| Privacy and Confidentiality |
Access to records, facility, resident - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 42-66.7-7 |
During an investigation, the long-term care ombudsperson must: (1) make inquiries and obtain information as necessary; (2) “have access to... |
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Appointment of guardian ad litem for incompetents - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.3-8 |
A court must appoint a guardian ad litem for a criminal defendant that is incompetent due their physical or mental condition and lack a... |
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Breach of confidentiality - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 21-28.3-4 |
Individuals that breach the confidentiality requirements of the “drug abuse reporting system” are guilty of a misdemeanor offense and... |
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Central database-Operation - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-19.1-17 |
Pharmacies may refill prescriptions that were originally dispensed at an affiliated pharmacy upon verifying the refill through a centralized database... |
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Closure of medical practice- Preservation of records - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37-30 |
At least 90 days before closing their practice, a physician must provide public notice in a statewide newspaper regarding the disposition of patient... |
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Communications of information among health care facilities - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37-28 |
Licensed health care facilities may disclose the circumstances surrounding the revocation of a physician’s privileges to another health care... |
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Confidentiality - 46-1-10 R.I. Code R. § 22 |
Records maintained by substance abuse prevention centered are confidential. This provision does not apply to substance abuse treatment facilities... |
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Confidentiality - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 21-28.3-3 |
Hospitals, physicians, and the director of health must ensure the confidentiality of individuals whose information they report to or maintain on the... |
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Confidentiality - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-6.3-7 |
Individuals must consent, in writing, to the release of their HIV test results. Such requirement does not apply to (1) laboratories or health care... |
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Confidentiality - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 42-66.7-6 |
Long-term care ombudsperson files are confidential and may only be disclosed upon the written consent of the affected resident, their representative... |
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Confidentiality of information - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 40.1-24-12 |
Provides that information received by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall not be disclosed in a... |
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Confidentiality of information and records - R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-24.5-11 |
Records and information relating to the mental health of an individual are confidential and privileged to the patient, and may only be disclosed in... |
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Confidentiality of records - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 42-66-10 |
Abuse and neglect record held by the department of elderly affairs or any other Rhode Island agency are confidential and are not considered public... |
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Confidentiality of records – Availability for research - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-1.10-13 |
Records regarding an individual’s registration at an alcohol treatment facility and all other matters are confidential. The director of the... |
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Confidentiality of records – Availability for research - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-1.10-13 |
Alcohol treatment records are confidential and privileged to the patient. Alcohol treatment information may be disclosed for research purposes,... |
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Confidentiality of reports - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-63.1-4 |
Reports and records regarding sexual misconduct by mental health professionals may only be disclosed for investigation or prosecution purposes to law... |
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Consistency with confidentiality of Health Care Information Act - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 40-8.2-15 |
An investigative demand issued by the attorney general in relation to an investigation of medical assistance fraud may not compel access to... |
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Continuous improvement of quality of care for individuals with stroke - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-78.1-6 |
The department of health must create a plan for “achieving continuous quality improvement in the quality of care provided under the statewide... |
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Controlled substances therapeutic research program established – Participation - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 21-28.4-1 |
Rhode Island authorizes the director of health (“director”) to administer the “controlled substance therapeutic research program.... |
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Court proceedings- Confidential health care information - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.3-6.1 |
Health care providers and persons that maintain health care information may disclose confidential health care information pursuant to a subpoena so... |
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Denial, Suspension, Revocation of License, Curtailment of Activities or Cessation of Operation - 31-4-18 R.I. Code R. § 7 |
The Rhode Island Department of Health may suspend or revoke a hospital’s license due to their noncompliance with the hospital licensing... |
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Disclosure - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.7-7 |
Patients or their representatives must authorize the Health Information Exchange (HIE) to access, release, or transfer of their confidential health... |
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Exceptions to consent requirements - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-6.3-4 |
Health care providers may perform HIV testing without consent as follows:
If the individual is under the age of one.
If the individual shows... |
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Genetic information - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-18-52.1 |
Rhode Island defines “genetic information” as “information about genes, gene product, or inherited characteristics that may derive... |
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Genetic information - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-19-44.1 |
Rhode Island defines “genetic information” as “information about genes, gene product, or inherited characteristics that may derive... |
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Genetic information - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-20-39.1 |
Rhode Island defines “genetic information” as “information about genes, gene product, or inherited characteristics that may derive... |
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Genetic information - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-41-53.1 |
Rhode Island defines “genetic information” as “information about genes, gene product, or inherited characteristics that may derive... |
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Genetic testing - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-18-52 |
Rhode Island defines “genetic testing” as “the analysis of an individual's DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins and certain metabolites... |
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Genetic testing - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-19-44 |
Rhode Island defines “genetic testing” as “the analysis of an individual's DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins and certain metabolites... |
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Genetic testing - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-20-39 |
Rhode Island defines “genetic testing” as “the analysis of an individual's DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins and certain metabolites... |
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Genetic testing - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-41-53 |
Rhode Island defines “genetic testing” as “the analysis of an individual's DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins and certain metabolites... |
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HIV counseling, testing, referral and services sites (HIV CTRS) - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-6.3-13 |
The department of health must establish HIV counseling, testing, and referral services (HIV CTRS) sites that will provide individuals with anonymous... |
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HIV screening and testing of adults, adolescents, and pregnant women - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-6.3-3 |
All health care settings and HIV counseling, testing and referral services (HIV CTRS) must comply with the following provisions:
HIV screening... |
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Hospital events reporting - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-17-40 |
Hospitals must report specified adverse events to the department of health within 24 hours of the event or within 24 hours of receiving information... |
