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RI Gen L § 42-12.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.2 - Independent Living Services and Centers|Section 42-12.2-2 - Definitions.

§ 42-12.2-2. Definitions.(a)"Center for independent living" means a program of services or a facility which offers a combination of independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities or groups of individuals with significant disabilities such as, but not limited to:(1) Intake counseling to determine the individual with significant disabilities need for specific independent living services;(2) Referrals and counseling services with respect to attendant care;(3) Counseling and advocacy services with respect to legal and economic rights and benefits;(4) Peer counseling;(5) Independent living skills, counseling and training, including training in the maintenance of necessary equipment, counseling on therapy needs and programs, and special independent living skill training for individuals who are blind or deaf;(6) Housing and transportation referral and assistance;(7) Surveys, directories, and other activities to identify appropriate housing and accessible transportation and other support services;(8) Community group living arrangements;(9) Education and training necessary for living in the community and participating in community activities;(10) Individual and group social and recreational activities;(11) Other programs and services necessary to provide resources, training, counseling services, or other assistance of substantial benefit in promoting the independence, productivity, and quality of life for individuals with significant disabilities.(b)"Client directed services" means services that are planned and delivered with the active involvement of the client (consumer).(c)"Consumer" means a person or groups of persons with severe disabilities who are or would be capable of independently managing and directing their own lives given the appropriate training and resources.(d)"Consumer directed organization" means:(1) An organization with substantial involvement of consumers on its boards of directors and at the staff level;(2) An organization which subscribes rigorously to a policy of client directed services.(e)"Nonprofit organization" means an organization incorporated in the state of Rhode Island and exempt from federal taxation under the provisions of § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).(f)"Individual with a significant disability" means an individual with a severe physical or mental impairment whose ability to function independently in the family or community or whose ability to obtain, maintain, or advance in employment is substantially limited and for whom the delivery of independent living services will improve the ability to function, continue functioning, or move towards functioning independently in the family or community or to continue in employment, respectively.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 257, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 107, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.2 - Independent Living Services and Centers|Section 42-12.2-3 - Eligibility requirements.

§ 42-12.2-3. Eligibility requirements.The center for independent living shall provide independent living services to any individual with a significant disability.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 257, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 107, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.2 - Independent Living Services and Centers|Section 42-12.2-4 - Organizations eligible to provide services.

§ 42-12.2-4. Organizations eligible to provide services.An organization eligible to provide a center for independent living must be a nonprofit consumer directed organization incorporated in the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 257, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.2 - Independent Living Services and Centers|Section 42-12.2-5 - The Corkery House.

§ 42-12.2-5. The Corkery House.The Substance Abuse Facility in Richmond, Rhode Island, shall hereafter be named and known as the "Corkery House" in honor of Representative Neil Corkery and his many years of service in the substance abuse community.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 284, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.2 - Independent Living Services and Centers|Section 42-12.2-6 - Provision of services.

§ 42-12.2-6. Provision of services.The independent living centers shall provide services to individuals with a range of significant disabilities. The centers shall provide services on a cross disability basis (for individuals with all different types of significant disabilities, including individuals with disabilities who are members of populations that are unserved or underserved by programs). Eligibility for services at any center for independent living shall be determined by the center, and shall not be based on the presence of any one or more specific significant disabilities.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 55, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 107, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-1 - Short title.

§ 42-12.3-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as the "1993 Health Care Act for Children and Pregnant Women".History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-2 - Purposes.

§ 42-12.3-2. Purposes.(a) It is the intent of the general assembly to assure access to the comprehensive health care by providing health insurance to all Rhode Islanders who are uninsured;Universal comprehensive coverage for all Rhode Islanders is a goal to be achieved over the course of several years;The first step in providing comprehensive health coverage is to assure coverage for the most vulnerable residents of the state;Uninsured pregnant women and children under age eight (8) are among the most vulnerable residents of the state; andThe governor's health care advisory committee has provided advice and recommendations in its report of January, 1993 to improve access to health care for pregnant women and children up to age six (6);The objectives to meet the goal of comprehensive health coverage are:(1) Every child under age eight (8) in Rhode Island will have a reliable source of health coverage and health care;(2) Every pregnant woman in Rhode Island will have early and comprehensive prenatal and maternity care services;(3) All low income families will have improved access to family planning and reproductive services; and(4) Every pregnant woman and child in Rhode Island will receive effective, preventive primary care.(b) To assure access to care and availability of services, the following principles will guide the design of the health care act:(1) There will be equal access to health care for children and pregnant women, regardless of the type of coverage;(2) There shall be an emphasis on primary and preventive care which will include a "medical home" for every child;(3) Current deficiencies in the fee for service delivery system will be addressed;(4) In addition to accessibility of health care, provisions must be made to address language, cultural and transportation barriers;(5) Enrollment must be both timely and accomplished in a user friendly fashion;(6) An adequate source of primary care providers should be developed;(7) An enhanced set of services should be developed to support and address the needs of families at risk.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 22, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 14.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-4 - "RIte track" program.

