A home nursing care provider and home care provider shall be considered for all purposes an employer; and those persons that it supplies on a temporary basis shall be considered employees and not independent contractors; and home nursing care providers and home care providers shall be subject to all state and federal laws which govern employer/employee relationships.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-41
Employer/employee relationships
Known as the Health Care Facility Licensing Act
The act spans §§ 23–23 (101 sections).
P.L. 1996, ch. 310, § 3.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.