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing – Facilities for drug users - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-17-31.1 |
Providers at facilities that treat intravenous drug users must offer HIV testing in accordance with chapter 23-6.3 and federal confidentiality laws.... |
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Insurance exception - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-6.3-16 |
Rhode Island exempts insurance companies that offer or sell life insurance within Rhode Island (“life insurers”) from complying with... |
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Laboratory analyses and reporting - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-6.3-15 |
Health care providers must send all biological specimens taken for HIV detection to the department of health’s lab unless the testing occurs at... |
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Legislative or administrative proceedings - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.3-6.2 |
A party may not compel the disclosure of confidential health care information in a legislative or administrative proceeding. A patient or their... |
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Licensed professionals discipline - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-69-10 |
Chemical dependency professionals must conduct their practice in accordance with the statute. The statute requires chemical dependency professionals... |
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Limitations on and permitted disclosures - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.3-4 |
Patients must consent, in writing, to the release of their health information unless otherwise provided in this section. Forms that authorize... |
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Medical peer review boards - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.3-7 |
Health care providers may disclose confidential health care information to medical peer review boards without obtaining authorization. Information... |
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Medical Records - 31-4-18 R.I. Code R. § 27 |
Licensed Rhode Island hospitals must:
Appoint a “registered medical record administrator or a registered health information administrator (... |
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Medical Records - CRIR 14-090-007, § 27.12 |
Medical Records
A medical record must be created and maintained for every person treated on an inpatient, outpatient (ambulatory) or... |
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Notification of disclosure - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-6.3-10 |
A person disclosing an individual’s HIV results must inform the individual in advance of the nature and purpose of disclosure, the date of... |
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Notification of infectious disease - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-28.36-3 |
In the event that a police officer, fire fighter, or emergency medical technician is “occupationally exposed” while treating or... |
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Participation in the health information exchange - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.7-4 |
Rhode Island establishes a health information exchange (HIE) “to allow for electronic mobilization of confidential health care information... |
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Participation of independent community pharmacies - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-29.1-5 |
Pharmacies that do not participate in an insurer’s restricted pharmacy network contract (“independent community pharmacies”) may... |
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Penalties and remedies - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-6.3-9 |
Violations of §§ 23-6.3-7 and 23-6.3-8 regarding the confidentiality and protection of HIV records will be subject to the penalties... |
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Penalties- Attorney’s fees for violations - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.3-9 |
Persons that violate the Confidentiality of Health Care Communications and Information Act may be civilly liable for actual and exemplary damages.... |
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Penalties- Attorney’s fees for violations - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.7-13 |
Persons that violate the Rhode Island Health Information Act of 2008 may be civilly liable for actual and exemplary damages while persons that... |
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Power to provide rules and regulations in specific areas - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-1-18 |
The Department of Health has the authority to establish a childhood immunization registry and require the reporting of childhood immunization data.... |
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Privilege and confidentiality protections - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-17.21-8 |
“Patient safety work product” and the corresponding document log are confidential and privileged and thus (1) not subject to discovery or... |
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Protection of records - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-6.3-8 |
Health care providers, public health officials, and other persons that maintain records containing HIV test results must ensure the confidentiality... |
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Registry of persons with head injuries and/or spinal cord injuries - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-1-49 |
The department of health must establish a head and spinal cord injury registry and mandate the reporting of such injuries. All reported information... |
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Regulatory oversight - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.7-5 |
Rhode Island grants the department of health the authority to administer the health information exchange (HIE). Pursuant to this authority, the... |
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Reporting requirements for the healthcare database - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-17.17-10 |
Insurers, health care providers, insurers, and governmental agencies must file reports, data, schedules, and other information necessary to carry out... |
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Reports relating to professional conduct and capacity – Regulations – Confidentiality – Immunity - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-54-23 |
The Board of Licensure of Physician Assistants (“board”) must establish regulations that require various health care professionals,... |
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Reports relating to professional conduct and capacity- Regulations- Confidentiality- Immunity - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37-9 |
The Rhode Island board of medical licensure and discipline (“board”) may establish regulations that require various health care... |
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Requirements for patient safety organizations - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-17.21-7 |
Every Patient Safety Organization (PSO) must obtain certification by the department of health before contracting with a “reporting entity... |
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Requirements relating to professional conduct - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37-9.1 |
The Rhode Island board of medical licensure and discipline (“board”) must maintain confidential files on physicians that contain the... |
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Rhode Island health information organization - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.7-6 |
The Rhode Island Health Information Organization (RHIO) must implement “recognized national standards for interoperability,” oversee... |
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Right to Privacy - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-17.5-14 |
Nursing home patients have the right to the privacy and confidentiality of all their records. Patients must approve the release of their records... |
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Rights of patients - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-17-19.1 |
Rhode Island grants health care facility patients numerous rights, including:
The right to receive, upon request, the name of the physician that... |
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Secondary disclosure - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.7-9 |
Providers that obtain confidential health care information from the health information exchange (HIE) may disclose the information, without patient... |
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Security - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.7-8 |
The Rhode Island Health Information Exchange (HIE) must comply, at minimum with the following security measures: (1) “authenticate the... |
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Statewide birth defects surveillance and information system - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-13.3-3 |
The director of the department of health must create a birth defects surveillance and information system in order to collect data regarding birth... |
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Statutory construction and relationship to other laws - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 27-41-22 |
A Health Maintenance Organization subscriber’s “health care history, diagnosis, condition, treatment, or evaluation” is... |
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Transfer and amendment of information - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.3-5 |
A third party may transfer a patient’s confidential health care information to a designated physician upon the occurrence of an event that... |
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