§ 42-12.3-4. "RIte track" program.There is hereby established a payor of last resort program for comprehensive health care for children until they reach nineteen (19) years of age, to be known as "RIte track." The department of human services is hereby authorized to amend its Title XIX state plan pursuant to Title XIX [42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.] and Title XXI [ 42 U.S.C. § 1397aa et seq.] of the Social Security Act as necessary to provide for expanded Medicaid coverage through expanded family income disregards for children, until they reach nineteen (19) years of age, whose family income levels are up to two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level. Provided, however, that healthcare coverage provided under this section shall also be provided in accordance to Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., to a noncitizen child who is lawfully residing in the United States, and who is otherwise eligible for such assistance. The department is further authorized to promulgate any regulations necessary, and in accord with Title XIX [42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.] and Title XXI [ 42 U.S.C. § 1397aa et seq.] of the Social Security Act as necessary in order to implement the state plan amendment. For those children who lack health insurance, and whose family incomes are in excess of two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level, the department of human services shall promulgate necessary regulations to implement the program. The department of human services is further directed to ascertain and promulgate the scope of services that will be available to those children whose family income exceeds the maximum family income specified in the approved Title XIX [42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.] and Title XXI [ 42 U.S.C. § 1397aa et seq.] state plan amendment.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 22, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 129, § 15; P.L. 1996, ch. 131, § 15; P.L. 1996, ch. 132, § 15; P.L. 1996, ch. 133, § 15; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 34, § 6; P.L. 1999, ch. 31, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 228, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 244, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 25, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 40, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 15; P.L. 2008, ch. 9, art. 10, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 23, § 5; P.L. 2021, ch. 395, § 11, effective July 14, 2021.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-5 - Managed care.

§ 42-12.3-5. Managed care.The delivery and financing of the health care services provided pursuant to §§ 42-12.3-3 and 42-12.3-4 shall be provided through a system of managed care.A managed care system integrates an efficient financing mechanism with quality service delivery, provides a "medical home" to assure appropriate care and deter unnecessary and inappropriate care, and places emphasis on preventive and primary health care. In developing a managed care system the department of human services shall consider managed care models recognized by the health care financing administration. The department of human services is hereby authorized and directed to seek any necessary approvals or waivers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration, needed to assure that services are provided through a mandatory managed care system. Certain health services may be provided on an interim basis through a fee for service arrangement upon a finding that there are temporary barriers to implementation of mandatory managed care for a particular population or particular geographic area. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department of human services from providing enhanced services to medical assistance recipients within existing appropriations.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 22, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-5.1 - Emergency Care.

§ 42-12.3-5.1. Emergency Care.The department of human services shall ensure that managed care organizations providing services under this chapter comply with the "prudent lay person" emergency care coverage standard as required by § 1931 (b) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 306, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-6 - Eligibility and services.

§ 42-12.3-6. Eligibility and services.The department of human services may enter into any necessary cooperative agreements with the department of health and/or other state agencies required to assure that for both the RIte Start and the RIte Track Programs enrollment, eligibility and service delivery can be determined and provided in a timely, efficient and user friendly manner. The cooperative agreements shall permit eligible persons to be enrolled at community health centers and other community-based organization(s). The department of human services is hereby directed to assign enrollment workers to such centers and organizations as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this section. The benefit package for the RIte Track program shall include multi-disciplinary evaluation and treatment for children with significant developmental disabilities and developmentally delayed children enrolled in RIte Track.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 400, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 22, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-7 - Financial contributions.

§ 42-12.3-7. Financial contributions.The department of human services may require the payment of enrollment fees, sliding fees, deductibles, co-payments, and/or other contributions based on ability to pay. These fees shall be established by rules and regulations to be promulgated by the department of human services or the department of health, as appropriate.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 22, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-8 - Enhanced services for children.

