Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-10.1 - Emergency Commitment for Drug Intoxication

• Approved public treatment facility: means a treatment agency operating under the direction and control of the department or providing treatment under this chapter through a contract with the department. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-10.1-2
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the state department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-10.1-2
• Director: means the director of the state department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-10.1-2
• Drug intoxication: means an altered physiological substance or psychoactive substances, in which normal functioning is seriously impeded. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-10.1-2
• in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
• Likely to injure him or herself or others: means :

  (i)  A substantial risk of physical harm to himself or herself as manifested by behavior evidencing serious threats of, or attempts at, suicide or by behavior which will result in serious bodily harm; or

  (ii)  A substantial risk of physical harm to other persons as manifested by behavior or threats evidencing homicidal or other violent behavior. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-10.1-2

• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• Physician: means a person duly licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-10.1-2