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RI Gen L § 42-71-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-71 - American and Italian Cultural Exchange Commission|Section 42-71-2 - Terms of office - Chairperson.

§ 42-71-2. Terms of office — Chairperson.The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except that of the three (3) members originally appointed by each of the appointing authorities: one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and one for a term of three (3) years. The members shall annually elect one of them as chairperson of the commission.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 174, Art. XVI, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-71-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-71 - American and Italian Cultural Exchange Commission|Section 42-71-3 - Authority to accept grants.

§ 42-71-3. 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 of America or any agency of the United States government as may be necessary in any manner and degree as 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 the grants.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 118, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-72-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-1 - Establishment of department - Director.

§ 42-72-1. Establishment of department — Director.(a) There is established within the executive branch of state government a department of children, youth, and families.(b) The head of the department shall be the director of children, youth, and families, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office, in accordance with § 42-72-4.(c) The director shall be in the unclassified service, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall hold office for a term of four (4) years and shall continue to hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The director shall receive a salary as provided by law.The director is further authorized and directed to provide to the governor, the speaker of the house and the president of the senate, no later than October 1, 1991, a comprehensive and detailed plan to restructure the department of children, youth, and families. The plan will be developed in close cooperation with the special legislative task force to investigate the department of children, youth, and families.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 112.
RI Gen L § 42-72-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-2 - Declaration of policy.

§ 42-72-2. Declaration of policy.The state finds and declares:(1) That parents have the primary responsibility for meeting the needs of their children, and the state has an obligation to help them discharge this responsibility or to assume this responsibility when parents are unable to do so;(2) That the state has a basic obligation to promote, safeguard and protect the social well-being and development of the children of the state through a comprehensive program providing for:(i) Social services and facilities for children who require guidance, care, control, protection, treatment, or rehabilitation;(ii) A permanent home and safe environment for children; services to children and their families to prevent the unnecessary removal of children from their homes; foster care and services to children with special needs who must be removed from their families to meet their particular needs;(iii) The strengthening of the family unit and making the home safe for children by enhancing the parental capacity for good child care;(iv) The setting of standards for social services and facilities for children;(v) The preventing and controlling of juvenile delinquency; and(vi) The promoting and developing of specialized comprehensive mental health services for the care and treatment of children;(3) That the upgrading and maintenance of services, resources, and programs pertaining to children deserves priority consideration as a means of preventing ineffective responses to their social well-being and development;(4) That the establishment of a department of state government to provide for social well-being and development of children is the most effective way to insure that the state meets its basic obligation to children;(5) That the state department of children, youth, and families be designated as the single authority to establish and provide a diversified and comprehensive program of services for the social well-being and development of children and their families; and(6) In furtherance of its purpose, the department of children, youth, and families will cooperate with the family court, other public and private agencies and the federal government in the development of comprehensive programs to prevent problems in children and their families. It shall take the initiative in all matters concerning children and their families and stimulate community planning in the coordination and development of a broad public policy of services to children and their families. It shall establish professional standards of services, develop and provide in-service training programs pertinent thereto, and stimulate research to improve the quality of service programs for children and their families. It shall coordinate its services with other services in the state and local community.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-3 - Definitions.

§ 42-72-3. Definitions.For the purposes of this chapter:(1) "Advocate" means the child advocate or any of his or her agents, servants or employees as established pursuant to this title.(2) "Child" or "children" means any person under the age of eighteen (18); provided that children over the age of eighteen (18) and who continue to receive services from the department and/or who are defined as emotionally disturbed and/or as children with functional developmental disabilities as referenced in this section shall be considered "children" for all the purposes of this chapter.(3) "Child abuse and neglect" is that term as defined in chapter 11 of title 40.(4) "Department" means the department of children, youth and families.(5) "Director" means the director of children, youth and families, or his or her designee.(6) "Regional service center" means the respective local or regional units established by the director.(7) "Near fatality" means an act that, as certified by a physician, placed the child in serious or critical condition.(8) "Infant" means any person under the age of twenty-four (24) months.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 15, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 441, § 33; P.L. 1999, ch. 54, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 22, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-72-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-5.1 - Adoption of children placed under foster care.

