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RI Gen L § 23-13-25 (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 23-13-25 - Powers of council cumulative.

§ 23-13-25. Powers of council cumulative.The powers and authority of the interagency coordinating council, as stated in this chapter, are in addition to and not in lieu of the powers and authority of any other state agency, department, or division.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 243, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-13.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.1 - The Safe Haven For Infants Act|Section 23-13.1-1 - Short title.

§ 23-13.1-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Safe Haven for Infants Act."History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.1 - The Safe Haven For Infants Act|Section 23-13.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-13.1-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:"Infant" means a newborn human child which is thirty (30) days old or younger.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.1 - The Safe Haven For Infants Act|Section 23-13.1-4 - Immunity.

§ 23-13.1-4. Immunity.A person who leaves an infant, age thirty (30) days or younger, at a hospital or other facility designated under this chapter, or directs another person to do so, shall be immune from prosecution only for the act of abandonment of the infant pursuant to §§ 11-2-1 and 11-9-5(a) provided that:(1) The person is the parent of the infant or is acting at the direction of a parent;(2) The infant is left in the physical custody of a staff member of the hospital or other facility designated under this chapter;(3) A comprehensive medical examination of the infant determines the infant has not been harmed or been the victim or any physical neglect or abuse. Injuries and/or conditions resulting from childbirth shall not be considered harm, abuse or neglect for the purposes of this section.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.1 - The Safe Haven For Infants Act|Section 23-13.1-5 - DCYF - Procedure.

§ 23-13.1-5. DCYF — Procedure.(a) Immediately upon any time that a hospital or other facility designated in this chapter takes physical possession of an infant pursuant to this chapter, the hospital or other facility designated in this chapter shall notify the director of the department of children, youth and families, or his or her designee, that it has physical possession of the infant. The director of the department of children, youth and families shall establish a procedure by which a hospital or other facility designated in this chapter can notify the department for children, youth and families. The department of children, youth and families shall immediately respond to the hospital or other facility designated in this chapter and place the infant in the temporary protective custody of the department and make arrangements for the infant to undergo a comprehensive medical examination by a licensed physician or a duly certified registered nurse practitioner in accordance with the provisions of § 40-11-5. Thereafter, the department of children, youth and families shall file an emergency petition for the removal of the infant from the care and custody of the parents in accordance with the provisions of § 40-11-7.(b) The department of children, youth and families shall, upon obtaining temporary custody of the infant and provided that no person has asserted a claim to be the parent of the infant within ninety (90) days of the department obtaining custody, commence proceedings to terminate the parental rights of the parents of the infant in accordance with the provisions of § 15-7-7. The leaving of the infant at a hospital or other facility designated herein and the failure of a person to assert a claim to be the parent of the infant within ninety (90) days of the infant being placed in the temporary custody of the department of children, youth and families shall constitute prima facie evidence of permanent abandonment of the infant.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.1 - The Safe Haven For Infants Act|Section 23-13.1-6 - Awareness program.

§ 23-13.1-6. Awareness program.There shall be established a "Safe Haven for Infants Awareness Program" which shall distribute literature relative to the rights and immunity established under this chapter. The awareness program shall be administered by the director of the department of children, youth and families or his or her designee. As part of the program, the director shall establish a toll free telephone information line, issue pamphlets and other literature, and secure print and other advertisements in order to disseminate information relative to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.1 - The Safe Haven For Infants Act|Section 23-13.1-7 - Annual report to the legislature.

§ 23-13.1-7. Annual report to the legislature.The director of the department of children, youth and families shall report annually to the general assembly at its January session as to the status of any infant abandoned under this chapter and all costs incurred by the department relative to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.1 - The Safe Haven For Infants Act|Section 23-13.1-8 - Severability.

§ 23-13.1-8. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of this 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. 2001, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 130, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.2 - Nursing Working Mothers|Section 23-13.2-1 - Workplace policies protecting a woman's choice to breastfeed.

