Title 40, Title 40 Services

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no single parent, or both parents meeting all other program requirements, shall be required to work or participate in employment plan activities or rehabilitative plan activities to the extent that appropriate child care is nec…

(a) The purpose of the Rhode Island works program is to help parents who are eligible for cash assistance to support their children by preparing for, accepting, and retaining employment. It is the intent of the Rhode Island general assembly that the Rhode Island works program sha…

(a) The department shall provide appropriate child care to every participant who is eligible for cash assistance and who requires child care in order to meet the work requirements in accordance with this chapter. (b) Low-income child care. The department shall provide child care …

(a) Every member of any family/assistance unit eligible for cash assistance under this chapter shall be eligible for medical assistance through the RIte Care or RIte Share programs, as determined by the department, subject to the provisions of § 40-8-1(d) and provided, further, t…

(a) To the extent that the department has allocated resources for this purpose, the department is authorized to provide assistance to families receiving assistance in accordance with this chapter to meet emergency needs that cannot be met with the cash resources available to the …

The family/assistance unit may be eligible for an incentive bonus payment, if the participant is employed and is working at least thirty (30) hours per week or more for a single-parent family and thirty-five (35) hours per week for a two-parent family at the time of closure on ca…

The department shall promptly take all necessary steps to correct any overpayment or underpayment of cash assistance paid under this chapter, and, in the case of: (1) An overpayment to an individual who is a current recipient of cash assistance (including a recipient whose overpa…

Any applicant, recipient, or participant aggrieved because of a decision by the department, including but not limited to, a decision regarding eligibility for benefits, the amount of benefits, terms of an employment plan, or a delay in making a decision with respect to an applica…

(a) All records pertaining to the administration of public assistance pursuant to this chapter and chapter 8 of this title are hereby declared to constitute a confidential matter. (b) In furtherance thereof: (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to make use of, or cause to be u…

(a) Except as otherwise provided for herein, the director of the department of human services is responsible for implementation of this chapter. (b) No later than March 1 of each year, the director shall submit a plan to the general assembly showing how, within available resource…

The director of the department of human services shall, pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42, promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Any reference to the department’s rulemaking process is pursuant to this section.

Any noncustodial parent who is required by order of the family court to pay support to any family receiving assistance of any kind under this chapter, and who is unemployed and, in whole or in part as a result of the unemployment, has failed to comply with all of the terms of the…

(a) It is the intent of the general assembly: (1) To fundamentally change the public assistance program formerly known as the family independence program in order to provide temporary financial assistance to eligible families with children while requiring the entry or reentry of …

Any person who, by any fraudulent device, obtains or attempts to obtain public assistance pursuant to this chapter to which he or she is not entitled, or who willfully fails to report income or resources as provided in this chapter, shall be guilty of larceny and, upon conviction…

Authorization to pay all forms of assistance specified in this chapter shall be made by representatives of the department and the state controller is hereby authorized to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for payments upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers …

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “banking institution” shall mean: (1) Any state or federally chartered bank, savings bank, loan and investment bank, or credit union located within this state; and (2) Any currency-exchange specialist located within this state and enroll…

One month each year, each child who lives in a family receiving cash assistance under this chapter in that month shall be given a supplementary payment of no less than one hundred dollars ($100) for the purchase of clothing in accordance with Title IV-A of the Social Security Act…

(a) The department shall: (1) Screen and identify individuals with a history of domestic violence applying for or receiving assistance while maintaining the confidentiality of such individuals; (2) Refer these individuals to counseling and supportive services; and (3) Waive, purs…

For any month in which a noncustodial parent makes a child support payment in the month when due and the support is collected by the department of human services, for a child or children receiving cash assistance pursuant to this chapter, the first fifty dollars ($50.00) of the c…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate sums as it may deem necessary for the purposes 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 these …

