A nursing facility that is owed applied income may, in addition to any other remedies authorized under law, bring a claim to recover the applied income against a patient and any authorized individual. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines, based upon clear and convincing evidence, that a defendant willfully failed to pay or withheld applied income due and owing to a nursing facility for more than thirty (30) days after receiving notice pursuant to subsection (c), the court may award the amount of the debt owed, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees to the nursing facility.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-8-32