Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-17.4 - Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act
Section 23-17.4-21.2. - Functions of the department of health.

§ 23-17.4-21.2. Functions of the department of health.
It is the function of the department of health to:
(1) Develop, impose, and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a certificate as an assisted living administrator. These standards are designed to insure that assisted living administrators will be individuals who are of good character and are suitable, and who, by training or experience in the field of institutional administration, are qualified to serve as assisted living administrators;
(2) Establish and carry out procedures designed to insure that individuals certified as assisted living administrators will, during any period that they serve as assisted living administrators, comply with the requirements of those standards;
(3) Receive, investigate, and take appropriate action with respect to any charge or complaint filed with the department to the effect that any individual certified as an assisted living administrator has failed to comply with the requirements of those standards;
(4) Conduct a continuing study and investigation of assisted living administrators within the state, with a view to improving the standards imposed for the certification of those administrators, and of procedures and methods for enforcing those standards with respect to certified assisted living administrators.
History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 157, § 3; P.L. 2002, ch. 158, § 3.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 23 - Health and Safety

Chapter 23-17.4 - Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act

Section 23-17.4-1. - Short title.

Section 23-17.4-2. - Definitions.

Section 23-17.4-3. - Purpose of provisions.

Section 23-17.4-4. - License required for assisted living residence operation.

Section 23-17.4-5. - Application for license.

Section 23-17.4-6. - Issuance of license — Posting — Transfer.

Section 23-17.4-7. - Expiration and renewal of license.

Section 23-17.4-8. - Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

Section 23-17.4-8.1. - Curtailment of activities.

Section 23-17.4-9. - Judicial review of license action.

Section 23-17.4-10. - Regulations, inspections, and investigations.

Section 23-17.4-10.1. - Quality assurance.

Section 23-17.4-10.2. - Penalty for violation of § 23-17.4-10.

Section 23-17.4-11. - Accessibility to assisted living residences and residents.

Section 23-17.4-12. - Obtaining access under false pretenses.

Section 23-17.4-13. - Variance authority.

Section 23-17.4-14. - Penalty for operation of unlicensed assisted living residence.

Section 23-17.4-15. - Injunction to restrain operation without license.

Section 23-17.4-15.1. - Prohibition on placement into unlicensed assisted living residences and reporting requirements.

Section 23-17.4-15.1.1. - Administrator requirements.

Section 23-17.4-15.2. - Administrator requirements.

Section 23-17.4-15.3. - Resident records.

Section 23-17.4-15.4. - Medication and staff qualifications.

Section 23-17.4-15.5. - Repealed.

Section 23-17.4-15.6. - Assessments.

Section 23-17.4-15.7. - Service plans.

Section 23-17.4-15.8. - Staff.

Section 23-17.4-15.9. - Activities.

Section 23-17.4-16. - Rights of residents.

Section 23-17.4-16.1. - Posting and providing a copy of rights of residents.

Section 23-17.4-16.2. - Special care unit and limited health services disclosure by residences.

Section 23-17.4-16.3. - Residency agreement or contract.

Section 23-17.4-16.4. - Heat relief.

Section 23-17.4-16.5. - Disclosure.

Section 23-17.4-16.6. - Posting of license and reports.

Section 23-17.4-17. - Facilities to which provisions inapplicable.

Section 23-17.4-18. - Restriction of public assistance payments.

Section 23-17.4-19. - Power of enforcement.

Section 23-17.4-20. - Severability.

Section 23-17.4-21. - Repealed.

Section 23-17.4-21.1. - Assisted living administrator certification board.

Section 23-17.4-21.2. - Functions of the department of health.

Section 23-17.4-21.3. - Functions of assisted living certification board.

Section 23-17.4-22 - — 23-17.4-26. Repealed.

Section 23-17.4-27. - Criminal records review.

Section 23-17.4-28. - Prior criminal records checks.

Section 23-17.4-29. - Rules and regulations.

Section 23-17.4-30. - Disqualifying information.

Section 23-17.4-31. - Establishment of fees.

Section 23-17.4-32. - Immunity from liability.

Section 23-17.4-33. - Disclosure of financial interest.

Section 23-17.4-34. - Name change.

Section 23-17.4-35. - Assisted living assessment and disclosure for residents on probation or parole.

Section 23-17.4-36. - Retaliation prohibited.