Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.28-2. Definitions
When used in this chapter:
(1) “Director” means the director of the Rhode Island department of health.
(2) “Hospital” means any institutional health service provider, facility, or institution, place, building, agency, or portion thereof, whether a partnership or corporation, whether public or private, whether organized for profit or not, used, operated, or engaged in providing healthcare services.
(3) “Workplace violence” means any act of violence or threat of violence that occurs at a hospital, except for a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another. The term includes, without limitation, the use or threatened use of physical force against an employee or other provider of care, regardless of whether the employee or other provider of care is physically or psychologically injured.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 330, § 1, effective January 15, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 331, § 1, effective January 15, 2022.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.28-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Director: means the director of the Rhode Island department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.28-2
- Hospital: means any institutional health service provider, facility, or institution, place, building, agency, or portion thereof, whether a partnership or corporation, whether public or private, whether organized for profit or not, used, operated, or engaged in providing healthcare services. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.28-2
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.