§ 42-12.3-8. Enhanced services for children.(a) The department of human services shall develop a panel of enhanced services to be available as appropriate to RIte Track and medical assistance recipients under the age of eighteen (18), who are considered at risk, as defined by department of human services regulations. These services shall include, but not be limited to: care coordination, home visitation, nutrition counseling, parenting skills education. These services may be performed through a fee for service, contractual arrangement, or capitated rate as determined by the department of human services. The provision of enhanced services is subject to available appropriations; in the event that appropriations are not adequate for the provision of these services, the department has the authority to limit the amount, scope, and duration of these enhanced services, and to limit eligibility for enhanced services to children under the age of eight (8). Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department of human services from providing enhanced services to a medical assistance recipient, within existing appropriations.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) below, the department of human services shall also provide pediatric palliative care services to eligible children under the age of nineteen (19) years who have a terminal illness, provided that such services qualify for federal financial participation. These services shall be designed to achieve an improved quality of life and to meet the physical and emotional needs experienced by the patient during the course of the terminal illness and death. The services offered shall be determined by the department and may include, but are not limited to, consultations for pain and symptom management, case management and assessment, social services, counseling, volunteer support services, and respite services. The services shall be provided by licensed health care facilities that meet the criteria established by regulations promulgated by the department. The department is further authorized to establish limits on the services provided under this section.(c) The department shall be the payor of last resort with respect to services provided under subsection (b) above. With respect to children under the age of nineteen (19) years who are covered by an individual or family health insurance plan or program that provides payment in whole or in part for the type of pediatric palliative health care services listed in subsection (b) above, the department shall coordinate benefits with these primary payors, and provided further that payments by the department shall be in accordance with the department's fee schedules.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 22, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 129, § 15; P.L. 1996, ch. 131, § 15; P.L. 1996, ch. 132, § 15; P.L. 1996, ch. 133, § 15; P.L. 2003, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 192, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-9 - Insurance coverage - Third party insurance.

§ 42-12.3-9. Insurance coverage — Third party insurance.(a) No payment will be made nor service provided in the RIte Start or RIte Track program with respect to any health care that is covered or would be covered, by any employee welfare benefit plan under which a woman or child is either covered or eligible to be covered either as an employee or dependent, whether or not coverage under such plan is elected.(b) A premium may be charged for participation in the RIte Track or RIte Start programs for eligible individuals whose family incomes are in excess of two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level and who have voluntarily terminated health care insurance within one year of the date of application for benefits under this chapter.(c) Every family who is eligible to participate in the RIte Track program, who has an additional child who because of age is not eligible for RIte Track, or whose child becomes ineligible for RIte Track because of his or her age, may be offered by the managed care provider with whom the family is enrolled, the opportunity to enroll such ineligible child or children in the same managed care program on a self-pay basis at the same cost, charge or premium as is being charged to the state under the provisions of this chapter for other covered children within the managed care program. The family may also purchase a package of enhanced services at the same cost or charge to the department.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-10 - Administration.

§ 42-12.3-10. Administration.The department of human services may cooperate through interagency cooperative agreements, with the department of health and/or other state agencies, and any other agreements they deem necessary, to assure that health care services for eligible pregnant women and children under the age of eighteen (18) are provided in an efficient and timely basis. The department of human services shall monitor and evaluate the medical services and health outcomes of clients served by the RIte Track and RIte Start programs. The department of human services shall be responsible for assuring marketing, enrollee relations, quality assurance, provider recruitment, and network development. The department is hereby authorized to promulgate any and all necessary rules and regulations to carry out the intent of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 22, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 129, § 15; P.L. 1996, ch. 131, § 15; P.L. 1996, ch. 132, § 15; P.L. 1996, ch. 133, § 15.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-11 - Appropriations - Authorization to pay for health care.

§ 42-12.3-11. Appropriations — Authorization to pay for health care.The general assembly shall annually appropriate to the department of human services such sums as it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Authorization to pay for health care services specified in this chapter shall be made by representatives of the department of human services, and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or sums or so much thereof as may be required from time to time, upon the receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers, provided, however, that the department of human services may enter into cooperative agreements for the transfer of funds to effectuate the purposes set forth in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 22, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-12 - Assignment of medical support rights.

§ 42-12.3-12. Assignment of medical support rights.Any person who is determined eligible for RIte Start, or RIte Track, or the title XIX state plan is hereby deemed to have made an assignment of rights to medical support in accordance with § 40-6-9(b), and the provisions of § 40-6-9(b) and (d) are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to such person.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-13 - Severability.

§ 42-12.3-13. Severability.If any provision in any section of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, its invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 398, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12.3-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12.3 - Health Care for Children and Pregnant Women|Section 42-12.3-14 - Benefits and coverage - Exclusion.

§ 42-12.3-14. Benefits and coverage — Exclusion.For as long as the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration Project No. 11-W-0004/1-01 entitled "RIte Care" remains in effect, any health care services provided pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from all mandatory benefits and coverage as may otherwise be provided for in the general laws.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 36, § 1.