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RI Gen L § 40.1-26-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-26 - Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-26-4.1 - Aversive interventions - Prohibitions.

§ 40.1-26-4.1. Aversive interventions — Prohibitions.It shall be unlawful for any agency to use prohibited aversive intervention techniques on a person with a developmental disability in the state of Rhode Island. The specific strategies to be prohibited within the context of behavioral treatment interventions include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Noxious, painful, intrusive stimuli or activities that result in pain;(2) Any form of noxious, painful, or intrusive spray or inhalant;(3) Electric shock;(4) Water spray to the face;(5) Pinches and deep muscle squeezes;(6) Shouting, screaming, or using a loud, sharp, harsh voice to frighten or threaten or use of obscene language;(7) Withholding adequate sleep;(8) Withholding adequate shelter or bedding;(9) Withholding bathroom facilities;(10) Withholding meals, essential nutrition, or hydration;(11) Removal of an individual's personal property as punishment;(12) Unobserved time-out or room/area solely used for time out;(13) Facial or auditory screening devices; and(14) Use of chemical restraints instead of positive programs or medical treatments.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 136, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-26-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-26 - Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-26-5 - Participant grievance procedure.

§ 40.1-26-5. Participant grievance procedure.(a) Every agency must establish a written grievance procedure. The grievance procedure shall be presented to every participant or applicant in a manner consistent with the participant's or applicant's learning style and be conspicuously posted in each agency. The notice of grievance procedure shall include the name of organizations that provide free legal assistance.(b) The participant, applicant, or advocate shall be entitled to initiate a grievance at all times and to this end, grievance forms shall be made available at all times. It shall be the duty of each agency to encourage and assist the participant or applicant in exercising his or her rights under this section.(c) The participant, applicant, or advocate shall initiate the grievance by filing a grievance form with the director of the agency. The director shall forthwith forward a copy of the grievance form to the chair of the human rights committee.(d) The director, or his or her designee, with the assistance of the chair of the human rights committee, or his or her designee, shall investigate the grievance and issue a written decision to the participant, applicant, or advocate within five (5) business days of receipt of the grievance. The written decision shall include a copy of the grievance; a list of persons interviewed in the investigation; the steps taken to resolve the grievance; and the conclusion of the director, or his or her designee.(e) A participant, applicant, or advocate who is not satisfied with the decision of the director shall have the right to appeal that decision under regulations promulgated by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. These regulations shall, at a minimum, provide for review of the grievance as a "contested case" at an administrative hearing that meets the requirements of § 42-35-9. The chair of the human rights committee, or his or her designee, shall, if necessary, assist the participant in requesting a review.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 83, § 2.
RI Gen L § 40.1-26-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-26 - Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-26-6 - Immunity from liability.

§ 40.1-26-6. Immunity from liability.The state shall protect and hold harmless any volunteer member of a human rights committee from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, or suit for damages resulting from acts or omissions committed in the discharge of his or her duties with the committee and within the scope of his or her activities therewith that may constitute negligence but which acts are not wanton, malicious, or grossly negligent as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-26-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-26 - Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-26-6.1 - Good-faith immunity.

§ 40.1-26-6.1. Good-faith immunity.Any volunteer member of a human rights committee, acting in good faith and meeting the requirements of this statute, shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might be incurred in the performance of his or her duties as a volunteer member of a human rights committee and shall not be made to answer in any court for his or her participation as a volunteer member of a human rights committee.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 83, § 3.
RI Gen L § 40.1-26-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-26 - Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-26-7 - Deprivation of rights - Penalty.

§ 40.1-26-7. Deprivation of rights — Penalty.Any person who willfully withholds from, or denies to, any participant in an agency any of his or her rights as granted in this chapter or who retaliates against a participant who exercises the right to register an alleged violation of rights or on whose behalf a grievance is filed, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 83, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 143.
RI Gen L § 40.1-26-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-26 - Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-26-8 - Disqualification.

§ 40.1-26-8. Disqualification.A person convicted of any crime under this chapter shall be disqualified from holding any position in any agency licensed by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 83, § 3.
RI Gen L § 40.1-26-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-26 - Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-26-9 - Nonduplication.

§ 40.1-26-9. Nonduplication.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve any state or federal agency from its responsibilities and obligations as set forth in state or federal law.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 83, § 3.
RI Gen L § 40.1-26-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-26 - Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-26-10 - Office of quality assurance.

