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RI Gen L § 42-72-36.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-36.1 - System reform and rebalancing goal.

§ 42-72-36.1. System reform and rebalancing goal.On or before October 1, 2016, the department of children, youth and families shall begin to implement a strategy to transition from reliance on congregate-care placements to greater use of foster homes with community-based services for children and families. Said strategy shall ensure quality outcomes, performance measures, and incentives that promote service excellence and improve the system's overall stability by reinvesting the benefits that accrue from the more efficient and effective utilization of congregate care, foster homes, and community-based services. Attaining systemwide reform of the magnitude set forth herein shall require rebalancing the system by making significant changes in the organization, financing, and delivery of services that must be implemented incrementally.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 413, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72-36.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-36.2 - Recommendations as to allocation of resources.

§ 42-72-36.2. Recommendations as to allocation of resources.On or before October 1, 2016, the department of children, youth and families shall recommend the allocation of existing resources as needed to ensure that those children in need of residential care, including foster homes and support services, receive them in the least-restrictive setting appropriate to their needs. The department is hereby authorized to utilize screening criteria to avoid unnecessary, congregate-care placements of children.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 413, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72-36.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-36.3 - Reporting.

§ 42-72-36.3. Reporting.Annual reports showing progress in residential-care system reform and rebalancing shall be submitted by April 1, 2017, and annually thereafter on or before April 1 of each year by the department to the finance committees of both the senate and the house of representatives and shall include:(1) The number of congregate-care placements and associated funds;(2) The number of foster-care placements and associated funds;(3) The percentage of screenings completed within thirty (30) days of placement;(4) Recommendations to promote the expansion of foster homes and community-based service capacity, including payment methodology reforms, that increase access to foster homes and community-based services; and(5) Recommendations for options to pay for certain services and supports necessary to transition or divert children from restrictive settings and optimize their health and safety when receiving care in a home or the community.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 413, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 414, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72-36.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-36.4 - Foundation grants.

§ 42-72-36.4. Foundation grants.All grant funds from nonprofit charitable organizations accepted by the department of children, youth and families with formally established agreements with an approved budget for their use shall be deposited as restricted receipts.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 7, § 7.
RI Gen L § 42-72.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.1 - Licensing and Monitoring of Child Placing Agencies, Child Caring Agencies, Foster and Adoptive Homes, and Children's Behavioral Health Programs|Section 42-72.1-1 - Statement of purpose.

