Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

As may be appropriate from time to time, the departments and other agencies of the state of the executive branch that have not been assigned to the executive office of health and human services under this chapter shall assist and cooperate with the executive office as may be requ…

Nothing in this chapter shall change, transfer, or interfere with, or limit or otherwise restrict the general assembly’s sole authority to appropriate and re-appropriate fiscal resources to the departments; the statutory or regulatory duties of the directors of the departments, o…

(a) The executive office of health and human services, in conjunction with the department of human services, the department of children, youth and families, the department of health, and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, is authori…

(a) The Rhode Island Medicaid program is an integral component of the state’s healthcare system that provides crucial services and supports to many Rhode Islanders. As the program’s reach has expanded, the costs of the program have continued to rise and the delivery of care has b…

Notwithstanding other statutory references to the department of human services, wherever in the general or public laws, or any rule or regulation, any reference shall appear to the “department of human services” or to “department” as it relates to any responsibilities for and/or …

(a) There is hereby established a program integrity division within the office of health and human services to effectuate the transfer of functions pursuant to § 42-7.2-6.1(a)(7). The purposes of this division are: (1) To develop and implement a statewide strategy to coordinate s…

(a) As a condition of enrollment and/or continued participation as a Medicaid provider, applicants to become and/or remain a provider shall be required to undergo criminal records checks including a national criminal records check supported by fingerprints by the level of screeni…

(a) Information produced by a national criminal records check pertaining to conviction for the following crimes will result in a letter to the executive office of health and human services disqualifying the applicant from being a Medicaid provider: murder, voluntary manslaughter,…

(a) Any person seeking employment to provide care to elderly individuals or individuals with disabilities who is, or may be required to be, licensed, registered, trained, or certified with the office of Medicaid if that employment involves routine contact with elderly individuals…

(a) Information produced by a national criminal records check pertaining to conviction for the following crimes will result in a letter to the applicant and the executive office of health and human services, disqualifying the applicant: murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary…

(a) There is hereby created within the executive office of health and human services a restricted receipt account to be known as the HIV Care Grant rebate account to receive and expend pharmaceutical rebates on HIV treatment and prevention services. (b) All amounts deposited in t…

There is hereby established within the executive branch of state government an executive office of health and human services to serve as the principal agency of the executive branch of state government for managing the departments of children, youth and families, health, human se…

The general assembly finds and declares the following: (1) Blind and disabled persons of this state need not only state financial assistance, but also private financial assistance in achieving a better life experience. (2) A federal program exists that allows disabled individuals…

As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: (1) “Achieving a better life experience account” or “ABLE account” means an account established under the achieving a better life experience program pur…

(a) There shall be established within the executive office and administered, in conjunction with, the SIC, the achieving a better life experience program for the purposes of administering ABLE accounts established to encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private…

(a) Funds contributed to the program shall be held in trust in a special account or accounts and shall not be co-mingled with any state funds appropriated by the general assembly for the support of the programs administered by the executive office. (b) There shall be separate acc…

The executive office shall, in conjunction with the SIC, have the power and authority to promulgate rules and regulations; enter into contracts and agreements; charge fees and expenses to the funds held under the program or to persons establishing or owning ABLE accounts; make re…

(a) For state income tax purposes, annual earnings of the ABLE program shall be exempt from tax, and shall not be included in the Rhode Island income of the designated beneficiary until withdrawn or distributed from it, and then in accordance with chapter 30 of title 44. (b) The …

Accounts established pursuant to this section shall not be included in determining income eligibility of the designated beneficiary for state or local assistance programs.

Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, money in the ABLE program shall be exempt from creditor process and shall not be liable to attachment, garnishment, or other process, nor shall it be seized, taken, appropriated, or applied by any legal …

Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a school district shall provide informational material about the achieving a better life experience (ABLE) account program established under § 42-7.2-20.3 to the parent or guardian of any student with an individualized education program (…

The executive office of health and human services shall be administered by a secretary of health and human services, hereafter referred to as “secretary”. The position of secretary is hereby created in the unclassified service. The secretary shall be appointed by the governor, an…

(a) The secretary shall be responsible to the governor for supervising the executive office of health and human services and for managing and providing strategic leadership and direction to the four (4) departments. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in this chapter, th…

The secretary shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the governor for the oversight, coordination, and cohesive direction of state-administered health and human services and in ensuring the laws are faithfully executed, notwithstanding any law to the contrary. In th…

(a) The departments assigned to the secretary shall: (1) Exercise their respective powers and duties in accordance with their statutory authority and the general policy established by the governor or by the secretary acting on behalf of the governor or in accordance with the powe…

(a) There are hereby transferred to the executive office of health and human services the powers and functions of the departments with respect to the following: (1) Fiscal services including budget preparation and review, financial management, purchasing and accounting and any re…

(a) The secretary shall establish an independent advisory council, hereafter referred to as “advisory council” composed of representatives of the network of health and human services providers, the communities the departments serve, state and local policy makers, and any other st…

The governor may, by executive order, reassign any advisory bodies, boards, or commissions associated or affiliated with the departments to the secretary of health and human services or assign any such entities that may be created.

The secretary, subject to the provisions of applicable state law, shall be the appointing authority for all employees of the executive office of health and human services. The secretary may assign this function to such subordinate officers and employees of the executive office as…