Title 42
State Affairs and Government

Chapter 158
Freedom From Prone Restraint Act

R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-158-2

§ 42-158-2. Fundamental purpose.

This chapter is enacted to protect and promote the right of each person who is served by a covered facility to be free from the use of prone restraint. Research has shown that prone restraint is a hazardous and potentially lethal position.

History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 102, § 1.