Rhode Island § 23-17.5-18 § 23-17.5-18. Development of responsibilities.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-17.5-18 — § 23-17.5-18. Development of responsibilities.

Rhode Island § 23-17.5-18

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-17.5Rights of Nursing Home Patients

This text of Rhode Island § 23-17.5-18 (§ 23-17.5-18. Development of responsibilities.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Rhode Island primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.5-18 (2026).

Text

§ 23-17.5-18. Development of responsibilities.
All rights and responsibilities specified in §§ 23-17.5-3, 23-17.5-7, 23-17.5-15, and 23-17.5-17 shall devolve, in order of priority, to a patient's guardian, next of kin, sponsoring
            agency(ies) or representative payor (except when the facility itself is the representative
            payor) for patients who are:
         
(1) Adjudicated incompetent in accordance with state law; or
         
(2) Found by the physician to be medically incapable of understanding their rights; or
         
(3) Found to exhibit a communication barrier. If, however, t

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

§ 23-17.5-18. Development of responsibilities.

All rights and responsibilities specified in §§ 23-17.5-3, 23-17.5-7, 23-17.5-15, and 23-17.5-17 shall devolve, in order of priority, to a patient's guardian, next of kin, sponsoring agency(ies) or representative payor (except when the facility itself is the representative payor) for patients who are:

(1) Adjudicated incompetent in accordance with state law; or

(2) Found by the physician to be medically incapable of understanding their rights; or

(3) Found to exhibit a communication barrier. If, however, the communication barrier is one of speaking a language other than English, then an attempt shall be made to find an interpreter to allow the patient to knowingly exercise his or her rights.