Title 23 · RI
Title 23Health and Safety
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-74-2
Section: 23-74-2
Title 23Health and Safety
Chapter 74Unlicensed Health Care Practices
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-74-2
§ 23-74-2. Maltreatment of minors prohibited.
Nothing in this chapter shall restrict the ability of a local law enforcement agency or the director of the department of children, youth and families to take action regarding the maltreatment of minors. A parent who obtains unlicensed health care for the parentâs minor child is not relieved of the duty to seek necessary medical care consistent with the requirements of the general laws. A complementary or alternative health care practitioner who is providing services to a child shall be subject to the reporting provisions of chapter 11 of title 40, entitled âAbused and Neglected Children.â
History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 133, § 1.