§ 14-5-5 - Acknowledgment of treatment – Clinical record. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 14-5-5

   § 14-5-5  Acknowledgment of treatment– Clinical record. – (a) Before a licensed facility may provide treatment services to a childwithout parental consent, the facility must obtain written acknowledgement fromthe child authorizing his or her evaluation and receipt of treatment services.Before requesting that a minor sign that acknowledgment, the child must be:

   (1) Advised of the purpose and nature of treatment services;

   (2) Told that he or she may withdraw the signedacknowledgment and cease participation in the treatment service at any time;

   (3) Told that the facility will make attempts to convince thechild of the need for involvement of other family members in treatment and thefacility's preference for parental consent for the rendering of treatmentservices; and

   (4) Advised that a medical/clinical record of his or hertreatment services will be made and maintained by the facility.

   (b) The signed form shall be included in the child's clinicalrecord. The clinical record shall include full documentation of the reasons whytreatment was provided without parental consent and of all attempts made priorto and during the course of treatment to obtain that consent.