§ 40.1-2-1 Definitions
§ 40.1-2-2 Rules and regulations
§ 40.1-2-3 Investigation of patient’s estate and eligibility for third-party programs – Billing
§ 40.1-2-4 Disclosure of information about patient’s estate
§ 40.1-2-5 Duty of patient to pay charges for care and treatment – Court action for collection
§ 40.1-2-6 Records and reports as to institution residents
§ 40.1-2-7 Application of funds deposited to care and treatment of residents
§ 40.1-2-8 Notice of balance to credit of deceased or discharged resident
§ 40.1-2-9 Payment of balance to general treasurer
§ 40.1-2-10 Establishment of right to balance paid to general treasurer
§ 40.1-2-11 Abandonment of property of deceased or discharged residents
§ 40.1-2-12 Transfer of abandoned property to the general treasurer
§ 40.1-2-13 Description of abandoned property transferred
§ 40.1-2-14 Sale of abandoned property – Remission of proceeds
§ 40.1-2-15 Application of proceeds of sale
§ 40.1-2-16 Protection of health of residents
§ 40.1-2-17 Resident physicians and dentists
§ 40.1-2-18 Examination of inmates for contagious disease – Investigation and report of sources
§ 40.1-2-19 Treatment and isolation of diseased residents – Detention after time for release
§ 40.1-2-20 Records of venereal disease
§ 40.1-2-21 Powers as to health of residents
§ 40.1-2-22 Religious instructors and services
§ 40.1-2-23 Tenure of officers – Duties – Time devoted to duty – Sales to state by employees – Bond
§ 40.1-2-24 Compensation of officers and employees
§ 40.1-2-25 Institutional farms
§ 40.1-2-26 Supervision of schools in institutions – Qualifications of teachers
§ 40.1-2-27 Departmental seal
§ 40.1-2-28 Annual report to general assembly
§ 40.1-2-29 Prohibition against duplication of keys
§ 40.1-2-30 Petitions for appointment of conservator or legal guardian
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 40.1-2 - Administration of State Institutions

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Care and treatment: means the health services provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis in any facility directly operated by the department. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-2-1
  • Charges: means the full and customary charges for care and treatment in each facility. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-2-1
  • Department: means the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-2-1
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Facility: means any institutional or other treatment program operated directly by the department. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-2-1
  • 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 :

    (i)  Every individual who receives care and treatment in a facility, and/or that individual's spouse;

    (ii)  The patient's legal guardian or conservator;

    (iii)  The executor or administrator of the patient's estate if the patient is deceased;

    (iv)  Any family member, friend, or other individual who has possession or control of all or part of the patient's estate. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-2-1

  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Third-party programs: means any insurance or welfare program, which provides reimbursement for care and treatment. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-2-1