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RI Gen L § 42-7.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-2 - Executive office of health and human services.

§ 42-7.2-2. Executive office of health and human services.There is hereby established within the executive branch of state government an executive office of health and human services to serve as the principal agency of the executive branch of state government for managing the departments of children, youth and families, health, human services, and behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. In this capacity, the office shall:(a) Lead the state's four (4) health and human services departments in order to:(1) Improve the economy, efficiency, coordination, and quality of health and human services policy and planning, budgeting, and financing.(2) Design strategies and implement best practices that foster service access, consumer safety, and positive outcomes.(3) Maximize and leverage funds from all available public and private sources, including federal financial participation, grants, and awards.(4) Increase public confidence by conducting independent reviews of health and human services issues in order to promote accountability and coordination across departments.(5) Ensure that state health and human services policies and programs are responsive to changing consumer needs and to the network of community providers that deliver assistive services and supports on their behalf.(6) Administer Rhode Island Medicaid in the capacity of the single state agency authorized under title XIX of the U.S. Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396a et seq., and exercise such single state agency authority for such other federal and state programs as may be designated by the governor. Except as provided for herein, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as transferring to the secretary the powers, duties, or functions conferred upon the departments by Rhode Island general laws for the management and operations of programs or services approved for federal financial participation under the authority of the Medicaid state agency.(7) To act in conjunction with the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals as the state's co-designated agency (42 U.S.C. § 300x-30(a)) for administering federal aid and for the purposes of the calculation of expenditures relative to the substance-abuse block grant and federal funding maintenance of effort.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 18, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 20; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 22; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 9, § 8.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-3 - Secretary of health and human services - Appointment.

§ 42-7.2-3. Secretary of health and human services — Appointment.The executive office of health and human services shall be administered by a secretary of health and human services, hereafter referred to as "secretary". The position of secretary is hereby created in the unclassified service. The secretary shall be appointed by the governor, and shall be subject to advice and consent of the senate. The secretary shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Before entering upon the discharge of duties, the secretary shall take an oath to faithfully execute the duties of the office.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-4 - Responsibilities of the secretary.

§ 42-7.2-4. Responsibilities of the secretary.(a) The secretary shall be responsible to the governor for supervising the executive office of health and human services and for managing and providing strategic leadership and direction to the four (4) departments.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in this chapter, the governor shall appoint the directors of the departments within the executive office of health and human services. Directors appointed to those departments shall continue to be subject to the advice and consent of the senate and shall continue to hold office as set forth in §§ 42-6-1 et seq. and 42-72-1(c).History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 18, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-6 - Departments assigned to the executive office - Powers and duties.

§ 42-7.2-6. Departments assigned to the executive office — Powers and duties.(a) The departments assigned to the secretary shall:(1) Exercise their respective powers and duties in accordance with their statutory authority and the general policy established by the governor or by the secretary acting on behalf of the governor or in accordance with the powers and authorities conferred upon the secretary by this chapter;(2) Provide such assistance or resources as may be requested or required by the governor and/or the secretary; and(3) Provide such records and information as may be requested or required by the governor and/or the secretary to perform the duties set forth in § 42-7.2-5. Upon developing, acquiring or transferring such records and information, the secretary shall assume responsibility for complying with the provisions of any applicable general or public law, regulation, or agreement relating to the confidentiality, privacy or disclosure of such records or information.(4) Forward to the secretary copies of all reports to the governor.(b) Except as provided herein, no provision of this chapter or application thereof shall be construed to limit or otherwise restrict the department of children, youth and families, the department of health, the department of human services, and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals from fulfilling any statutory requirement or complying with any valid rule or regulation.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 18, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 20; P.L. 2021, ch. 395, § 10, effective July 14, 2021.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-7 - Independent advisory council - Purposes.

§ 42-7.2-7. Independent advisory council — Purposes.(a) The secretary shall establish an independent advisory council, hereafter referred to as "advisory council" composed of representatives of the network of health and human services providers, the communities the departments serve, state and local policy makers and any other stakeholders or consumers interested in improving access to high quality health and human services.(b) The advisory council shall assist the secretary in identifying: issues of concern and priorities in the organization and/or delivery of services; areas where there is need for interdepartmental collaboration and cooperation; and opportunities for building sustainable and effective public-private partnerships that support the missions of the departments. The advisory council shall also provide guidance to the secretary in developing a plan to further the purposes of the executive office and assist the departments in meeting their unique missions and shared responsibilities.(c) With the assistance of the department directors, the secretary shall hold health and human services forums and open meetings that encourage community, consumer and stakeholder input on health and human services issues, proposals and activities and actions of the executive office that have been identified by the advisory council as areas of concern or important policy priorities or opportunities for the state.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-8 - Assignment and reassignment of advisory bodies.

