Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 17.4
Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.4-16.5

§ 23-17.4-16.5. Disclosure.

Each assisted living residence shall disclose certain information about the residence to each potential resident, the resident’s interested family, and the resident’s agent as early as practical in the decision-making process and at least prior to the admission decision being made. The disclosed information shall be in print format and shall include at a minimum:

(1) Identification of the residence and its owner and operator;

(2) Level of license;

(3) Admission and discharge criteria;

(4) Services available;

(5) Financial terms to include all fees and deposits, including any first month rental arrangements, and the residence’s policy regarding notification to tenants of increases in fees, rates, services and deposits;

(6) Terms of the residency agreement.

(7) Policy regarding acceptance of state and federal reimbursement programs.

History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 157, § 3; P.L. 2002, ch. 158, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 541, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 550, § 1.