§ 40-2-15. Treatment and isolation of diseased residents — Detention after time for release.
Every inmate, prisoner, patient, or pupil in any of the institutions, who has any dangerous, infectious or contagious disease, including syphilis in the infectious stages and gonococcus infection, shall be forthwith placed under medical treatment, and, if in the opinion of the attending physician it is necessary, shall be isolated until danger of contagion has passed or until the attending physician determines that further isolation is unnecessary; and if danger of contagion shall not have passed or if further isolation is still necessary at the expiration of sentence or at the time for discharge or release from the institution, that inmate, prisoner, patient, or pupil shall be detained in the institution and continued under medical treatment until the attending physician shall determine that his or her discharge or release from the institution will not endanger the public health; and during the period of detention, the person so detained shall be supported in the same manner as before the detention.
History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 4, § 3; P.L. 1918, ch. 1613, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 4, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 54, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-19; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 93; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 93.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions
Section 40-2-2. - Support of families of residents.
Section 40-2-3. - Application of funds deposited to care and treatment of residents.
Section 40-2-4. - Notice of balance to credit of deceased or discharged resident.
Section 40-2-5. - Payment of balance to general treasurer.
Section 40-2-6. - Establishment of right to balance paid to treasurer.
Section 40-2-7. - Property abandoned by deceased or discharged residents.
Section 40-2-8. - Transfer of abandoned property to general treasurer.
Section 40-2-9. - Description of abandoned property transferred.
Section 40-2-10. - Sale of abandoned property — Remission of proceeds.
Section 40-2-11. - Application of proceeds of sale.
Section 40-2-12. - [Repealed.]
Section 40-2-13. - Resident physicians and dentists.
Section 40-2-15. - Treatment and isolation of diseased residents — Detention after time for release.
Section 40-2-16. - Records of venereal disease.
Section 40-2-17. - Powers as to health of residents.
Section 40-2-18. - Religious instructors and services.
Section 40-2-20. - Compensation of officers and employees.
Section 40-2-21. - Reports on schools in institutions — Inspections — Qualifications of teachers.
Section 40-2-22. - Departmental seal.