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 40-20-2. – 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 […]
Section 40-21-2. – Fee-for-service program.
§ 40-21-2. Fee-for-service program. The Department of Human Services is hereby authorized and directed to amend its 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 fee-for-service program prescription drug reimbursement formula to establish […]
Section 40-18-3. – Patient assessment and provision of services.
§ 40-18-3. Patient assessment and provision of services. (a) The services defined and delineated in § 40-18-2 shall be provided only to those hospitalized patients who are medically eligible for placement in a skilled nursing facility and/or intermediate-care facility. Provision of long-term home healthcare services paid for by government funds shall be based upon, but […]
Section 40-18-4. – Payment for long-term home healthcare programs.
§ 40-18-4. Payment for long-term home healthcare programs. (a) When a long-term home healthcare program as defined under this chapter is available, the department of human services, before authorizing care in a nursing home or intermediate-care facility for a person eligible to receive services under this title, shall notify the person, in writing, of the […]
Section 40-19-1. – Legislative findings.
§ 40-19-1. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds: (1) In 1988, there were one thousand four hundred sixty-one (1,461) births to adolescents under the age of twenty (20) in the state. (2) Adolescents coping with a pregnancy have a greater risk than the average pregnant woman for: (i) Inadequate nutrition; (ii) Prenatal care starting well […]