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RI Gen L § 42-65-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-65 - American and Irish Cultural Exchange Commission|Section 42-65-3 - Authority to accept grants.

§ 42-65-3. Authority to accept grants.In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government and the commission, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform any acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States government that may be necessary in a manner and degree that shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state. The proceeds of grants received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and by him or her deposited in a separate fund and shall be utilized for the purposes of these grants.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 118, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-66-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-1 - Declaration of purpose.

§ 42-66-1. Declaration of purpose.The legislature finds and declares:(1) That the state has an obligation to provide for the health, safety and welfare of its elderly citizens;(2) That to develop and implement innovative programs to insure the dignity and independence of our elderly citizens is essential to insure and protect their rights;(3) That upgrading and maintenance of services and programs pertaining to our elderly citizens deserves priority consideration as a means of preventing ineffective responses to their health, safety and welfare needs;(4) That the establishment of a department of state government to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of elderly citizens is the most effective way to insure that they are better prepared and equipped to lead productive and meaningful lives; and(5) The abuse of elderly persons is a social and moral problem in our state and nationally and the state has a responsibility to provide protection to vulnerable elderly persons who are abused and/or neglected. The legislature recognizes that reports of elder abuse have grown significantly and are reaching alarming proportions and that there is an immediate need to clarify and strengthen the state's role and responsibilities in the prevention and alleviation of elder abuse.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 235, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 406, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-2 - Establishment of department - Director.

§ 42-66-2. Establishment of department — Director.There is established within the executive branch of state government a department of elderly affairs. The director of the department shall be the director of elderly affairs, appointed by and reporting directly to the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 235, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 17.
RI Gen L § 42-66-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-3 - Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs.

§ 42-66-3. Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs.There are transferred to the director of the department of elderly affairs:(1) Those duties with respect to elderly citizens as enacted by former §§ 42-44-9 and 42-44-10;(2) So much of other functions or parts of functions of the director of the department of community affairs; provided, however, that those duties with respect to housing facilities, projects, and programs for the elderly shall be within the jurisdiction of the governor's office of intergovernmental relations; and(3) Whenever in the general laws or in any public law the words "administration of division of aging," "division on aging" and "director and/or department of community affairs" shall appear in relation to elderly affairs, the reference shall be deemed to mean and include the director and the department of elderly affairs, as the case may be.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 235, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-66-4.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-4.2 - Repealed.

§ 42-66-4.2. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-66-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-5 - Divisions of department.

§ 42-66-5. Divisions of department.There shall be within the department of elderly affairs a division of program planning, development and operations and a division of community services.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 235, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 242, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-6 - Administrative units.

§ 42-66-6. Administrative units.The director may from time to time, subject to appropriation, establish within the department those administrative units that may be necessary for its efficient and economical administration and, when necessary for that purpose, the director may abolish or merge any two (2) or more administrative units. The director shall prepare and keep current a statement of the organization of the department, of the assignment of functions to its various divisions, units, and employees, and of the places at which and the methods by which the public may receive information or make requests.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 235, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 305, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-7 - Advisory commission on aging.

§ 42-66-7. Advisory commission on aging.(a) Within the department of elderly affairs there shall be an advisory commission on aging consisting of twenty-five (25) members, four (4) of whom shall be from the general assembly as hereinafter provided, and twenty-one (21) of whom shall be appointed by the governor, thirteen (13) of whom shall be elderly consumers representative of that segment of the population. In the case of members of the commission appointed by the governor, they shall be chosen and shall hold office for three (3) years, except that in the original appointments, seven (7) members shall be designated to serve for one year, seven (7) members shall be designated to serve for two (2) years and seven (7) members shall be designated to serve for three (3) years, respectively, and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. In the month of February in each year the governor shall appoint successors to the members of the commission whose terms shall expire in such year to hold office until the first day of March in the third year after their appointment and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified.(b) The four (4) members from the general assembly shall be appointed, two (2) from the house of representatives by the speaker, one from each of the two (2) major political parties, and two (2) from the senate by the president of the senate, one each from the two (2) major political parties, each to serve until the thirty-first day of December in the second year of the term to which the member has been elected. Any vacancy, which may occur in the commission, shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment, for the remainder of the unexpired term.(c) The members of the commission at the first meeting shall elect a chairperson and such other officers as they may deem necessary. The commission shall meet at the call of the governor or the chairperson and shall make suggestions to and advise the governor or the director concerning the policies and problems confronting the aged and aging of the state. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be compensated for their necessary and actual traveling expenses in the performance of their official duties.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 235, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 304, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 242, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 105, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 110.
RI Gen L § 42-66-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-8.1 - Abuse of elderly persons - Telephone line.

