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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- S 0487 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001451 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ABUSE IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators Lauria, Acosta, Quezada, Vargas, Lawson, Mack, DiMario, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Euer, Pearson, and Ujifusa |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 26, 2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 23-17.8 of the General Laws entitled "Abuse in Healthcare 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Facilities" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 23-17.8-2.1. Immigration status of patient. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | It shall be violation of the provisions of this chapter for any personnel in any healthcare 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | facility, including any hospital, emergency or urgent care facility, to ask any patient their 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | immigration status or to ask the patient to present proof of their legal presence in the United States. 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 7 |
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| 36 | 36 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 37 | 37 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 38 | 38 | | OF |
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| 39 | 39 | | A N A C T |
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| 40 | 40 | | RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ABUSE IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES |
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| 42 | 42 | | This act would prohibit any personnel, in any healthcare facility, from asking the legal 1 |
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| 43 | 43 | | immigration status of any patient. 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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