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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-8.11-1. Findings
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(a) Family members, partners, and close friends provide the vast majority of long-term services and supports. (b) An estimated one hundred and forty-eight thousand (148,000) persons in Rhode Island are providing care at any one time to persons living in the community. The estimat…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-8.11-2. Definitions
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(a) “Caregiver assessment” is defined and refers to a systematic process of gathering information about a caregiving situation to identify the specific problems, needs, strengths, and resources of the family caregiver, as well as the caregiver’s ability to contribute to the needs…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-8.11-3. Caregiver assessment requirement
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(a) The comprehensive assessment required in § 40-8.10-4(b) as part of Medicaid long-term service reform shall also include a caregiver assessment whenever the plan of care depends on a family caregiver for providing assistance with activities of daily-living or instrumental acti…