§ 42-72.1-1. Statement of purpose.(a) The director of the department of children, youth and families, pursuant to §§ 42-72-5(b)(7) and 42-72-5(b)(24), shall establish within the department a unit to license and monitor child-placing agencies, child caring agencies, foster and adoptive homes, and children's behavioral health programs to protect the health, safety and well being of children temporarily separated from or being cared for away from their natural families.(b) Services for children requiring licensure under this chapter shall include all child placing agencies, child caring agencies, foster and adoptive homes, and children's behavioral health programs which offer services within the state, except as defined in § 42-72.1-5.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 254, § 5; P.L. 1986, ch. 274, § 5; P.L. 1988, ch. 560, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21.
RI Gen L § 42-72.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.1 - Licensing and Monitoring of Child Placing Agencies, Child Caring Agencies, Foster and Adoptive Homes, and Children's Behavioral Health Programs|Section 42-72.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 42-72.1-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Administrator of licensing" means the director of the licensing unit (or his/her designee) that carries out the provisions of this chapter, hereafter referred to as the "administrator."(2) "Applicant" means a child-placing agency, child caring agency, foster and adoptive home, and children's behavioral health program that apply for a license to operate.(3) "Child" means any person less than eighteen (18) years of age; provided, that a child over eighteen (18) years of age who is nevertheless subject to continuing jurisdiction of the family court, pursuant to chapter 1 of title 14, or defined as emotionally disturbed according to chapter 7 of title 40.1, shall be considered a child for the purposes of this chapter.(4) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21].(5) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21].(6) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21].(7) "Child caring agency" means any facility that provides residential treatment, residential group homecare or semi-independent living, or residential assessment and stabilization.(8) "Child-placing agency" means any private or public agency that receives children for placement into independent living arrangements, supervised apartment living, residential group care facilities, family foster homes, or adoptive homes.(9) "Children's behavioral health program" means any private or public agency that provides behavioral health services to children.(10) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21].(11) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21].(12) "Department" means the department of children, youth and families (DCYF).(13) "Director" means the director of the department of children, youth and families, or the director's designee.(14) "Foster and adoptive homes" means one or more adults who are licensed to provide foster or adoptive caregiving in a family-based home setting.(15) "Licensee" means any person, firm, corporation, association, or agency, which holds a valid license under this chapter.(16) "Regulation" means any requirement for licensure, promulgated pursuant to this chapter having the force of law.(17) "Related" means any of the following relationships, by marriage, blood, or adoption, even following the death or divorce of a natural parent: parent, grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, and first cousin. In a prosecution under this chapter or of any law relating thereto, a defendant who relies for a defense upon the relationship of any child to him or herself, the defendant shall have the burden of proof as to the relationship.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 254, § 5; P.L. 1986, ch. 274, § 5; P.L. 1987, ch. 458, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 560, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 15, § 5; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21.
RI Gen L § 42-72.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.1 - Licensing and Monitoring of Child Placing Agencies, Child Caring Agencies, Foster and Adoptive Homes, and Children's Behavioral Health Programs|Section 42-72.1-6 - Violations, suspensions and revocations of license.

§ 42-72.1-6. Violations, suspensions and revocations of license.(a) When a licensee violates the terms of the license, the provisions of this chapter, or any regulation thereunder, the department may pursue the administrative remedies herein provided, including the assessment of administrative penalties under the provisions of chapter 72.11 of this title relating to licensed childcare centers, family childcare homes, and group family childcare homes, in addition to other civil or criminal remedies according to the general laws.(b) After notice and hearing, as provided by the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title, the administrator may revoke the license, or suspend the license for a period not exceeding six (6) months.(c) During a suspension, the agency, facility or program shall cease operation.(d) To end a suspension, the licensee shall, within thirty (30) days of the notice of suspension, submit a plan of corrective action to the administrator. The plan shall outline the steps and timetables for immediate correction of the areas of noncompliance and is subject to the approval of the administrator.(e) At the end of the suspension, the administrator may reinstate the license for the term of the original license, revoke the license, issue a new license, or deny a reapplication.(f) Upon revocation, the licensed agency, program or facility shall cease operation. The licensee whose license has been revoked may not apply for a similar license within a three-year (3) period from the date of revocation.(g) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21].History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 254, § 5; P.L. 1986, ch. 274, § 5; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 15, § 5; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21.
RI Gen L § 42-72.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.1 - Licensing and Monitoring of Child Placing Agencies, Child Caring Agencies, Foster and Adoptive Homes, and Children's Behavioral Health Programs|Section 42-72.1-7 - Penalties for violations.

§ 42-72.1-7. Penalties for violations.(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or any regulations issued pursuant to this chapter, or who shall intentionally make any false statement or reports to the director with reference to the matters contained herein, shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be imprisoned for a term not exceeding six (6) months or be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or both, and for a second or subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both the fine and imprisonment.(b) Anyone who maintains or conducts a program, agency, or facility without first having obtained a license, or who maintains or conducts a program, agency, or facility after a license has been revoked or suspended, or who shall refuse to permit a reasonable inspection and examination of a program, agency, or facility, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each week that the program, agency, or facility shall have been maintained without a license or for each refusal to permit inspection and examination by the director.(c) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21].(d) The department shall refer any violations to the attorney general's office for prosecution.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 254, § 5; P.L. 1986, ch. 274, § 5; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 21.
RI Gen L § 42-72.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.1 - Licensing and Monitoring of Child Placing Agencies, Child Caring Agencies, Foster and Adoptive Homes, and Children's Behavioral Health Programs|Section 42-72.1-8 - [Repealed.]

