Title 40, Title 40 Services

The family court may establish a voluntary mediation program for child protection matters. Once established, the court may, with the consent of the parties, refer to mediation all or any portion of a matter relating to child protection matters.

The department shall establish a statewide injury-control unit to make possible more intensive protective services to high-risk families with children, and close coordination with a variety of community groups, medical facilities, and medical groups to ensure early detection and …

Upon the receipt of a report concerning the alleged abuse or neglect of a child, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement agency to investigate further and to report the results of the investigation to the department and/or family court; provided, however, if there is reasonab…

For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Department” means the state department of human services. (2) “Director” means the director of the department of human services. (3) “Fund” means the equipment loan fund for people with d…

Loans made under the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from truth in lending and loan licensure provisions of the Rhode Island general laws.

There is hereby established a separate fund within the general fund to be called the equipment loan fund for people with disabilities, which shall be administered by the general treasurer in accordance with the same laws and fiscal procedures as the general funds of the state. Th…

The fund shall provide loans to finance the purchase or replacement of essential equipment used by persons with disabilities for daily living or vocational functioning, including, but not limited to, prostheses, ramps, wheelchairs, wheelchair van lifts, and devices enabling perso…

Eligibility for loans from the fund shall be based upon need pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the director. It is the intent of the general assembly that loans from the fund be available to persons with disabilities whose personal financial resources are such that…

Loans shall be made available directly to the person with a disability or, where appropriate, to the parent or legal guardian of the person with a disability.

Loans from the fund shall not exceed a total of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per applicant.

Interest rates for loans from the fund shall be established by the director; provided, however, that those rates shall be substantially lower than the prevailing rate of interest in this state for comparable loans, and shall not exceed five percent (5%). The term of the loan shal…

The director shall, with the advice of the governor’s commission on disabilities, promulgate rules and regulations concerning eligibility, interest rates, repayment terms, and other matters as are necessary and proper to carry out the purpose of this chapter.

The director shall file reports with the governor and the general assembly on or before January 30, 1989, 1990, and 1991. Each report shall include a detailed accounting of the loans from and repayments to the fund during the preceding calendar year; the director’s recommendation…

The interstate compact on the placement of children is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: It is the purpose and policy of the party states to cooperate with each other in the interstate p…

As used in article VII of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term “executive head” means the governor. The governor is hereby authorized to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of article VII.

Any requirement of this state for a license, permit, or the posting of a bond to entitle an agency to place children shall not apply to a public sending agency (within the meaning of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children) of or in another state party to the Intersta…

Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of article V thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default o…

The “appropriate public authorities” as used in article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, with reference to this state, mean the department of children, youth and families and that department shall receive and act with reference to notices required…

As used in paragraph (a) of article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the phrase “appropriate authority in the receiving state” with reference to this state shall mean the department of children, youth and families.

The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are hereby empowered to enter agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (b) of article V of the Interstate Compact on the Place…

Any requirements for visitation, inspection, or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies in another party state that may apply under chapter 72.1 of title 42 shall be deemed to be met if performed pursuant to an agreement entered into by appropriate officer…

Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place such a child in an institution of or in another state pursuant to article VI of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in article V thereof.

Any health center receiving funds by virtue of this chapter shall submit to an annual audit of its financial and other records required to substantiate reported numbers of patients served and visits provided, to be conducted by the state auditor general. The auditor general shall…

The board of directors of each health center receiving funds pursuant to this section shall annually conduct an open meeting in each neighborhood where a satellite health center is located. Notice of the open meetings provided for above shall be given in accordance with chapter 4…

Each health center receiving funds pursuant to this section shall submit an annual report on their expenditures, revenues, and patients served by health-center categories by October 1 of each year for the prior fiscal year to the speaker of the house of representatives, the presi…

(a) The director of the department of human services, in addition to the medical assistance benefits provided in chapter 8 of this title, shall maintain and coordinate a program of long-term home health care. The purpose of the program of long-term home health care is to provide …

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Adult daycare service” means a comprehensive supervised program on a regularly scheduled basis to adults with disabilities for a substantial part…

(a) The services defined and delineated in § 40-18-2 shall be provided only to those hospitalized patients who are medically eligible for placement in a skilled nursing facility and/or intermediate-care facility. Provision of long-term home healthcare services paid for by governm…

(a) When a long-term home healthcare program as defined under this chapter is available, the department of human services, before authorizing care in a nursing home or intermediate-care facility for a person eligible to receive services under this title, shall notify the person, …

The general assembly finds: (1) In 1988, there were one thousand four hundred sixty-one (1,461) births to adolescents under the age of twenty (20) in the state. (2) Adolescents coping with a pregnancy have a greater risk than the average pregnant woman for: (i) Inadequate nutriti…

The state, under the supervision of the department of human services, shall establish the statewide comprehensive adolescent pregnancy and parenting program, which will include the existing department of human service programs, Project Hope, and Pawtucket’s school-based adolescen…

The department of human services shall, within the specific appropriation for this program, establish and evaluate the statewide comprehensive adolescent pregnancy and parenting program to be established pursuant to § 40-19-2 and shall make and establish rules and regulations as …

The directors of the department of human services, the office of healthy aging, the department of health, and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall develop a five-year (5) Rhode Island long-term-care plan and recommended budget pr…

The directors of the department of human services, the office of healthy aging, the department of health, and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, shall work collaboratively to design and implement subject to appropriation by October …

The department of human services is hereby authorized and directed to amend its practices, procedures, regulations, and the Rhode Island state plan for medical assistance (Medicaid) pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., to modify the …

The Department of Human Services is hereby authorized and directed to amend its regulations and the Rhode Island State Plan for Medical Assistance (Medicaid) pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., to modify the fee-for-service program …

(a) If a patient’s healthcare provider prescribes a prescription drug that is not on the preferred drug list, the prescriber shall consult with the program to confirm that, in his or her reasonable professional judgment, the patient’s clinical condition is consistent with the cri…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Food Stamp Employment and Training Program.”

(1) Many food stamp recipients need assistance entering the job market or increasing their skills to obtain a good paying job. (2) There are federal funds available through the food stamp employment and training to pay for education, training, job placement, case management, and …

The department of human services is authorized and directed to amend the food stamp employment and training plan submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture to maximize the receipt of federal funds for employment and training for food stamp recipients. The department…

This chapter is hereby entitled “The Rhode Island works program,” and is Rhode Island’s welfare to work program.

The following requirements and conditions shall be necessary to establish eligibility for the program. (a) Citizenship, alienage, and residency requirements. (1) A person shall be a resident of the state of Rhode Island. (2) Effective October 1, 2008, a person shall be a United S…

(a) A family or assistance unit found by the department to meet the eligibility criteria set forth in this chapter shall be eligible to receive cash assistance as of the date a signed, written application, signed under a penalty of perjury, is received by the department. (b) The …

(a) The department of human services and the department of labor and training shall assess the applicant/parent or non-parent caretaker relative’s work experience, educational, and vocational abilities, and the department, together with the parent, shall develop and enter into a …

Parent, stepparent, grandparent, and sponsor income deeming. (a) Parents. For purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of cash assistance to which a family is entitled under this chapter, the income of a child shall include the income of his/her parent(s). For purpo…

All participants are responsible for reporting changes in income, resources, family composition or other factors that can affect the family’s eligibility or payment level within ten (10) days of the change in circumstances.