§ 23-13-1. Acceptance of federal act — Administration and purpose of program. (a) The state accepts the provisions of Title V, relative to maternal and child health services, of an act passed by the congress of the United States, entitled the “Social Security Act”, approved August 14, 1935, and as subsequently amended, 42 U.S.C. § […]
§ 23-13-10. Complaints for violations. Complaints for violation of the provisions of § 23-13-9 shall be made by the director of the state department of health or by any one authorized by the director, and persons making a complaint under the authority of § 23-13-9 shall be exempted from giving surety for costs on the […]
§ 23-13-11. Repealed.
§ 23-13-12. Repealed.
§ 23-13-13. Testing for hearing impairments. (a) It is declared to be the public policy of this state that every newborn infant be evaluated by procedures approved by the state department of health for the detection of hearing impairments, in order to prevent many of the consequences of these disorders. No hearing impairment test shall […]
§ 23-13-14. Newborn screening program. (a) The physician attending a newborn child shall cause that child to be subject to newborn screening tests for metabolic, endocrine, and hemoglobinopathy disorders, and other conditions for which there is a medical benefit to the early detection and treatment of the disorder, and an assessment for developmental risk. The […]
§ 23-13-15. Repealed.
§ 23-13-16. Annual maternal and child health report. The department of health shall prepare and issue an annual report on the status of maternal and child health in this state. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) a statistical review and analysis of indicators of maternal and child health, […]
§ 23-13-16.1. Maternity patient’s informational pamphlet. (a) The director of health shall require that each hospital submit to the department statistics relating to the annual rate of caesarean sections, primary and repeat; (b) A pamphlet shall be prepared annually by each hospital listing the statistics stated in subsection (a), and that pamphlet shall be presented […]
§ 23-13-17. Special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC). (a) The director of health shall administer a program to be called the WIC program, to provide supplemental foods and nutrition education to pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and young children from families who meet financial eligibility standards established by the department […]
§ 23-13-18. Repealed.
§ 23-13-19. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing. (a) Every physician or healthcare provider attending any person for prenatal care or family planning services shall include HIV screening consistent with the provisions of chapter 23-6.3. (b) through (i) [Deleted by P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 6 and P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 6]. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 23-13-2. Acceptance of gifts. (a) In addition to sums of money received from the federal government and in addition to appropriations made by the general assembly, the state department of health may accept in the name of and in behalf of the state gifts of money, other than federal and state government allotments or […]
§ 23-13-20. Coordination of community-based family life and sex education. (a) The director of health, with the consultation from the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, the director of human services, the Family Life Center at the Community College of Rhode Island, and the director of the department of children, youth, and families, is authorized […]
§ 23-13-21. Comprehensive reproductive health services. (a) The director of health is authorized and directed to establish a payor of last resort program to cover the cost of outpatient family planning counseling and comprehensive reproductive health services for men and women who are ineligible for Medicaid, lack health insurance coverage for these services, and whose […]
§ 23-13-22. Early intervention program for developmentally disabled infants. (a) The director of the department of human services shall ensure that all developmentally disabled infants from birth to three (3) years of age shall be enrolled in the early intervention program. Regulations governing the delivery of services under this program, including eligibility criteria, shall be […]
§ 23-13-23. Interagency coordinating council. The interagency coordinating council, which is composed in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 1441, as added by Public Law 108-446, shall monitor the multiagency operation of the early intervention program and to provide a forum where problems may be addressed relating to the delivery of services in the early intervention […]
§ 23-13-24. Recommendations of the council. The interagency coordinating council shall offer recommendations for the betterment of the delivery of early intervention services to the appropriate state agencies and the general assembly whenever necessary. History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 243, § 3.
§ 23-13-25. Powers of council cumulative. The powers and authority of the interagency coordinating council, as stated in this chapter, are in addition to and not in lieu of the powers and authority of any other state agency, department, or division. History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 243, § 3.
§ 23-13-26. Technology-dependent children — Definitions — Caretakers’ skills. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Advanced skills” means familiarity and current experience with the following: (i) Pediatric intensive care assessments skills; (ii) Ventilator and respirator equipment; (iii) Maintenance in oxygen therapy and pulse oximeter equipment; (iv) Tracheostomy care — […]
