Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 17.9
Registration of Nursing Assistants

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.9-1

§ 23-17.9-1. Declaration of purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards by the department of health:

(1) For the training and registration of nursing assistants; and

(2) To ensure unified standards among nursing assistants and to promote safe and adequate care for individuals receiving nursing assistants’ health care services.

History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 564, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 653, § 2.