Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-31. Maintenance of facilities
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Facilities under the jurisdiction, supervision, and control of the department shall be maintained, and services shall be provided, for the care and treatment of the psychiatrically disabled of the state and for other persons and related purposes as shall be provided and authorized by law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-20-17; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-5-17; P.L. 1974, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 231, art. 11, § 7, effective June 27, 2022.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-31
- Care and treatment: means psychiatric care, together with such medical, nursing, psychological, social, rehabilitative, and maintenance services as may be required by a patient in association with the psychiatric care provided pursuant to an individualized treatment plan recorded in the patient's medical record. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-2
- Department: means the state department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-5-2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.