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RI Gen L § 23-1.7-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.7 - Rhode Island Program to Address Alzheimer's Disease|Section 23-1.7-2 - Creation of advisory council.

§ 23-1.7-2. Creation of advisory council.(a) There is hereby established a council to be called the "Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatment." The advisory council shall consist of thirteen (13) members to be composed as follows: the lieutenant governor, or designee; the director of the department of health, or designee; the director of the office of healthy aging, or designee; the chairperson of the long-term care coordinating council; one member appointed by the speaker of the house; one member appointed by the president of the senate; and seven (7) members appointed by the governor. The members appointed by the governor shall include one member who is an Alzheimer's disease patient advocate; one member who is an Alzheimer's disease caregiver; one member who is a healthcare provider; one member who is a researcher with Alzheimer's-related expertise in basic, translational, clinical, or drug-development science; one member who is a representative from an Alzheimer's disease organization that funds research and has demonstrated experience in care and patient services; one member from an Alzheimer's advocacy organization that provides services to families and professionals, including information and referrals, support groups, care consultation, education, and safety services; and one member who is a representative of a healthcare insurer. Advisory council members shall select their own chairperson. Seven (7) members shall constitute a quorum.(b) The member appointed by the speaker of the house,, the member appointed by the president of the senate, and three (3) members appointed by the governor shall be initially appointed for a term to expire July 1, 2020, and four (4) members to be appointed by the governor shall be initially appointed for a term to expire July 1, 2021. After the initial term, the appointed members shall serve two-year (2) terms, until their successor is appointed.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.7-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.7 - Rhode Island Program to Address Alzheimer's Disease|Section 23-1.7-3 - Advisory council responsibility.

§ 23-1.7-3. Advisory council responsibility.(a) The advisory council shall meet at least quarterly and shall advise the governor, speaker of the house, and president of the senate on developments and advances on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease.(b) In coordination with the department of health, the advisory council shall determine the number of residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease to ascertain the number of residents diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, regardless of age.(c) The advisory council shall identify available resources and services needed for the treatment and care of residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.(d) Annually, not later than March 1, the advisory council shall provide a report to the director of the department of health with a copy to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate, which shall include:(1) Information and recommendations on Alzheimer's disease policy;(2) An evaluation of all state-funded efforts in Alzheimer's disease research, clinical care, institutional, home-based, and community-based programs; and(3) Recommended amendments, updates, and changes to the state plan for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.7-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.7 - Rhode Island Program to Address Alzheimer's Disease|Section 23-1.7-4 - Assessment protocol.

§ 23-1.7-4. Assessment protocol.(a) The director of the department of health shall establish and publish an Alzheimer's disease assessment protocol specifically focused on recognizing the signs and symptoms of cognitive impairments, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and appropriate resource information for effective medical screening, investigation, and service planning.(b) The director of the department of health shall make available upon request a copy of the assessment protocol to protective-services caseworkers, healthcare professionals, and members of the public.(c) Protective-services caseworkers assigned to or employed by the office of healthy aging shall be familiar with the information contained in the assessment protocol.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.7-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.7 - Rhode Island Program to Address Alzheimer's Disease|Section 23-1.7-5 - Medical professional training.

§ 23-1.7-5. Medical professional training.(a) All physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 37 of title 5, and nurses licensed pursuant to chapter 34 of title 5, shall, no later than October 1, 2021, complete a one-time course of training consisting of a minimum of one hour of instruction on the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with cognitive impairments including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease and dementia.(b) The department of health shall promulgate rules to implement the training requirement of subsection (a).History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.7-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.7 - Rhode Island Program to Address Alzheimer's Disease|Section 23-1.7-6 - Healthcare facility plan.

§ 23-1.7-6. Healthcare facility plan.(a) Every healthcare facility as defined in § 23-17-2 shall, not later than October 1, 2021, complete and implement an operational plan for the recognition and management of patients with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.(b) The department of health shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the operational plan requirements of subsection (a).History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.8-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.8 - Commission on the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing|Section 23-1.8-1 - Purpose - Creation of commission.

§ 23-1.8-1. Purpose — Creation of commission.(a) In view of the barriers and disadvantages which deafness and hearing impairments impose on those individuals so affected, and in view of the testimony on deafness received by a legislative study commission, it is hereby proposed that a permanent Rhode Island commission on the deaf and hard-of-hearing be established. This commission shall be composed as follows: a thirteen (13) member commission, eleven (11) of whom are appointed by the governor, one representative appointed by the speaker of the house and one senator appointed by the president of the senate. Four (4) of the governor's appointments shall be initially appointed for a term to expire July 1, 1995 and three (3) members shall be appointed for a term to expire July 1, 1994. Thereafter the commissioners shall serve staggered two (2) year terms, each member serving until his or her successor is appointed. These commissioners shall be responsible for the establishment of policies and the appointment of an executive director who shall be in the unclassified service and other staff as needed and for whom appropriations are available. They shall meet not less than four (4) times per year, and shall not be paid for their services, except for reimbursement of expenses incurred by their service. The commissioners may elect their own officers.(b) The members appointed by the governor shall include five (5) individuals who are deaf who use American Sign Language, one individual who is deaf who does not use American Sign Language, three (3) who are hard-of-hearing, and two (2) who are hearing. Commission members shall select their own chairperson. Five (5) members shall constitute a quorum.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 105, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-57-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-1.8-1; P.L. 1984, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 324, § 4; P.L. 1999, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 38; P.L. 2001, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 281, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.8-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.8 - Commission on the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing|Section 23-1.8-2 - Duties - Activities.

