Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-37.6/5-37.6-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:20:59Z","sha256":"0afd4a3b6f3e357f095d612bfda047730763d0f5aead4685c7dfc6412441eabc","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.6-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-37.6-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}