Section 42-158-2 Fundamental purpose.

RI Gen L § 42-158-2 (2019) (N/A)
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§ 42-158-2. Fundamental purpose. This chapter is enacted to protect and promote the right of each person who is served by a covered facility to be free from the use of prone restraint. Research has shown that prone restraint is a hazardous and potentially lethal position.

History of Section. (P.L. 2016, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 102, § 1.)