Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

The director of revenue is hereby authorized and empowered to make rules and regulations as the director may deem necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the laws of Rhode Island for the department of revenue and its divisions.

(a) There is hereby established within the department of revenue an office of revenue analysis. The head of the office shall be the chief of revenue analysis, who shall hold office for the term of five (5) years from the time of his or her appointment and until his or her success…

(a) There is hereby established within the department of revenue a division of property valuation and municipal finance. The head of the office shall be the chief of property valuation and municipal finance. (b) The division of property valuation and municipal finance shall have …

(a) For the purpose of this section “governmental entity” means the state, a state agency, board, commission, department, public institution of higher learning, all political subdivisions of the state, fire districts, and a quasi-state agency. (b) Any governmental entity may cont…

(a) The director of the department of revenue is authorized to establish within the department of revenue a central collections unit (the “CCU”) for the purpose of assisting state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, corporations, authorities, quasi-state agencies, council…

There shall be a public utilities commission. The head of the commission shall be the chairperson of the public utilities commission, who shall carry out, except as otherwise provided by this title, the provisions of chapters 1 — 20, inclusive, of title 39, and of all other gener…

The commission shall be organized into such divisions, subdivisions, and agencies as the chairperson shall find necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the commission.

There is hereby created a Rhode Island science and technology advisory council to consist of thirteen (13) members: three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the governor, with two (2) of those so appointed to be designated by the governor as co-chairs; six (6) of whom shall be the…

The members shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years except that the initial terms shall be as follows: six (6) members originally appointed pursuant to executive order shall serve initial terms of six (6) years; one of the house and one of the senate appointees shall serve…

The council is authorized to accept state grants or appropriations, or private monies, for its operational purposes. In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the council is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States gover…

The council shall in the month of December of each year submit a report to the governor and to each chamber of the general assembly detailing its activities in that year and providing recommendations to enhance science, technology, and innovation in the state and suggesting ways …

As used in this chapter: (1) “Apartment” means any house or building or portion of a house or building that is rented, leased, or hired out to be occupied as a home or residence by one or more persons. (2) “Apartment listing service” means any person, partnership, or corporation …

No person, partnership, or corporation may engage in business as an apartment listing service without first obtaining a real estate broker’s license from the department of business regulation. Any apartment listing service that is issued a real estate broker’s license under the a…

There shall be a University of Rhode Island Commission for Research and Innovation (“Commission”) to consist of nine (9) members: two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the governor, with one of those so appointed to be designated by the governor as chair; one of whom shall be app…

The commission shall have as its mission the proposal of specific actions to strengthen the position of the University of Rhode Island as a national competitive public research university and a key institution in Rhode Island’s effort to strengthen its innovative economy. The com…

The commission is authorized to accept state grants and appropriations, and private monies, for its operational purposes.

The commission shall, prior to its expiration, submit a written report to the governor and to each chamber of the general assembly detailing its findings and proposals as required by its mission.

There is hereby established, within the department of business regulation, an office of the health insurance commissioner. The health insurance commissioner shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. The director of business regulation shall gr…

The general assembly hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) A substantial amount of healthcare services in this state are purchased for the benefit of patients by healthcare insurers engaged in the provision of healthcare financing services or is otherwise delivered subject to…

With respect to health insurance as defined in § 42-14-5, the health insurance commissioner shall discharge the powers and duties of office to: (1) Guard the solvency of health insurers; (2) Protect the interests of consumers; (3) Encourage fair treatment of healthcare providers;…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Accountability standards” means measures including service processes, client and population outcomes, practice standard compliance, and fiscal integrity of social and human service providers on the individual contractual level and service type for al…

The health insurance commissioner shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To conduct quarterly public meetings throughout the state, separate and distinct from rate hearings pursuant to § 42-62-13, regarding the rates, services, and operations of insurers licensed to prov…

If any provision of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and/or its implementing regulations relating to coverage for essential health benefits or preventive services are determined by the commissioner to have been repealed or to have been declared invalid or nu…

The health insurance commissioner may contract with an actuary and/or other subject matter experts to assist the commissioner in conducting the study required under § 42-14.5-3(g). The actuary or other expert shall serve under the direction of the health insurance commissioner. H…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the…

There shall be an American and Haitian cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Haitian ancestry and residents of the state; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representativ…

The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except that of the three (3) members originally appointed by each of the appointing authorities; one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and one for a term of th…

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government and the commission, with the approval of the governor, is auth…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act.”

(a) The general assembly recognizes that patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is an approach to providing comprehensive primary care for children, youth, and adults. The patient-centered medical home is a healthcare setting that facilitates partnerships between individual patient…

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Commissioner” means the health insurance commissioner. (2) “Health insurance plan” means any individual, general, blanket, or group policy of health, accident and sickness insurance issued by a h…

(a) Care coordination payments. (1) The commissioner and the secretary shall convene a patient-centered medical home collaborative consisting of the entities described in § 42-14.6-3(5). The commissioner shall require participation in the collaborative by all of the health insure…

The secretary and commissioner shall report annually to the legislature on the implementation and administration of the patient-centered medical home model.

(a) The secretary and commissioner shall provide to the legislature comprehensive evaluations of the patient-centered medical home model two (2) years and four (4) years after implementation. The evaluation must include: (1) The number of enrollees in patient-centered medical hom…

Nothing in this section shall preclude the development of alternative patient-centered medical home models by an insurer for its group and/or individual policies, or by the secretary, the commissioner, or other state agencies or preclude insurers, the secretary, the commissioner,…

The secretary of health and human services and the health insurance commissioner shall develop regulations to implement this chapter.

(a) The director of the department of administration is hereby authorized to expand the current patient-centered medical home program for state employees and retirees with chronic health conditions that are covered by the state employees health benefit program and are high freque…

There shall be an American and Panamanian cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Panamanian ancestry and residents of the state; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of represe…

The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except that of the three (3) members originally appointed by each of the appointing authorities; one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and one for a term of th…

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government and the commission, with the approval of the governor, is auth…

There shall be an American and Jamaican cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Jamaican ancestry and residents of the state; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representat…

The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except that of the three (3) members originally appointed by each of the appointing authorities; one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and one for a term of th…

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government and the commission, with the approval of the governor, is auth…

If it is determined that privatization of certain governmental functions may be appropriate, the privatization inquiry process should be well defined with appropriate nonpartisan, institutional oversight. The principles that guide a privatization inquiry shall include the followi…

When used in this chapter: (1) “Conversion differential” means transition costs and costs associated with starting up or closing down during conversion to purchased services or in the event of the need to bring services back in-house. (2) “Cost comparison” means an analysis of th…

(a) Prior to the closure, consolidation, or privatization of any state facility, function, or program, the director of administration or the director’s designee, shall conduct a thorough cost comparison analysis and evaluate quality performance concerns before deciding to purchas…