§ 40-8.11-1. Findings. (a) Family members, partners, and close friends provide the vast majority of long-term services and supports. (b) An estimated one hundred and forty-eight thousand (148,000) persons in Rhode Island are providing care at any one time to persons living in the community. The estimated value of their unpaid contributions in 2009 was […]
§ 40-8.11-2. Definitions. (a) “Caregiver assessment” is defined and refers to a systematic process of gathering information about a caregiving situation to identify the specific problems, needs, strengths, and resources of the family caregiver, as well as the caregiver’s ability to contribute to the needs of the care recipient. (b) The term “family caregiver” is […]
§ 40-8.11-3. Caregiver assessment requirement. (a) The comprehensive assessment required in § 40-8.10-4(b) as part of Medicaid long-term service reform shall also include a caregiver assessment whenever the plan of care depends on a family caregiver for providing assistance with activities of daily-living or instrumental activities of daily-living needs. The assessment shall be used to […]
