Rhode Island General Laws
Title 40 - Human Services

Section 40-1-10. - Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs. - § 40-1-10. Transfer of functions from the department of community...

Section 40-1-11. - Displaced homemakers center. - § 40-1-11. Displaced homemakers center. There is hereby established within...

Section 40-1-12. - “Displaced homemaker” defined. - § 40-1-12. “Displaced homemaker” defined. As used in this chapter,...

Section 40-1-13. - Duties of director and center staff. - § 40-1-13. Duties of director and center staff. (a) The...

Section 40-1-14. - Powers and scope of activities. - § 40-1-14. Powers and scope of activities. (a) In order...

Section 40-1-15. - Reimbursement to health center. - § 40-1-15. Reimbursement to health center. The director shall reimburse...

Section 40-1-16. - Visiting nurse association — Payment. - § 40-1-16. Visiting nurse association — Payment. (a) For purposes...

Section 40-1-17. - Receipt and use of funds. - § 40-1-17. Receipt and use of funds. To carry out...

Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions

Section 40-2-1. - Records of institution residents — Reports of injury or death — Communications to department. - § 40-2-1. Records of institution residents — Reports of injury...

Section 40-2-2. - Support of families of residents. - § 40-2-2. Support of families of residents. The director of...

Section 40-2-3. - Application of funds deposited to care and treatment of residents. - § 40-2-3. Application of funds deposited to care and treatment...

Section 40-2-4. - Notice of balance to credit of deceased or discharged resident. - § 40-2-4. Notice of balance to credit of deceased or...

Section 40-2-5. - Payment of balance to general treasurer. - § 40-2-5. Payment of balance to general treasurer. The balance,...

Section 40-2-6. - Establishment of right to balance paid to treasurer. - § 40-2-6. Establishment of right to balance paid to treasurer....

Section 40-2-7. - Property abandoned by deceased or discharged residents. - § 40-2-7. Property abandoned by deceased or discharged residents. All...

Section 40-2-8. - Transfer of abandoned property to general treasurer. - § 40-2-8. Transfer of abandoned property to general treasurer. The...

Section 40-2-9. - Description of abandoned property transferred. - § 40-2-9. Description of abandoned property transferred. The director shall,...

Section 40-2-10. - Sale of abandoned property — Remission of proceeds. - § 40-2-10. Sale of abandoned property — Remission of proceeds....

Section 40-2-11. - Application of proceeds of sale. - § 40-2-11. Application of proceeds of sale. The proceeds from...

Section 40-2-12. - [Repealed.] - § 40-2-12. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art....

Section 40-2-13. - Resident physicians and dentists. - § 40-2-13. Resident physicians and dentists. The director of the...

Section 40-2-14. - Examination of inmates for contagious disease — Investigation and report of sources. - § 40-2-14. Examination of inmates for contagious disease — Investigation...

Section 40-2-15. - Treatment and isolation of diseased residents — Detention after time for release. - § 40-2-15. Treatment and isolation of diseased residents — Detention...

Section 40-2-16. - Records of venereal disease. - § 40-2-16. Records of venereal disease. For the statistical purposes...

Section 40-2-17. - Powers as to health of residents. - § 40-2-17. Powers as to health of residents. In carrying...

Section 40-2-18. - Religious instructors and services. - § 40-2-18. Religious instructors and services. The director of the...

Section 40-2-19. - Tenure of officers — Duties — Time devoted to duty — Holding other offices — Sales to state — Bond. - § 40-2-19. Tenure of officers — Duties — Time devoted...

Section 40-2-20. - Compensation of officers and employees. - § 40-2-20. Compensation of officers and employees. The director shall...

Section 40-2-21. - Reports on schools in institutions — Inspections — Qualifications of teachers. - § 40-2-21. Reports on schools in institutions — Inspections —...

Section 40-2-22. - Departmental seal. - § 40-2-22. Departmental seal. The department shall have a seal...

Section 40-2-23. - Annual report to general assembly. - § 40-2-23. Annual report to general assembly. (a) The director...

Section 40-2-24. - Prohibition against duplication of keys. - § 40-2-24. Prohibition against duplication of keys. Every key for...

Chapter 40-3 - Displaced Persons Committee

Section 40-3-1. - Appointment of members. - § 40-3-1. Appointment of members. The governor is hereby authorized...

Section 40-3-2. - Officers and subcommittees. - § 40-3-2. Officers and subcommittees. The displaced persons committee shall...

Section 40-3-3. - Duties. - § 40-3-3. Duties. It shall be the duty of the...

Chapter 40-4 - Town and City Directors

Section 40-4-1. - Designation of directors. - § 40-4-1. Designation of directors. The directors of public aid...

Chapter 40-5 - Support of the Needy

Section 40-5-1. - Obligation of towns. - § 40-5-1. Obligation of towns. Every town shall be required...

Section 40-5-2. - Oversight of poor by directors of public welfare. - § 40-5-2. Oversight of poor by directors of public welfare....

Section 40-5-3. - Manner of support of poor. - § 40-5-3. Manner of support of poor. The directors of...

Section 40-5-4. - Manner of relief in Providence. - § 40-5-4. Manner of relief in Providence. The city council...

Section 40-5-5 - — 40-5-9. [Repealed.] - § 40-5-5 — 40-5-9. [Repealed.]

Section 40-5-10. - Complaint as to neglect of pauper. - § 40-5-10. Complaint as to neglect of pauper. Whenever any...

Section 40-5-11. - Investigation of complaints. - § 40-5-11. Investigation of complaints. The superior court may, after...

Section 40-5-12. - [Repealed.] - § 40-5-12. [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 79, §...

Section 40-5-13. - Obligation of kindred for support. - § 40-5-13. Obligation of kindred for support. (a) The kindred...

Section 40-5-14. - Enforcement of support obligation of kindred. - § 40-5-14. Enforcement of support obligation of kindred. The district...

Section 40-5-15. - Citation and proceedings against kindred. - § 40-5-15. Citation and proceedings against kindred. The director of...

Section 40-5-16. - Proceedings against kindred not named in citation. - § 40-5-16. Proceedings against kindred not named in citation. Upon...

Section 40-5-17. - Limitation of proceedings. - § 40-5-17. Limitation of proceedings. An assessment shall not extend...

Section 40-5-18. - Assessment of kindred for future support — Warrant for arrears. - § 40-5-18. Assessment of kindred for future support — Warrant...

Section 40-5-19. - Order as to residence of pauper. - § 40-5-19. Order as to residence of pauper. The court...

Section 40-5-20. - Recovery of costs by respondent. - § 40-5-20. Recovery of costs by respondent. If the petition...

Section 40-5-21. - Alteration of orders and assessments. - § 40-5-21. Alteration of orders and assessments. Upon application of...

Chapter 40-5.1 - Family Independence Act [Repealed.]

Section 40-5.1-1 - — 40-5.1-47. [Repealed.] - § 40-5.1-1 — 40-5.1-47. [Repealed.]

Chapter 40-5.2 - The Rhode Island Works Program

Section 40-5.2-1. - Short title. - § 40-5.2-1. Short title. This chapter is hereby entitled “The...

