Section 23-89-1. – Establishment of advisory council — Purposes.
§ 23-89-1. Establishment of advisory council — Purposes. (a) There is hereby authorized, created and established a nine (9) member advisory council to be known as “The Rhode Island Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council” within the department of health with the powers and duties set forth in this chapter. (b) The […]
Section 23-89-2. – Establishment of palliative care consumer and professional information and education program.
§ 23-89-2. Establishment of palliative care consumer and professional information and education program. (a) There is hereby created and established a statewide “Palliative Care Consumer and Professional Information and Education Program” within the department of health. (b) The purpose of the palliative care consumer and professional information and education program shall be to maximize the […]
Section 23-89-3. – Access to palliative care.
§ 23-89-3. Access to palliative care. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Appropriate” means consistent with applicable legal, health and professional standards, the patient’s clinical and other circumstances, and the patient’s reasonably known wishes and beliefs. (2) “Medical care” means services provided, requested, or supervised by […]
Section 23-90-1. – Purpose.
§ 23-90-1. Purpose. The purposes of this chapter are: (1) To establish a system for the collection, recycling, and reuse for discarded mattresses in Rhode Island. (2) To develop a comprehensive strategy, with the participation of state agencies, producers, retailers, and consumers for waste prevention and reduction of discarded mattresses in the state, which addresses […]
Section 23-90-2. – Findings.
§ 23-90-2. Findings. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) It is in the best interest of this state for providers of mattresses sold in Rhode Island to take responsibility for reducing the environmental and financial impacts of a mattress over its life cycle, from design to management after the end of a […]
Section 23-90-3. – Definitions.
§ 23-90-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: (1) “Brand” means a name, symbol, word or mark that attributes a mattress to the producer of such mattress. (2) “Covered entity” means any political subdivision of the state, any mattress retailer, any […]
Section 23-90-4. – Mattress stewardship council established.
§ 23-90-4. Mattress stewardship council established. (a) On or before July 1, 2015, each producer shall join the council and such council shall submit a plan, for the corporation director’s approval, to establish a statewide mattress stewardship program, as described in this section. Any retailer may be a member of such council. Such mattress stewardship […]
Section 23-90-5. – Mattress stewardship plan.
§ 23-90-5. Mattress stewardship plan. (a) On or before July 1, 2015, the mattress stewardship council shall submit a mattress stewardship plan for the establishment of a mattress stewardship program to the corporation director for approval. (b) The plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall, to the extent it is technologically feasible […]
Section 23-90-6. – Responsibilities of the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation.
§ 23-90-6. Responsibilities of the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation. (a) The corporation shall review for approval the mattress stewardship plan of the council. (b) The corporation shall maintain on its website information on collection opportunities for mattresses, including collection site locations. The information must be made available in a printable format for retailers and […]
Section 23-88-1. – Purpose.
§ 23-88-1. Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a council to examine areas within the building code, fire code, elevator code, and any other codes that overlap, conflict or may be inconsistent. The council shall examine these codes and make recommendations that may resolve the conflict or inconsistency by selecting the […]