Rhode Island General Laws 5-37-17. Power to examine individuals
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Persons between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years may give legal consent for examination and treatment for illnesses resulting from administration of drugs, and any physical examination and treatment by a registered physician, hospital, or mental-health facility as designated and defined by regulations of the department of health within the provisions of this chapter upon the person of an individual aged eighteen (18) and older who has given consent shall not constitute an assault or an assault and battery upon that person.
History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 90; P.L. 1998, ch. 391, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-37-17
- Department: means the Rhode Island department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37-1
- Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust or estate, state or political subdivision, or instrumentality of a state. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37-1
- Physician: means a person with a license to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine in this state under the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37-1