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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 42 - State Affairs and Government » Chapter 42-66.4 - Long-Term Health Care — Removal from a Skilled Nursing And/or Intermediate Care Facility

Section 42-66.4-1. – Purpose.

§ 42-66.4-1. Purpose. (a) The director of the department of elderly affairs and the director of the department of human services shall cooperate and collaborate in obtaining approval from the health care financing administration for a home and community based services waiver. The waiver shall be designated to bring people who have been admitted to […]

Section 42-66.4-2. – Definitions.

§ 42-66.4-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Adult day care services” means a comprehensive supervised program on a regularly scheduled basis to adults with disabilities for a substantial part of the day in a single physical location for a specified number of participants daily. The adult day care […]

Section 42-66.4-3. – Patient assessment.

§ 42-66.4-3. Patient assessment. (a) The services defined and delineated in § 42-66.4-2 shall be provided only to those patients who are medically eligible and who are in a skilled nursing and/or intermediate care facility. Patients recently admitted shall be assessed as soon as possible. Provisions of long-term home health care services paid for by […]

Section 42-66.4-4. – Provision of long-term home health care program.

§ 42-66.4-4. Provision of long-term home health care program. (a) When a long-term home health care program as defined under this chapter is available, the department of elderly affairs shall notify the eligible person, in writing, of the provisions of this chapter. (b) If a person eligible to receive services under the provisions of this […]

Section 42-66.4-5. – Duties of director of human services.

§ 42-66.4-5. Duties of director of human services. (a) For the purposes of this section, director means the director of human services. (b) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law but subject to expenditure limitations of this chapter, the director, subject to the approval of the state director of the budget, may authorize the utilization of […]