Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

If any provision in any section of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, its invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and t…

For as long as the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration Project No. 11-W-0004/1-01 entitled “RIte Care” remains in effect, any healthcare services provided pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from all mandatory benefits …

(a) The executive office of health and human services is hereby authorized and directed to submit to the United States Department of Health and Human Services an amendment to the “RIte Care” waiver project number 11-W-0004/1-01 to provide for expanded Medicaid coverage for childr…

(a) It is the intent of the general assembly to assure access to comprehensive health care by providing health insurance to all Rhode Islanders who are uninsured; Universal comprehensive coverage for all Rhode Islanders is a goal to be achieved over the course of several years; T…

(a) The secretary of the executive office of health and human services is authorized to amend its Title XIX state plan pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide Medicaid coverage and to amend its Title XXI state plan pursuant to Title XXI of the Social Security …

(a) There is hereby established a payor of last resort program for comprehensive health care for children until they reach nineteen (19) years of age, to be known as “RIte track.” The executive office of health and human services is hereby authorized to amend its Title XIX state …

The delivery and financing of the healthcare services provided pursuant to §§ 42-12.3-3 and 42-12.3-4 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 …

The department of human services shall ensure that managed care organizations providing services under this chapter comply with the “prudent layperson” emergency care coverage standard as required by 42 U.S.C. § 1396u-2.

The department of human services may enter into any necessary cooperative agreements with the department of health and/or other state agencies required to assure that for both the RIte Start and the RIte Track Programs enrollment, eligibility and service delivery can be determine…

The department of human services may require the payment of enrollment fees, sliding fees, deductibles, copayments, and/or other contributions based on ability to pay. These fees shall be established by rules and regulations to be promulgated by the department of human services o…

(a) The department of human services shall develop a panel of enhanced services to be available as appropriate to RIte Track and medical assistance recipients under the age of eighteen (18), who are considered at risk, as defined by department of human services regulations. These…

(a) No payment will be made nor service provided in the RIte Start or RIte Track program with respect to any health care that is covered or would be covered, by any employee welfare benefit plan under which a woman or child is either covered or eligible to be covered either as an…