Section 40-5.2-2. - The Rhode Island works program — Statement of purpose. - § 40-5.2-2. The Rhode Island works program — Statement of...

Section 40-5.2-3. - Legislative intent. - § 40-5.2-3. Legislative intent. (a) It is the intent of...

Section 40-5.2-4. - Collaboration between the department of human services and the department of labor and training. - § 40-5.2-4. Collaboration between the department of human services and...

Section 40-5.2-5. - Rhode Island works — Promotion of work. - § 40-5.2-5. Rhode Island works — Promotion of work. The...

Section 40-5.2-6. - Goals. - § 40-5.2-6. Goals. The Rhode Island works program shall strive...

Section 40-5.2-7. - Work participation rates. - § 40-5.2-7. Work participation rates. (a) The director of the...

Section 40-5.2-8. - Definitions. - § 40-5.2-8. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 40-5.2-9. - The Rhode Island works program — General eligibility requirements. - § 40-5.2-9. The Rhode Island works program — General eligibility...

Section 40-5.2-10. - Necessary requirements and conditions. - § 40-5.2-10. Necessary requirements and conditions. The following requirements and...

Section 40-5.2-11. - Cash assistance. - § 40-5.2-11. Cash assistance. (a) A family or assistance unit...

Section 40-5.2-12. - Work requirements for receipt of cash assistance. - § 40-5.2-12. Work requirements for receipt of cash assistance. (a)...

Section 40-5.2-13. - Income deeming. - § 40-5.2-13. Income deeming. Parent, stepparent, grandparent, and sponsor income...

Section 40-5.2-14. - Reporting of income and resources by participants. - § 40-5.2-14. Reporting of income and resources by participants. All...

Section 40-5.2-15. - Reporting absence. - § 40-5.2-15. Reporting absence. Whenever adult family member(s) become aware...

Section 40-5.2-16. - Minimum payment. - § 40-5.2-16. Minimum payment. No payment of assistance under §...

Section 40-5.2-17. - Assistance not assignable; exemption from process. - § 40-5.2-17. Assistance not assignable; exemption from process. Except as...

Section 40-5.2-18. - Up-front cash program. - § 40-5.2-18. Up-front cash program. The department has the authority...

Section 40-5.2-19. - Appropriate child care necessary for work requirement. - § 40-5.2-19. Appropriate child care necessary for work requirement. Notwithstanding...

Section 40-5.2-20. - Childcare assistance — Families or assistance units eligible. - § 40-5.2-20. Childcare assistance — Families or assistance units eligible....

Section 40-5.2-21. - Eligibility for medical benefits. - § 40-5.2-21. Eligibility for medical benefits. (a) Every member of...

Section 40-5.2-22. - Emergency expenses. - § 40-5.2-22. Emergency expenses. (a) To the extent that the...

Section 40-5.2-23. - Post-employment incentive bonus. - § 40-5.2-23. Post-employment incentive bonus. The family/assistance unit may be...

Section 40-5.2-24. - Overpayment and underpayment of benefits. - § 40-5.2-24. Overpayment and underpayment of benefits. The department shall...

Section 40-5.2-25. - Hearings. - § 40-5.2-25. Hearings. Any applicant, recipient, or participant aggrieved because...

Section 40-5.2-26. - Records as to assistance. - § 40-5.2-26. Records as to assistance. (a) All records pertaining...

Section 40-5.2-27. - Department of human services. - § 40-5.2-27. Department of human services. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 40-5.2-28. - Rules and regulations. - § 40-5.2-28. Rules and regulations. The director of the department...

Section 40-5.2-29. - Noncustodial parents — Employment obligations. - § 40-5.2-29. Noncustodial parents — Employment obligations. Any noncustodial parent...

Section 40-5.2-30. - Fraudulently obtaining assistance. - § 40-5.2-30. Fraudulently obtaining assistance. Any person who, by any...

Section 40-5.2-31. - Authorization to pay assistance. - § 40-5.2-31. Authorization to pay assistance. Authorization to pay all...

Section 40-5.2-32. - Cashing of assistance checks. - § 40-5.2-32. Cashing of assistance checks. (a) For purposes of...

Section 40-5.2-33. - Child clothing allowance. - § 40-5.2-33. Child clothing allowance. One month each year, each...

Section 40-5.2-34. - Screening for domestic violence — Waiver of program requirements. - § 40-5.2-34. Screening for domestic violence — Waiver of program...

Section 40-5.2-35. - Child support pass-through. - § 40-5.2-35. Child support pass-through. For any month in which...

Section 40-5.2-36. - Appropriation of funds. - § 40-5.2-36. Appropriation of funds. The general assembly shall annually...

Section 40-5.2-37. - Severability. - § 40-5.2-37. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 40-5.2-38. - Application and effect of this chapter on applicants and recipients. - § 40-5.2-38. Application and effect of this chapter on applicants...

Section 40-5.2-39. - References to the family independence program. - § 40-5.2-39. References to the family independence program. Any references...

Chapter 40-5.3 - Youth Pregnancy and At-Risk Prevention Services Program

Section 40-5.3-1. - Short title. - § 40-5.3-1. Short title. This chapter is hereby entitled “Youth...

Section 40-5.3-2. - Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program — Findings — Legislative intent — Goals. - § 40-5.3-2. Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program —...

Section 40-5.3-3. - Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program — Establishment. - § 40-5.3-3. Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program —...

Section 40-5.3-4. - Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program — Eligibility requirements. - § 40-5.3-4. Youth pregnancy and at-risk prevention services program —...

Section 40-5.3-5. - Annual report to general assembly. - § 40-5.3-5. Annual report to general assembly. No later than...

Section 40-5.3-6. - Report to federal government. - § 40-5.3-6. Report to federal government. The department shall make...

Section 40-5.3-7. - Rules and regulations. - § 40-5.3-7. Rules and regulations. The director of the department...

Section 40-5.3-8. - Severability. - § 40-5.3-8. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or...

Chapter 40-6 - Public Assistance Act

Section 40-6-1. - Short title — “Public assistance” and “department” defined. - § 40-6-1. Short title — “Public assistance” and “department” defined....

Section 40-6-2. - Purpose. - § 40-6-2. Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter...

Section 40-6-3. - General public assistance. - § 40-6-3. General public assistance. It is the purpose of...

Section 40-6-3.1. - Eligibility for general public assistance. - § 40-6-3.1. Eligibility for general public assistance. (a) The state,...

Section 40-6-3.2. - Form of assistance. - § 40-6-3.2. Form of assistance. (a) General public assistance shall...

Section 40-6-3.3. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6-3.3. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art....

Section 40-6-3.4 - — 40-6-3.6. [Repealed.] - § 40-6-3.4 — 40-6-3.6. [Repealed.]

Section 40-6-3.7. - Local welfare offices. - § 40-6-3.7. Local welfare offices. There shall be in each...

Section 40-6-3.8. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6-3.8. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art....

Section 40-6-3.9. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6-3.9. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art....

Section 40-6-3.10. - Funeral and burial expenses. - § 40-6-3.10. Funeral and burial expenses. (a) The department may...

Section 40-6-3.11. - “Dependent child” defined. - § 40-6-3.11. “Dependent child” defined. For purposes of this chapter,...