§ 42-72-5.1. Adoption of children placed under foster care.(a) The foster parent(s) of a child, committed to the department of children, youth, and families by the family court, who has had the physical custody of the child for a period of two (2) years or more may petition the family court for the adoption of the child.(b) The court shall give notice of the petition to the natural parent(s) and, after a hearing thereon, the court may grant the petition, if it finds:(1) That the department of children, youth, and families has made every effort to involve the natural parent(s) in planning for the child;(2) That the natural parent(s) did not exercise reasonable visitation rights with the child; and(3) That termination of the rights of the natural parent(s) and adoption by the foster parent(s) is in the best interests of the child.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 113, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72-5.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-5.2 - Development of a continuum of children's behavioral health programs.

§ 42-72-5.2. Development of a continuum of children's behavioral health programs.The departments of children, youth, and families (DCYF) and human services (DHS) shall cooperate to develop a design of a continuum of care for children's behavioral health services that encourages the use of alternative psychiatric and other services to hospitalization and reviews the utilization of each service in order to better match services and programs to the needs of the children and families as well as continuously improve the quality of and access to services. The departments of children, youth, and families and human services shall present a report to the governor and the general assembly no later than February 1, 2006 that fully describes this continuum of services and outlines a detailed plan for its implementation, including resource requirements, responsibilities, milestones, and time frames, as well as a set of indicators and program metrics that will be employed to evaluate its clinical and fiscal effectiveness over time. The report shall also describe any and all changes proposed in program oversight or budgetary responsibility for specific services. An important step towards the development of such continuum of care is to assure the appropriate management of psychiatric hospitalizations. To that end the state shall:(1) Amend contractual agreements with RIte Care health plans to reflect complete responsibility for the management of psychiatric hospitalizations, specifically the development of hospital diversion and post discharge services; and the utilization of crisis intervention services as a requirement for authorization of a psychiatric admission for all children enrolled in RIte Care; and(2) Issue a request for proposals to identify a contracted entity to reflect complete responsibility for the management of psychiatric hospitalizations, specifically the development of hospital diversion and post discharge services for crisis intervention services as a requirement for authorization of a psychiatric admission for all Medicaid-eligible children not enrolled in RIte Care. The request for proposals shall include a dispute resolution process.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 400, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 1, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72-5.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-5.3 - Accreditation.

§ 42-72-5.3. Accreditation.(a) The standards set by the Council on Accreditation (COA) are nationally recognized as best practices for protecting and providing services to abused and neglected children;(b) Achieving and maintaining these standards requires a solid commitment from the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government;(c) It is the intent of the general assembly to provide the resources for the department of children, youth and families to meet, achieve and sustain accreditation by the Council on Accreditation;(d) The department of children, youth and families shall initiate the process for seeking COA accreditation no later than September 1, 2019, and shall submit an accreditation plan to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairperson of the house committee on health, education and welfare, the chairperson of the senate committee on health and human services, the chairpersons of the finance committees of the house and senate, and to the chairpersons of the judiciary committees of the house and senate no later than October 1, 2020. Said plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:(1) Inputs, including updated staffing requirements, a timetable for achieving those requirements, and any additional costs associated with achieving accreditation;(2) Outcomes, including an assessment based on statistical and other evidence, of the impact of accreditation on the number of abused and neglected children, the nature of their abuse, and the relationships between such children and their families.(e) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 13, § 15].History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 134, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 13, § 15.
RI Gen L § 42-72-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-6 - Deputies and administrators.

§ 42-72-6. Deputies and administrators.The director may appoint and may remove any executive directors, deputy directors and administrators as the director deems advisable; provided, however, that all assistant directors, associate directors or executive directors shall have a masters degree in social work (M.S.W.) or in a closely related human service field, and have demonstrated competence in juvenile justice, and/or children's mental health and/or child welfare as appropriate to their responsibilities. Any executive director, deputy director, or assistant director and administrator appointed for administrative and support services shall have a masters degree in a discipline appropriate to their responsibilities and demonstrated competence in child welfare or children's mental health or juvenile justice management or administration of programs for children as appropriate.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 343, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-7 - Central registry.

