Legislative findings
Known as the The Rhode Island Patient Safety Act
The act spans §§ 23-17.21-1 to 23-17.21-9 (9 sections).
P.L. 2008, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 175, § 1.
The general assembly finds:
(a) There are an unacceptable high number of preventable patient safety events in the health care system;
(b) Current solutions that focus on reporting, discipline and retraining of individuals have proven inadequate alone to address this systemic problem.
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.