§ 23-17.8-10 - Penalties. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-17.8-10

   § 23-17.8-10  Penalties. – (a) Any person who knowingly commits any act of abuse, as that term is definedby § 23-17.8-1(a)(1)(i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), mistreatment, or neglectagainst a patient or resident of a facility shall be fined not more than threethousand dollars ($3,000) or imprisoned not more than three (3) years, or both.

   (b) Any person who commits any act of abuse as that term isdefined by § 23-17.8-1(a)(1)(v) against a patient or resident of afacility shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonednot more than one year, or both.

   (c) If at the time of the alleged patient abuse, neglect, ormistreatment, the person committing the act was employed by a facility whicheither condoned or attempted to conceal the act or acts, that facility uponconviction shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

   (d) Any member of the board of directors or a high managerialagent of a facility who condones or conceals any acts of abuse, neglect ormistreatment of patients or residents of the facility shall be fined not morethan three thousand dollars ($3,000) or imprisoned not more than three (3)years, or both.