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Rhode Island Statutes, Title 40.1

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Title 40.1, Title 40.1 Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

33 chapters · 298 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 40.1298 Ch 40.1-5, Chapter 40.1-5 Mental Health Law48 Ch 40.1-2, Chapter 40.1-2 Administration of Sta…30 Ch 40.1-22, Chapter 40.1-22 Developmental Disabi…24 Ch 40.1-1, Chapter 40.1-1 Department of Behavio…22 Ch 40.1-24, Chapter 40.1-24 Facilities and Programs21 Ch 40.1-21, Chapter 40.1-21 Division of Developm…19 Ch 40.1-5.3, Chapter 40.1-5.3 Incompetency to Sta…19 Ch 40.1-24.5, Chapter 40.1-24.5 Community Residences18 Ch 40.1-26, Chapter 40.1-26 Rights for Persons w…14 Ch 40.1-3, Chapter 40.1-3 Curative Services13 Ch 40.1-5.4, Chapter 40.1-5.4 Division of Mental …12 Ch 40.1-23, Chapter 40.1-23 Parental Succession …10 Ch 40.1-27, Chapter 40.1-27 Penalties for Abuse …10 Ch 40.1-8.5, Chapter 40.1-8.5 Community Mental He…8

19 sections·Filtered byTitle 40.1✕Ch 40.1-21✕

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-1. Developmental disabilities services
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The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall be required to plan, develop, coordinate, and administer a complete, comprehensive, and integrated statewide program for developmentally disabled adults.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-10. Appropriations
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The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it deems necessary to enable the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to provide or secure services for developmentally disabled adults of this state; and the state controller is h…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-11. References to director or assistant director of social welfare
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Whenever, in any general or special law, reference is or shall be made to the director of social welfare or the assistant director of social welfare for curative services pertaining to the Doctor Joseph H. Ladd Center, programs, and services for people with intellectual or develo…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-12. Rules and regulations
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The director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, after consultation with the Rhode Island developmental disabilities council, shall make and promulgate such rules and regulations pertaining to services for developmentally disabled adults as specifi…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-13. Other obligations

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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve any agency, state or local, from its obligations to provide services to the developmentally disabled citizens of this state.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-15. Self-sufficiency trust fund

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(a) There is hereby created the self-sufficiency trust fund. The state treasurer, ex officio, shall be custodian of the trust fund, and the controller shall direct payments from the trust fund upon vouchers properly certified by the director of behavioral healthcare, developmenta…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-16. Administration of self-sufficiency trust fund

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(a) The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals may accept money from a self-sufficiency trust for deposit in the trust fund pursuant to an agreement with the trust naming one or more beneficiaries who are persons with disabilities or persons…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-17. Special restricted fund

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The fund for persons who are disabled is created as a special restricted-receipt fund from the state treasury. The director may accept money from any source for deposit into the fund. The money in the fund shall be used by the department, subject to an appropriation, for the purp…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-18. Release of grant-agreement liens

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The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall discharge and file releases of grant-agreement liens in the land evidence records of the municipality where the real estate is located, entered into between the department and providers of ser…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-2. Division of developmental disabilities established

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There shall be established a division of developmental disabilities within the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter. There shall be an executive director of the division of developmental…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-2.1. Change of former name

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Whenever in any existing law, regulation, or document, reference is made to the “division of retardation and developmental disabilities,” the term “division of developmental disabilities” shall be used in lieu thereof.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-4. Powers and duties of director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals

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(a) The director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall be responsible for planning and developing a complete, comprehensive, and integrated statewide program for the developmentally disabled; for the implementation of the program; and for the co…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-4.2. Declaration of purpose

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There is presently no single state agency that provides or secures services that many developmentally disabled citizens may require. Therefore, the purposes of this chapter are as follows: (1) To establish a division of developmental disabilities within the department of behavior…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-4.3. Definitions

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As used in this chapter and in chapter 22 of this title the words: (1) “Adult with intellectual or developmental disabilities” means a person, eighteen (18) years old or older and not under the jurisdiction of the department of children, youth and families who is either an adult …

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-6. The John E. Fogarty Institute of Rhode Island

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The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals is hereby authorized and directed, within the funds currently available or to be made available in the future, to plan for and foster the establishment of a university-affiliated developmental disab…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-6.1. Admission to developmental disabilities services

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Adults who are developmentally disabled shall be admitted for developmental disability services under the provisions of this chapter within the limit of available appropriations in accordance with the following procedures: (1) Any person believed to be developmentally disabled, a…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-7. Authority to lease

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Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-11-2, the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals may make available, on such terms and conditions and for such periods as it deems proper, facilities under its jurisdiction, or space therein, to affilia…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-8. Designation and assignment of functions and funds

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(a) Whenever the duties of the head of any existing department, division, board, commission, or other agency or of any other officer are prescribed by law, and the duties of the person have been transferred by this chapter to the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-21-9. Transfer of records

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Unless otherwise expressly provided by this chapter, the head of a department, division, or other administrative agency, whose functions, powers, and duties are assigned and transferred by this chapter to the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hos…