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 40-16-2. – Annual audit.
§ 40-16-2. Annual audit. Any health center receiving funds by virtue of this chapter shall submit to an annual audit of its financial and other records required to substantiate reported numbers of patients served and visits provided, to be conducted by the state auditor general. The auditor general shall annually make a report of the […]
Section 40-16-3. – Open meetings.
§ 40-16-3. Open meetings. The board of directors of each health center receiving funds pursuant to this section shall annually conduct an open meeting in each neighborhood where a satellite health center is located. Notice of the open meetings provided for above shall be given in accordance with chapter 46 of title 42 required for […]
Section 40-16-4. – Annual report.
§ 40-16-4. Annual report. Each health center receiving funds pursuant to this section shall submit an annual report on their expenditures, revenues, and patients served by health-center categories by October 1 of each year for the prior fiscal year to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and director of […]
Section 40-17-1. – Legislative findings.
§ 40-17-1. Legislative findings. The general assembly hereby finds that there exists in this state undetermined numbers of homeless persons, many of whom suffer from chronic mental illness and disability, and that this condition exists among families and among individuals of all age groups without regard to ethnic or racial heritage or sex. The existence […]
Section 40-17-2. – Agency established.
§ 40-17-2. Agency established. (a) There is hereby created a permanent council to be called the “interagency council on homelessness” consisting of eighteen (18) members and two (2) ex-officio members: (1) One of whom shall be the chief of the office of housing and community development, or his or her designee, who shall chair the […]
Section 40-17-3. – Duties and responsibilities of council.
§ 40-17-3. Duties and responsibilities of council. The duties and responsibilities of the council shall be: (1) To participate in the process of developing a strategic plan to end homelessness aligned with the federal strategic plan to end homelessness that will serve to reduce the number of homeless individuals and families in Rhode Island; (2) […]