§ 23-13.2-1. Workplace policies protecting a woman's choice to breastfeed.(a) An employer may provide reasonable unpaid break time each day to an employee who needs to breastfeed or express breast milk for her infant child to maintain milk supply and comfort. The break time must, if possible, run concurrently with any break time already provided to the employee. An employer is not required to provide break time under this section if to do so would create an undue hardship on the operations of the employer.(b) An employer shall make a reasonable effort to provide a private, secure and sanitary room or other location in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet stall, where an employee can express her milk or breastfeed her child.(c) The department of health shall issue periodic reports on breastfeeding rates, complaints received and benefits reported by both working breastfeeding mothers and employers.(d) As used in this section:(1) "Employer" means a person engaged in business who has one or more employees, including the state and any political subdivision of the state;(2) "Employee" means any person engaged in service to an employer in the business of the employer;(3) "Reasonable efforts" means any effort that would not impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer's business; and(4) "Undue hardship" means any action that requires significant difficulty or expense when considered in relation to factors such as the size of the business, its financial resources and the nature and structure of its operation.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 53, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 43.
RI Gen L § 23-13.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.3 - Birth Defects Surveillance and Information System|Section 23-13.3-1 - Preamble to birth defects surveillance and information system.

§ 23-13.3-1. Preamble to birth defects surveillance and information system.Whereas birth defects are a major cause of infants deaths and childhood disabilities; and whereas early recognition and response to birth defects often prevents more serious effects; and whereas the epidemiological patterns of specific birth defects may provide keys to improved birth outcomes. An active birth defects surveillance and information system is essential to developing programs and disseminating information that can reduce birth defects and infant mortality. An active birth defects surveillance and information system serves to:(1) Describe occurrence of birth defects in the newborn and children up to five (5);(2) Detect trends of morbidity and mortality, stimulate epidemiological research diminish the impact of birth defects and infant mortality;(3) Identify newborns and children with birth defects to intervene on a timely basis for treatment.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 44.
RI Gen L § 23-13.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.3 - Birth Defects Surveillance and Information System|Section 23-13.3-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-13.3-2. Definitions.(a) "Birth defects" means a physical or mental functional deficit or impairment resulting from one or more genetic or environmental causes detected in a newborn or before a child's fifth (5th) birthday.(b) "Council" means the birth defects surveillance and information advisory council.(c) "Department" means the Rhode Island department of health.(d) "Director" means the director of the department of health.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 183, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.3 - Birth Defects Surveillance and Information System|Section 23-13.3-3 - Statewide birth defects surveillance and information system.

§ 23-13.3-3. Statewide birth defects surveillance and information system.(a) The director shall establish and implement not later than one year after passage of this act a statewide birth defects reporting, surveillance and information system for the collection of information concerning birth defects of newborns and spontaneous fetal deaths. The director shall establish the types of birth defects to be reported, reporting requirements and confidentiality standards.(b) The director shall require the reporting of birth defects and the submission of any specified additional information on cases necessary and appropriate for the recognition of birth defects and to conduct epidemiological surveys of birth defects.(c) The birth defects surveillance and information system shall maintain comprehensive records of all reports submitted pursuant to this section. These reports shall be confidential in accordance with chapter 37.3 of title 5 and subject to the restrictions on release incorporated in that chapter. Provided, however: (1) any such information shall be available only for the purposes of this chapter; and (2) any data requested for demographic or epidemiological studies shall be provided in a format without individually identifiable information.(d) The department shall maintain a public listing of any nondepartmental employees who are given access to identifiable information in the surveillance and information system. The listing shall include: the name of the person authorizing access; the name, title and organizational affiliation of each person given access; the date of access; and the specific purpose for which the information was used.(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to compel any individual to submit to medical or department examination or supervision.(f) The director shall make rules and regulations that are necessary to implement the provision of this section pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42.(g) The department shall not require the reporting of information or entering of information into the birth defects surveillance and information system regarding birth defects of a child whose parents or legal guardian objects.(h) Parents and/or guardians shall have the right to prohibit the release of individually identifiable information on their children from the birth defects surveillance and information system, and shall have the right to prohibit being contacted by the Birth Defects Surveillance Program.(i) The department shall provide timely notification to parents and/or guardians of their rights under subsections (g) and (h).History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 183, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.3 - Birth Defects Surveillance and Information System|Section 23-13.3-4 - Advisory council.

