Any person who knowingly and willfully conspires with any other person unlawfully to improperly cause to be admitted or certified to any facility any person not covered by the provisions of this chapter, shall on conviction therefor, be fined not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisoned not exceeding five (5) years at the discretion of the court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5-38
Conspiracy to admit person improperly
Known as the Mental Health Law
The act spans §§ 40.1-5-1 to 40.1-5-9 (48 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Caniglia v. Strom (2020)
Most recently applied in Caniglia v. Strom (March 2020)
P.L. 1966, ch. 100, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-20-24, Reorg
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