Section 40-6-3.12. - Enteral nutrition products. - § 40-6-3.12. Enteral nutrition products. (a) As used in this...

Section 40-6-4. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6-4. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art....

Section 40-6-4.1. - Ineligibility for aid or assistance — Commitment to training school or adult correctional institutions. - § 40-6-4.1. Ineligibility for aid or assistance — Commitment to...

Section 40-6-5. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6-5. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art....

Section 40-6-5.1. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6-5.1. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art....

Section 40-6-5.2. - Cashing of AFDC, GPA checks. - § 40-6-5.2. Cashing of AFDC, GPA checks. (a) For the...

Section 40-6-5.3. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6-5.3. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 244, §...

Section 40-6-6. - Authorization to pay assistance. - § 40-6-6. Authorization to pay assistance. Authorization to pay all...

Section 40-6-7. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6-7. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art....

Section 40-6-7.1. - Expanded eligibility for pregnant women and young children. - § 40-6-7.1. Expanded eligibility for pregnant women and young children....

Section 40-6-7.2. - Presumptive eligibility for pregnant women. - § 40-6-7.2. Presumptive eligibility for pregnant women. With respect to...

Section 40-6-8. - Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP). - § 40-6-8. Supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP). (a) The department...

Section 40-6-8.1. - Prohibited uses of electronic benefit transfer cards. - § 40-6-8.1. Prohibited uses of electronic benefit transfer cards. (a)...

Section 40-6-8.2. - Establishment of retail SNAP incentives pilot program. - § 40-6-8.2. Establishment of retail SNAP incentives pilot program. (a)...

Section 40-6-9. - Assignment and subrogation for recovery of child, spousal and medical support rights. - § 40-6-9. Assignment and subrogation for recovery of child, spousal...

Section 40-6-9.1. - Data matching — Healthcare coverages. - § 40-6-9.1. Data matching — Healthcare coverages. (a) For purposes...

Section 40-6-10. - Effect of assistance on receipt of workers’ compensation benefits. - § 40-6-10. Effect of assistance on receipt of workers’ compensation...

Section 40-6-11. - Report of income by recipients. - § 40-6-11. Report of income by recipients. If at any...

Section 40-6-12. - Records as to assistance. - § 40-6-12. Records as to assistance. (a) All records pertaining...

Section 40-6-12.1. - Warrants — Release of information. - § 40-6-12.1. Warrants — Release of information. (a) The department...

Section 40-6-13. - Appeals — Hearings. - § 40-6-13. Appeals — Hearings. (a) Any applicant or recipient...

Section 40-6-14. - Assistance not assignable — Exemption from process. - § 40-6-14. Assistance not assignable — Exemption from process. Public...

Section 40-6-15. - Fraudulently obtaining assistance. - § 40-6-15. Fraudulently obtaining assistance. Any person who by any...

Section 40-6-16. - Fraudulent use of food stamps. - § 40-6-16. Fraudulent use of food stamps. (a) Any person...

Section 40-6-17. - Receipt and use of federal funds. - § 40-6-17. Receipt and use of federal funds. The state...

Section 40-6-18. - Agreements with other states. - § 40-6-18. Agreements with other states. The department shall have...

Section 40-6-19. - Complainant in actions to invoke penalties. - § 40-6-19. Complainant in actions to invoke penalties. The director...

Section 40-6-20. - Prosecution of criminal actions. - § 40-6-20. Prosecution of criminal actions. All criminal actions for...

Section 40-6-21. - Child support — Income tax refund offset. - § 40-6-21. Child support — Income tax refund offset. The...

Section 40-6-21.1. - Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity — Hospital-based program. - § 40-6-21.1. Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity — Hospital-based program. (a)...

Section 40-6-21.2. - Child medical support garnishment — State income tax offset. - § 40-6-21.2. Child medical support garnishment — State income tax...

Section 40-6-22. - Disclosure of information — Penalty. - § 40-6-22. Disclosure of information — Penalty. (a) For purposes...

Section 40-6-23. - Release of wage and earnings information. - § 40-6-23. Release of wage and earnings information. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 40-6-24. - Recipient not deemed pauper. - § 40-6-24. Recipient not deemed pauper. No person receiving assistance...

Section 40-6-25. - Rules and regulations. - § 40-6-25. Rules and regulations. The department is authorized to...

Section 40-6-26. - Severability. - § 40-6-26. Severability. If any provision in any section of...

Section 40-6-27. - Supplemental Security Income. - § 40-6-27. Supplemental Security Income. (a)(1) The director of the...

Section 40-6-27.1. - Supplementary cash assistance program for severely disabled and elderly residents. - § 40-6-27.1. Supplementary cash assistance program for severely disabled and...

Section 40-6-27.2. - Supplementary cash assistance payment for certain Supplemental Security Income recipients. - § 40-6-27.2. Supplementary cash assistance payment for certain Supplemental Security...

Section 40-6-28. - Interim cash assistance for individuals with disabilities. - § 40-6-28. Interim cash assistance for individuals with disabilities. (a)...

Section 40-6-29. - Healthcare benefits — Employers — Discrimination against public assistance recipients. - § 40-6-29. Healthcare benefits — Employers — Discrimination against public...

Chapter 40-6.1 - Work Training Program

Section 40-6.1-1. - Work training program. - § 40-6.1-1. Work training program. There is hereby created a...

Section 40-6.1-2. - Participation requirement — Assignment of work. - § 40-6.1-2. Participation requirement — Assignment of work. As provided...

Section 40-6.1-3. - Work hours. - § 40-6.1-3. Work hours. No recipient shall be required to...

Section 40-6.1-4. - Ineligibility of nonparticipants for support. - § 40-6.1-4. Ineligibility of nonparticipants for support. Should any recipient...

Section 40-6.1-5. - Rules and regulations. - § 40-6.1-5. Rules and regulations. The director shall promulgate rules...

Section 40-6.1-6. - Additional expenditures and manpower requirements. - § 40-6.1-6. Additional expenditures and manpower requirements. Any additional expenditures...

Section 40-6.1-7. - Severability. - § 40-6.1-7. Severability. If any provision in any article of...

Chapter 40-6.2 - Child Care — State Subsidies

Section 40-6.2-1. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6.2-1. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 144, §...

Section 40-6.2-1.1. - Rates established. - § 40-6.2-1.1. Rates established. (a) Through June 30, 2015, subject...

Section 40-6.2-2. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6.2-2. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 144, §...

Section 40-6.2-3. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6.2-3. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 144, §...

Section 40-6.2-4, 40-6.2-5. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6.2-4, 40-6.2-5. [Repealed.]

Chapter 40-6.3 - Bonus Program

Section 40-6.3-1. - Bonus program. - § 40-6.3-1. Bonus program. The director of human services (hereinafter...

Section 40-6.3-2. - Disbursement of bonus. - § 40-6.3-2. Disbursement of bonus. (a) The director is hereby...

Section 40-6.3-3. - Initial training and work experience. - § 40-6.3-3. Initial training and work experience. A participant in...

Section 40-6.3-4. - Private participation. - § 40-6.3-4. Private participation. (a) Any employer who participates in...

Section 40-6.3-5. - Rules and regulations. - § 40-6.3-5. Rules and regulations. The director shall promulgate rules...