§ 23-13.3-4. Advisory council.(a) Not later than thirty (30) days after July 7, 2003, the director shall appoint a council to advise the department on the establishment and implementation of the birth defects reporting, surveillance and information system.(b) The council shall recommend to the director a list of birth defects to be reported to the surveillance system.(c) The council shall include not more than fifteen (15) persons who collectively bring the following expertise: (1) representative of the Children's Cabinet; (2) health care services; (3) the Rhode Island March of Dimes and other community organizations concerned with birth defects; (4) parents of children with birth defects; and (5) the public.(d) Members may serve for two (2) three (3) year terms. Terms for each appointee begin at the initial appointment date.(e) Not later than thirty (30) days after the initial appointments are made the director shall convene the first meeting of the council. In consultation with and with the approval of the council, the director shall appoint, at the first meeting of the council, the chairperson and vice chairperson of the council from among the members of the council. The chairperson may call additional meetings, as the chairperson considers appropriate.(f) The council may establish rules of procedure as necessary to facilitate the council's orderly conduct of business.(g) Council members shall serve without compensation.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 44.
RI Gen L § 23-13.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.3 - Birth Defects Surveillance and Information System|Section 23-13.3-5 - Reports.

§ 23-13.3-5. Reports.Three (3) years after the date a birth defects surveillance and information system is implemented the department shall submit the first annual report to the governor, the general assembly, the Children's Cabinet and the Interagency Coordinating Council. The report shall describe the findings of the first year's reporting and set forth the council's recommendations for the betterment of the birth defects surveillance and information system. In addition, the council shall make recommendations to the appropriate state agencies whenever it considers the recommendations to be necessary.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 183, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.4 - Hazardous Chemicals - Contamination of Breast Milk and Environment|Section 23-13.4-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 23-13.4-1. Legislative findings.The legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) Chemicals known as brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are widely used in Rhode Island. To meet stringent fire standards, manufacturers add BFRs to a multitude of products, including plastic housing of electronics and computers, circuit boards, and the foam and textiles used in furniture.(2) Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), which is a subcategory of BFRs, has increased fortyfold in human breast milk since the 1970s.(3) PBDE has the potential to disrupt thyroid hormone balance and contribute to a variety of developmental deficits, including low intelligence and learning disabilities. PBDE may also have the potential to cause cancer.(4) Substantial efforts to eliminate BFRs from products have been made throughout the world, including private and public sectors. These efforts have made available numerous alternatives safe to human health while meeting stringent fire standards. To meet market demand, it is in the interest of Rhode Island manufacturers to eliminate the use of BFRs.(5) In order to protect the public health and the environment, the legislature believes it is necessary for the state to develop a precautionary approach regarding the production, use, storage, and disposal of products containing brominated fire retardants.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 591, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 45.
RI Gen L § 23-13.4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.4 - Hazardous Chemicals - Contamination of Breast Milk and Environment|Section 23-13.4-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-13.4-2. Definitions.For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:(1) "DecaBDE" means decabromodiphenyl ether.(2) "OctaBDE" means octabrominated diphenyl ether or any technical mixture in which octabrominated diphenyl ether is a predominate congener.(3) "PBDE" means polybrominated diphenyl ether.(4) "PentaBDE" means pentabrominated diphenyl ether or any technical mixture in which pentabrominated diphenyl ether is a predominate congener including, but not limited to, metal furniture, machinery, major appliances, electronic products, and wood-burning stoves.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 591, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 45.
RI Gen L § 23-13.4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.4 - Hazardous Chemicals - Contamination of Breast Milk and Environment|Section 23-13.4-3 - Manufacturing, processing or distribution.

