§ 40-1-25-2

(a) 'Facility rendering care or treatment' means and includes, but is not limited to, public and private hospitals, community residences as defined by § 40.1-24.5-1, shelter-care facilities, board-and-care facilities, group homes, nursing homes, and other congregate living facilities for mentally ill individuals. (b) 'Mentally ill individual' means an individual: (1) Who has a significant mental illness or emotional impairment, as determined by a mental health professional qualified under the laws and regulations of the state; and (2) Who is an inpatient or resident in a facility as defined in subsection (a). History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 275, § 1.