§ 40.1-26-10. Office of quality assurance.The director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall establish, within the division of developmental disabilities, an office of quality assurance for persons with developmental disabilities. The purpose of the office shall be to:(1) Assure the quality of services provided by agencies or individuals to participants as defined in this chapter;(2) Provide for the protection and promotion of the legal and civil rights of participants provided in § 40.1-26-3;(3) As the designated office for the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, investigate and evaluate, or cause to be investigated and evaluated, reports made pursuant to § 40.1-27-2.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 83, § 3.
RI Gen L § 40.1-26-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-26 - Rights for Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-26-11 - Enforcement.

§ 40.1-26-11. Enforcement.The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 136, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-27-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-27 - Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-27-1 - Definitions.

§ 40.1-27-1. Definitions.(a) "Abuse" means:(1) Any assault as defined in chapter 5 of title 11;(2) Any assault as defined in chapter 37 of title 11;(3) Any offense under chapter 10 of title 11;(4) Any conduct that harms or is likely to physically harm the participant except where the conduct is a part of the care and treatment, and in furtherance of the health and safety of the participant; or(5) Intentionally engaging in a pattern of harassing conduct that is intended to cause psychological harm to the participant; provided, however, nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the prosecution of any violator of this section under any other section.(b) "Mistreatment" means the inappropriate use of medications, isolation, or use of physical or chemical restraints as punishment, for staff convenience, as a substitute for treatment or care, in conflict with a physician's order, or in quantities, which inhibit effective care or treatment, which harms or is likely to harm the participant.(c) "Neglect" means the failure to provide treatment, care, goods, and services necessary to maintain the health and safety of the participant, or the failure to carry out a plan of treatment or care prescribed by the physician of the participant; provided, however, no person shall be considered to be neglected for the sole reason that he or she relies or is being furnished treatment in accordance with the tenets and teachings of a well-recognized church or denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof.(d) "Participant" means any person with developmental disabilities who participates in a program.(e) "Program" means any day-treatment program, habilitation program, rehabilitation program or other program for persons with developmental disabilities licensed by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals pursuant to § 40.1-24-1 et seq.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-27-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-27 - Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-27-2 - Duty to report.

§ 40.1-27-2. Duty to report.(a) Any person within the scope of his or her employment at a program or in his or her professional capacity who has knowledge of, or reasonable cause to believe, that a participant in a program has been abused, mistreated, or neglected shall make, within twenty-four (24) hours or by the end of the next business day, a written report to the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, or his or her designee. The report shall contain:(1) The name, address, telephone number, occupation, and employer's address and the phone number of the person reporting;(2) The name and address of the participant who is believed to be the victim of the abuse, mistreatment, or neglect;(3) The details, observations, and beliefs concerning the incident(s);(4) Any statements regarding the incident made by the participant and to whom they were made;(5) The date, time, and place of the incident;(6) The name of any individual(s) believed to have knowledge of the incident; and(7) The name of any individual(s) believed to have been responsible for the incident.(b) In addition to those persons required to report pursuant to this section, any other person may make a report if that person has reasonable cause to believe that a participant has been abused, mistreated, or neglected.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 32; P.L. 2012, ch. 254, § 6; P.L. 2012, ch. 264, § 6.
RI Gen L § 40.1-27-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-27 - Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-27-4 - Penalty - Failure to report.

§ 40.1-27-4. Penalty — Failure to report.(a) Any person so required to make a report as provided by § 40.1-27-2 and who fails to do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).(b) Any person who alters or changes without authorization or destroys or renders unavailable a report made by another pursuant to § 40.1-27-2 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).(c) Any person who shall attempt, with or without threats or promises of benefit, to induce another to fail to report an incident of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned for more than one year, or both.(d) Any person who fails to report an incident of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect after another has indicated a reliance on the reporting pursuant to § 40.1-27-2 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned for more than one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-27-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-27 - Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-27-5 - Physician's report of examination - Duty of program.

§ 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.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 254, § 6; P.L. 2012, ch. 264, § 6.
RI Gen L § 40.1-27-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-27 - Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-27-6 - Immunity from liability.

§ 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.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 144.
RI Gen L § 40.1-27-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-27 - Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-27-7 - Non-retaliation or discrimination.

§ 40.1-27-7. Non-retaliation or discrimination.A program that discharges, discriminates, or retaliates against a person who makes a report, testifies, or is about to testify in any proceeding, shall be liable to the person so discharged, discriminated, or retaliated against, for treble damages, costs, and attorney's fees.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-27-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-27 - Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-27-8 - Abrogation of privilege.

