§ 42-6-1. Enumeration of departments. All the administrative powers and duties heretofore vested by law in the several state departments, boards, divisions, bureaus, commissions, and other agencies shall be vested in the following departments and other agencies that are specified in this title: (a) Executive department (chapter 7 of this title); (b) Department of state […]
§ 42-6-10. Qualifications of director of health. The director of health shall be a physician graduated by an acceptable medical college recognized by one of the medical examining boards of the state and shall have had a minimum of one year of university graduate instruction in public health administration as evidenced by a certificate of […]
§ 42-6-11. Appointment. The governor shall appoint a director of health and in all cases of appointment of the director of health the governor shall while the senate is in session, notify the senate of his or her appointment and the senate shall, within sixty (60) legislative days after receipt of the notice, act upon […]
§ 42-6-12. Filling of vacancies. Any vacancy in the office of director of health shall be filled in the same manner as provided in § 42-6-4. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-6-12; P.L. 1961, ch. 99, § 2.
§ 42-6-13. Assignment and performance of powers, duties and functions. The provisions of §§ 42-6-5 — 42-6-8, shall apply to the department of health and to the director of health. History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-6-13; P.L. 1961, ch. 99, § 2.
§ 42-6-14. Repealed.
§ 42-6-15. Information technology projects. For all requests for proposals which are issued for information technology projects, a corresponding information technology project manager shall be assigned. History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 192, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 251, § 1.
§ 42-6-2. Heads of departments. The governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and general treasurer, hereinafter called general officers, shall each be in charge of a department. There shall also be a director of administration, a director of revenue, a director of public safety, a director of human services, a director of behavioral healthcare, developmental […]
§ 42-6-3. Appointment of directors. (a) At the January session following his or her election to office, the governor shall appoint a director of administration, a director of revenue, a director of public safety, a director of human services, a director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, a director of transportation, a director of […]
§ 42-6-4. Filling of vacancies. (a) In case of a vacancy in any of the offices listed in § 42-6-3 while the senate is in session, the governor shall appoint a director to hold the office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified; provided, however, that no person so appointed shall serve in […]
§ 42-6-5. Executive assignment of duties and functions. Whenever the governor shall deem it to be desirable, he or she may designate and define within the limits of any department the agency or the official thereof which shall perform any specific or special function designated by law to be performed within a particular department, and […]
§ 42-6-6. Performance of powers and duties. All the powers and duties conferred by law upon and required to be performed by the several state departments, divisions, and other administrative agencies shall hereafter be exercised, performed, and administered by the general officers, the directors of the several departments and the boards, commissions, and agencies specified […]
§ 42-6-7. Functions of abolished agencies. All powers, duties, and functions heretofore exercised by any division, bureau, or other agency abolished by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939, or by the chief of any such division, bureau, or agency, shall be exercised by the head of the department or by the agency to […]
§ 42-6-8. Assignment of functions within departments. The head of any state department, except as otherwise provided by law, may assign the functions vested in his or her department to those subordinate officers and employees as may to him or her seem desirable, including the power to appoint a delegate to serve in the director’s […]
§ 42-6-9. Director of health. There shall be a director of health who shall hold office for the term of five (5) years from the time of his or her appointment and until his or her successor is duly appointed and qualified. The director shall be eligible for reappointment, and shall not engage in any […]
