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RI Gen L § 42-66.11-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.11 - The Aging in Community Act of 2014|Section 42-66.11-2 - Legislative findings.

§ 42-66.11-2. Legislative findings.The legislature finds and declares:(1) The number of Rhode Islanders sixty-five (65) years of age and older is projected by the state planning office to grow from 152,000 in 2010 to 189,000 in 2020 and to 248,000 by the year 2030.(2) The 2010 U.S. Census established that Rhode Island had the highest percentage of persons age eighty-five (85) years and older, an age group that has the highest dependency needs and an increased need for long-term care services and supports.(3) Surveys consistently show most older persons prefer to remain in their own homes and community for as long as possible.(4) Community-based support services and programs, such as Meals on Wheels, caregiver support, respite services, and senior centers, play important roles in helping older persons to "age in community" thereby preventing or postponing institutionalization, reducing Medicaid costs for long-term care facilities, and reducing caregiver burden.(5) Adequate funding for demonstrated, cost-effective home-and-community support services, such as Meals on Wheels, caregiver support, and respite programs is essential to reducing the use of long-term-care facilities by low-care residents; to saving Medicaid costs for the state; and to helping unpaid caregivers keep frail elders and adults with disabilities living at home.(6) State funds to support Meals on Wheels and respite services decreased by sixty-three percent (63%) from fiscal year 2003 to fiscal year 2014 and there exists a waiting list for these essential services.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 402, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.11-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.11 - The Aging in Community Act of 2014|Section 42-66.11-3 - The aging in community plan.

§ 42-66.11-3. The aging in community plan.The chair of the state long-term care coordinating council shall create an aging-in-community subcommittee the purpose of which shall be to develop a plan to provide the needed infrastructure and program improvements in support services, housing, and transportation that will enable the state's growing elder population to safely remain living at home and in community settings. The aging-in-community plan shall include an inventory of available services, identification of service and program gaps, and resource needs. In addition to members of the long-term care coordinating council, the subcommittee shall include those members of the state's academic community with expertise in aging services and community-based, long-term supports and services as the council deems appropriate.History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 402, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.12-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.12 - The Rhode Island Aging and Disability Resource Center|Section 42-66.12-1 - Short title.

§ 42-66.12-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "The Rhode Island Aging and Disability Resource Center Act."History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 13, § 6.
RI Gen L § 42-66.12-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.12 - The Rhode Island Aging and Disability Resource Center|Section 42-66.12-2 - Purpose.

§ 42-66.12-2. Purpose.To assist Rhode Islanders and their families in making informed choices and decisions about long-term service and support options and to streamline access to long-term supports and services for older adults, persons with disabilities, family caregivers, and providers, a statewide aging and disability resource center shall be maintained. The Rhode Island aging and disability resource center (ADRC) is a state multi-agency effort. It consists of a centrally operated, coordinated system of information, referral, and options counseling for all persons seeking long-term supports and services in order to enhance individual choice, foster informed decision-making, and minimize confusion and duplication.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 13, § 6.
RI Gen L § 42-66.12-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.12 - The Rhode Island Aging and Disability Resource Center|Section 42-66.12-3 - Aging and disability resource center established.

§ 42-66.12-3. Aging and disability resource center established.The Rhode Island aging and disability resource center (ADRC) shall be established and operated by the department of human services, office of healthy aging in collaboration with other agencies within the executive office of health and human services. The office of healthy aging shall build on its experience in development and implementation of the current ADRC program. The ADRC is an integral part of the Rhode Island system of long-term supports and services working to promote the state's long-term system rebalancing goals by diverting persons, when appropriate, from institutional care to home and community-based services and preventing short-term institutional stays from becoming permanent through options counseling and screening for eligibility for home- and community-based services.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 13, § 6.
RI Gen L § 42-66.12-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.12 - The Rhode Island Aging and Disability Resource Center|Section 42-66.12-4 - Aging and disability resource center service directives.

