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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-22-16

Discharge

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; P.L. 1976, ch. 262, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-43.1-16; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 122, § 2.

The director or the superintendent or official in charge of any facility, on having his or her reasons noted on the client’s record, may discharge any client:

(1) Who, in his or her judgment, is substantially improved.

(2) Who, in his or her opinion, is not developmentally disabled.

(3) Who is not substantially improved but whose discharge, in his or her judgment, will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the client.

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.