No public or private developmental disabilities facility shall restrict the visiting of a client by anyone at any time of the day or night; however, in special circumstances when the client is ill or incapacitated and a visit would not be in his or her best interest, visitation may be restricted temporarily during the illness or incapacity when documented in the client’s individualized program plan, as defined in § 40.1-21-4.3(7).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-22-13
Visits
Known as the Developmental Disabilities Law
The act spans §§ 40.1-22-1 to 40.1-22-9 (39 sections).
P.L. 1970, ch. 324, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-43.1-13; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 122, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 13, § 10.
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.