Section 40-6.3-6. - Appropriation. - § 40-6.3-6. Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated the sum of...

Chapter 40-6.4 - Incentive for Training and Employment

Section 40-6.4-1. - Short title. - § 40-6.4-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 40-6.4-2. - Definitions. - § 40-6.4-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 40-6.4-3. - Program established. - § 40-6.4-3. Program established. The director, in consultation with the...

Section 40-6.4-4. - Program voluntary — Elements of program. - § 40-6.4-4. Program voluntary — Elements of program. The program...

Section 40-6.4-5. - Recruitment, assessment, training, and referral of program candidates. - § 40-6.4-5. Recruitment, assessment, training, and referral of program candidates....

Section 40-6.4-6. - Program operator. - § 40-6.4-6. Program operator. (a) The director shall contract with...

Section 40-6.4-7. - Rules and regulations. - § 40-6.4-7. Rules and regulations. The director is authorized to...

Section 40-6.4-8. - [Repealed.] - § 40-6.4-8. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 280, §...

Chapter 40-6.5 - Child Day Care Grant Program

Section 40-6.5-1. - Grant program — Child day care. - § 40-6.5-1. Grant program — Child day care. The director...

Section 40-6.5-2. - Rules and regulations. - § 40-6.5-2. Rules and regulations. The director shall promulgate reasonable...

Chapter 40-6.6 - Quality Family Child Care Act

Section 40-6.6-1. - Short title. - § 40-6.6-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 40-6.6-2. - Definitions. - § 40-6.6-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following...

Section 40-6.6-3. - Child Care Assistance Program Parent Advisory Council. - § 40-6.6-3. Child Care Assistance Program Parent Advisory Council. (a)...

Section 40-6.6-4. - Right of CCAP family childcare providers to choose provider representative — Subjects of negotiation. - § 40-6.6-4. Right of CCAP family childcare providers to choose...

Section 40-6.6-5. - Good-faith negotiations. - § 40-6.6-5. Good-faith negotiations. It shall be the obligation of...

Section 40-6.6-6. - Unresolved issues — Impasse procedures. - § 40-6.6-6. Unresolved issues — Impasse procedures. In the event...

Section 40-6.6-7. - Economic aspects of contract subject to legislative appropriation. - § 40-6.6-7. Economic aspects of contract subject to legislative appropriation....

Section 40-6.6-8. - Duty to represent all CCAP family childcare providers fairly — Service charge and deductions. - § 40-6.6-8. Duty to represent all CCAP family childcare providers...

Section 40-6.6-9. - Certification and decertification of provider organization. - § 40-6.6-9. Certification and decertification of provider organization. (a) Petitions...

Section 40-6.6-10. - Unfair practices. - § 40-6.6-10. Unfair practices. It shall be unlawful for the...

Section 40-6.6-11. - CCAP family childcare providers not state employees. - § 40-6.6-11. CCAP family childcare providers not state employees. Nothing...

Section 40-6.6-12. - Right of families to select, direct, and terminate CCAP family childcare providers. - § 40-6.6-12. Right of families to select, direct, and terminate...

Section 40-6.6-13. - Strikes not authorized. - § 40-6.6-13. Strikes not authorized. CCAP family childcare providers shall...

Section 40-6.6-14. - State action exemption. - § 40-6.6-14. State action exemption. The state action exemption to...

Chapter 40-7 - New England Welfare Compact

Section 40-7-1. - Compact enacted. - § 40-7-1. Compact enacted. The New England welfare compact is...

Section 40-7-2. - Compact administrator. - § 40-7-2. Compact administrator. The compact administrator provided in article...

Section 40-7-3. - Authority of governor to effectuate entry into compact. - § 40-7-3. Authority of governor to effectuate entry into compact....

Section 40-7-4. - Effect of existing reciprocal agreements. - § 40-7-4. Effect of existing reciprocal agreements. Entry by the...

Chapter 40-8 - Medical Assistance

Section 40-8-1. - Declaration of policy. - § 40-8-1. Declaration of policy. (a) Whereas, in the state...

Section 40-8-2. - Definitions. - § 40-8-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the...

Section 40-8-3. - Eligibility requirements. - § 40-8-3. Eligibility requirements. Medical care benefits shall be provided...

Section 40-8-3.1. - Life estate in property — Retained powers. - § 40-8-3.1. Life estate in property — Retained powers. When...

Section 40-8-4. - Direct vendor payment plan. - § 40-8-4. Direct vendor payment plan. (a) The department shall...

Section 40-8-4.1. - Lowest price. - § 40-8-4.1. Lowest price. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law...

Section 40-8-5. - Agencies through which benefits paid. - § 40-8-5. Agencies through which benefits paid. Benefits shall be...

Section 40-8-6. - Review of application for benefits. - § 40-8-6. Review of application for benefits. The director, or...

Section 40-8-6.1. - Provider care during pendency of application. - § 40-8-6.1. Provider care during pendency of application. (a) Definitions....

Section 40-8-7. - Appeals — Hearing. - § 40-8-7. Appeals — Hearing. Any applicant for or recipient...

Section 40-8-8. - Judicial review. - § 40-8-8. Judicial review. Findings of fact by the director...

Section 40-8-9. - Fraudulent receipt of assistance as larceny — Penalty. - § 40-8-9. Fraudulent receipt of assistance as larceny — Penalty....

Section 40-8-9.1. - Notice. - § 40-8-9.1. Notice. Whenever an individual who is receiving medical...

Section 40-8-10. - Recovery of benefits paid in error. - § 40-8-10. Recovery of benefits paid in error. Any person,...

Section 40-8-11. - Civil action to recover benefits. - § 40-8-11. Civil action to recover benefits. Any sums required...

Section 40-8-12. - Federal approval. - § 40-8-12. Federal approval. (a) The department is empowered and...

Section 40-8-13. - Rules, regulations, and fee schedules. - § 40-8-13. Rules, regulations, and fee schedules. The director shall...

Section 40-8-13.1. - [Repealed.] - § 40-8-13.1. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art....

Section 40-8-13.2. - [Repealed.] - § 40-8-13.2. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art....

Section 40-8-13.3. - Payment for services provided by in-state and out-of-state hospitals. - § 40-8-13.3. Payment for services provided by in-state and out-of-state...

Section 40-8-13.4. - Rate methodology for payment for in-state and out-of-state hospital services. - § 40-8-13.4. Rate methodology for payment for in-state and out-of-state...

Section 40-8-13.5. - Hospital Incentive Program (HIP). - § 40-8-13.5. Hospital Incentive Program (HIP). The secretary of the...

Section 40-8-14. - Appropriations. - § 40-8-14. Appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate a...

Section 40-8-15. - Lien on deceased recipient’s estate for assistance. - § 40-8-15. Lien on deceased recipient’s estate for assistance. (a)(1)...

Section 40-8-16. - Notification of long-term care alternative. - § 40-8-16. Notification of long-term care alternative. (a) The department...

Section 40-8-17. - Waiver request. - § 40-8-17. Waiver request. (a) Formation. The executive office of...

Section 40-8-18. - Local education agencies as EPSDT providers. - § 40-8-18. Local education agencies as EPSDT providers. (a) It...

