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RI Gen L § 23-13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-3 - Appropriations by cities and towns.

§ 23-13-3. Appropriations by cities and towns.Any city or town may annually appropriate a sum to be expended for the promotion of the welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy in that city or town, under the supervision of and in cooperation with the state department of health, and that city or town may provide that any appropriation may be expended by the state department of health or under the joint supervision of the department and an officer or agent appointed by that city or town to co-operate with the department in carrying out the purposes of the appropriation.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 47, § 26; P.L. 1927, ch. 1055, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 329, § 32; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-13-3.
RI Gen L § 23-13-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-4 - Ophthalmia neonatorum - Definition - Treatment.

§ 23-13-4. Ophthalmia neonatorum — Definition — Treatment.(a) Any diseased condition of the eye or eyes of an infant in which there is inflammation, redness, swelling, or any unnatural discharge at any time within two (2) weeks after birth shall, for the purpose of §§ 23-13-4 — 23-13-8 be deemed to be ophthalmia neonatorum.(b) It shall be the duty of the physician, nurse, or midwife attending the birth of an infant immediately after the birth to treat the eyes of that infant with any approved prophylactic remedy as may be recommended by the department of health.(c) For the purpose of §§ 23-13-4 — 23-13-8, midwives, who previously have not been permitted to use medical agents under any conditions, may employ the approved prophylactic of the department of health with the consent of the parent or guardian.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 25; P.L. 1914, ch. 1081, § 1; P.L. 1918, ch. 1641, § 1; P.L. 1919, ch. 1757, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 24; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-13-4; P.L. 1979, ch. 199, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-5 - Advice to parents concerning ophthalmia neonatorum.

§ 23-13-5. Advice to parents concerning ophthalmia neonatorum.It shall be the duty of physicians, midwives, and any other persons that may be lawfully engaged in the practice of obstetrics or assisting at childbirths to inform parents or guardians of the serious nature and consequences of this disease and to advise the use of prophylactic measures designated by the department of health.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 25; P.L. 1918, ch. 1641, § 1; P.L. 1919, ch. 1757, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 24; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-13-5.
RI Gen L § 23-13-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-6 - Reports of ophthalmia neonatorum.

§ 23-13-6. Reports of ophthalmia neonatorum.It shall be the duty of any physician, midwife, nurse, parent, or other person or persons assisting any woman in childbirth or assisting in the care of any infant to report within twelve (12) hours after noting any case of ophthalmia neonatorum coming to his or her attention to the department of health.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 24; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 25; P.L. 1914, ch. 1081, § 1; P.L. 1918, ch. 1641, § 1; P.L. 1919, ch. 1757, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 23-13-6.
RI Gen L § 23-13-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-7 - Investigation of cases - Enforcement of provisions - Publication of information - Reports to attorney general.

§ 23-13-7. Investigation of cases — Enforcement of provisions — Publication of information — Reports to attorney general.It shall be the duty of the department of health to:(1) Investigate each case of ophthalmia neonatorum;(2) Enforce the provisions of §§ 23-13-4 — 23-13-8;(3) Publish and distribute information concerning the dangers and prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum; and(4) Bring all violations of the law to the attorney general, whether occasioned by the failure of the physician, nurse, midwife, parent, or other person or persons assisting in childbirth or in the care of infants, to report the violations.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 26; P.L. 1914, ch. 1081, § 2; P.L. 1918, ch. 1641, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 26; P.L. 1930, ch. 1590, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 25; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-13-7; P.L. 1979, ch. 199, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-8 - Violations pertaining to ophthalmia neonatorum.

§ 23-13-8. Violations pertaining to ophthalmia neonatorum.The failure of any person mentioned in §§ 23-13-4 — 23-13-7 to report any and all cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, as directed in this chapter, or the failure or refusal of any person or institution mentioned in §§23-13-4 — 23-13-7, to obey any rule or regulation adopted by the department of health under this chapter, shall constitute a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months, or both.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 277, § 26; G.L. 1909, ch. 343, § 27; P.L. 1918, ch. 1641, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 395, § 27; P.L. 1930, ch. 1590, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 606, § 26; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-13-8.
RI Gen L § 23-13-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-9 - Licensing and regulation of midwives - Penalty for violations.

§ 23-13-9. Licensing and regulation of midwives — Penalty for violations.The state director of health is authorized and directed to make rules for the regulation of the practice of midwifery and for the licensing of midwives, including regulations that require the payment of an initial application fee equal to that fee that is imposed upon applicants for licensure as nurse practitioners and a renewal fee also equivalent to that for nurse practitioners. The rules regarding the regulation of the practice of midwifery shall authorize a licensed, certified nurse-midwife (CNM) or a licensed, certified midwife (CM) to prescribe medications that might be reasonably required by his or her patients; provided however, that a licensed, certified nurse-midwife (CNM) or a licensed, certified midwife (CM) shall prescribe any of those medications as authorized by the director of health. The provisions of this section relating to prescription authority by certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives shall be overseen by the department of health as defined in the department's rules and regulations for licensing of midwives (R23-13MID). No person not a licensed midwife or a physician, registered under the provisions of chapter 37 of title 5, shall practice midwifery, or shall make a practice of attending women in childbirth for hire, or use the name or title of midwife. Any person who violates the provisions of this section, or who violates any of the rules of the department of health made in pursuance of this section, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both, and the director of health may revoke the license issued to any person when, in the opinion of the director of health, that person is guilty of unprofessional conduct.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 115, § 16; P.L. 1918, ch. 1634, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 153, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 255, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-13-9; P.L. 1988, ch. 554, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 7; P.L. 1999, ch. 89, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 159, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 181, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-10 - Complaints for violations.