§ 42-72.1-8. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 399, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 22, effective July 5, 2019.
RI Gen L § 42-72.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.2 - Family Support Program|Section 42-72.2-2 - Legislative intent - Program objectives.

§ 42-72.2-2. Legislative intent — Program objectives.The family support program shall:(1) Provide information and support to all parents with infants and toddlers that promotes the growth, health, and well being of children and the strength and integrity of the family;(2) Provide families with a systematic, ongoing process that facilitates identification of unmet health, educational, and/or social service needs;(3) Provide families with information regarding service options, which are consistent with expressed needs, and provide assistance and support, which enables families to successfully and independently access those services;(4) Develop a process which facilitates the prompt and effective connection between child and family needs and existing community based services;(5) Coordinate the array of service options that are fully integrated into existing health and educational programs statewide, to minimize duplication, fragmentation, and cost;(6) Develop a system that facilitates follow up of children and families, monitors the effectiveness of services provided, and specifically identifies gaps in existing services and the prevalence of such voids statewide;(7) Develop a process that integrates the "child find" requirements and expectations of 20 U.S.C. § 1471 et seq., to eliminate the need for a segregated identification system for special needs children and their families; and(8) Develop a process which effectively coordinates all existing child and family programs, specifically identifying the role and responsibility of each state human service agency in the delivery and administration of the family support program.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 213, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-72.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.2 - Family Support Program|Section 42-72.2-3 - Family support program - Administration.

§ 42-72.2-3. Family support program — Administration.The department of health, through the division of family health, shall serve as the principal agency responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the family support program.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 213, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-72.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.2 - Family Support Program|Section 42-72.2-4 - Cooperation of other state agencies with the family support program.

§ 42-72.2-4. Cooperation of other state agencies with the family support program.(a) The department of health shall develop agreements with the department of children, youth, and families, the department of elementary and secondary education, the department of human services, and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to delineate the role and function of each department. In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, each of the foregoing departments shall assign a staff person who will assume responsibility for implementation of the program and each department shall provide statistical and analytical data needed to carry out the provisions of this chapter.(b) Each of the foregoing departments shall enter into an agreement with the family support program and shall join with the program in a cooperative effort to carry out the provisions of § 42-72.2-2.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 213, § 4; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 46.
RI Gen L § 42-72.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.2 - Family Support Program|Section 42-72.2-5 - Program director - Duties.

§ 42-72.2-5. Program director — Duties.The family support program shall be within the division of family health, department of health, and shall be administered by a full-time director who shall be responsible for program administration, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 213, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-72.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.2 - Family Support Program|Section 42-72.2-6 - Data maintenance.

§ 42-72.2-6. Data maintenance.The department of health shall assume full responsibility for the collection, entry, storage, analysis, and file protection of all Level I and II needs determination information. Access to this data and preserving its confidentiality shall be subject to all existing and applicable state and federal statutes, as well as those regulations and guidelines developed by the human subjects committee within the department of health.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 213, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-72.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.3 - Project Early Start|Section 42-72.3-1 - Short title.

§ 42-72.3-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as "Project Early Start".History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 309, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.3 - Project Early Start|Section 42-72.3-2 - Legislative declaration.

