Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 40-9 - Services for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Section 40-9-18. - Blindness prevention.

§ 40-9-18. Blindness prevention.
(a) The department of human services shall, in consultation with the governor’s advisory council for the blind and Saving Sight Rhode Island, establish a blindness-prevention program for children of the state of Rhode Island to promote the screening, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of blindness diseases of the eye and other sight disorders.
(b) The department of human services shall promulgate rules and regulations in order to effectuate the purposes of this section.
History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 213, § 1.

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Rhode Island General Laws

Title 40 - Human Services

Chapter 40-9 - Services for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Section 40-9-1. - Administrator — Other personnel and expenses — Appropriations — References to “bureau for the blind.”

Section 40-9-2. - General duties of administrator.

Section 40-9-3. - Advisory council — Appointment of members.

Section 40-9-4. - Chairperson of advisory council — Secretarial service.

Section 40-9-5. - Functions of advisory council.

Section 40-9-6. - Home instruction of people who are blind or visually impaired.

Section 40-9-7. - Supplies and materials for people who are blind or visually impaired workers — Compensation for services.

Section 40-9-8. - Proceeds of work of blind and visually impaired workers.

Section 40-9-9. - Cooperation with department of elementary and secondary education.

Section 40-9-10. - [Repealed.]

Section 40-9-10.1. - Telephone access to information programs.

Section 40-9-11. - Cooperation in federal business enterprises program.

Section 40-9-11.1. - Authorization to establish vending facilities for the blind on state property.

Section 40-9-11.2. - Validity of limitations on placement or operation.

Section 40-9-11.3. - Provision for vending machines in buildings purchased or leased by state.

Section 40-9-11.4. - Compliance with chapter.

Section 40-9-11.5. - Vending machine income.

Section 40-9-11.6. - Definitions.

Section 40-9-12. - Agreements as to business enterprises program.

Section 40-9-13. - Federal business enterprises funds.

Section 40-9-14. - Application of receipts from business enterprises program.

Section 40-9-15. - Reports of blindness of persons.

Section 40-9-16. - Immunity from liability.

Section 40-9-17. - Confidentiality of reports — Authorized uses — Penalty for disclosure.

Section 40-9-18. - Blindness prevention.