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RI Gen L § 23-1.10-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-6 - Comprehensive program for treatment.

§ 23-1.10-6. Comprehensive program for treatment.(a) The department shall establish a comprehensive and coordinated program for the treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons. The director shall divide the state into appropriate regions for the conduct of the program and establish standards for the development of the program on the regional level. In establishing the regions, consideration shall be given to city, town, and county lines and population concentrations.(b) The program of the division shall include:(1) Emergency treatment provided by a facility affiliated with or part of the medical service of a general hospital;(2) Inpatient treatment;(3) Intermediate treatment; and(4) Outpatient and follow-up treatment.(c) The department shall provide for adequate and appropriate treatment for alcoholics and intoxicated persons admitted pursuant to §§ 23-1.10-11 and 23-1.10-12. Treatment may not be provided at a correctional institution except for inmates.(d) The department shall maintain, supervise, and control all facilities operated by it subject to its policies. The administrator of each facility shall make an annual report of its activities to the director in the form and manner the director specifies.(e) All appropriate public and private resources shall be coordinated with and utilized in the program whenever possible.(f) The director shall prepare, publish, and distribute annually a list of all approved public and private treatment facilities.(g) The department may contract for the use of any facility as an approved public treatment facility if the director, subject to the policies of the department, considers this to be an effective and economical course to follow.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-6; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-7 - Standards for treatment facilities - Inspections - Furnishing information to department - Noncompliance with standards.

§ 23-1.10-7. Standards for treatment facilities — Inspections — Furnishing information to department — Noncompliance with standards.(a) The department shall establish standards for approved treatment facilities that must be met for a treatment facility to be approved as a public or private treatment facility, and fix the fees to be charged by the department for the required inspections. The standards may concern only the health standards to be met and standards of treatment to be afforded patients.(b) The department shall periodically inspect approved public and private treatment facilities at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner.(c) The department shall maintain a list of approved public and private treatment facilities.(d) Each approved public and private treatment facility shall file with the department on request: data, statistics, schedules, and any other information that the department reasonably requires. An approved public or private treatment facility that without good cause fails to furnish any data, statistics, schedules, and any other information as requested, or files fraudulent returns, shall be removed from the list of approved treatment facilities.(e) The department, after holding a hearing, may suspend, revoke, limit, or restrict an approval, or refuse to grant an approval, for failure to meet its standards.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-7; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-8 - Rules as to acceptance for treatment.

§ 23-1.10-8. Rules as to acceptance for treatment.The director shall adopt and may amend and repeal rules for acceptance of persons into the treatment program, considering available treatment resources and facilities for the purpose of early and effective treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons. In establishing the rules the director shall be guided by the following standards:(1) If possible a patient shall be treated on a voluntary rather than an involuntary basis.(2) A patient shall be initially assigned or transferred to outpatient or intermediate treatment, unless he or she is found to require inpatient treatment.(3) A person shall not be denied treatment solely because he or she has withdrawn from treatment against medical advice on a prior occasion or because he or she has relapsed after earlier treatment.(4) An individualized treatment plan shall be prepared and maintained on a current basis for each patient.(5) Provision shall be made for a continuum of coordinated treatment services, so that a person who leaves a facility or a form of treatment will have available and utilize other appropriate treatment.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-8; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-9 - Voluntary treatment of alcoholics.

§ 23-1.10-9. Voluntary treatment of alcoholics.(a) An alcoholic may apply for voluntary treatment directly to an approved public treatment facility. If the proposed patient is a minor or an incompetent person, he or she, a parent, a legal guardian, or other legal representative may make the application.(b) Subject to rules adopted by the director, the administrator in charge of an approved public treatment facility may determine who shall be admitted for treatment; provided, however, that a person so admitted may be held by the department for at least thirty (30) days. That person shall be released at the end of thirty (30) days upon written request to the administrator in charge of the treatment facility. If a person is refused admission to an approved public treatment facility, the administrator, subject to rules adopted by the director, shall refer the person to another approved public treatment facility for treatment if possible and appropriate.(c) If a patient receiving inpatient care leaves an approved public treatment facility, he or she shall be encouraged to consent to appropriate outpatient or intermediate treatment. If it appears to the administrator in charge of the treatment facility that the patient is an alcoholic who requires help, the department shall arrange for assistance in obtaining supportive services and residential facilities.(d) If a patient leaves an approved public treatment facility, with or against the advice of the administrator in charge of the facility, the department will attempt to make reasonable provisions for his or her transportation to another facility or to his or her home. If he or she has no home, he or she shall be referred or advised to make contact with the appropriate state or federal agency for assistance in obtaining shelter. If he or she is a minor or an incompetent person, the request for discharge from an inpatient facility shall be made by a parent, legal guardian, or other legal representative or by the minor or incompetent if he or she was the original applicant.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 122, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-9; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-11 - Emergency commitment.

