Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-38. Conspiracy to admit person improperly
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Any person who knowingly and willfully conspires with any other person unlawfully to improperly cause to be admitted or certified to any facility any person not covered by the provisions of this chapter, shall on conviction therefor, be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years at the discretion of the court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-20-24, Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-5-24; P.L. 1974, ch. 119, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-38
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Facility: means any public or private hospital licensed by the Rhode Island department of health that maintains staff and facilities, including inpatient units, for the care and treatment of persons with psychiatric illness, psychiatric disorders, and/or psychiatric disabilities; and in order to operate pursuant to the Mental Health Act as codified in this chapter, such facility and/or inpatient unit must be approved by the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals upon application of such facility and/or inpatient unit, and any of the several community mental health services established pursuant to chapter 8. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6