§ 23-13-10. Complaints for violations.Complaints for violation of the provisions of § 23-13-9 shall be made by the director of the state department of health or by any one authorized by the director, and persons making a complaint under the authority of § 23-13-9 shall be exempted from giving surety for costs on the complaint.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 115, § 17; P.L. 1918, ch. 1634, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 153, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 255, § 14; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-13-10.
RI Gen L § 23-13-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-11 - Repealed.

§ 23-13-11. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-13-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-12 - Repealed.

§ 23-13-12. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-13-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-13 - Testing for hearing impairments.

§ 23-13-13. Testing for hearing impairments.(a) It is declared to be the public policy of this state that every newborn infant be evaluated by procedures approved by the state department of health for the detection of hearing impairments, in order to prevent many of the consequences of these disorders. No hearing impairment test shall be made as to any newborn infant if the parents of that child object to the test on the grounds that a hearing impairment test would conflict with their religious tenets or practices.(b) The physician attending a newborn child shall cause the child to be subject to hearing impairment tests as described in department of health regulations.(c) In addition, the department of health is authorized to establish by rules and regulations a reasonable fee structure for hearing impairment testing to cover program costs not otherwise covered by federal grant funds specifically secured for this purpose. This testing shall be a covered benefit reimbursable by all health insurers, as defined in § 27-38.2-2(1) except for supplemental policies that only provide coverage for specific diseases, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, or other supplemental policies. The department of human services shall pay for hearing impairment testing when the patient is eligible for medical assistance under the provisions of chapter 8 of title 40. In the absence of a third party payor the charges for hearing impairment testing shall be paid by the hospital or other health care facility where the birth occurred. Nothing in this section shall preclude the hospital or health care facility from billing the patient directly. Those fees shall be deposited into a restricted receipt account entitled the "newborn screening account".(d) There is created a hearing impairments testing advisory committee which shall advise the director of the department of health regarding the validity and cost of testing procedures. That advisory committee shall:(1) Meet at least four (4) times per year;(2) Be chaired by the director or his or her designee;(3) Be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the director from the following professions or organizations:(i) A representative of the health insurance industry;(ii) A pediatrician, designated by the R.I. chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics;(iii) An audiologist, designated by the R.I. chapter of the American Speech and Hearing Association;(iv) Two (2) representatives of hospital neonatal nurseries;(v) A representative of special education designated by the department of elementary and secondary education; and(vi) The director of health or his or her designee.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 174, art. 15, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 61; P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 28; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 28, § 4; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 42.
RI Gen L § 23-13-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-14 - Newborn screening program.

§ 23-13-14. Newborn screening program. [Effective until January 1, 2022.](a) The physician attending a newborn child shall cause that child to be subject to newborn screening tests for metabolic, endocrine, and hemoglobinopathy disorders, and other conditions for which there is a medical benefit to the early detection and treatment of the disorder, and an assessment for developmental risk. The department of health shall make rules and regulations pertaining to screenings, diagnostic, and treatment services as accepted medical practice shall indicate. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the parents of the child object to the tests on the grounds that those tests conflict with their religious tenets and practices.(b) In addition, the department of health is authorized to establish by rule and regulation a reasonable fee structure for the newborn screening and disease control program, which includes but is not limited to screening, diagnostic, and treatment services. The program shall be a covered benefit and be reimbursable by all health insurers, as defined in § 27-38.2-2(4), providing health insurance coverage in Rhode Island except for supplemental policies which only provide coverage for specific diseases, hospital indemnity Medicare supplements, or other supplemental policies. The department of human services shall pay for the program where the patient is eligible for medical assistance under the provisions of chapter 8 of title 40. The charges for the program shall be borne by the hospitals or other healthcare facilities where births occur in the absence of a third-party payor. Nothing in this section shall preclude the hospital or healthcare facility from billing the patient directly.(c) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the "newborn screening account" to implement the provisions of § 23-13-13 and § 23-13-14. All funds received pursuant to § 23-13-13 and § 23-13-14 shall be deposited in the account. Funding dedicated exclusively to implement the provisions of § 23-13-13 and § 23-13-14 and received by the department of health from sources other than those identified in § 23-13-13 and § 23-13-14 may also be deposited in the newborn screening account. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the department of health.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 276, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 285, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 61; P.L. 2001, ch. 63, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 11; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 28, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-15 - Repealed.