Section 40-8-19. - Rates of payment to nursing facilities. - § 40-8-19. Rates of payment to nursing facilities. (a) Rate...

Section 40-8-19.1. - Nursing facility financial oversight. - § 40-8-19.1. Nursing facility financial oversight. (a) On an annual...

Section 40-8-19.2. - Nursing Facility Incentive Program (NFIP). - § 40-8-19.2. Nursing Facility Incentive Program (NFIP). The secretary of...

Section 40-8-20. - [Repealed.] - § 40-8-20. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art....

Section 40-8-20.1. - Prospective rate increments. - § 40-8-20.1. Prospective rate increments. The department may consider the...

Section 40-8-20.2. - Best energy practices for licensed nursing facilities — Energy conservation retention credit. - § 40-8-20.2. Best energy practices for licensed nursing facilities —...

Section 40-8-21. - Appeals process. - § 40-8-21. Appeals process. (a) Any provider that is not...

Section 40-8-22. - Protection of resources — Long-term care insurance partnership program. - § 40-8-22. Protection of resources — Long-term care insurance partnership...

Section 40-8-23. - Contracting standards. - § 40-8-23. Contracting standards. The director shall establish and maintain...

Section 40-8-24. - Less expensive alternative medications. - § 40-8-24. Less expensive alternative medications. For pharmaceutical purchases eligible...

Section 40-8-25. - Nursing facility pharmaceutical waste reduction. - § 40-8-25. Nursing facility pharmaceutical waste reduction. The department shall...

Section 40-8-26. - Community health centers. - § 40-8-26. Community health centers. (a) For the purposes of...

Section 40-8-27. - Cooperation by providers. - § 40-8-27. Cooperation by providers. Medicaid providers who employ individuals...

Section 40-8-28. - Vendors doing business in the state of Rhode Island. - § 40-8-28. Vendors doing business in the state of Rhode...

Section 40-8-29. - Selective contracting. - § 40-8-29. Selective contracting. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of...

Section 40-8-30. - Suspension of participating providers. - § 40-8-30. Suspension of participating providers. Any approved medical assistance...

Section 40-8-31. - Payments to out-of-state facilities. - § 40-8-31. Payments to out-of-state facilities. Effective September 1, 2014,...

Section 40-8-32. - Support for certain patients of nursing facilities. - § 40-8-32. Support for certain patients of nursing facilities. (a)...

Chapter 40-8.1 - Personal Care Attendant Program

Section 40-8.1-1. - Authority to establish program — Administration. - § 40-8.1-1. Authority to establish program — Administration. The department...

Section 40-8.1-2. - Services provided. - § 40-8.1-2. Services provided. Services that may be provided eligible...

Section 40-8.1-3. - Eligibility for services. - § 40-8.1-3. Eligibility for services. Services available under this chapter...

Section 40-8.1-4. - When services may be provided. - § 40-8.1-4. When services may be provided. Personal care attendant...

Section 40-8.1-5. - Appropriations. - § 40-8.1-5. Appropriations. There is hereby appropriated to the department...

Chapter 40-8.2 - Medical Assistance Fraud

Section 40-8.2-1. - Short title. - § 40-8.2-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

Section 40-8.2-2. - Definitions. - § 40-8.2-2. Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter: (1) “Benefit”...

Section 40-8.2-3. - Prohibited acts. - § 40-8.2-3. Prohibited acts. (a) It shall be unlawful for...

Section 40-8.2-4. - Statute of limitations. - § 40-8.2-4. Statute of limitations. The statute of limitations for...

Section 40-8.2-5. - Civil remedy. - § 40-8.2-5. Civil remedy. Any person, including the secretary of...

Section 40-8.2-6. - Civil actions brought by attorney general on behalf of persons injured by violations of chapter. - § 40-8.2-6. Civil actions brought by attorney general on behalf...

Section 40-8.2-7. - False statements made to gain certification. - § 40-8.2-7. False statements made to gain certification. Whoever knowingly...

Section 40-8.2-8. - Acts of officers, directors, representatives, or agents acting within the scope of their authority. - § 40-8.2-8. Acts of officers, directors, representatives, or agents acting...

Section 40-8.2-9. - Damages for overcharges. - § 40-8.2-9. Damages for overcharges. When the cost of the...

Section 40-8.2-10. - Other civil remedies and criminal penalties. - § 40-8.2-10. Other civil remedies and criminal penalties. The penalties...

Section 40-8.2-11. - Barring or suspending participation in program. - § 40-8.2-11. Barring or suspending participation in program. Whenever a...

Section 40-8.2-12. - Injunctive relief and civil penalties. - § 40-8.2-12. Injunctive relief and civil penalties. (a) The superior...

Section 40-8.2-13. - Consent decrees. - § 40-8.2-13. Consent decrees. The attorney general may petition the...

Section 40-8.2-14. - Investigative demand. - § 40-8.2-14. Investigative demand. (a) Demand. (1) The attorney general,...

Section 40-8.2-15. - Consistency with Confidentiality of Health Care Information Act. - § 40-8.2-15. Consistency with Confidentiality of Health Care Information Act....

Section 40-8.2-16. - Rendering services to recipients after suspension or revocation of certification. - § 40-8.2-16. Rendering services to recipients after suspension or revocation...

Section 40-8.2-17. - Stays and review of revocation orders. - § 40-8.2-17. Stays and review of revocation orders. An order...

Section 40-8.2-18. - Filing and enforcement of administrative decision. - § 40-8.2-18. Filing and enforcement of administrative decision. An administrative...

Section 40-8.2-19. - Certification as a provider — Revocation or suspension of certification. - § 40-8.2-19. Certification as a provider — Revocation or suspension...

Section 40-8.2-20. - Eligibility for certification. - § 40-8.2-20. Eligibility for certification. A certification will apply to...

Section 40-8.2-21. - Suspension of payments to a provider. - § 40-8.2-21. Suspension of payments to a provider. (a) The...

Section 40-8.2-22. - Interest on overcharges. - § 40-8.2-22. Interest on overcharges. Any provider of services or...

Section 40-8.2-23. - Use of Medicaid funds for anti-union purposes prohibited. - § 40-8.2-23. Use of Medicaid funds for anti-union purposes prohibited....

Chapter 40-8.3 - Uncompensated Care

Section 40-8.3-1. - Declaration of purpose. - § 40-8.3-1. Declaration of purpose. The legislature hereby finds and...

Section 40-8.3-2. - Definitions. - § 40-8.3-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Base...

Section 40-8.3-3. - Implementation. - § 40-8.3-3. Implementation. (a) For federal fiscal year 2021, commencing...

Section 40-8.3-4. - Reports and audits. - § 40-8.3-4. Reports and audits. As a condition of receipt...

Section 40-8.3-5. - Hospital payments. - § 40-8.3-5. Hospital payments. Due to the high ratio of...

Section 40-8.3-6. - Outpatient adjustment payments for fiscal year 2009. - § 40-8.3-6. Outpatient adjustment payments for fiscal year 2009. Effective...

Section 40-8.3-7. - Outpatient adjustment payments for fiscal year 2010. - § 40-8.3-7. Outpatient adjustment payments for fiscal year 2010. Effective...

