Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-40. Disciplinary action against employees of facilities
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Any employee of any facility who shall deny to or withhold from any patient any right granted him or her by this chapter shall, independently of the above criminal sanctions, be subject to such disciplinary action as the officer in charge shall see fit to impose, after notice, a hearing, and finding of a violation of the right.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-20-26, Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-5-26; P.L. 1974, ch. 119, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-40
- 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
- Patient: means a person admitted voluntarily, certified or re-certified admitted to a facility according to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-2