§ 40.1-5-27 - Release of information to patient's family. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 40.1-5-27

   § 40.1-5-27  Release of information topatient's family. – Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the release of information to apatient's attorney, his or her guardian or conservator, if any, or a member ofthe patient's family the information that the person is presently a patient inthe facility or that the person is seriously physically ill, if the official incharge of the facility or his or her designated agent determines that therelease of the information is in the best interests of the person. Upon thedeath of a patient, his or her guardian or conservator, if any, and a member ofhis or her family shall be notified.