Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 17.29
Electronic Monitoring in Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities [Effective January 30, 2025.]

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.29-14

§ 23-17.29-14. Employee discipline. [Effective January 30, 2025.]

(a) An employee of the facility or an employee of a contractor providing services at the facility, including an arranged home care, who is the subject of proposed disciplinary action based upon evidence obtained by electronic monitoring, shall be given access to that evidence for purposes of defending against the proposed action.

(b) An employee who obtains a recording or a copy of the recording shall treat the recording or copy confidentially and must not further disseminate it to any other person except as required pursuant to applicable law. Any copy of the recording shall be returned to the facility or resident who provided the copy when it is no longer needed for purposes of defending against a proposed action.

History of Section.
P.L. 2024, ch. 130, § 1, effective January 30, 2025; P.L. 2024, ch. 131, § 1, effective January 30, 2025.