33 chapters · 298 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-8.5-1. Policy and purpose
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(a) The state recognizes that children and adults with mental disabilities are entitled to appropriate, accessible, and adequate mental health services in the least restrictive environment that appropriately can serve their needs. (b) The state recognizes private, nonprofit commu…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-8.5-2. Definitions
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As used in this chapter: (1) “Audit” means an annual financial accounting of a center’s financial situation, conducted by a certified public accountant, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the end of the center’s fiscal year, and that includes, for the year reviewed and the…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-8.5-3. Matchable funds
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(a) Matchable funds are those dollars received, whether through a grant by a center for the general provision of mental health services, excluding funds for capital expenditures, and received from one or more of the following: (1) Individual or business charitable gifts; (2) Comm…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-8.5-4. Community mental health boards — Composition
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Each community mental health center shall be governed by a board composed of at least nine (9) members of recognized ability and/or interest in the problems of mental health and substance abuse. Community mental health boards referred to in this chapter shall be incorporated unde…