§ 42-66-8.1. Abuse of elderly persons — Telephone line.The director shall provide, for the use of the general public, a statewide toll free, twenty-four (24) hour a day, seven (7) days a week telephone line, to report abuse, neglect, exploitation and self-neglect of the elderly.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 303, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 84, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-9 - Obstruction of provision of services.

§ 42-66-9. Obstruction of provision of services.(a) No person shall obstruct the provision of available and existing services to a person sixty (60) years of age or older who has been abused, neglected, exploited or who is self-neglecting. For the purposes of this section, "obstruction" shall mean threats, intimidation, assaults and/or abuse, whether physical or emotional, made with the intent to prevent or dissuade the recipient or proposed recipient from accepting, requesting, and/or receiving services available under § 42-66-8. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).(b) However, nothing in this chapter is construed to mean a person is abused, neglected, exploited or is self-neglecting for the sole reason that person is being furnished or relies upon treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a church or religious denomination recognized by the laws of this state.(c) No person shall deny access to a person sixty (60) years of age or older who is alleged to be a victim of abuse, neglect, exploitation or who is self-neglecting, while the staff person is investigating a report made under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 253, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 84, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-10 - Confidentiality of records.

§ 42-66-10. Confidentiality of records.Any records of the department or other agency pertaining to a person reported to be abused, neglected, exploited or self-neglecting shall be confidential. The records shall not be deemed public and shall be considered records under § 38-2-2(4)(i). The director may, however, disclose to the attorney general, any local state; or federal police officials, appropriate courts, state departments, public or private agencies, or medical personnel, pertinent information that is necessary to investigate reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect, the coordination of needed services, the protection of the elderly victim or criminal prosecution.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 69, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 253, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 84, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 209, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-11 - Immunity from liability.

§ 42-66-11. Immunity from liability.Any person participating in good faith in making a report pursuant to § 42-66-8, excluding any perpetrator or conspirator of those acts, has immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 127, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-12 - Transfer of powers and functions from department of elderly affairs.

§ 42-66-12. Transfer of powers and functions from department of elderly affairs.There are transferred to the department of administration:(1) Those functions of the department of elderly affairs which were administered through or with respect to departmental programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c);(2) All officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, commissions and task forces of the department of elderly affairs who were performing strategic planning functions as defined in § 42-11-10(c); and(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, related to these of the director of elderly affairs as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subdivisions (1) and (2).History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 29, § 12.
RI Gen L § 42-66-13 - 42-66-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-13 - 42-66-16 - Repealed.

§ 42-66-13 — 42-66-16. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-66-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66 - Office of Healthy Aging|Section 42-66-17 - Disclosure of financial interest.

§ 42-66-17. Disclosure of financial interest.(a) Any licensed or certified adult day care program which refers clients to any health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter 17 of title 23 or to a residential care/assisted living facility licensed pursuant to chapter 17.4 of title 23 or to a licensed/certified adult day care program which the referring entity has a financial interest shall, at the time a referral is made, disclose the following information to the client: (1) that the referring entity has a financial interest in the facility or provider to which the referral is being made; (2) that the client has the option of seeking care from a different facility or provider which is also licensed and/or certified by the state to provide similar services to the client.The referring entity shall also offer the client a written list prepared by the department of all such alternative licensed and/or certified facilities or providers.(b) Non-compliance with this section shall constitute grounds to revoke, suspend or otherwise discipline the licensee or to deny an application for licensure by the director, or may result in imposition of an administrative penalty in accordance with chapter 17.10 of title 23.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 103, § 3; P.L. 1997, ch. 162, § 3; P.L. 1998, ch. 373, § 3; P.L. 1998, ch. 396, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-66.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.1 - Security for Housing for the Elderly Act|Section 42-66.1-1 - Short title.

