Title 40, Title 40 Services

To the extent permitted under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq. and 42 U.S.C. § 1397aa et seq., or by waiver from the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the department of human services shall adopt regulat…

(a) The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) Access to affordable, quality health and long-term care is of concern for all Rhode Islanders; (2) The complexities of the health-insurance and healthcare-delivery systems result in inefficiencies, confusion, and additional …

(a) There is hereby established an advisory commission to be known as the “advisory commission on health care” to advise the director of the department of human services on all matters relating to the RIte Care and RIte Share programs, and other matters concerning access for all …

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) Although Rhode Island has one of the highest rates of health insurance coverage in the nation, gaps in coverage remain and the rate of coverage dropped significantly during the past year; and (2) From 2001-2002, the state’s…

(a) To increase primary-care access for those state residents who do not have access to health insurance coverage, or who are unable to afford health insurance coverage, the director of the state department of human services, in collaboration with the director of the department o…

The department of human services shall annually prepare a public-health-access-beneficiary employer report. A “public-health-access-program beneficiary” means any person who receives medical benefits from RIte Care, RIte Share, or Medicaid. Any applicant for public health-benefit…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the delivery and financing of the healthcare services provided under this chapter shall be provided through a system of managed care. “Managed care” is defined as systems that: integrate an efficient financing mechanism with q…

It is the intent of the general assembly to continue to meet the goal established in 1993 pursuant to § 42-12.3-2 to ensure access to comprehensive health care by providing or creating access to health insurance to all Rhode Islanders who are uninsured. Over the course of several…

No later than July 1, 2019, the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) shall apply for the appropriate federal approval to provide Medicaid beneficiaries up to three hundred sixty-five (365) days of prescription contraception dispensed as a single prescription.

(a) “Family” means a minor child or children and the parent(s) or relative as defined in § 40-5.1-3 [repealed], with whom they reside, including two-parent families in which one parent is working more than one hundred (100) hours per month. (b) “Minor child” means a child under t…

(a) Medical assistance for families. There is hereby established a category of medical assistance eligibility pursuant to § 1931 of Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396u-1, for families whose income and resources are no greater than the standards in effect in th…

The delivery and financing of the healthcare services provided under this chapter shall be provided through a system of managed care. A managed care system integrates an efficient financing mechanism with quality service delivery; provides a “medical home” to ensure appropriate c…

The department of human services shall ensure that eligibility and enrollment are determined and provided in a timely, efficient, and user-friendly manner, including mail-in applications. The department may enter into any necessary cooperative agreements with the department of he…

The department of human services shall investigate and develop opportunities for individuals and/or employers to buy into, at the individual’s and/or employer’s expense, one or more programs the department may establish under this chapter or chapter 12.3 of title 42 to address un…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate to the department of human services the sums as it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Authorization to pay for healthcare services specified in this chapter shall be made by representatives of the departme…

Any person who is determined eligible for healthcare assistance under this chapter is hereby deemed to have made an assignment of rights to medical support in accordance with § 40-6-9(b), and the provisions of § 40-6-9(b) and (d) are incorporated by reference and shall apply to s…