Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-7. Relationship of physician and patient – Actions against corporation
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Nothing contained in this chapter or in any nonprofit medical service plan shall affect the ordinary professional relationship between the person rendering medical services under the plan and the subscriber to whom the services are rendered; and no action based upon or arising out of a relationship or relating to medical services rendered pursuant to a nonprofit medical service plan shall be maintained against the nonprofit medical service corporation operating the plan.
History of Section.
P.L. 1945, ch. 1598, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 27-20-7.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-7
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6