For purposes of this chapter, “postpartum recovery” means, as determined by her physician, the period immediately following delivery, including the entire period a woman is in the hospital or infirmary after birth.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56.3-7
Postpartum recovery defined
Known as the The Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act
The act spans §§ 42-56.3-1 to 42-56.3-8 (8 sections).
P.L. 2011, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 108, § 1.
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.