§ 42-66.12-4. Aging and disability resource center service directives.The aging and disability resource center (ADRC) shall provide for the following:(1) A statewide toll-free ADRC information number available during business hours with a messaging system to respond to after-hours calls during the next business day and language services to assist individuals with limited English language skills;(2) A comprehensive database of information, updated on a regular basis and accessible through a dedicated website, on the full range of available public and private long-term support and service programs, service providers and resources within the state and in specific communities, including information on housing supports, transportation, and the availability of integrated long-term care;(3) Personal options counseling, including implementing provisions required in § 40-8.9-9, to assist individuals in assessing their existing or anticipated long-term-care needs, and assisting them to develop and implement a plan designed to meet their specific needs and circumstances;(4) A means to link callers to the ADRC information line to interactive long-term-care screening tools and to make these tools available through the ADRC website by integrating the tools into the website;(5) Development of partnerships, through memorandum agreements or other arrangements, with other entities serving older adults and persons with disabilities, including those working on nursing home transition and hospital discharge programs, to assist in maintaining and providing ADRC services; and(6) Community education and outreach activities to inform persons about the ADRC services, in finding information through the internet and in planning for future long-term-care needs including housing and community service options.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 13, § 6.
RI Gen L § 42-66.13-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.13 - Supported Decision-Making Act|Section 42-66.13-1 - Short title.

§ 42-66.13-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Supported Decision-Making Act."History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.13-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.13 - Supported Decision-Making Act|Section 42-66.13-2 - Purpose.

§ 42-66.13-2. Purpose.(a) The purpose of this chapter is to achieve all of the following:(1) Provide assistance in gathering and assessing information, making informed decisions, and communicating decisions for adults who would benefit from decision-making assistance;(2) Give supporters legal status to be with the adult and participate in discussions with others when the adult is making decisions or attempting to obtain information;(3) Enable supporters to assist in making and communicating decisions for the adult but not substitute as the decision maker for that adult; and(4) Establish the use of supported decision-making as an alternative to guardianship.(b) This chapter is to be administered and interpreted in accordance with all of the following principles:(1) All adults should be able to choose to live in the manner they wish and to accept or refuse support, assistance, or protection;(2) All adults should be able to be informed about and participate in the management of their affairs; and(3) The values, beliefs, wishes, cultural norms, and traditions that adults hold should be respected in supporting adults to manage their affairs.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.13-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.13 - Supported Decision-Making Act|Section 42-66.13-4 - Presumption of capacity.

§ 42-66.13-4. Presumption of capacity.(a) All adults are presumed to be capable of managing their affairs and to have legal capacity.(b) The manner in which an adult communicates with others is not grounds for deciding that the adult is incapable of managing the adult's affairs.(c) Execution of a supported decision-making agreement may not be used as evidence of incapacity and does not preclude the ability of the adult who has entered into such an agreement to act independently of the agreement.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.13-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.13 - Supported Decision-Making Act|Section 42-66.13-5 - Supported decision-making agreements.

§ 42-66.13-5. Supported decision-making agreements.(a) A supported decision-making agreement must include all of the following:(1) Designation of at least one supporter;(2) The types of decisions for which the supporter is authorized to assist; and(3) The types of decisions, if any, for which the supporter may not assist.(b) A supported decision-making agreement may include any of the following:(i) Designation of more than one supporter;(ii) Provision for an alternate to act in the place of a supporter in such circumstances as may be specified in the agreement; and(iii) Authorization for a supporter to share information with any other supporter named in the agreement, as a supporter believes is necessary.(c) A supported decision-making agreement is valid only if all of the following occur:(1) The agreement is in a writing that contains the elements of the form contained in § 42-66.13-10;(2) The agreement is dated; and(3) Each party to the agreement signed the agreement in the presence of two (2) adult witnesses, or before a notary public.(d) The two (2) adult witnesses required by subsection (c)(3) of this section may not be any of the following:(1) A supporter for the principal;(2) An employee or agent of a supporter named in the supported decision-making agreement;(3) A paid provider of services to the principal; and(4) Any person who does not understand the type of communication the principal uses, unless an individual who understands the principal's means of communication is present to assist during the execution of the supported decision-making agreement.(e) A supported decision-making agreement must contain a separate declaration signed by each supporter named in the agreement indicating all of the following:(1) The supporter's relationship to the principal;(2) The supporter's willingness to act as a supporter; and(3) The supporter's acknowledgement of the role of a supporter under this chapter.(f) A supported decision-making agreement may authorize a supporter to assist the principal to decide whether to give or refuse consent to a life-sustaining procedure pursuant to the provisions of chapters 4.10 and 4.11 of title 23.(g) A principal or a supporter may revoke a supported decision-making agreement at any time in writing and with notice to the other parties to the agreement.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.13-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.13 - Supported Decision-Making Act|Section 42-66.13-6 - Supporters.

