Section 40-21-3. – Preferred drug list.
§ 40-21-3. Preferred drug list. (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 criteria for approval of the nonpreferred drug. […]
Section 40-22-1. – Short title.
§ 40-22-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Food Stamp Employment and Training Program.” History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 387, § 1.
Section 40-22-2. – Legislative findings.
§ 40-22-2. Legislative findings. (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 other work-readiness services for food stamp recipients […]
Section 40-22-3. – Food stamp employment and training program.
§ 40-22-3. Food stamp employment and training program. 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 may, as necessary and […]
Section 40-19-2. – Comprehensive parenting and pregnancy program established.
§ 40-19-2. Comprehensive parenting and pregnancy program established. 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 adolescent pregnancy project, providing both school-based and community-based services including, but […]
Section 40-19-3. – Powers and duties of the department of human services.
§ 40-19-3. Powers and duties of the department of human services. 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 are deemed necessary to […]
Section 40-19.1-1. – Coordination of teen pregnancy prevention among state agencies.
§ 40-19.1-1. Coordination of teen pregnancy prevention among state agencies. (a) Whereas, the department of human services, department of health, department of elementary and secondary education, and department of children, youth and families all have responsibility for teen pregnancy education and prevention programs, and recognizing that teen pregnancy is a multi-faceted issue requiring a comprehensive […]
Section 40-20-1. – Long-term-care plan and budget.
§ 40-20-1. Long-term-care plan and budget. 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 prior to January 1, 1998. In developing the plan, the […]
Section 40-20-2. – Long-term-care entry system.
§ 40-20-2. Long-term-care entry system. 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 1, 2006, a standardized, community-based, comprehensive system for entry into state […]
Section 40-21-1. – Prescription drug program.
§ 40-21-1. Prescription drug program. 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 prescription drug program: (1) To […]