Section 40-8.3-8. - Outpatient adjustment payments for fiscal year 2011. - § 40-8.3-8. Outpatient adjustment payments for fiscal year 2011. Effective...

Section 40-8.3-9. - Outpatient adjustment payments for fiscal year 2012. - § 40-8.3-9. Outpatient adjustment payments for fiscal year 2012. Effective...

Section 40-8.3-10. - Hospital adjustment payments. - § 40-8.3-10. Hospital adjustment payments. Effective July 1, 2021, and...

Chapter 40-8.4 - Health Care for Families

Section 40-8.4-1. - Title. - § 40-8.4-1. Title. This chapter is hereby entitled “The Health...

Section 40-8.4-2. - Purpose. - § 40-8.4-2. Purpose. It is the intent of the general...

Section 40-8.4-3. - Definitions. - § 40-8.4-3. Definitions. (a) “Family” means a minor child or...

Section 40-8.4-4. - Eligibility. - § 40-8.4-4. Eligibility. (a) Medical assistance for families. There is...

Section 40-8.4-5. - Managed care. - § 40-8.4-5. Managed care. The delivery and financing of the...

Section 40-8.4-6. - Administration. - § 40-8.4-6. Administration. The department of human services shall ensure...

Section 40-8.4-7. - Buy-In. - § 40-8.4-7. Buy-In. The department of human services shall investigate...

Section 40-8.4-8. - Appropriations — Authorization to pay for health care. - § 40-8.4-8. Appropriations — Authorization to pay for health care....

Section 40-8.4-9. - Assignment of medical support rights. - § 40-8.4-9. Assignment of medical support rights. Any person who...

Section 40-8.4-10. - Regulations. - § 40-8.4-10. Regulations. (a) The department of human services is...

Section 40-8.4-11. - Severability. - § 40-8.4-11. Severability. If any provision in any section of...

Section 40-8.4-12. - RIte Share health insurance premium assistance program. - § 40-8.4-12. RIte Share health insurance premium assistance program. (a)...

Section 40-8.4-13. - Utilization of available employer-based health insurance. - § 40-8.4-13. Utilization of available employer-based health insurance. To the...

Section 40-8.4-14. - Permanent joint committee on health care oversight. - § 40-8.4-14. Permanent joint committee on health care oversight. (a)...

Section 40-8.4-15. - Advisory commission on health care. - § 40-8.4-15. Advisory commission on health care. (a) There is...

Section 40-8.4-16. - Pilot program for the uninsured — Legislative findings. - § 40-8.4-16. Pilot program for the uninsured — Legislative findings....

Section 40-8.4-17. - Pilot primary care program established. - § 40-8.4-17. Pilot primary care program established. (a) To increase...

Section 40-8.4-18. - Public health access beneficiary employer report. - § 40-8.4-18. Public health access beneficiary employer report. The department...

Section 40-8.4-19. - Managed healthcare delivery systems for families. - § 40-8.4-19. Managed healthcare delivery systems for families. (a) Notwithstanding...

Section 40-8.4-20. - Full year coverage for contraception. - § 40-8.4-20. Full year coverage for contraception. No later than...

Chapter 40-8.5 - Health Care for Elderly and Disabled Residents Act

Section 40-8.5-1. - Categorically needy medical assistance coverage. - § 40-8.5-1. Categorically needy medical assistance coverage. The department of...

Section 40-8.5-1.1. - Managed healthcare delivery systems. - § 40-8.5-1.1. Managed healthcare delivery systems. (a) To ensure that...

Section 40-8.5-2. - Crisis intervention services for adult victims with severe impairments of abuse, neglect and/or exploitation. - § 40-8.5-2. Crisis intervention services for adult victims with severe...

Chapter 40-8.6 - Special Program for Care of Severely Disabled Elderly Residents Who Need Nursing Facility Services

Section 40-8.6-1. - Special pilot program for care of severely disabled elderly residents who need nursing facility services. - § 40-8.6-1. Special pilot program for care of severely disabled...

Section 40-8.6-2. - Appropriation. - § 40-8.6-2. Appropriation. The department may establish rules and regulations...

Section 40-8.6-3. - Report. - § 40-8.6-3. Report. The department shall issue an annual report...

Chapter 40-8.7 - Healthcare Assistance for Working People with Disabilities

Section 40-8.7-1. - Short title. - § 40-8.7-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 40-8.7-2. - Medicaid buy-in program. - § 40-8.7-2. Medicaid buy-in program. The department of human services...

Section 40-8.7-3. - Purpose. - § 40-8.7-3. Purpose. The purpose of the Medicaid buy-in program...

Section 40-8.7-4. - Definitions. - § 40-8.7-4. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the term:...

Section 40-8.7-5. - Authorization for Medicaid buy-in program and personal care services. - § 40-8.7-5. Authorization for Medicaid buy-in program and personal care...

Section 40-8.7-6. - Eligibility. - § 40-8.7-6. Eligibility. (a) To be eligible for benefits under...

Section 40-8.7-7. - Premiums. - § 40-8.7-7. Premiums. (a) The department of human services is...

Section 40-8.7-8. - Work-related protections. - § 40-8.7-8. Work-related protections. (a) Medicaid buy-in participants shall continue...

Section 40-8.7-9. - Regulations and commencement of program. - § 40-8.7-9. Regulations and commencement of program. (a) The department...

Chapter 40-8.8 - Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Section 40-8.8-1. - Short title. - § 40-8.8-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 40-8.8-2. - Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. - § 40-8.8-2. Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. The...

Section 40-8.8-3. - Purpose. - § 40-8.8-3. Purpose. The purpose of the program of all-inclusive...

Section 40-8.8-4. - Definition. - § 40-8.8-4. Definition. As used in this chapter, the term...

Section 40-8.8-5. - Authorization for program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. - § 40-8.8-5. Authorization for program of all-inclusive care for the...

Section 40-8.8-6. - Eligibility. - § 40-8.8-6. Eligibility. To be eligible for benefits under the...

Section 40-8.8-7. - Regulations and commencement of program. - § 40-8.8-7. Regulations and commencement of program. (a) The department...

Chapter 40-8.9 - Medical Assistance — Long-Term Care Service and Finance Reform

Section 40-8.9-1. - Findings. - § 40-8.9-1. Findings. (a) The number of Rhode Islanders in...

Section 40-8.9-2. - System reform and rebalancing goal. - § 40-8.9-2. System reform and rebalancing goal. On or before...

Section 40-8.9-3. - Least-restrictive setting requirement. - § 40-8.9-3. Least-restrictive setting requirement. The executive office of health...

Section 40-8.9-4. - Unified long-term care budget. - § 40-8.9-4. Unified long-term care budget. Beginning on July 1,...

Section 40-8.9-5. - Administration and regulations. - § 40-8.9-5. Administration and regulations. The single state agency designated...

Section 40-8.9-6. - Recognizing long-term reform performance — Reporting. - § 40-8.9-6. Recognizing long-term reform performance — Reporting. (a) Annual...

Section 40-8.9-7. - Rate reform. - § 40-8.9-7. Rate reform. The executive office of health and...