§ 23-13.4-3. Manufacturing, processing or distribution.(a) Effective January 1, 2007, a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product or a flame-retardant part of a product containing more than one-tenth (1/10%) of one percent (1%) of pentaBDE or octaBDE.(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the following:(1) The sale by a business, charity, or private party of any used product containing PBDE.(2) The distribution in commerce of original equipment manufacturer replacement service parts manufactured prior to July 14, 2006.(3) The processing of recycled material containing pentaBDE or octaBDE in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.(4) Use of products containing small quantities of PBDEs that are produced or used or used for scientific research on the health or environmental effects of PBDEs.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 591, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 45.
RI Gen L § 23-13.4-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.4 - Hazardous Chemicals - Contamination of Breast Milk and Environment|Section 23-13.4-4 - "DecaBDE" study.

§ 23-13.4-4. "DecaBDE" study.By January 2, 2007, the department of environmental management shall submit to the general assembly a report that reviews the latest available scientific research to address the following issues:(1) Whether decaBDE is bio-accumulating in humans and the environment, and if so, whether the levels of decaBDE are increasing, decreasing, or staying the same;(2) How are humans exposed to decaBDE;(3) What health effects could result from exposure to decaBDE, and are current levels of exposure at levels that could produce these effects;(4) Whether decaBDE breaks down into more harmful chemicals that could damage public health; and(5) Whether effective flame retardants are available for decaBDE uses, and whether the use of available alternatives reduce health risks while still maintaining an adequate level of flame retardant performance.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 591, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 45.
RI Gen L § 23-13.4-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.4 - Hazardous Chemicals - Contamination of Breast Milk and Environment|Section 23-13.4-5 - Review of "decaBDE" Study.

§ 23-13.4-5. Review of "decaBDE" Study.By February 28, 2007, the department of health shall submit to the general assembly a report that reviews the department of environmental management's decaBDE study. In addition to a review of any public health implications the department of health believes would result from exposure to decaBDE, it shall also comment on the following:(1) The known exposure pathways for humans to decaBDE;(2) What scientific evidence exists to demonstrate that decaBDE breaks down into other chemicals that could pose public health concerns; and(3) What research and analysis exists on the potential human health effects of flame retardants that could be used as alternative to decaBDE.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 591, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 45.
RI Gen L § 23-13.4-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.4 - Hazardous Chemicals - Contamination of Breast Milk and Environment|Section 23-13.4-6 - Transportation of products containing PBDEs.

§ 23-13.4-6. Transportation of products containing PBDEs.Nothing in this chapter restricts a manufacturer, importer, or distributor from transporting products containing PBDEs through this state or storing PBDEs in this state for further distribution.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 591, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.5-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.5 - Breastfeeding in Public Places|Section 23-13.5-1 - Breastfeeding in public places.

§ 23-13.5-1. Breastfeeding in public places.A woman may feed her child by bottle or breast in any place open to the public.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 223, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 308, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.5-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.5 - Breastfeeding in Public Places|Section 23-13.5-2 - Remedies.

§ 23-13.5-2. Remedies.In any civil action alleging a violation of this chapter, the court may:(1) Afford injunctive relief against any person, entity or public accommodation that commits or proposes to commit a violation of this chapter; and(2) Award compensatory damages and reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 223, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 308, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.6-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.6 - Lactation Consultant Practice Act of 2014|Section 23-13.6-1 - Short title.

§ 23-13.6-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Lactation Consultant Practice Act of 2014."History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 420, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 444, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-13.6-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-13.6 - Lactation Consultant Practice Act of 2014|Section 23-13.6-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-13.6-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "Lactation consultant" means a healthcare professional who specializes in the clinical management of breastfeeding.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 420, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 444, § 1.