§ 42-7.2-8. Assignment and reassignment of advisory bodies.The governor may, by executive order, reassign any advisory bodies, boards, or commissions associated or affiliated with the departments to the secretary of health and human services or assign any such entities that may be created.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-9 - Appointment of employees.

§ 42-7.2-9. Appointment of employees.The secretary, subject to the provisions of applicable state law, shall be the appointing authority for all employees of the executive office of health and human services. The secretary may assign this function to such subordinate officers and employees of the executive office as may to him or her seem feasible or desirable. The appointing authority of the secretary provided for herein shall not affect, interfere with, limit, or otherwise restrict the appointing authority vested in the directors for the employees of the departments under applicable general and public laws.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-10 - Appropriations and disbursements.

§ 42-7.2-10. Appropriations and disbursements.(a) The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. 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 from time to time be required, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the secretary of the executive office of health and human services, or his or her designee.(b) For the purpose of recording federal financial participation associated with qualifying healthcare workforce development activities at the state's public institutions of higher education, and pursuant to the Rhode Island designated state health programs (DSHP), as approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMC) October 20, 2016, in the 11-W-00242/1 amendment to Rhode Island's section 1115 Demonstration Waiver, there is hereby established a restricted-receipt account entitled "Health System Transformation Project" in the general fund of the state and included in the budget of the office of health and human services.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 2, § 10.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-11 - Rules and regulations.

§ 42-7.2-11. Rules and regulations.The executive office of health and human services shall be deemed an agency for purposes of § 42-35-1, et seq. of the Rhode Island general laws. The secretary shall make and promulgate such rules and regulations, fee schedules not inconsistent with state law and fiscal policies and procedures as he or she deems necessary for the proper administration of this chapter and to carry out the policy and purposes thereof.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-12 - Repealed.

§ 42-7.2-12. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 9; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 18, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 20, effective June 30, 2015.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-12.1 - Repealed.

§ 42-7.2-12.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 9; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 18, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 20, effective June 30, 2015.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-13 - Severability.

§ 42-7.2-13. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 20.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-14 - Cooperation of other state executive branch agencies.

§ 42-7.2-14. Cooperation of other state executive branch agencies.As may be appropriate from time to time, the departments and other agencies of the state of the executive branch that have not been assigned to the executive office of health and human services under this chapter shall assist and cooperate with the executive office as may be required by the governor requested by the secretary.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-15 - Applicability.

§ 42-7.2-15. Applicability.Nothing in this chapter shall change, transfer or interfere with, or limit or otherwise restrict the general assembly's sole authority to appropriate and re-appropriate fiscal resources to the departments; the statutory or regulatory duties of the directors of the departments, or the appointing authority for the employees of the departments vested in the directors under applicable general and public laws.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 19.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-16.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-16.1 - Reinventing Medicaid Act of 2015.

§ 42-7.2-16.1. Reinventing Medicaid Act of 2015.(a) The Rhode Island Medicaid program is an integral component of the state's healthcare system that provides crucial services and supports to many Rhode Islanders. As the program's reach has expanded, the costs of the program have continued to rise and the delivery of care has become more fragmented and uncoordinated. Given the crucial role of the Medicaid program to the state, it is of compelling importance that the state conduct a fundamental restructuring of its Medicaid program that achieves measurable improvement in health outcomes for the people and transforms the healthcare system to one that pays for the outcomes and quality they deserve at a sustainable, predictable and affordable cost.(b) The Working Group to Reinvent Medicaid, which was established to refine the principles and goals of the Medicaid reforms begun in 2008, was directed to present to the general assembly and the governor initiatives to improve the value, quality, and outcomes of the health care funded by the Medicaid program.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 20.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-17 - Statutory reference to the office of health and human services.

§ 42-7.2-17. Statutory reference to the office of health and human services.Notwithstanding other statutory references to the department of human services, wherever in the general or public laws, or any rule or regulation, any reference shall appear to the "department of human services" or to "department" as it relates to any responsibilities for and/or to Medicaid, unless the context otherwise requires, it shall be deemed to mean "the office of health and human services."History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 18, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-19 - HIV Care Grant rebate account.

