Rhode Island § 23-3-26 § 23-3-26. Persons required to keep records.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-3-26 — § 23-3-26. Persons required to keep records.

Rhode Island § 23-3-26

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-3Vital Records

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-3-26 (2026).

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§ 23-3-26. Persons required to keep records.
(a) Every person in charge of an institution, as defined in this chapter, shall keep a
            record of personal particulars and data concerning each person admitted or confined
            to that institution. This record shall include the information required by the standard
            certificates of birth, death, and fetal death forms issued under the provisions of
            this chapter. The record shall be made at the time of admission from information provided
            by those persons, but when it cannot be so obtained, it shall be obtained from relatives
            or other persons acquainted with the facts. The name and address of the person provi

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§ 23-3-26. Persons required to keep records.

(a) Every person in charge of an institution, as defined in this chapter, shall keep a record of personal particulars and data concerning each person admitted or confined to that institution. This record shall include the information required by the standard certificates of birth, death, and fetal death forms issued under the provisions of this chapter. The record shall be made at the time of admission from information provided by those persons, but when it cannot be so obtained, it shall be obtained from relatives or other persons acquainted with the facts. The name and address of the person providing the information shall be a part of the record.

(b) When a dead human body is released or disposed of by an institution, the person in charge of the institution shall keep a record showing the name of the deceased, date of death, name and address of the person to whom the body is released, date of removal from the institution, or if finally disposed of by the institution, the date, place, and manner of disposition shall be recorded.

(c) A funeral director, embalmer, or other person who removes from the place of death or transports or finally disposes of a dead body or fetus, in addition to filing any certificate or other form required by this chapter, shall keep a record which shall identify the body, and information pertaining to his receipt, removal, and delivery of the body that may be prescribed in regulations adopted by the director of health.

(d) Records maintained under this section shall be retained for a period of not less than five (5) years and shall be made available for inspection by the state registrar of vital records or his or her representative upon demand.