§ 23-1.8-2. Duties — Activities.The commission shall be primarily a coordinating and advocating body, acting on behalf of the special concerns of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons in Rhode Island. Its activities shall be independent of any existing agency or department within the state. The commission shall be accountable directly to the executive office of the state, and shall submit an annual report to the governor. The commission will assume the following duties:(1) Bring about greater cooperation and coordination among agencies and organizations now servicing or having the potential to serve the deaf and hard-of-hearing;(2) Promote greater accessibility to services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing;(3) Conduct an ongoing needs assessment;(4) Promote increased awareness and provide information and referrals;(5) Advocate for the enactment of legislation that would assist the needs of individuals who are deaf and hard-of-hearing;(6) Administer a sign language interpreter referral service;(7) Take necessary action to improve the quality of life for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals living in Rhode Island;(8) Develop a statewide coordinating council that will coordinate the implementation of the comprehensive statewide strategic plan for children in Rhode Island who are deaf or have hearing loss. The composition, functions and activities of the statewide coordinating council shall be consistent with the provisions of the strategic plan developed through the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education.(9) Track the yearly services provided by exempted interpreters, as defined in subsection 5-71-15(4).History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 105, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-57-2; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-1.8-1; P.L. 1984, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 261, § 4; P.L. 2006, ch. 277, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.8-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.8 - Commission on the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing|Section 23-1.8-2.1 - Sign language interpreter referral service.

§ 23-1.8-2.1. Sign language interpreter referral service.The commission shall administer the sign language interpreter referral service for all certified licensee, licensee, grandparent licensee, and special licensee interpreters, as provided in chapter 71 of title 5, who hold a valid interpreter for the deaf license issued by the state board of examiners of interpreters for the deaf pursuant to § 5-71-9 or § 5-71-12 [repealed] or hold a valid license, certificate, or equivalent issued with another state with reciprocity pursuant to § 5-71-10. The commission shall not impose any limits on the practice of certified licensees, licensees, grandparent licensees, or special licensees beyond those imposed by the state board of examiners for interpreters for the deaf. Prior to January 1, 1998 the commission's sign language interpreter referral service shall be open to all interpreters for the deaf who meet or exceed qualifications for license in § 5-71-9, 5-71-10, 5-71-11 [repealed], or 5-71-12 [repealed]. The commission shall refer any complaints regarding the conduct or performance of any interpreter utilizing their referral service to the state board of examiners for interpreters for the deaf for appropriate action pursuant to § 5-71-13. The commission shall upon receipt of notice of revocation or suspension of a license by the state board of examiners for interpreters for the deaf, immediately cease to refer customers to that licensee, unless and until the license is restored.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 151, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 33.
RI Gen L § 23-1.8-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.8 - Commission on the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing|Section 23-1.8-3 - Committees.

§ 23-1.8-3. Committees.(a) To assist in the performance of its duties the commission shall establish various committees. Except as authorized by the commission, committees shall be composed of no more than seven (7) members who shall serve staggered terms.(b) At least one individual who is deaf, one individual who is hard-of-hearing, and one commission member, whenever possible, shall serve on each committee. In addition, governmental agencies shall assign one representative to the following committees:(1) Telecommunications relay service committee: one representative of the public utilities commission;(2) Education committee: one representative of the department of elementary and secondary education and one representative of the Rhode Island School for the Deaf;(3) Employment committee: one representative of the department of human services, and one representative of the department of labor and training;(4) Health care committee: one representative of the department of elderly affairs, one representative of the department of health, and one representative of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals;(c) The committees are responsible for appointing their chairpersons. Chairpersons shall report upon the activities of their committees at commission meetings.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 174, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-1.8-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.8 - Commission on the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing|Section 23-1.8-4 - Emergency and public communication access account.

§ 23-1.8-4. Emergency and public communication access account.(a) There is established within the general fund the emergency and public communication access restricted receipt account, which shall be referred to as the EPCA account. The purpose of this account is to fund emergency communication and enhance public communication access for deaf and hard of hearing people, in accordance with § 39-1-42(d). In addition, the account shall be used to enhance emergency communication systems to alert deaf and hard of hearing people to any type of emergencies within the state.(b) The account shall be used to purchase and install public communication access equipment and products at public sites for deaf and hard of hearing citizens.(c) The commission is authorized to establish, administer and promote its emergency and public communication access program.(d) The commission is authorized to make purchases specifically for the EPCA program and empowered to receive donations and grants from sources including, but not limited to, the federal government, governmental and private foundations, and corporate and individual donors; these donations and grants to be deposited in the EPCA account.(e) The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations that will set forth how the commission shall utilize the EPCA account. In preparing rules and regulations regarding emergency communications, the commission shall confer with applicable departments and agencies.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 144, art. 17, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-1.8-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.8 - Commission on the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing|Section 23-1.8-5 - Communication access services.