§ 23-1.10-11. Emergency commitment.(a) An intoxicated person who (1) has threatened, attempted, or inflicted physical harm on himself or herself or another and is likely to inflict physical harm on himself or herself or another unless committed, or (2) is incapacitated by alcohol, may be committed to an approved public treatment facility for emergency treatment. A refusal to undergo treatment does not constitute evidence of lack of judgment as to the need for treatment.(b) The certifying physician, spouse, guardian, or relative of the person to be committed, or any other responsible person, may make a written application for commitment under this section, directed to the administrator of the approved public treatment facility. The application shall state facts to support the need for emergency treatment and be accompanied by a physician's certificate stating that he or she has examined the person sought to be committed within two (2) days before the certificate's date and facts supporting the need for emergency treatment.(c) Upon approval of the application by the administrator in charge of the approved public treatment facility, the person shall be brought to the facility by a peace officer, health officer, the applicant for commitment, the patient's spouse, the patient's guardian, or any other interested person. The person shall be retained at the facility to which he or she was admitted, or transferred to another appropriate public or private treatment facility, until discharged under subsection (e).(d) The administrator in charge of an approved public treatment facility shall refuse an application if in his or her opinion the application and certificate failed to sustain the grounds for commitment.(e) When, on the advice of the medical staff, the administrator determines that the grounds for commitment no longer exist, he or she shall discharge a person committed under this section. No person committed under this section may be detained in any treatment facility for more than ten (10) days. If a petition for involuntary commitment under § 23-1.10-12 has been filed within the ten (10) days and the administrator in charge of an approved public treatment facility finds that grounds for emergency commitment still exist, he or she may detain the person until the petition has been heard and determined, but no longer than ten (10) days after filing the petition.(f) A copy of the written application for commitment and of the physician's certificate, and a written explanation of the person's right to counsel, shall be given to the person within twenty-four (24) hours after commitment by the administrator, who shall provide a reasonable opportunity for the person to consult counsel.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 196, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 122, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-11; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-13 - Confidentiality of records - Availability for research.

§ 23-1.10-13. Confidentiality of records — Availability for research.(a) The registration and other records of treatment facilities shall remain confidential and are privileged to the patient.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the director may make available information from patients' records for purposes of research into the causes and treatment of alcoholism. Information under this subsection shall not be published in a way that discloses patients' names or other identifying information.History of Section.P.L. 1951, ch. 2755, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 40-12-22; P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-13; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-14 - Visitation rights - Mail and other communications.

§ 23-1.10-14. Visitation rights — Mail and other communications.(a) Subject to reasonable rules regarding hours of visitation which the director may adopt, patients in any approved treatment facility shall be granted opportunities for adequate consultation with counsel, and for continuing contact with family and friends consistent with an effective treatment program.(b) Neither mail nor other communication to or from a patient in any approved treatment facility may be intercepted, read, or censored. The director may adopt reasonable rules regarding the use of telephone by patients in approved treatment facilities.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-14; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-15 - Payment for treatment.

§ 23-1.10-15. Payment for treatment.(a) If treatment is provided by an approved public treatment facility and the patient has not paid the charge for that treatment, the department is entitled to any payment:(1) Received by the patient or to which he or she may be entitled because of the services rendered; and(2) From any public or private source available to the department because of the treatment provided to the patient.(b) A patient in an approved treatment facility, or the estate of the patient, or a person obligated to provide for the cost of treatment and having sufficient financial ability, is liable to the division for cost of maintenance and treatment of the patient in an approved treatment facility in accordance with established rates.(c) The director shall adopt rules governing financial ability that take into consideration the income, savings, and other personal and real property of the person required to pay, and any support being furnished by him or her to any person he or she is required by law to support.History of Section.P.L. 1951, ch. 2755, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 40-12-20; P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-15; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-16 - Limits on application of laws punishing intoxication.

§ 23-1.10-16. Limits on application of laws punishing intoxication.(a) Neither the state, municipality, nor other political subdivision of the state or municipality may adopt or enforce a law, ordinance, resolution, or rule having the force of law that includes drinking, being a common drunkard, or being found in an intoxicated condition as one of the elements of the offense giving rise to a criminal or civil penalty or sanction.(b) Neither the state, municipality, nor other political subdivision of the state or municipality shall interpret or apply any law of general application to circumvent the provision of subsection (a).(c) Nothing in this chapter affects any law, ordinance, resolution, or rule against drunken driving, driving under the influence of alcohol, or other similar offense involving the operation of a vehicle, aircraft, boat, machinery, or other equipment, or regarding the sale, purchase, dispensing, possessing, or use of alcoholic beverages at stated time and places or by a particular class of persons.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-16; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-17 - Severability.

§ 23-1.10-17. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application of that provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-17; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-18 - Application of Administrative Procedures Act.