§ 42-66.13-6. Supporters.(a) Except as otherwise provided by a supported decision-making agreement, a supporter may do all of the following:(1) Assist the principal in understanding information, options, responsibilities, and consequences of the principal's life decisions, including those decisions relating to the principal's affairs or support services;(2) Help the principal access, obtain, and understand any information that is relevant to any given life decision, including medical, psychological, or educational decisions, or any treatment records or records necessary to manage the principal's affairs or support services;(3) Assist the principal in finding, obtaining, making appointments for, and implementing the principal's support services or plans for support services;(4) Help the principal monitor information about the principal's affairs or support services, including keeping track of future necessary or recommended services; and(5) Ascertain the wishes and decisions of the principal; assist in communicating those wishes and decisions to other persons; and advocate to ensure that the wishes and decisions of the principal are implemented.(b) Any of the following are disqualified from acting as a supporter:(1) A person who is an employer or employee of the principal, unless the person is an immediate family member of the principal;(2) A person directly providing paid support services to the principal, unless the person is an immediate family member of the principal; and(3) An individual against whom the principal has obtained an order of protection from abuse or an individual who is the subject of a civil or criminal order prohibiting contact with the principal.(c) A supporter shall act with the care, competence, and diligence ordinarily exercised by individuals in similar circumstances, with due regard either to the possession of, or lack of, special skills or expertise.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.13-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.13 - Supported Decision-Making Act|Section 42-66.13-7 - Recognition of supporters.

§ 42-66.13-7. Recognition of supporters.A decision or request made or communicated with the assistance of a supporter in conformity with this chapter shall be recognized for the purposes of any provision of law as the decision or request of the principal and may be enforced by the principal or supporter in law or equity on the same basis as a decision or request of the principal.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.13-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.13 - Supported Decision-Making Act|Section 42-66.13-8 - Access to information.

§ 42-66.13-8. Access to information.(a) A supporter may assist the principal with obtaining any information to which the principal is entitled, including, with a signed and dated specific consent, protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 [Pub. L. 104-191], educational records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 [20 U.S.C. § 1232g], or information protected by 42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2, 42 C.F.R. Part 2.(b) The supporter shall ensure all information collected on behalf of the principal under this section is kept privileged and confidential, as applicable; is not subject to unauthorized access, use, or disclosure; and is properly disposed of when appropriate.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-66.13-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-66.13 - Supported Decision-Making Act|Section 42-66.13-9 - Reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

§ 42-66.13-9. Reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation.If a person who receives a copy of a supported decision-making agreement or is aware of the existence of a supported decision-making agreement has cause to believe that the principal, who is an adult with a developmental disability or an elder, is being abused, neglected, or exploited by the supporter, the person shall report the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation pursuant to §§ 40.1-27-2 and 42-66-8.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 124, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-67-1 - 42-67-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-67 - Oversight Commission|Section 42-67-1 - 42-67-14 - [Renumbered.]

§ 42-67-1 — 42-67-14. [Renumbered.]
RI Gen L § 42-68-1 - 42-68-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-68 - Intergovernmental Relations Council|Section 42-68-1 - 42-68-8 - [Deleted.]

§ 42-68-1 — 42-68-8. [Deleted.]
RI Gen L § 42-69-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-69 - Schooner Ernestina/Morrissey Commission|Section 42-69-1 - Commission established - Membership.

