Whenever healthcare information subject to this chapter is relevant to a criminal proceeding and the patient to whom it pertains is incompetent due to a physical or mental incapacity and has no authorized representative, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the patient who shall review the information and determine whether it is in the best interest of the patient to authorize disclosure of that information.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.3-8
Appointment of guardian ad litem for incompetent persons
Known as the Confidentiality of Health Care Information Act
The act spans §§ 5–5 (16 sections).
P.L. 1982, ch. 356, § 3.
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.