Section 40-8.9-8. - System screening. - § 40-8.9-8. System screening. The executive office of health and...

Section 40-8.9-9. - Long-term-care rebalancing system reform goal. - § 40-8.9-9. Long-term-care rebalancing system reform goal. (a) Notwithstanding any...

Chapter 40-8.10 - Long-Term Care Service Reform for Medicaid Eligible Individuals

Section 40-8.10-1. - Purpose. - § 40-8.10-1. Purpose. In order to ensure that all Medicaid...

Section 40-8.10-2. - Definitions. - § 40-8.10-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Core...

Section 40-8.10-3. - Levels of care. - § 40-8.10-3. Levels of care. (a) The secretary of the...

Section 40-8.10-4. - Long-term care assessment and coordination. - § 40-8.10-4. Long-term care assessment and coordination. (a) The executive...

Section 40-8.10-5. - Payments. - § 40-8.10-5. Payments. The executive office of health and human...

Section 40-8.10-6. - Rules and regulations. - § 40-8.10-6. Rules and regulations. The secretary of the executive...

Chapter 40-8.11 - Family Caregivers Support Act of 2013

Section 40-8.11-1. - Findings. - § 40-8.11-1. Findings. (a) Family members, partners, and close friends...

Section 40-8.11-2. - Definitions. - § 40-8.11-2. Definitions. (a) “Caregiver assessment” is defined and refers...

Section 40-8.11-3. - Caregiver assessment requirement. - § 40-8.11-3. Caregiver assessment requirement. (a) The comprehensive assessment required...

Chapter 40-8.12 - Health Care for Adults

Section 40-8.12-1. - Purpose. - § 40-8.12-1. Purpose. Pursuant to § 42-12.3-2, it is the...

Section 40-8.12-2. - Eligibility. - § 40-8.12-2. Eligibility. (a) Medicaid coverage for nonpregnant adults without...

Section 40-8.12-3. - Premium assistance program. - § 40-8.12-3. Premium assistance program. (a) The executive office of...

Chapter 40-8.13 - Long-Term Managed Care Arrangements

Section 40-8.13-1. - Definitions. - § 40-8.13-1. Definitions. For purposes of this section the following...

Section 40-8.13-2. - Beneficiary choice. - § 40-8.13-2. Beneficiary choice. Any managed long-term-care arrangement shall offer...

Section 40-8.13-3. - Ombudsman process. - § 40-8.13-3. Ombudsman process. EOHHS shall designate an ombudsperson to...

Section 40-8.13-4. - Provider/plan liaison. - § 40-8.13-4. Provider/plan liaison. EOHHS shall designate an individual, not...

Section 40-8.13-5. - Financial principles under managed care. - § 40-8.13-5. Financial principles under managed care. (a) To the...

Section 40-8.13-6. - Payment incentives. - § 40-8.13-6. Payment incentives. In order to encourage quality improvement...

Section 40-8.13-7. - Willing provider. - § 40-8.13-7. Willing provider. A managed care organization must contract...

Section 40-8.13-8. - Level-of-care tool. - § 40-8.13-8. Level-of-care tool. A managed long-term-care arrangement must require...

Section 40-8.13-9. - Case management/plan of care. - § 40-8.13-9. Case management/plan of care. No managed care organization...

Section 40-8.13-10. - Care transitions. - § 40-8.13-10. Care transitions. In the event that a beneficiary:...

Section 40-8.13-11. - Reporting requirements. - § 40-8.13-11. Reporting requirements. EOHHS shall report to the general...

Section 40-8.13-12. - [Repealed.] - § 40-8.13-12. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art....

Chapter 40-8.14 - Quality Self-Directed Services

Section 40-8.14-1. - Definitions. - § 40-8.14-1. Definitions. For purposes of this section: (1) “Activities...

Section 40-8.14-2. - Scope of coverage. - § 40-8.14-2. Scope of coverage. Individual providers may provide all...

Section 40-8.14-3. - Use of employee workforce. - § 40-8.14-3. Use of employee workforce. The requirement under §...

Section 40-8.14-4. - Duties of the executive office for health and human services. - § 40-8.14-4. Duties of the executive office for health and...

Section 40-8.14-5. - Authority of the department of administration. - § 40-8.14-5. Authority of the department of administration. In accordance...

Section 40-8.14-6. - Severability. - § 40-8.14-6. Severability. Should any part of this chapter be...

Chapter 40-8.15 - Individual Providers of Direct-Support Services

Section 40-8.15-1. - Definitions. - § 40-8.15-1. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1)...

Section 40-8.15-2. - Right of individual providers to choose provider representative — Subject of negotiation. - § 40-8.15-2. Right of individual providers to choose provider representative...

Section 40-8.15-3. - Good-faith negotiations. - § 40-8.15-3. Good-faith negotiations. It shall be the obligation of...

Section 40-8.15-4. - Unresolved issues — Impasse procedures. - § 40-8.15-4. Unresolved issues — Impasse procedures. In the event...

Section 40-8.15-5. - Economic aspects of contract subject to legislative appropriation. - § 40-8.15-5. Economic aspects of contract subject to legislative appropriation....

Section 40-8.15-6. - Duty to represent all individual providers fairly — Deduction of membership dues and other voluntary deductions. - § 40-8.15-6. Duty to represent all individual providers fairly —...

Section 40-8.15-7. - Certification and decertification of provider organization. - § 40-8.15-7. Certification and decertification of provider organization. (a) Petitions...

Section 40-8.15-8. - Unfair practices. - § 40-8.15-8. Unfair practices. It shall be unlawful for the...

Section 40-8.15-9. - Individual providers not state employees. - § 40-8.15-9. Individual providers not state employees. Notwithstanding the state’s...

Section 40-8.15-10. - Right of families to select, direct, and terminate individual providers. - § 40-8.15-10. Right of families to select, direct, and terminate...

Section 40-8.15-11. - Strikes not authorized. - § 40-8.15-11. Strikes not authorized. Individual providers shall not engage...

Section 40-8.15-12. - State action exemption. - § 40-8.15-12. State action exemption. The state action exemption to...

Section 40-8.15-13. - Severability. - § 40-8.15-13. Severability. Should any part of this chapter be...

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.” - § 40-9-1. Administrator — Other personnel and expenses — Appropriations...

Section 40-9-2. - General duties of administrator. - § 40-9-2. General duties of administrator. (a) The administrator of...

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

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

Section 40-9-5. - Functions of advisory council. - § 40-9-5. Functions of advisory council. The council shall confer...

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

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

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

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

Section 40-9-10. - [Repealed.] - § 40-9-10. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2296, §...

Section 40-9-10.1. - Telephone access to information programs. - § 40-9-10.1. Telephone access to information programs. (a) The department...

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

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

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

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

Section 40-9-11.4. - Compliance with chapter. - § 40-9-11.4. Compliance with chapter. To ensure that persons who...

Section 40-9-11.5. - Vending machine income. - § 40-9-11.5. Vending machine income. Vending machine income obtained from...

Section 40-9-11.6. - Definitions. - § 40-9-11.6. Definitions. (a) “Licensed operator” means a person who...

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

Section 40-9-13. - Federal business enterprises funds. - § 40-9-13. Federal business enterprises funds. The general treasurer shall...

