Section 214-RICR-10-00-1.5 - DefinitionsA. "Department" means the Department of Children, Youth and Families.B. "RITS" means the Rhode Island Thomas C. Slater Training School for detained or adjudicated youth placed at the RITS by order of the Family Court.C. "Fatality" means the death of a child in which confirmed child abuse or neglect is determined to be a contributing factor to the cause of death.D. "Near fatality" means that a child was placed in serious or critical condition as the result of an act of abuse or neglect. The child being placed in serious or critical condition must be classified by the treating physician, and reflected in the medical chart. The treating physician's determination that the child is in serious or critical condition is accepted without further assessment by the Department.1. "A serious or critical condition" means that the patient's vital signs are unstable and not within normal limits. Patient is acutely ill, and/or unconscious, and/or has a neurological status changes requiring medical intervention, because of child abuse or neglect.214 R.I. Code R. 214-RICR-10-00-1.5
Adopted effective 12/27/2018