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RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-9 - Judicial review of license action.

§ 23-17.7.1-9. Judicial review of license action.Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available to him or her within the licensing agency, and who is aggrieved by a final decision of the licensing agency, is entitled to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of §§ 42-35-15 and 42-35-16.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-10 - Regulations, inspections, and investigations.

§ 23-17.7.1-10. Regulations, inspections, and investigations.The licensing agency shall, after a public hearing pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42, give notice, adopt, amend, promulgate, and enforce any rules and regulations and standards with respect to nursing service agencies to be licensed under this chapter that may be designed to further the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter in promoting safe and adequate care of individuals receiving nursing and nursing assistant services, in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare. All licensed nursing service agencies shall be required to protect clients by insuring that all persons whom it employs receive training and/or competency evaluation pursuant to the provisions of §§ 23-17.9-3 and 23-17.7-11. The licensing agency shall make or cause to be made any inspections and investigations that it deems necessary including service records.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-11 - Training and/or competency evaluation program for nursing assistants.

§ 23-17.7.1-11. Training and/or competency evaluation program for nursing assistants.Every individual who is employed to provide nursing assistant services shall be required to be registered as required by chapter 17.9 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-12 - Nursing service agency employees identification.

§ 23-17.7.1-12. Nursing service agency employees identification.(a) Any employee of a nursing service agency upon employment and prior to placement shall be provided with a photo identification which shall be worn on the employee's person while the employee is working.(b) The photo identification shall be a recent photograph of the employee and shall include the employee's name, certificate, or licensing number with expiration date and the name of the nursing service agency.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-13 - Agencies to which chapter inapplicable.

§ 23-17.7.1-13. Agencies to which chapter inapplicable.(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to apply to hospices, home nursing care providers and homecare providers licensed in accordance with chapter 17 of this title; however, the agencies shall be subject to the same training requirements for nursing assistants and the duties of the individuals shall be the same as those prescribed by regulations.(b) Training Thru Placement, Inc., and the respite care services provided to the developmentally disabled by Training Thru Placement, Inc., shall be exempted from the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-14 - Agencies to which chapter inapplicable.

§ 23-17.7.1-14. Agencies to which chapter inapplicable.The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to apply to hospitals, home nursing care providers and homecare providers licensed in accordance with chapter 17 of this title; however, the agencies shall be subject to the same training requirements for nursing assistants and the duties of the individuals shall be the same as those prescribed by regulations.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-15 - Nursing service agencies exempt.

§ 23-17.7.1-15. Nursing service agencies exempt.The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:(1) Nursing service agencies and nursing exempt from regulation by the state;(2) Visiting nursing services or home health services conducted by and for those who rely exclusively upon spiritual means through prayer alone in accordance with the creed or tenets of a recognized church or religious denomination; or(3) Nursing service agencies who limit the provision of temporary staff, including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, or nursing assistants, to one or more hospitals provided that such nursing service agency maintain certification from the joint commission on the accreditation of health care organizations or such other accreditation entity acceptable to the director.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-16 - Severability.

§ 23-17.7.1-16. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-18 - Prior criminal records checks.

§ 23-17.7.1-18. Prior criminal records checks.If an applicant for employment has undergone a statewide criminal records check within eighteen (18) months of an application for employment, then an employer may request from the bureau of criminal identification or local police a letter indicating if any disqualifying information was discovered. The bureau of criminal identification will respond without disclosing the nature of the disqualifying information. The letter may be maintained on file to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-19 - Rules and regulations.

§ 23-17.7.1-19. Rules and regulations.The director of the department of health is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-20 - Disqualifying information.