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

Section 40-9-15. - Reports of blindness of persons. - § 40-9-15. Reports of blindness of persons. (a) Whenever, upon...

Section 40-9-16. - Immunity from liability. - § 40-9-16. Immunity from liability. No person, who shall render...

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

Section 40-9-18. - Blindness prevention. - § 40-9-18. Blindness prevention. (a) The department of human services...

Chapter 40-9.1 - Equal Rights to Public Facilities

Section 40-9.1-1. - Declaration of policy. - § 40-9.1-1. Declaration of policy. It is the policy of...

Section 40-9.1-1.1. - Definitions. - § 40-9.1-1.1. Definitions. (1) “Disability” means a disability as defined...

Section 40-9.1-2. - Service animals in public places. - § 40-9.1-2. Service animals in public places. Every person with...

Section 40-9.1-2.1. - Trainers of service animals. - § 40-9.1-2.1. Trainers of service animals. Every trainer or puppy...

Section 40-9.1-3. - Penalty for injuring or interfering with a service animal — Civil actions — Damages — Costs and attorney’s fees. - § 40-9.1-3. Penalty for injuring or interfering with a service...

Section 40-9.1-3.1. - Misrepresentation of service animal. - § 40-9.1-3.1. Misrepresentation of service animal. (a) It is a...

Section 40-9.1-4. - Enforcement of anti-discrimination provisions. - § 40-9.1-4. Enforcement of anti-discrimination provisions. The Rhode Island commission...

Section 40-9.1-5. - Therapy pets in public places. - § 40-9.1-5. Therapy pets in public places. (a) The privileges...

Section 40-9.1-6. - Closed-captioning activation required. - § 40-9.1-6. Closed-captioning activation required. (a) On request, a place...

Section 40-9.1-7. - Non-interference with federal law. - § 40-9.1-7. Non-interference with federal law. Nothing in this chapter...

Chapter 40-10 - Child Welfare Services [Repealed.]

Section 40-10-1 - — 40-10-5. [Repealed.] - § 40-10-1 — 40-10-5. [Repealed.]

Chapter 40-11 - Abused and Neglected Children

Section 40-11-1. - Policy. - § 40-11-1. Policy. The public policy of this state is:...

Section 40-11-2. - Definitions. - § 40-11-2. Definitions. When used in this chapter and unless...

Section 40-11-3. - Duty to report — Deprivation of nutrition or medical treatment. - § 40-11-3. Duty to report — Deprivation of nutrition or...

Section 40-11-3.1. - Duty to report death of child due to child abuse or neglect. - § 40-11-3.1. Duty to report death of child due to...

Section 40-11-3.2. - False reporting of child abuse and neglect. - § 40-11-3.2. False reporting of child abuse and neglect. Any...

Section 40-11-3.3. - Duty to report — Sexual abuse of a child in an educational program. - § 40-11-3.3. Duty to report — Sexual abuse of a...

Section 40-11-4. - Immunity from liability. - § 40-11-4. Immunity from liability. Any person participating in good...

Section 40-11-5. - Protective custody by physician or law enforcement officer. - § 40-11-5. Protective custody by physician or law enforcement officer....

Section 40-11-6. - Report by physicians and healthcare providers of abuse or neglect. - § 40-11-6. Report by physicians and healthcare providers of abuse...

Section 40-11-6.1. - Penalty for failure to report or perform required act. - § 40-11-6.1. Penalty for failure to report or perform required...

Section 40-11-7. - Investigation of reports — Petition for removal from custody — Report to child advocate — Attorney general — Court-appointed special advocate — Children’s advocacy center. - § 40-11-7. Investigation of reports — Petition for removal from...

Section 40-11-7.1. - Family court proceedings. - § 40-11-7.1. Family court proceedings. (a) The family court shall,...

Section 40-11-7.2. - Evidence. - § 40-11-7.2. Evidence. (a) A videotape recording made by the...

Section 40-11-7.3. - Mediation of child protection matters. - § 40-11-7.3. Mediation of child protection matters. The family court...

Section 40-11-8. - Injury control unit. - § 40-11-8. Injury control unit. The department shall establish a...

Section 40-11-9. - Duties of law enforcement agency. - § 40-11-9. Duties of law enforcement agency. Upon the receipt...

Section 40-11-10. - Use of physician’s report for petition for removal. - § 40-11-10. Use of physician’s report for petition for removal....

Section 40-11-11. - Abrogation of privileged communications. - § 40-11-11. Abrogation of privileged communications. The privileged quality of...

Section 40-11-12. - Award of custody. - § 40-11-12. Award of custody. (a) If the court shall...

Section 40-11-12.1. - Family court review. - § 40-11-12.1. Family court review. (a) Within a period of...

Section 40-11-12.2. - Permanency plan — Order of court. - § 40-11-12.2. Permanency plan — Order of court. (a) At...

Section 40-11-12.3. - Guardianship subsidy. - § 40-11-12.3. Guardianship subsidy. The state may make funds available...

Section 40-11-12.4. - Restraining orders. - § 40-11-12.4. Restraining orders. (a) Whenever the family court has...

Section 40-11-12.5. - Review of young adults under the court’s legal supervision and receiving care and placement services from DCYF. - § 40-11-12.5. Review of young adults under the court’s legal...

Section 40-11-13. - Confidentiality of reports and records — Penalty for disclosure. - § 40-11-13. Confidentiality of reports and records — Penalty for...

Section 40-11-13.1. - Destruction of reports and records. - § 40-11-13.1. Destruction of reports and records. All records concerning...

Section 40-11-14. - Right to representation in court proceedings. - § 40-11-14. Right to representation in court proceedings. (a) Any...

Section 40-11-15. - Religious practices. - § 40-11-15. Religious practices. A parent or guardian practicing his...

Section 40-11-16. - Severability. - § 40-11-16. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...

Section 40-11-17. - Shaken-baby syndrome prevention initiative. - § 40-11-17. Shaken-baby syndrome prevention initiative. (a) The department of...

Section 40-11-18. - Children’s advocacy centers — Services — Requirements. - § 40-11-18. Children’s advocacy centers — Services — Requirements. (a)...

Section 40-11-19. - Parents with disabilities. - § 40-11-19. Parents with disabilities. The department shall investigate reports...

Section 40-11-20. - Military family advocacy program. - § 40-11-20. Military family advocacy program. (a) The department shall...

Chapter 40-12 - Child Placement Agencies [Repealed.]

Section 40-12-1 - — 40-12-15. [Repealed.] - § 40-12-1 — 40-12-15. [Repealed.]

Chapter 40-13 - Day Nurseries and Homes for Children [Repealed.]

Section 40-13-1 - — 40-13-15. [Repealed.] - § 40-13-1 — 40-13-15. [Repealed.]

Chapter 40-13.1 - Family Day Care Home Act [Repealed.]

Section 40-13.1-1 - — 40-13.1-5. [Repealed.] - § 40-13.1-1 — 40-13.1-5. [Repealed.]

Chapter 40-13.2 - Certification of Childcare and Youth-Serving Workers and Operators

Section 40-13.2-1. - Definitions. - § 40-13.2-1. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter: (1)...

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