§ 42-9.1-1. Legislative Findings. The general assembly finds and declares: (1) All citizens of Rhode Island should have access to quality and affordable health care; (2) The demanding business environment in which health care is delivered requires that the public have an advocate to assure that the policy and goal of assuring quality, affordable health […]
§ 42-9.1-2. Establishment. (a) There shall be established within the department of attorney general an office of health care advocate. The health care advocate shall be an assistant or special assistant attorney general to be appointed by the attorney general. The health care advocate is authorized to perform the following duties as the attorney general […]
§ 42-9.1-3. Department cooperation. The health care advocate shall cooperate with the directors of the departments of health and business regulation to assure good quality and affordable health care. History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 369, § 1.
§ 42-9.1-4. No derogation of attorney general. (a) No provision of this chapter shall derogate from the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general nor shall any provision be construed as a limitation on the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general, including the authority to investigate at any time charitable […]
§ 42-9.1-5. Powers of the attorney general. (a) The health care advocate shall be entitled to receive confidential health care information available to the department of health and to law enforcement to the extent authorized by, and in accordance with the provisions of chapter 37.3 of title 5, the confidentiality of health care communications and […]
§ 42-9.1-6. Immunity. In the absence of malice or bad faith, any health care provider or entity licensed by the state of Rhode Island, or an authorized agent of such health care provider or entity, who upon request by the attorney general provides information that is not identifiable to a specific person to the attorney […]