§ 23-17.7.1-20. Disqualifying information.(a) Information produced by a national criminal records check pertaining to conviction for the following crimes will result in a letter to the employee and employer disqualifying the applicant from the employment: murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, first-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, third-degree sexual assault, assault on persons sixty (60) years of age or older, assault with intent to commit specified felonies (murder, robbery, rape, burglary, or the abominable and detestable crime against nature), felony assault, patient abuse, neglect or mistreatment of patients, first-degree arson, robbery, felony drug offenses, felony obtaining money under false pretenses, felony embezzlement, abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation of adults with severe impairments, exploitation of elders, felony larceny, or felony banking law violations or a crime under section 1128(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7(a)).(b) Information produced by a national criminal records check pertaining to convictions for crimes other than those listed in subsection (a) of this section shall entitle, but not obligate the employer, to decline to hire the applicant. An employee against whom conviction information related to this subsection has been found may provide a copy of the national criminal records check to the employer who shall make a determination regarding the continued employment of the employee.(c) For purposes of this section "conviction" means, in addition to judgments of conviction entered by a court subsequent to a finding of guilty or a plea of guilty, those instances where the defendant has entered a plea of nolo contendere and has received a sentence of probation and those instances where a defendant has entered into a deferred sentence agreement with the attorney general.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 347, § 6; P.L. 2014, ch. 399, § 6.
RI Gen L § 23-17.7.1-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.7.1 - Licensing of Nursing Service Agencies|Section 23-17.7.1-21 - Immunity from liability.

§ 23-17.7.1-21. Immunity from liability.No employer who disqualifies an individual from employment or continued employment within thirty (30) days of receipt of a letter containing disqualifying information as defined in § 23-17.7.1-20 or of a criminal background report relating to that information shall be liable for civil damages or subject to any claim, cause of action, or proceeding of any nature as a result of the disqualification.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 127, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 168, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-3 - Penalty - Failure to report.

§ 23-17.8-3. Penalty — Failure to report.(a) Any person required to make a report as provided by § 23-17.8-2 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 § 23-17.8-2 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).(c) Any person who attempts to induce another to fail to report an incident of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.(d) Any person being a high managerial agent who fails to report an incident of abuse, mistreatment, or neglect after another has reported an incident of abuse, neglect or mistreatment to an appropriate agent pursuant to § 23-17.8-2 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. 1987, ch. 409, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 504, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 423, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 317, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-3.1 - Physician's, certified registered nurse practitioner's and physician assistant's report of examination - Duty of facility.

§ 23-17.8-3.1. Physician's, certified registered nurse practitioner's and physician assistant's report of examination — Duty of facility.Whenever a facility shall receive a report by a person other than a physician or a certified registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant that a patient or resident of the facility has been harmed as a result of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment, the facility shall have the patient examined by a licensed physician or a certified registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant. It shall be mandatory for the physician or certified registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant to make a preliminary report of his or her findings to the department of health for a healthcare facility, or to the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals for a community residence for people who are mentally retarded or persons with developmental disabilities and to the facility 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. 1988, ch. 563, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 423, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 386, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 317, § 4; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 51; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 51; P.L. 2002, ch. 405, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 254, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 264, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-4 - Immunity from liability.

§ 23-17.8-4. Immunity from liability.(a) Any person who in good faith makes an oral or written report pursuant to § 23-17.8-2, excluding any perpetrator or conspirator of the patient abuse, mistreatment, or neglect, shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might be incurred as a result of having made the report. No facility 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 patients or residents in the facilities.(b) No facility shall discharge, threaten, or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against any employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, duration, or privileges of employment because:(1) The employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, reports or is about to report to a public body, verbally or in writing, or who, in good faith, makes a report, testifies, or is about to testify in any proceeding, about the abuse, mistreatment, or neglect of patients or residents in the facility, unless the employee knows or has reason to know that the report is false; or(2) An employee is requested by a public body to testify or participate in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry held by that public body, or a court action.(c) For the purposes of this section, "public body" means all of the following:(1) A state officer, employee, agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, council, authority, or other body in the executive branch of state government.(2) An agency, board, commission, council, member, or employee of the legislative branch of state government.(3) A law enforcement agency or any member or employee of a law enforcement agency.(4) The judiciary and any member or employee of the judiciary.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 409, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 423, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 386, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 317, § 5.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-5 - Non-retaliation or discrimination.

