§ 23-4.10-8. Penalties.
(a) Failure of a physician to transfer a patient pursuant to § 23-4.10-6 shall constitute “unprofessional conduct” as that term is used in § 5-37-5.1.
(b) Any person who willfully conceals, cancels, defaces, or obliterates the durable power of attorney of another absent the declarant’s consent or direction or who falsifies or forges a revocation of the durable power of attorney of another shall be imprisoned for no less than six (6) months but no more than one year, or shall be fined not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) but no more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(c) Any person who falsifies or forges the durable power of attorney of another, or willfully conceals or withholds personal knowledge of a revocation as provided in § 23-4.10-3 with the intent to cause a withholding or withdrawal of life sustaining procedures, shall be imprisoned for no less than one year but no more than five (5) years, or shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) but no more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(d) In addition to the sanctions and/or penalties previously mentioned in this section, any physician or person referred to in this section or in violation of this section, shall be civilly liable.
History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 443, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 72, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-4.10 - Health Care Power of Attorney
Section 23-4.10-1.1. - Definitions.
Section 23-4.10-2. - Statutory form of durable power of attorney.
Section 23-4.10-3. - Revocation.
Section 23-4.10-4. - Recording contents of durable power of attorney.
Section 23-4.10-5. - Treatment of patients.
Section 23-4.10-6. - Transfer of patients.
Section 23-4.10-7. - Immunities.
Section 23-4.10-8. - Penalties.
Section 23-4.10-9. - General provisions.
Section 23-4.10-10. - Presumption of validity of durable power of attorney.
Section 23-4.10-11. - Recognition of durable power of attorney executed in another state.