Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 17.11
The Nursing Facilities Receivership Act

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.11-2

§ 23-17.11-2. Declaration of purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure quality care for citizens of the state by vesting in the department of health the power necessary to regulate nursing facilities and provide appropriate legal remedies to provide quality of care for residents in nursing care facilities.

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 528, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 159, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 226, § 2.