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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-18-1. Department established — Powers
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There shall be a department of health. The head of the department shall be the director of health, who shall carry out, except as otherwise provided by this title, the provisions of chapters 10, 19 [repealed], 27 [repealed], 29 — 31, inclusive, and 33 — 37, inclusive, of title 5;…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-18-2. Milk inspection powers
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The department of health and director of health shall enforce the provisions of chapter 2 of title 21, relating to milk; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall infringe upon the powers and duties of the department of environmental management relating to t…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-18-3. Additional transfer of functions from former department of social welfare
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There are hereby transferred to the director of the department of health: (1) Those functions of the former department of social welfare that were administered through or with respect to the licensing of homes for aged and convalescent persons (title 40); (2) All functions relati…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-18-4. Cooperation with the department of environmental management
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(a) The director of the department of health shall cooperate with the department of environmental management and shall make available to the department of environmental management such testing and laboratory facilities and such technical personnel as are within the jurisdiction o…