Title 16Education

Title 16Education

Chapter 21Health and Safety of Pupils

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-21-12

§ 16-21-12. Dental treatment provided by town or city.

The school committee may provide at the expense of the town or city proper dental treatment for children, found to be suffering from dental defects or conditions arising from dental defects, whose parents or guardians or custodians neglect to provide proper dental treatment within one month after receiving a notice of the need as required by § 16-21-9.

History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1484, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 78, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 182, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 16-21-12; P.L. 1961, ch. 133, § 2.