AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- MENTAL HEALTH LAW

Summary

HB 7634 amends the state Mental Health Law so that APRNs who are licensed or privileged in Rhode Island are protected from civil lawsuits for actions taken under the law, unless there is fraud or gross, willful negligence. The change aligns nurse practitioners’ legal protection with that already granted to physicians, aiming to encourage broader participation in mental health care.

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