(a) Healthcare facilities and healthcare providers shall conduct an assessment of pain experienced by a patient on a regular basis.
(b) The assessment of pain shall be noted in the patient’s chart in a manner consistent with vital signs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37.6-4
Pain assessment
Known as the Pain Assessment Act
The act spans §§ 5–5 (8 sections).
P.L. 2002, ch. 331, § 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.