§ 23-1.8-5. Communication access services.A state employee who is approved by the commission for the deaf and hard of hearing as an interpreter or a communication access realtime translation (CART) provider may be employed by the commission or by other state agencies as long as the interpreter and CART services:(1) Are provided outside of the normal working hours of the employee in order to comply with federal, state, and local laws;(2) The services are not required as part of the regular duties of the employee;(3) The employee does not participate in or have official responsibility for the financial management of the contracting agency;(4) The employee is compensated for no more than four (4) hours in any day in which the employee is otherwise compensated by the state of Rhode Island; and(5) The head of the contracting agency files with the state ethics commission a written certification that there is a critical need for the services of the employee.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 210, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-1.9-1, 23-1.9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.9 - Sheath Needles|Section 23-1.9-1, 23-1.9-2 - Repealed.

§ 23-1.9-1, 23-1.9-2. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-1 - Declaration of policy.

§ 23-1.10-1. Declaration of policy.The problem of alcoholism, with its attendant effects upon the economic condition of alcoholics and those dependent upon them, and the substantial physical deterioration brought about by the misuse of alcohol, has, as shown by the studies, become more and more a major concern of government. Those who, through the misuse of alcohol, adversely affect their health and their economic independence have in recent years increased in number. This chapter is designed to provide proper treatment for those who have been habitually misusing alcohol as a beverage. It is the further policy of this state that alcoholics and intoxicated persons may not be subjected to criminal prosecution because of their consumption of alcoholic beverages but rather should be afforded a continuum of treatment in order that they may lead normal lives as productive members of society.History of Section.P.L. 1951, ch. 2755, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-12-1; P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-1.10-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Alcoholic" means a person who habitually lacks self-control as to the use of alcoholic beverages, or uses alcoholic beverages to the extent that his or her health is substantially impaired or endangered or his or her social or economic function is substantially disrupted;(2) "Approved private treatment facility" means a private agency meeting the standards prescribed in § 23-1.10-7(a) and approved under § 23-1.10-7(c);(3) "Approved public treatment facility" means a treatment agency operating under the direction and control of the department or providing treatment under this chapter through a contract with the department under § 23-1.10-6(g) and meeting the standards prescribed in § 23-1.10-7(a);(4) "Department" means department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals;(5) "Director" means the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals;(6) "Incapacitated by alcohol" means a person, who as a result of the use of alcohol is intoxicated to such an extent that he or she is unconscious or has his or her judgment otherwise so impaired that he or she is incapable of realizing and making a rational decision with respect to his or her need for treatment;(7) "Incompetent person" means a person who has been adjudged incompetent by the probate court of the city and town in which the person resides, or any other court of competent jurisdiction;(8) "Intoxicated person" means a person whose mental or physical functioning is substantially impaired as a result of the use of alcohol;(9) "Treatment" means the broad range of emergency, outpatient, intermediate, and inpatient services and care, including diagnostic evaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological, and social service care, vocational rehabilitation and career counseling, which may be extended to alcoholics and intoxicated persons.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 122, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-3 - Powers assumed by department.

§ 23-1.10-3. Powers assumed by department.The department may:(1) Plan, establish, and maintain treatment programs as necessary or desirable;(2) Make contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers, including contracts with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals to pay them for services rendered or furnished to alcoholics or intoxicated persons;(3) Solicit and accept for use any gift of money or property made by will or otherwise, and any grant of money, services, or property from the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision of the state or any private source, and do all things necessary to cooperate with the federal government or any of its agencies in making an application for any grant;(4) Administer or supervise the administration of the provisions relating to alcoholics and intoxicated persons of any state plan submitted for federal funding pursuant to federal health, welfare, or treatment legislation;(5) Coordinate its activities and cooperate with alcoholism programs in this and other states, and make contracts and other joint or cooperative arrangements with state, local, or private agencies in this and other states for the treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons and for the common advancement of alcoholism programs;(6) Keep records and engage in research and the gathering of relevant statistics;(7) Do other acts and things necessary or convenient to execute the authority expressly granted to it; and(8) Acquire, hold, or dispose of real property or any interest in real property, and construct, lease, or otherwise provide treatment facilities for alcoholics and intoxicated persons.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 130, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40.1-4-3; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 4.
RI Gen L § 23-1.10-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-1.10 - Alcoholism|Section 23-1.10-5 - [Reserved.]

§ 23-1.10-5. [Reserved.]