§ 42-66.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Security for Housing for the Elderly Act".History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 41; P.L. 1991, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 310, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.1 - Security for Housing for the Elderly Act|Section 42-66.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 42-66.1-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) "Director" shall mean the director of the department of elderly affairs or the director's designee.(2) "Housing for the elderly" shall mean private and public housing complexes designated by the federal government as housing for the elderly located in the state.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 242, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 447, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 241, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 310, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.1 - Security for Housing for the Elderly Act|Section 42-66.1-3 - Program established.

§ 42-66.1-3. Program established.(a) In order to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of elderly citizens who are residents of housing for the elderly, the director shall establish a grant program to assist in providing security at housing for the elderly complexes.(b) Participation in the program shall be voluntary. The owner, manager, or governing body of a housing complex for the elderly shall apply to the director to be part of the program.(c) The director shall require each complex that participates in the program to submit satisfactory evidence of a periodic and ongoing resident security educational program and a safety and security plan.(d) The director shall establish regulations to require each housing for the elderly complex, as part of its tenant acceptance process, to review and consider any notice provided to the housing complex as required in subsection 42-56-10(23) concerning the tenant's or prospective tenant's status on parole and recommendations, if any, regarding safety and security measures.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 196, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 310, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 540, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-66.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.1 - Security for Housing for the Elderly Act|Section 42-66.1-4 - Cost of security program - Matching funds.

§ 42-66.1-4. Cost of security program — Matching funds.The cost of the program shall be borne according to the following formula:(1) In private complexes, twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost shall be absorbed by the state and seventy-five percent (75%) by the owner of the complex.(2) In public complexes, seventy-five percent (75%) of the cost shall be absorbed by the state and twenty-five percent (25%) by the housing authority. The cost upon which reimbursement is made shall be formulated in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the director pursuant to § 42-66.1-5. Security personnel and equipment are reimbursable under this program. Costs incurred by a municipality or agency shall not be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to §§ 45-13-6 — 45-13-11.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 310, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.1 - Security for Housing for the Elderly Act|Section 42-66.1-5 - Duties of the director.

§ 42-66.1-5. Duties of the director.The director or the director's designee shall promulgate rules concerning the eligibility to participate in the program and shall decide on an application based on the safety needs of the applicant.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 357, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.1 - Security for Housing for the Elderly Act|Section 42-66.1-6 - Security personnel and equipment.

§ 42-66.1-6. Security personnel and equipment.(a) All security guards hired shall have a background in security work or similar training. All security personnel shall be in uniform while on duty and shall not carry firearms. A security officer shall have the same immunities and may exercise in and upon the lands and buildings of the institution by which the officer is employed, and upon streets and highways immediately adjacent to those lands, the same powers and authority of a police officer as the immunities and powers are conferred by the laws of this state upon members of the division of state police, including the power to arrest persons for violation of state criminal statutes or for violation of city or town ordinances of the city or town in which the institution is located.(b) Security equipment shall include any mechanical/electrical security devices and/or physical improvements to the building that would contribute to the overall security and safety of the elderly housing complex. Funding may be provided for the purchase, installation, and/or maintenance of this security equipment.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 168, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 310, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.1 - Security for Housing for the Elderly Act|Section 42-66.1-7 - Continuing powers of state and local police.

§ 42-66.1-7. Continuing powers of state and local police.Appointment of security officers under this chapter shall in no way limit the powers, authority and responsibility of state police and police of the various cities and towns to enforce state law and municipal ordinances on property owned by the authority employing security officers. The division of state police and city and town police shall assist security officers in matters relating to the detention and arraignment of prisoners for court. The security officers shall submit reports concerning an arrest to the department processing the arrest, whether the division of state police or the police in the city or town where the educational institution is located.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 357, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.1 - Security for Housing for the Elderly Act|Section 42-66.1-8 - Federally designated elderly housing complexes.

§ 42-66.1-8. Federally designated elderly housing complexes.Every public and private housing complex designated by the federal government as housing for the elderly in the state shall establish and maintain a security system approved by the director by July 1, 1993.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 310, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-66.1-9, 42-66.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.1 - Security for Housing for the Elderly Act|Section 42-66.1-9, 42-66.1-10 - Repealed.

§ 42-66.1-9, 42-66.1-10. Repealed.