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

(a) All provisions of this chapter, with the exception of subsection (b), shall be effective and apply to all applicants and recipients on or after July 1, 2008. (b) For all current recipients as of July 1, 2008, who have received cash assistance, either state or federally funded…

Any references in the Rhode Island general laws to the family independence act, family independence program, or family independence program cash assistance or benefits shall be deemed to be applicable and shall be effective in accordance with the Rhode Island works program outlin…

Promoting economic independence through the Rhode Island works program. (a) The department of human services, through the Rhode Island works program, in collaboration with the department of labor and training, shall promote economic independence and help maintain and strengthen f…

The department of human services and the department of labor and training shall promote work by: (1) Providing assessments, intensive employment services, support services, and transitional cash assistance with the expectation that participants in the works program move quickly t…

The Rhode Island works program shall strive to: (1) Eliminate or reduce the harmful effects of poverty on families and children by fostering employment and opportunity as a means to economic independence; (2) Assist participants to gain employment as rapidly as possible, giving d…

(a) The director of the department of human services and the director of the department of labor and training, to the extent that federal/Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds are made available, shall commit their department resources and focused efforts to meet th…

As used in this chapter, the following terms having the meanings set forth herein, unless the context in which such terms are used clearly indicates to the contrary: (1) “Applicant” means a person who has filed a written application for assistance for herself or himself and her o…

(a) All families who wish to make application to the department of human services for assistance under this chapter shall have the opportunity to do so. (b) Cash assistance shall be provided to eligible needy families only with dependent children who meet all the requirements of …

This chapter is hereby entitled “Youth Pregnancy and At-Risk Prevention Services Program.”

The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) Young people, especially at-risk youth, are more vulnerable to teen pregnancy, child abuse, gang and drug-related activity, juvenile crime, school failure, neglect, and other illicit activities during the potentially un…

(a) There is hereby established an after-school and summer youth prevention and development program to be administered by the department of human services. The establishment of the program pursuant to this chapter shall be contingent upon the availability and receipt of federal f…

(a) The Rhode Island Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs is hereby authorized, on behalf of its member organizations, to make an application to the department for funding under this chapter. (b) The following requirements and conditions shall be necessary to establish eligibility fo…

No later than March 1st of each year, the director shall submit a report to the general assembly showing how, within available resources, the department expects to operate the programs authorized under this chapter in the succeeding fiscal year. The director will provide an annua…

The department shall make reports to the federal government, or any agency or department thereof, in the form and nature required by it, and shall in all respects comply with any request or direction of the federal government, or any agency or department thereof, that may be nece…

The director of the department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Any reference to the department’s rulemaking process is pursuant to this section.

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

There is hereby created a work training program to augment the general public assistance program created pursuant to § 40-6-8.

As provided in this chapter, employable persons receiving financial support from the state shall be required to participate in the work training program and to perform such work as may be assigned to them by the director of the department of human services (hereinafter called the…

No recipient shall be required to work in excess of eight (8) hours per day, nor in excess of forty (40) hours per week. The actual number of work-training hours required shall be determined by dividing the total grant of the recipient received under the general public assistance…

Should any recipient fail, without good cause, to participate in the work training program, the recipient shall be determined to be ineligible for support under the general public assistance program (GPA). In case the recipient is a parent of minor children, then that portion of …

The director shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to determine the employability of the general public assistance program (GPA) recipients, the conditions for employment under the work training program, and other regulations needed to effectuate the provisions …

Any additional expenditures or manpower required to administer the work training program shall be borne within the existing budget of the department of human services.

If any provision in any article of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, its invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to t…

(a) Through June 30, 2015, subject to the payment limitations in subsection (c), the maximum reimbursement rates to be paid by the departments of human services and children, youth and families for licensed childcare centers and licensed family childcare providers shall be based …

The director of human services (hereinafter referred to as the “director”) shall implement a cash bonus program for one year for welfare recipients who have been receiving aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) for a period of at least thirty (30) consecutive months next …