§ 40.1-5-9. Right to treatment — Treatment plan.
(a) Any person who is a patient in a facility pursuant to this chapter shall have a right to receive the care and treatment that is necessary for and appropriate to the condition for which he or she was admitted or certified and from which he or she can reasonably be expected to benefit. Each patient shall have an individualized treatment plan. This plan shall be developed by appropriate mental health professionals, including a psychiatrist, and implemented as soon as possible — in any event no later than five (5) days after a patient’s voluntary admission or involuntary court certification. Each individual treatment plan shall be made in accordance with the professional regulations of each facility, and by way of illustration and, not limited to the following, shall contain:
(1) A statement of the nature of the specific problems and specific needs of the patient;
(2) A statement of the least restrictive treatment conditions necessary to achieve the purposes of certification or admission;
(3) A description of intermediate and long-range treatment goals; and
(4) A statement and rationale for the plan of treatment for achieving these intermediate and long-range goals.
(b) The individualized treatment plan shall become part of the patient’s record in accordance with § 40.1-5-5(g), and the subject of periodic review in accordance with § 40.1-5-10. In implementing a treatment plan on behalf of any patient, the official in charge of any facility, or his or her designee(s), may, when it is warranted, authorize the release of the patient for such periods of time and under such terms and conditions that he or she deems appropriate.
History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 119, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
Chapter 40.1-5 - Mental Health Law
Section 40.1-5-1. - Short title.
Section 40.1-5-2. - Definitions.
Section 40.1-5-4. - Delegation of authority by director.
Section 40.1-5-6. - Voluntary admission.
Section 40.1-5-7. - Emergency certification.
Section 40.1-5-7.1. - Emergency transportation by police.
Section 40.1-5-8. - Civil court certification.
Section 40.1-5-9. - Right to treatment — Treatment plan.
Section 40.1-5-10. - Periodic institutional review proceedings.
Section 40.1-5-11. - Discharge — Recertification.
Section 40.1-5-12. - Habeas corpus and other remedies.
Section 40.1-5-13. - Mental health advocate.
Section 40.1-5-14. - Appointment and term of office of mental health advocate.
Section 40.1-5-15. - Staff of mental health advocate.
Section 40.1-5-16. - Appropriations.
Section 40.1-5-17. - Assistance of indigent persons.
Section 40.1-5-18. - Confidentiality of information received.
Section 40.1-5-19. - False statements and representations.
Section 40.1-5-20. - Exemption from court fees or charges.
Section 40.1-5-21. - Annual report.
Section 40.1-5-22. - Duties of the mental health advocate.
Section 40.1-5-23. - Access to information.
Section 40.1-5-24. - Rights and powers of mental health advocate.
Section 40.1-5-24.1. - Powers to accept grants and bequests.
Section 40.1-5-25. - Use of confidential information.
Section 40.1-5-26. - Disclosure of confidential information and records.
Section 40.1-5-27. - Release of information to patient’s family.
Section 40.1-5-27.1. - Disclosure by mental health professional.
Section 40.1-5-28. - Notice of disappearance of patient.
Section 40.1-5-29. - Record of disclosure.
Section 40.1-5-30. - Statistical data.
Section 40.1-5-31. - Maintenance of facilities.
Section 40.1-5-32. - Transfer of patients.
Section 40.1-5-33. - Payment for care and treatment.
Section 40.1-5-34. - Exclusiveness of this chapter.
Section 40.1-5-35. - Support of poor or indigent patients.
Section 40.1-5-36. - Guardians ad litem.
Section 40.1-5-37. - Service of process on patients.
Section 40.1-5-38. - Conspiracy to admit person improperly.
Section 40.1-5-39. - Deprivation of rights of persons admitted to facilities.
Section 40.1-5-40. - Disciplinary action against employees of facilities.
Section 40.1-5-40.1. - Duty to report.
Section 40.1-5-40.2. - Immunity from liability for reporting patient abuse.
Section 40.1-5-41. - Immunity of physicians and surgeons from liability.