§ 42-72.3-2. Legislative declaration.The general assembly finds and declares that:(1) In 1986 twenty-one (21) Rhode Island children were born to mothers under the age of fifteen (15), fifty-nine (59) children to mothers age fifteen (15), one hundred eighteen (118) children to mothers age sixteen (16), and two hundred seventy (270) children to mothers age seventeen (17); and(2) Each year in Rhode Island, one in four (4) infants, or over three thousand (3,000), are born into poverty; and(3) An insightful 1986 report, "Investing in our children" by the committee for economic development, has concluded:"The seeds of educational failure are planted early. Children who are born into poverty or overly stressful circumstances often suffer from a wide variety of physical and emotional problems that can delay normal social and intellectual development or impair their ability to function effectively.The patterns of behavior that lead to school failure and dropping out begin to appear during infancy and the toddler years. Without early intervention, these children will have difficulty taking advantage of the learning opportunities available in elementary and secondary school. It is therefore likely that many otherwise bright children will have their talents lost to themselves and society"; and(4) Most recent Rhode Island initiatives have been targeted at the pre-school and school-age population, and have not addressed the pressing needs of at-risk infants and toddlers and their families; and(5) Rhode Island must provide the earliest possible intervention with at-risk children for reasons both of compassion and cost-effectiveness.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 309, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.3 - Project Early Start|Section 42-72.3-3 - Creation of program - Scope of activities.

§ 42-72.3-3. Creation of program — Scope of activities.There is established under the director of the department of children, youth, and families "project early start", a community based program, to provide both home-based and center-based activities, to address this need for early intervention. The services to be provided shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Resource mobilization to ensure adequate food, shelter, and clothing;(2) Appropriate family health care and supervision;(3) Parenting education for both mothers and fathers;(4) Nutritional guidance;(5) Developmentally appropriate infant and toddler curriculum;(6) Home management skill-building opportunities;(7) Crisis intervention and emergency assistance;(8) Parent participation in program decisions; and(9) Appropriate support services including transportation, childcare, and a staff reflective of the racial and ethnic population of the children.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 309, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.3 - Project Early Start|Section 42-72.3-4 - Administration of program.

§ 42-72.3-4. Administration of program.This program shall be administered by, and shall be under the control and direction of, the state department of children, youth, and families.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 309, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72.5-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.5 - Children's Cabinet|Section 42-72.5-1 - Establishment.

§ 42-72.5-1. Establishment.There is established within the executive branch of state government a children's cabinet. The cabinet shall include, but not be limited to: the director of the department of administration; the secretary of the executive office of health and human services; the director of the department of children, youth and families; the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals; the director of the department of health; the commissioner of postsecondary education; the commissioner of elementary and secondary education; the director of the department of human services; the director of the department of labor and training; the child advocate; and the governor or his or her designee. The governor shall designate one of the members of the cabinet to be chairperson.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 219, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 314, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 21.
RI Gen L § 42-72.5-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.5 - Children's Cabinet|Section 42-72.5-2 - Policy and goals.

§ 42-72.5-2. Policy and goals.The children's cabinet shall:(1) Meet at least monthly to address all issues, especially those that cross departmental lines, and relate to children's needs and services;(2) Review, amend, and propose all interagency agreements necessary to provide coordinated services to children;(3) Produce an annual comprehensive children's budget, to be submitted with other budget documents to the general assembly;(4) Produce, by December 1, 2015, a comprehensive, five (5) year statewide plan and proposed budget for an integrated state child service system. This plan shall be submitted to the governor; the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, and updated annually thereafter;(5) [Deleted by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 21].(6) Develop a strategic plan to coordinate and share data to foster interagency communication, increase efficiency of service delivery, and simultaneously protect children's legitimate expectations of privacy and rights to confidentiality. This shall include data-sharing with research partners, pursuant to data-sharing agreements, that maintains data integrity and protects the security and confidentiality of these records. Any such data-sharing agreements shall comply with all privacy and security requirements of federal and state law and regulation governing the use of such data. Any universal student identifier now in use by the state or developed in the future shall not involve a student's social security number.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 150, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 21.
RI Gen L § 42-72.5-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72.5 - Children's Cabinet|Section 42-72.5-3 - Cooperation required.

§ 42-72.5-3. Cooperation required.The executive office of health and human services shall provide staff support to the children's cabinet in preparing the integrated state child service system plan as required by this chapter. All departments represented on the children's cabinet shall cooperate with the executive office of health and human services to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 21.