Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

(1) There is hereby established within the executive branch of state government a department which shall be known as the department of human services. The department shall be headed by a director of human services who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent…

There are hereby transferred to the director of the department of human services: (1) Those functions formerly administered by the department of education with respect to vocational rehabilitation; (2) All functions of vocational rehabilitation formerly of the department of educa…

There are hereby transferred to the director of the department of human services: (1) Those functions of the former department of social welfare that were administered through or with respect to the division of correctional services to include generally and specifically, the corr…

There is hereby transferred from the department of elderly affairs to the department of human services the following function: to provide and coordinate the “elderly/disabled transportation” program including a passenger cost sharing program as defined and provided for under rule…

(a) There is hereby transferred from the office of energy resources to the department of human services the administration, management, all functions and resources associated with: (1) The federal low-income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP), which provides heating assistan…

The state department of human services is hereby authorized to provide vocational evaluation and work adjustment services to disadvantaged persons who are disabled and other individuals disadvantaged by reason of their youth or advanced age, low educational attainment, ethnic or …

The state department of human services shall cooperate, pursuant to agreements, with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitation and is authorized to adopt such methods of administration as are found by the f…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of su…

The department of human services is hereby authorized and empowered to accept and use gifts made unconditionally by will or otherwise for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Gifts made under such conditions as in the judgment of the state department of human services are p…

This chapter shall not apply to helpless persons requiring permanent custodial care or to persons who in the judgment of the department of human services may not be susceptible to rehabilitation.

The state of Rhode Island hereby accepts the provisions of the act passed by the United States Congress entitled “An Act to Provide for the Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons Disabled in Industry or Otherwise, and Their Return to Civil Employment,” approved by the …

The state of Rhode Island hereby accepts the provisions of chapter 190, Public Law 113, 78th Congress, which amends the act entitled “An Act to Provide for The Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons Disabled in Industry or Otherwise and Their Return to Civil Employment…

The department of human services with the approval of the governor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement on behalf of the state with the secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States to carry out the provisions of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.…

There are hereby transferred to the department of administration: (1) Those functions of the department of human services that were administered through or with respect to departmental programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c); (2) All officers…

(a) There is hereby established a permanent advisory commission on traumatic brain injuries. (b) The purpose of the commission shall be to: (1) Report on all matters relating to traumatic brain injury in Rhode Island to the governor and the general assembly. (2) Advise the execut…

The department of human services shall have the management, supervision, and control of the adult correctional institutions, training school for boys, training school for girls, Doctor Patrick I. O’Rourke children’s center, and Rhode Island veterans’ home, and such other function…

It shall be the responsibility of the director of the department of human services to provide rehabilitative services for persons with traumatic brain injury including the development of instate comprehensive community-based services. The department of human services, in consulta…

As used in this chapter, “traumatic brain injury” means an injury to the skull, the brain contents or its coverings, not of a degenerative or congenital nature, which may or may not produce an altered state of consciousness or result in temporary or permanent decrease of mental, …

(a) All personal information contained in the records of the department of human services which is identifiable to an applicant for or recipient of vocational rehabilitation services under this chapter is hereby declared to constitute a confidential matter. Except as expressly pr…

(a) The department of human services shall be the principal agency of the state for the planning and coordination of state involvement in the area of child care. To accomplish this purpose, the department’s duties shall include submitting an annual report to the governor and the …

(a) There is hereby established a voluntary quality rating system which will assess quality in early care and education programs and school-age child care. For purposes of this section, early care and education programs and school-age child care shall mean programs licensed under…

(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate to the department of human services such funds as it deems necessary to enable the department to develop and expand availability of childcare providers and programs. The development and expansion of childcare providers and progr…

(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate to the department of human services such funds as it deems necessary to enable the department to assist providers in obtaining national accreditation, to expand childcare staff development and training, and for technical assista…

(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate such funds as it deems necessary to enable the department of human services to establish a program whose express purposes are: (1) To increase the numbers of eligible children in existing Head Start program, especially in unders…

(a) The department of human services is authorized and directed to operate a statewide child support enforcement program. The department shall be responsible for activities assigned to it by law, including, but not limited to, establishing paternity, establishing, enforcing, modi…

(a) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the “children’s health account.” All money in the account shall be utilized by the executive office of health and human services (“executive office”) to effectuate coverage for the following …

The department of human services and director of human services shall perform the functions relating to parole and probation as prescribed by chapter 18 of title 12, and under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the director of social and rehabilitative services with …

Expenditures of the assessments under the traumatic brain injury program shall be for the following purposes: (1) As the payor of last resort for individuals who have exhausted all other health or rehabilitation benefit funding services for services covered under this section. (2…

The department of human services shall have supervision and management of: (1) All forms of public assistance under the control of the state; (2) Old-age assistance; (3) Aid to dependent children; (4) Aid to persons who are blind; (5) Unemployment relief; and (6) Aid to families …

The department of human services shall also prepare and present before the Veterans Administration of the United States all legal claims of veterans for compensation, disability allowance, insurance and pensions of veterans of World War I, and all other veterans to whom benefits …

The department of human services and director of the department of human services shall exercise and perform all the powers, duties, and functions formerly exercised or performed by the state unemployment relief commission, which was abolished by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of…

The director of the department of human services shall have control and supervision over any special funds provided for decorating and installing metal markers on the graves of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, for the burial of honorably discharged soldiers, for the assist…

The state department of human services is hereby authorized and empowered to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and their return to civil employment. If any person, by reason of disability, whether congenital or acquired by accident, injury, or…

The state department of human services is hereby authorized to provide such medical, diagnostic, physical restoration, training, and other rehabilitation services as may be needed to enable disabled individuals, including those suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, to a…

(a) There shall be a department of transportation. The head of the department shall be the director of transportation, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, who shall carry out the provisions of this chapter and, except as otherwise provided by this…

The director of the department of transportation, or the director’s designee, shall have the power with respect to all state highway and bridge projects to determine the necessity for and the number of civilian flag personnel or police officers, as the requirements of highway saf…

(a) On or before October 1, 2026, the department of transportation shall adopt and implement an electronic permitting platform pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all applications filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” means use of …

(a) The department shall be organized in accordance with a project management-based program and shall utilize an asset management system. (1) A project management-based program manages the delivery of the department’s portfolio of transportation improvement projects from project …

(a) It shall be the responsibility of the department to identify the businesses affected and the specific impact of rhode works projects on small businesses and to deliver and communicate this information to the department of commerce. The department shall identify the traffic fl…

The department of transportation is hereby authorized to cooperate with the appropriate agencies of the federal government, this state, or other states, and regional agencies in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of transportation facilities and progra…

This chapter and §§ 24-12-50, 31-10-19, 31-13-1, 39-18-2, 39-18-20, and 46-9-5 shall be construed liberally in aid of their stated purpose.

If any provision of this chapter and §§ 24-12-50, 31-10-19, 31-13-1, 39-18-2, 39-18-20, and 46-9-5 or of any rule or regulation made thereunder, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the ac…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the state and any municipality may adjust unit prices for crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete, required in order to complete performance of construction contracts awarded on or…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, the department of transportation may adjust for changes in the unit prices for steel required in order to complete performance of highway and bridge construction contracts awarded on or before July 1…

There are hereby transferred to the department of administration: (1) Those functions of the department of transportation that were administered through or with respect to departmental programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c); (2) All officers…

The Rhode Island department of transportation (RI DOT) shall, on or before December 15 of each year, provide an annual report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate illustrating its compliance with the consent decree issued by the United St…