Rhode Island Statutes

§ 40.1-27-6 — § 40.1-27-6. Immunity from liability.

Rhode Island § 40.1-27-6
JurisdictionRhode Island
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 § 40.1-27-6 (2026).

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§ 40.1-27-6. Immunity from liability.

Any person who, in good faith, makes an oral or written report pursuant to § 40.1-27-2, excluding any perpetrator or conspirator of the acts described in § 40.1-27-1, shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might be incurred as a result of having made the report. No program shall discharge, or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against any person who, in good faith, makes a report, testifies, or is about to testify in any proceeding about the abuse, mistreatment, or neglect of participants.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 144.

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