Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-29. Record of disclosure
(a) When any disclosure of information or records is made, the physician in charge of the patient or the professional person in charge of the facility, or their designee, shall promptly cause to be entered into the patient’s medical record the date and circumstances under which the disclosure was made, the names, and relationships to the patient, if any, of the person or agencies to whom the disclosure was made, and the information disclosed.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-29
- Facility: means , but is not limited to, any public or private hospital licensed by the Rhode Island department of health that maintains staff and facilities, including inpatient units, for the care and treatment of persons with psychiatric illness, psychiatric disorders, and/or psychiatric disabilities; and/or a community mental health center as defined in Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-2
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Patient: means a person admitted voluntarily, certified or re-certified admitted to a facility according to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Physician: means a person licensed by the Rhode Island department of health to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 37 of Title 5. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-2
(b) When any disclosure of information or records is made through automated electronic exchanges such as those facilitated by electronic health records or health information exchanges, the appropriate system operator shall promptly record the date and circumstances under which the disclosure was made, the names and relationships to the patient, if any, of the person or agencies to whom the disclosure was made, and the information disclosed.
(c) Documentation related to disclosure of information or records, including the content thereof, as required under subsections (a) and/or (b) of this section, shall be made available to the patient upon the patient’s or the patient’s guardian‘s request.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 230, § 1, effective June 23, 2023.