Rhode Island § 40.1-27-5 § 40.1-27-5. Physician's report of examination — Duty of program.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 40.1-27-5 — § 40.1-27-5. Physician's report of examination — Duty of program.

Rhode Island § 40.1-27-5

Title 40.1Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

Ch. 40.1-27Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-27-5 (2026).

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§ 40.1-27-5. Physician's report of examination — Duty of program.
Whenever a program shall receive a report by a person other than a physician that
            a participant has been harmed as a result of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment, the
            program shall have the patient examined by a licensed physician. It shall be mandatory
            for the physician to make a preliminary report of his or her findings to the director
            of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals
            and to the program within forty-eight (48) hours after his or her examination, and
            a written report within five (5) days after his or her examination.
         
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§ 40.1-27-5. Physician's report of examination — Duty of program.

Whenever a program shall receive a report by a person other than a physician that a participant has been harmed as a result of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment, the program shall have the patient examined by a licensed physician. It shall be mandatory for the physician to make a preliminary report of his or her findings to the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals and to the program within forty-eight (48) hours after his or her examination, and a written report within five (5) days after his or her examination.