Section 23-87-4. – Establishment of the lupus study commission.
§ 23-87-4. Establishment of the lupus study commission. (a) The director of the department of health shall establish and coordinate a study commission on lupus consisting of eleven (11) members, all of whom shall be appointed by the director of the department of health. The first chairperson shall be a representative of the Lupus Foundation […]
Section 23-87-5. – Establishment of the lupus education and awareness plan (LEAP).
§ 23-87-5. Establishment of the lupus education and awareness plan (LEAP). (a) The study commission established in this chapter shall: (1) Analyze the current state of education on lupus in the state; (2) Evaluate materials and resources currently available from government agencies, hospitals, lupus advocacy organizations; and (3) Identify gaps in the current lupus education […]
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 […]
Section 23-88-2. – Establishment.
§ 23-88-2. Establishment. (a) There is hereby established a council to be called the “Code Consistency Council” consisting of sixteen (16) members: (1) One of whom shall be the state fire marshal and who shall serve as a co-chairperson; (2) One of whom shall be the state building code commissioner who shall serve as a […]
Section 23-85-4 – Expired.
§ 23-85-4 Expired. History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 203, § 1.
Section 23-85-5. – Expired.
§ 23-85-5. Expired. History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 203, § 1.
Section 23-86-1. – Women’s cardiovascular screening and risk reduction pilot program.
§ 23-86-1. Women’s cardiovascular screening and risk reduction pilot program. (a) The department of health (hereinafter, “the department”) shall develop a cardiovascular disease screening and lifestyle intervention pilot program at one site in one of Rhode Island’s six (6) core cities for low-income, underinsured and uninsured women between forty (40) and sixty-four (64) years of […]
Section 23-87-1. – Short title.
§ 23-87-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and maybe cited as the “Rhode Island Lupus Education and Awareness Plan Act of 2012.” History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 491, § 1.
Section 23-87-2. – Legislative findings.
§ 23-87-2. Legislative findings. It is hereby found and declared as follows: (1) Lupus is an urgent national health issue. Lupus is the result of an immune system that is unbalanced which can become destructive to any organ or tissue in the body. Lupus is unpredictable and potentially fatal, yet no satisfactory treatment exists. Its […]
Section 23-83-3. – Notification of option to donate umbilical cord blood.
§ 23-83-3. Notification of option to donate umbilical cord blood. (a) At a time determined to be appropriated by the treating clinician, in consultation with the patient, after the first trimester of pregnancy, and as soon as reasonably feasible, every obstetrical professional or facility in the state shall inform the pregnant woman once during her […]