§ 23-1.10-18. Application of Administrative Procedures Act.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the state Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42, applies to and governs all administrative action taken by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-18; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-19 - Rules and regulations.

§ 23-1.10-19. Rules and regulations.All rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures specified in chapter 35 of title 42, the Administrative Procedures Act.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-19; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-20 - Pilot alternative program established.

§ 23-1.10-20. Pilot alternative program established.(a) There is hereby created a program for individuals impaired by substance abuse related issues, as an alternative treatment/referral service to the emergency room department, to foster their entry into a continuum of care for treatment and recovery. This pilot program shall be an addition and shall not alter the comprehensive and coordinated program for the treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons as set forth in § 23-1.10-6.(b) As used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "Department" means the Rhode Island department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.(2) "Pilot program" means the program described in this section. The pilot program shall not be subject to subsections 23-1.10-10(a), (b), (c) and (d).(3) "Substance abuse related issues" means any of the symptoms that are caused by either active substance use, substance abuse/dependence or a combination of both.(c) No later than December 31, 2012, and subject to approval of the Rhode Island executive office of health and human services, the department shall present a proposal to the governor and general assembly to expand existing service(s), that shall result in services described in subsection (a) available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week to implement the pilot program.(d) Subject to approval from the governor and general assembly and the receipt of required funds, the director shall commence the implementation of the pilot program.(e) The director may adopt such rules and regulations governing the management of the pilot program as he/she deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.(f) The pilot program shall have a duration of three (3) years, commencing on the date that the first licensed facility becomes operational.(g) The department shall provide an annual report of its findings and recommendations to the general assembly and governor no later than January 31 of each year beginning in 2014.(h) After three (3) years of operations, the department shall provide an analysis demonstrating outcomes related to the pilot program to the general assembly and governor.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 257, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 265, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.11-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.11 - Needlestick Safety And Injury Prevention Act|Section 23-1.11-1 - Definitions.

§ 23-1.11-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the term:(1) "Employer" means those individuals or corporations with employees who have the potential to be exposed to blood-borne pathogens through a needlestick or other contaminated sharps;(2) "Engineering controls" means controls including sharps disposal containers, self-sheathing needles, safer medical devices such as sharps with engineered sharps injury protections and needleless systems that isolate or remove the blood-borne pathogen hazard from the workplace;(3) "Exposure control plan" is a document, which shall be produced and reviewed and updated at least annually and whenever necessary to reflect new or modified tasks, and procedures, which affect occupational exposure and reflect employee positions concerning occupational exposure;(4) "Needleless system" means a device that does not use needles for: (i) the collection of bodily fluids or withdrawal of body fluids after initial venous or arterial access is established; (ii) the administration of medication or fluids; or (iii) any other procedure involving the potential for occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens due to percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps;(5) "Sharps with engineered sharps injury protections" means a non-needle sharps or a needle device used for withdrawing body fluids, accessing a vein or artery, or administering medications or other fluids with a built-in safety feature or mechanism that effectively reduces the risk of an exposure incident.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 382, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.11-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.11 - Needlestick Safety And Injury Prevention Act|Section 23-1.11-2 - Purpose.

§ 23-1.11-2. Purpose.The Needlestick Safety and Injury Prevention Act includes all aspects related to engineering controls, revision and updating of an exposure control plan and record keeping.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 382, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.11-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.11 - Needlestick Safety And Injury Prevention Act|Section 23-1.11-3 - Devices.

§ 23-1.11-3. Devices.Sharps with engineered sharps injury protections shall include an array of devices that make injury involving a contaminated sharps less likely, and include, but are not limited to, syringes with a sliding sheath that shields the attached needle after use; needles that retract into a syringe after use; shielded or retracting catheters used to access the bloodstream for intravenous administration of medications or fluids; and intravenous medication delivery systems that administer medications or fluids through a catheter port or connector site using a needle that is housed in a protective covering.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 382, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.11-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.11 - Needlestick Safety And Injury Prevention Act|Section 23-1.11-4 - Needleless systems.

§ 23-1.11-4. Needleless systems.Needleless systems provide an alternative to needles for the specified procedures, reducing the risk of percutaneous injury involving contaminated sharps and shall include, but are not limited to, intravenous medication delivery systems that administer medications or fluids through a catheter port or connector site using a blunt cannula or other non-needle connection, and jet injection systems that deliver subcutaneous or intramuscular injections of liquid medication through the skin without the use of a needle.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 382, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.11-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.11 - Needlestick Safety And Injury Prevention Act|Section 23-1.11-5 - Engineering controls.

§ 23-1.11-5. Engineering controls.Engineering controls shall include sharps with engineered sharps injury protections and needleless systems designed to reduce the risk of percutaneous exposure to blood-borne pathogens.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 382, § 1.