Section 40.1-24.5-6 - Qualified rights of residentsExcept to the extent that the director as defined in § 40.1-24.5-1 determines that a limitation or a denial of one of the following rights would be in the resident's best interests and, further, unless the director documents the good-cause reasons for the denial or limitations in the resident's individualized service plan, the resident shall be entitled to the following:
(1) To wear one's own clothes and to keep and use one's own personal possessions;(2) To keep and be allowed to spend a reasonable sum of one's own money for consumer purchases;(3) To have reasonable access to a telephone to make and receive confidential calls;(4) To have opportunities for physical exercise and outdoor recreation;(5) To have reasonable, prompt access to current newspapers, magazines, and radio and television programming; and(6) To receive visitors of one's own choosing at all reasonable times. Posted reasonable visiting hours must be maintained in each community residence, with a minimum of six (6) hours daily.R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-24.5-6