Rhode Island General Laws
Title 40 - Human Services
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 - [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 - [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 - [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 - [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 - [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 - [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 - [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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 - [Repealed.]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 [Repealed.]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...