§ 42-69-1. Commission established — Membership.There is established a permanent state commission to be known as the schooner Ernestina/Morrissey commission, consisting of nine (9) members to be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be the director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation, or that director's designee, one of whom shall be the director of the department of environmental management, or that director's designee, one of whom shall be the mayor of the city of Providence, or the mayor's designee, one of whom shall be a member of the heritage commission, one of whom shall be from the University of Rhode Island's division of marine resources, and four (4) of whom shall be from the public sector.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 76, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 16; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 42; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 44.
RI Gen L § 42-69-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-69 - Schooner Ernestina/Morrissey Commission|Section 42-69-2 - Purpose.

§ 42-69-2. Purpose.The purpose of this commission is to accept as a gift or a donation, or otherwise acquire from the Republic of Cape Verde, title to and possession of the schooner Ernestina, formerly known as the Effie M. Morrissey, and to operate it for educational and training purposes.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 76, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-69-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-69 - Schooner Ernestina/Morrissey Commission|Section 42-69-3 - Terms of membership.

§ 42-69-3. Terms of membership.When first appointed, three (3) of the members shall serve for a term of three (3) years, three (3) for a term of two (2) years, three (3) for a term of one year, as shall be designated by the governor. The successor of each member shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term. They shall annually elect from among their members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 76, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-69-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-69 - Schooner Ernestina/Morrissey Commission|Section 42-69-4 - Powers and duties.

§ 42-69-4. Powers and duties.The commission is authorized and empowered:(a) To accept as a gift or a donation, or otherwise acquire from the Republic of Cape Verde, title to and possession of the schooner Ernestina, formerly known as the Effie M. Morrissey, one hundred and twenty (120) tons, launched in Essex, Massachusetts, in the year 1894, to be permanently berthed in the waters of Rhode Island;(b) To hold, administer, control, operate, and repair the vessel for educational or training purposes, including training of students or cadets, oceanographic and fisheries research and training, scientific study, exhibitions, participation in celebrations and festivals, and to sail the vessel for those purposes upon the oceans, the seas, and all navigable waters and to fly the flag of the state of Rhode Island;(c) To charge fees or tuition to students, trainees, cadets, or others who are carried on voyages or trips for educational or training purposes;(d) To operate a museum or exhibit, either aboard or off the vessel, to illustrate the past history of the vessel or of similar vessels and to charge and receive admission fees from the general public to visit the museum or exhibit;(e) To receive and accept from any federal agency grants for or in aid of the acquisition or operations of the vessel, and to receive and to accept contributions from any source of either money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used, invested, reinvested, and applied only for the purposes for which the grants and contributions may be made, and which may be expended under the order or the approval of the commission without specific appropriation;(f) To appoint a director for a term not exceeding three (3) years to supervise and manage the daily operations of the commission, who may also serve as officer in charge of the schooner Ernestina/Morrissey, provided he or she is so qualified, and to engage the services of those employees that it deems necessary; and(g) To cooperate with, and/or enter into any agreements with other states, and the United States' Department of State, for the purpose of furthering the objectives of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 76, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-70-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-70 - The Oliver H. Stedman Government Center|Section 42-70-1 - Oliver H. Stedman Government Center.

§ 42-70-1. Oliver H. Stedman Government Center.The Washington County Government Center located at the former Mount St. Joseph College in South Kingstown, is named the "Oliver H. Stedman Government Center".History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 5, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-71-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-71 - American and Italian Cultural Exchange Commission|Section 42-71-1 - Commission established.

§ 42-71-1. Commission established.There shall be an American and Italian cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Italian ancestry and residents of the state; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate; and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the governor. The commission shall establish, maintain, and develop cultural ties between Italians and Italian-Americans; foster a special interest in the historical and cultural background of both groups, as well as in the economic, political, social, and artistic life of the countries involved; and shall help establish or promote Italian language programs in the schools of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 174, Art. XVI, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 305, § 1.