§ 23-13-15. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-13-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-16 - Annual maternal and child health report.

§ 23-13-16. Annual maternal and child health report.The department of health shall prepare and issue an annual report on the status of maternal and child health in this state. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) a statistical review and analysis of indicators of maternal and child health, such as low birthweights and infant mortality, including a discussion of any trends revealed by those statistics; (2) a summary of peer reviews of pregnancy-related and early childhood deaths occurring during the previous year; (3) identification of groups of mothers and children at high risk for morbidity and mortality; (4) identification of barriers to adequate maternal and child health care; (5) information regarding both government-funded and third party reimburse maternal and child health care services; and (6) recommendations to strengthen state efforts to improve pregnancy outcomes and to promote effective and coordinated maternal and child health care services. The report shall be submitted to the governor and the general assembly by January 15th of each year and shall be made available to the public.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 303, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13-16.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-16.1 - Maternity patient's informational pamphlet.

§ 23-13-16.1. Maternity patient's informational pamphlet.(a) The director of health shall require that each hospital submit to the department statistics relating to the annual rate of caesarean sections, primary and repeat;(b) A pamphlet shall be prepared annually by each hospital listing the statistics stated in subsection (a), and that pamphlet shall be presented in a three (3) year aggregate with each of the years included in the aggregate listed separately;(c) The director of health shall require each hospital to distribute to each prospective maternity patient prior to treatment (in other than a medical emergency), and upon request, to the general public, that maternity informational pamphlet.(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), the informational pamphlet for the first (1st) and second (2nd) year after January 1, 1989 need only contain statistical information in a one or two (2) year aggregate, respectively.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 205, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-18 - Repealed.

§ 23-13-18. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-13-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-19 - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing.

§ 23-13-19. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing.(a) Every physician or healthcare provider attending any person for prenatal care or family planning services shall include HIV screening consistent with the provisions of chapter 23-6.3.[Deleted by P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 6 and P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 6].History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 405, § 4; P.L. 2000, ch. 171, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 599, § 6; P.L. 2007, ch. 170, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 279, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 196, § 6; P.L. 2009, ch. 289, § 6.
RI Gen L § 23-13-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-20 - Coordination of community-based family life and sex education.

§ 23-13-20. Coordination of community-based family life and sex education.(a) The director of health, with the consultation from the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, the director of human services, the Family Life Center at the Community College of Rhode Island, and the director of the department of children, youth, and families, is authorized to establish a family life and sex education coordination program to assist in the establishment of community networks of educators, counselors, and health and human service providers in the maternal and child health planning areas of the state with high rates of teenage pregnancy. The epidemic of teenage pregnancy is, in part, a result of a deteriorating quality of family life reflected in high divorce rates, confusion between love and sex, and increasing reports of isolation and hopelessness. This community-based approach can address the problem of teenage pregnancy created by the demographic, economic, and cultural phenomena that have dramatically changed both the definition and the role of the family. This program shall include counseling in substance abuse prevention.(b) It is the intent of the general assembly that the complex social problem of teenage pregnancy be addressed by the thoughtful orchestration of community institutions and interest groups to support a sound school program designed both to enhance the personal competence and self-esteem of youth, and improve parent skills in providing explicit sexuality education in the home.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 79, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-21 - Comprehensive reproductive health services.

§ 23-13-21. Comprehensive reproductive health services.(a) The director of health is authorized and directed to establish a payor of last resort program to cover the cost of outpatient family planning counseling and comprehensive reproductive health services for men and women who are ineligible for Medicaid, lack health insurance coverage for these services, and whose family's income is between one hundred percent (100%) and one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of the federal poverty level. The director shall promulgate regulations to implement this program. These regulations shall include: specific eligibility criteria, scope and standards for services to be covered, mechanisms for administration, and service delivery.(b) It is the intent of the general assembly that the following services be provided through this program:(1) Patient education and counseling on options for timing and spacing pregnancy;(2) Comprehensive medical services to prevent and control the spread of sexually transmitted diseases;(3) Access to safe and effective methods of contraception.(c) Excluded services will include but not be limited to elective abortion, elective hysterectomy, infertility related services, and other non-family planning procedures. No funds shall be expended to support school-based clinics dispensing contraceptive methods.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-23 - Interagency coordinating council.

§ 23-13-23. Interagency coordinating council.The interagency coordinating council, which is composed in accordance with 20 U.S.C. § 1441, as added by Public Law 108-446, shall monitor the multiagency operation of the early intervention program and to provide a forum where problems may be addressed relating to the delivery of services in the early intervention program.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 69; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 42.
RI Gen L § 23-13-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13 - Maternal and Child Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 23-13-24 - Recommendations of the council.

§ 23-13-24. Recommendations of the council.The interagency coordinating council shall offer recommendations for the betterment of the delivery of early intervention services to the appropriate state agencies and the general assembly whenever necessary.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 243, § 3.