Rhode Island § 40.1-5-18 § 40.1-5-18. Confidentiality of information received.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 40.1-5-18 — § 40.1-5-18. Confidentiality of information received.

Rhode Island § 40.1-5-18

Title 40.1Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

Ch. 40.1-5Mental Health Law

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5-18 (2026).

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§ 40.1-5-18. Confidentiality of information received.
The mental health advocate, his or her assistants, and every employee of his or her
            office are hereby expressly prohibited from divulging to any individual not officially
            connected with his or her office any information obtained by the mental health advocate,
            his or her assistants, or any employee of that office in the regular course of their
            duty or from any financial statement submitted from the permanent records of that
            office, that would reveal any of the information relative to the financial status
            of any person submitting a financial statement; every request for information directed
       

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§ 40.1-5-18. Confidentiality of information received.

The mental health advocate, his or her assistants, and every employee of his or her office are hereby expressly prohibited from divulging to any individual not officially connected with his or her office any information obtained by the mental health advocate, his or her assistants, or any employee of that office in the regular course of their duty or from any financial statement submitted from the permanent records of that office, that would reveal any of the information relative to the financial status of any person submitting a financial statement; every request for information directed to the mental health advocate shall be denied if the request would necessitate that individual to divulge any information that is herein declared to be held confidential by the mental health advocate.