§ 40.1-24.5-18. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the chapter, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment shall be rendered.
History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 363, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 141.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
Chapter 40.1-24.5 - Community Residences
Section 40.1-24.5-1. - Definitions.
Section 40.1-24.5-4. - [Reserved.]
Section 40.1-24.5-5. - Absolute rights of residents.
Section 40.1-24.5-6. - Qualified rights of residents.
Section 40.1-24.5-7. - Posting of residents’ rights.
Section 40.1-24.5-8. - Resident grievance procedure.
Section 40.1-24.5-9. - Notification of mental health advocate as to alleged violation of rights.
Section 40.1-24.5-10. - Dismissal from community residence.
Section 40.1-24.5-11. - Confidentiality of information and records.
Section 40.1-24.5-12. - Duties of the mental health advocate.
Section 40.1-24.5-13. - Access to information.
Section 40.1-24.5-14. - Rights and powers of the mental health advocate.
Section 40.1-24.5-15. - Willful deprivation of resident’s rights.
Section 40.1-24.5-16. - Immunity from liability as to reports under chapter.
Section 40.1-24.5-17. - Disqualification from position in community residence.
Section 40.1-24.5-18. - Severability.
Section 40.1-24.5-19. - Funds for implementation of chapter.