Rhode Island § 23-11-5 § 23-11-5. Reports of cases by public and private institutions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-11-5 — § 23-11-5. Reports of cases by public and private institutions.

Rhode Island § 23-11-5

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-11Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-11-5 (2026).

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§ 23-11-5. Reports of cases by public and private institutions.
The superintendent or other officer or other person in charge of public or private
            institutions, such as hospitals or other licensed health care facilities, dispensaries,
            clinics, homes, asylums, and charitable and correctional institutions, shall promptly
            report the identity of every patient suffering from a sexually transmitted disease
            in any form in a manner that may be prescribed by the director of the department of
            health.
         

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§ 23-11-5. Reports of cases by public and private institutions.

The superintendent or other officer or other person in charge of public or private institutions, such as hospitals or other licensed health care facilities, dispensaries, clinics, homes, asylums, and charitable and correctional institutions, shall promptly report the identity of every patient suffering from a sexually transmitted disease in any form in a manner that may be prescribed by the director of the department of health.

Legislative History

P.L. 1921, ch. 2081, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 163, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 257, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-11-5; P.L. 1967, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 246, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 436, § 2.