§ 40.1-5-40.1 - Duty to report. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 40.1-5-40.1

   § 40.1-5-40.1  Duty to report. – Any employee who has reasonable cause to believe that an assault or a batteryhas been committed upon a patient shall make an immediate report, including theidentity of parties and witnesses and details of the incident, to the directorof the department of mental health, retardation, and hospitals or his or herdesignee. The director of the department shall cause the report to beinvestigated immediately and further shall notify the mental health advocateand appropriate law enforcement agencies of the investigation. Any person whofails to make a report shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine ofnot more than five hundred dollars ($500).