§ 42-7.2-19. HIV Care Grant rebate account.(a) There is hereby created within the executive office of health and human services a restricted receipt account to be known as the HIV Care Grant rebate account to receive and expend pharmaceutical rebates on HIV treatment and prevention services.(b) All amounts deposited in the HIV Care Grant rebate account on or after July 1, 2014, shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 3, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-20.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-20.1 - ABLE accounts. [Contingent effective date; see note.]

§ 42-7.2-20.1. ABLE accounts.(a) Legislative findings. The general assembly finds and declares the following:(1) Blind and disabled persons of this state need not only state financial assistance, but also private financial assistance in achieving a better life experience.(2) A federal program exists that allows disabled individuals to make contributions and receive contributions from contributors that may be deposited in an account for their care which amount can grow free of any income tax consequences so long as the contributions are used for qualifying disability expenses pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 529A.(3) These accounts may be utilized by disabled individuals for disbursements relating to education, housing, transportation, employment training and support, assistive technology and personal support services, health prevention and wellness, financial management and administrative services, legal fees, expenses for oversight and monitoring, funeral and burial expenses, and other expenses approved under regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.(4) This federal program is found to be a financial option worthy of consideration by persons of this state with disabilities.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 187, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-20.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-20.2 - Definitions. [Contingent effective date; see note.]

§ 42-7.2-20.2. Definitions.As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:(1) "Achieving a better life experience account" or "ABLE account" means an account established under the achieving a better life experience program pursuant to this section and any implementing regulations for the purposes of funding future, qualified disability expenses of a designated beneficiary.(2) "Achieving a better life experience program" or "program" means the qualified ABLE program established and administered jointly by the executive office, in conjunction with the SIC as defined herein and, to the extent so delegated or contracted, any designated administrators.(3) "Contracting state" means a state that has entered into a contract with the executive office to provide residents of Rhode Island or that state with access to a qualified ABLE program.(4) "Designated administrator" means any corporation or other entity whose powers and privileges are provided for in any general or special law, whether for profit or not, designated or retained by the executive office for the purpose of administering, subject to the executive office's and SIC's ongoing supervision, all or any portion of the investment, marketing, recordkeeping, administrative, or other functions of the program.(5) "Designated beneficiary" means the individual with a disability named as the beneficiary of an ABLE account.(6) "Executive office" means the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) or an agency thereof as designated by the secretary of EOHHS.(7) "Individual with a disability" means an individual who is an "eligible individual" as defined under 26 U.S.C. § 529A.(8) "Qualified ABLE program" means a "qualified ABLE program" as defined under 26 U.S.C. § 529A.(9) "Qualified disability expenses" means "qualified disability expenses" as defined under 26 U.S.C. § 529A.(10) "Secretary of EOHHS" means the secretary of the executive office of health and human services.(11) "Secretary of the Treasury" means the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.(12) "Section 529A" means Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (26 U.S.C. § 529A) or any successor provision thereto, and any regulations promulgated thereunder or tax announcements or other binding regulatory guidance provided with respect thereto.(13) "State" means the state of Rhode Island.(14) "State investment commission" or "SIC" means the state investment commission as established by § 35-10-1.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 187, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-7.2-20.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-7.2 - Office of Health and Human Services|Section 42-7.2-20.3 - Creation of program. [Contingent effective date; see note.]

§ 42-7.2-20.3. Creation of program. (a) There shall be established within the executive office and administered, in conjunction with, the SIC, the achieving a better life experience program for the purposes of administering ABLE accounts established to encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities. Under the program, one or more persons may make contributions to an ABLE account to meet the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary of the account.(b) Unless otherwise permitted under 26 U.S.C. § 529A, the owner of an ABLE account shall be the designated beneficiary of the account.(c) A designated beneficiary may have only one account.(d) Unless otherwise permitted under 26 U.S.C. § 529A, the designated beneficiary of an ABLE account shall be a resident of this state or of a contracting state. The executive office shall determine residency for such purpose in such manner as may be required or permissible under 26 U.S.C. § 529A or, in the absence of any guidance under 26 U.S.C. § 529A, by such other means as the executive office shall consider advisable for purposes of satisfying the requirements of 26 U.S.C. § 529A.(e) Any person may make contributions to an ABLE account to meet the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary of the account; provided that the account and contributions meet the other requirements of this section and regulations promulgated by the executive office.(f) The executive office, in conjunction with the SIC, and, to the extent required by the terms of such designation, any designated administrator shall operate the program so that it shall constitute a qualified ABLE program in compliance with the requirements of 26 U.S.C. § 529A.(g) The SIC and any designated administrator shall provide investment options for the investment of amounts contributed to an ABLE account.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 187, § 1.