§ 40.1-27-8. Abrogation of privilege.Any privilege established by chapter 37.3 of title 5, or any professional code relating to the exclusion of confidential communications and/or the competency of witnesses, may not be invoked in any civil or criminal action arising out of a report made pursuant to this chapter or the failure to make a report as required by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-27-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-27 - Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-27-9 - Notice - Posting provisions.

§ 40.1-27-9. Notice — Posting provisions.A notice of the reporting requirements imposed under this chapter, and of the penalty imposed for failure to report, shall be conspicuously posted on each floor of any program required to be licensed under the provisions of § 40.1-24-1 et seq.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-27-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-27 - Penalties for Abuse of Persons with Developmental Disabilities|Section 40.1-27-10 - Penalties for acts of abuse or neglect.

§ 40.1-27-10. Penalties for acts of abuse or neglect.(a) Any person who knowingly abuses, mistreats, or neglects a participant, or commits any acts of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect as those terms are defined by § 40.1-27-1(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4), shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or imprisoned not more than three (3) years, or both.(b) Any person who commits any act of abuse as the term is defined by § 40.1-27-1(a)(5) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-28-1 - 40.1-28-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-28 - Governor's Council on Substance Abuse|Section 40.1-28-1 - 40.1-28-6 - [Repealed.]

§ 40.1-28-1 — 40.1-28-6. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 40.1-29-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-29 - Governor's Council on Behavioral Health|Section 40.1-29-1 - Name.

§ 40.1-29-1. Name.There is hereby created the Governor's Council on Behavioral Health, hereinafter referred to as "the council."History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 57, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-29-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-29 - Governor's Council on Behavioral Health|Section 40.1-29-2 - Legislative purpose.

§ 40.1-29-2. Legislative purpose.The purpose of the council is to advise the governor and general assembly on policies, goals, and operations of the behavioral health program, including the program areas of substance use disorder and mental health, and on other matters the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals refers to it and to encourage public understanding and support of the behavioral health program.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 57, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 143, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-29-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-29 - Governor's Council on Behavioral Health|Section 40.1-29-3 - Members.

§ 40.1-29-3. Members.(a) The council shall consist of thirty-one (31) voting members.(1) There shall be four (4) members of the legislature, two (2) shall be from the senate and shall be appointed by the senate president to serve for their legislative term, one from each of the major political parties, and two (2) shall be from the house of representatives and shall be appointed by the speaker to serve for their legislative term, one from each of the two (2) major political parties.(2) The nonlegislative members shall be the executive director of the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI, the mental health advocate, the child advocate, and a representative of the AFL-CIO to be appointed by the governor.(3) The remaining twenty-three (23) public members shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall represent community interests such as substance use disorder treatment and prevention professionals; youth with behavioral health challenges, or their representatives; consumers of substance use disorder programs and their families; mental health treatment professionals; adult and elderly consumers of mental health services and their families; families of children who are consumers of mental health and substance use disorder services; the judiciary; criminal justice officials; and local government officials.(4) Not less than fifty (50%) percent of the public members shall be individuals who are not state employees or providers of behavioral health services.(5) There shall be sufficient representation by the families of children who are consumers of mental health and substance use disorder services in order to ensure adequate representation of such children.(6) Every effort shall be made to ensure that appointed members represent the cultural diversity of the state.(7) All members shall have demonstrable expertise in, or experience with, substance use disorders or mental health services in Rhode Island. In addition, the directors or their designees of the departments of children, youth and families; corrections; education; health; human services; behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals; the office of healthy aging; the attorney general, or designee, and the executive director of the Rhode Island justice commission shall serve as ex officio and without a vote as members of the council.(b) Any vacancy that may occur in the council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.(c) The governor shall designate one member as the chairperson of the council.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 57, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 33; P.L. 2017, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 143, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 172, § 1.
RI Gen L § 40.1-29-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals|Chapter 40.1-29 - Governor's Council on Behavioral Health|Section 40.1-29-4 - Meetings.

§ 40.1-29-4. Meetings.The council shall meet at least six (6) times a year. Failure to attend three (3) meetings in a year may result in a recommendation of removal from the council to the governor or other appropriate appointing authority. A quorum at the meeting shall consist of seven (7) voting members present.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 57, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 143, § 1.