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216-RICR-40-10-17.6.1 — Rights of Patients
Rhode IslandregulationRhode Island Department of Health· effective 2024-05-06
What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1Maintain a signed copy of the written notice of rights in both the patient/client record and the patient/client's home, and maintain documentation of compliance (17.6.1(C)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.1 — Rights of Patients)
- 2Inform each patient/client of their rights under R.I. Gen. Laws 23-17-19.1 and protect and promote the exercise of those rights (17.6.1(A)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.1 — Rights of Patients)
- 3Furnish a requested health record within 30 days, without charge where the record is necessary to support a Social Security Act appeal and the request is accompanied by documentation of the appeal (17.6.1(E)(1)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.1 — Rights of Patients)
- 4Provide the patient/client written notice of patient rights in advance of furnishing care or during the initial evaluation visit before initiation of treatment (17.6.1(B)).(216-RICR-40-10-17.6.1 — Rights of Patients)
Applies to: personal care
Requires providers to inform each patient of rights under R.I. Gen. Laws 23-17-19.1, protect and promote those rights, deliver written notice of rights before care begins or during the initial evaluation visit, maintain a signed copy in both the record and the patient's home, and furnish requested health records within 30 days (free where needed for a Social Security appeal). Framework topic: Patient Rights. This section covers 17.6.1; confidentiality (17.6.2) is treated in the Clinical Records companion file.
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