§ 42-66.8-1. Legislative findings. It is found and declared as follows: (1) Rhode Island has one of the highest proportions of elderly persons in the nation. Persons age eighty-five (85) years old and over are the fastest growing segment of the state’s population. (2) A significant number of Rhode Island elderly have difficulty carrying out […]
§ 42-66.8-2. Purpose — Assisted living waiver request. The purpose of this legislation is to provide assisted living alternatives to low and moderate income chronically impaired or disabled elderly and other chronically impaired or disabled adults who are eligible for or at risk of placement in nursing facility care. The director of the department of […]
§ 42-66.8-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) An “assisted living facility” means a publicly or privately operated residential development (including a designated wing or section of that development) certified and financed by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation that provides lodging, meals and assisted living supportive […]
§ 42-66.8-4. Provision of service. (a) Provision of assisted living supportive services paid for with government funds in an assisted living facility as defined and delineated in this chapter shall be provided only to those persons who are eligible for, or at risk for, placement in a nursing facility and who have had a long-term […]
§ 42-66.8-5. Duties of director of human services. For the purposes of this section, director means the director of human services. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, but subject to the expenditure limitations of this chapter, the director, subject to the approval of the state director of the budget, may authorize the utilization of medical […]
§ 42-66.8-6. Evaluation of assisted living waiver demonstration. Upon implementation of the demonstration program and occupancy of assisted living facilities by low and moderate income persons, the Rhode Island department of elderly affairs will work in conjunction with Rhode Island housing to develop a tool to evaluate the qualitative benefits and cost effectiveness of the […]
§ 42-66.8-7. Additional assisted living waiver request. In addition to the waiver request required by § 42-66.8-2, the directors of the departments of human services and elderly affairs shall cooperate and collaborate in obtaining approval from the health care financing administration for additional home and community based waiver services designated to fund assisted living support […]