§ 23-17.8-5. Non-retaliation or discrimination.(a) A person who alleges a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, damages, or both within three (3) years after the occurrence of the alleged violation of § 23-17.8-4.(b) A facility which discharges, discriminates, or retaliates against a person who is about to make a report, 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 attorneys' fees. Where a facility discharges, demotes, or retaliates by any other means against a person after he or she has made a report, testified, or was subpoenaed to testify as a result of a report required by this chapter, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the facility discharged, demoted, or retaliated against that person as a result of his or her report or testimony.(c) Any action commenced pursuant to this section may be brought in the superior court for the county where the alleged violation occurred, the county where the complainant resides, or the county where the person/facility against whom the civil complaint is filed resides or has their principal place of business.(d) An employee shall show by clear and convincing evidence that he or she or a person acting on his or her behalf was about to report, reported, was about to testify, or testified, verbally or in writing, about a violation of this chapter.(e) A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought under § 23-17.8-4 shall order, as the court considers appropriate, reinstatement of the employee, the payment of back wages, full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, treble damages, or any combination of these remedies. A court shall also award the complainant the costs of litigation, including attorneys' fees. This section shall not be construed to diminish or impair the rights of a person under any collective bargaining agreement.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 409, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 386, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-6 - Abrogation of privilege.

§ 23-17.8-6. 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. 1987, ch. 409, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-7 - Notice - Posting provisions.

§ 23-17.8-7. 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 facility required to be licensed under the provisions of chapter 17 of this title, chapter 17.4 of this title or chapter 24 of title 40.1.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 409, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 414, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-7.1 - Penalty - Failure to post requirements.

§ 23-17.8-7.1. Penalty — Failure to post requirements.Any facility that fails to post, after written notice, the requirements of this chapter pursuant to § 23-17.8-7 shall be fined not more than five hundred ($500) dollars per day of the occurrence.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 318, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-8 - Requirements additional.

§ 23-17.8-8. Requirements additional.Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to abrogate, contravene, or diminish the reporting requirements contained in §§ 40-11-3, 40-11-3.1, 40-11-6, 40.1-5-40.1, or 42-66-8.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 409, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 317, § 6.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-10 - Penalties.

§ 23-17.8-10. Penalties.(a) Any person who knowingly commits any act of abuse, as that term is defined by § 23-17.8-1(a)(1)(i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), mistreatment, or neglect against a patient or resident of a facility 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 that term is defined by § 23-17.8-1(a)(1)(v) against a patient or resident of a facility shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.(c) If at the time of the alleged patient abuse, neglect, or mistreatment, the person committing the act was employed by a facility which either condoned or attempted to conceal the act or acts, that facility upon conviction shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).(d) Any member of the board of directors or a high managerial agent of a facility who condones or conceals any acts of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of patients or residents of the facility shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or imprisoned not more than three (3) years, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 423, § 3; P.L. 1993, ch. 386, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 317, § 7.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-10.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-10.1 - License revocation.

§ 23-17.8-10.1. License revocation.Any person who is convicted of a violation of this chapter, except the posting requirement, shall forfeit any professional license or certification. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the revocation or suspension of any professional license or certification whose plea or sentence shall not constitute a conviction under the laws of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 318, § 5.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-11 - Records of the department of health.

§ 23-17.8-11. Records of the department of health.In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in which the status of the license of any facility which is licensed or was licensed by the department of health is in issue, certified copies of relevant documents on file with the department and the certified statement of the director, his or her equivalent or his or her duly appointed designee as to the status of the license, shall be admissible as evidence of the status of the license, subject to the right of the defendant to subpoena these records in rebuttal. Upon request, copies shall be provided to the person or his or her counsel at least three (3) days before the proceeding.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 318, § 6; P.L. 1993, ch. 386, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-17.8-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-17.8 - Abuse in Healthcare Facilities|Section 23-17.8-12 - Records of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.

§ 23-17.8-12. Records of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in which the status of the license of any facility which is licensed by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals is in issue, certified copies of relevant documents on file with the department and the certified statement of the director, his or her equivalent or his or her duly appointed designee as to the status of the license, shall be admissible as evidence of the status of the license, subject to the right of the defendant to subpoena these records in rebuttal. Upon request, copies shall be provided to the person or his or her counsel at least three (3) days before the proceeding.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 318, § 7; P.L. 1993, ch. 386, § 1.