Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 17.5
Rights of Nursing Home Patients

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.5-19

§ 23-17.5-19. Discrimination.

Each patient shall be offered treatment without discrimination as to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, source of payment, disability, or diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia.

History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 149, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 323, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 50; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 50.