Please consider making a donation to keep this project's resources available at no cost to the public. Your donation will support new research, updates to current resources, and website maintenance for HealthInfoLaw.org.
Appointment of guardian ad litem for incompetents - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.3-8
Link to the law
This will open in a new window
Current as of June 2015
This will open in a new window
A court must appoint a guardian ad litem for a criminal defendant that is incompetent due their physical or mental condition and lack a representative if the defendant’s health care information is deemed relevant to the proceeding. The guardian must assess whether it is in the defendant’s best interests to authorize disclosure of their health information.
Current as of June 2015
.png)