§ 40-8.15-3. Good-faith negotiations.
It shall be the obligation of the director, or a designee, to meet and negotiate in good faith with the provider representative within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the provider representative of the request for a meeting for bargaining purposes. This obligation shall include the duty to cause any agreement resulting from the negotiations to be reduced to a written contract.
History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 106, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 110, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 40-8.15 - Individual Providers of Direct-Support Services
Section 40-8.15-1. - Definitions.
Section 40-8.15-3. - Good-faith negotiations.
Section 40-8.15-4. - Unresolved issues — Impasse procedures.
Section 40-8.15-5. - Economic aspects of contract subject to legislative appropriation.
Section 40-8.15-7. - Certification and decertification of provider organization.
Section 40-8.15-8. - Unfair practices.
Section 40-8.15-9. - Individual providers not state employees.
Section 40-8.15-10. - Right of families to select, direct, and terminate individual providers.
Section 40-8.15-11. - Strikes not authorized.