(a)  Reports and records may be disclosed only to appropriate staff of a regulatory or a law enforcement agency within this state for the purposes of investigation or prosecution.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-63.1-4

  • Subject: means the mental health professional named in a report as being suspected of having sexual contact with a patient or former patient or who has been determined to have engaged in sexual contact with a patient or former patient. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-63.1-1

(b)  The attorney general’s office and the professional licensing or certifying board within this state may exchange information from a report or record on the same subject.

(c)  Whoever intentionally violates this section, or permits or encourages the unauthorized dissemination or use of information contained in reports and records made under this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).

History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 355, § 1.