§ 42-72-7. Central registry.(a) There shall be established a central registry within the department responsible for the collection, receipt, dissemination, reporting, and maintenance of all files relating to children under the jurisdiction of this chapter. The central registry will be the main repository for all case files, shall establish uniform forms and standards for data acquisition and transmission, and shall take all necessary precautions to assure confidentiality of records protected by this chapter.(b) Any request for information, assistance, and investigation of complaints must be registered with the central registry in order to assure the elimination of duplication and for the purpose of gathering statistical data in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-9 - Regional service centers.

§ 42-72-9. Regional service centers.There shall be established as many regional or local service centers as may be deemed necessary by the director. Factors to be included in the determination are population density, travel time, and degree of correspondence to the geographic jurisdictions of other agencies. Each designated regional service center shall have an intake service capacity, child protective service capacity and shall have the responsibility of responding to requests for information, assistance, and investigation of complaints initiated within its geographic jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-10 - Development of service plan.

§ 42-72-10. Development of service plan.(a) A written service plan for care and treatment shall be prepared for each child under the department's supervision. The service plan shall include, but not be limited to, a statement of the needs of each child together with the proposed treatment and placement. The service plan for treatment and placement of each child shall be reviewed at least every six (6) months to evaluate whether the service plan is in the best interest of the child and is also cost effective.(b) The child's health and safety shall be the paramount concern in making reasonable efforts toward reunification with parent(s).(c) If the plan is one for adoption or placement in another permanent home, the plan shall include documentation of the steps the department is taking to find an adoptive family or other permanent placement, to place the child in such a family or placement, and to finalize permanency. The plan must specify the type of recruitment efforts, such as the use of state, regional, and national adoption exchanges, including electronic adoption exchanges.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 87, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-72-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-11 - Protective services.

§ 42-72-11. Protective services.In furtherance of the purposes and duties imposed by this chapter, and in order to implement the procedures of the Rhode Island Child Abuse and Neglect Act contained in chapter 11 of title 40, the department shall provide protective services for children. The department shall:(1) In cases in which reasonable efforts are required pursuant to § 15-7-7 or § 40-11-12.2, mobilize the services available in cases of child abuse and neglect which may assist the child and the child's family including, but not limited to, day care, homemaking services, medical attention, social, psychological, and psychiatric evaluation and treatment, emergency shelters, transportation, individual or group counseling, and information and referral;(2) Establish procedures for administering purchase of service agreements from community and private agencies;(3) Develop a policy and procedure manual to be available to all staff workers; and(4) Require that the service plan developed for every child under protective care be geared to finding a permanent plan for the child within a time frame of one year, and require a review and evaluation program for all children for whom a plan has been developed.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 87, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-72-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-12 - Repealed.

§ 42-72-12. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-72-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-13 - Liability for support of committed children.

§ 42-72-13. Liability for support of committed children.(a) The department, within available appropriations, shall pay for the support and maintenance of any child in residence, in any of the department's institutions or facilities or in transit from one institution or facility to another, whether public or private, under a purchase of services agreement. Nothing in this section shall exempt any person from liability of support of children under the supervision of the department when otherwise provided by law, or prohibit the department from charging fees for services in appropriate cases.(b) Whenever possible, the department shall notify the person liable for the support and maintenance of the child of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 38, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-72-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-16 - Transfer of powers from department of human services.

§ 42-72-16. Transfer of powers from department of human services.There are hereby transferred to the director of children, youth, and families:(1) Those functions of the department of human services which were administered through or with respect to the division of community services to include generally and specifically the administration of child welfare services in chapters: 11 of title 40, abused and neglected children; 15 of title 40, interstate compact on the treatment of children; 9 of title 11, children; 1 of title 14, proceedings in family court; 3 of title 14, orphanages; 4 of title 14, O'Rourke Children's Center; and 7 of title 15, adoptions;(2) All functions of the division of community services relating to children and their families as set forth in subdivision (1) and all officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, commissions, and task forces of the division of community services; and(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, related thereto of the director of the department of human services as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subdivisions (1) and (2).History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-72-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-17 - Transfer of functions from department of corrections.

§ 42-72-17. Transfer of functions from department of corrections.There are transferred to the director of children, youth, and families:(1) Those functions of the department of corrections which were administered through or with respect to the division of youth services and the division of field services to include generally and specifically juvenile diagnostic service: chapter 56 of this title, the department of corrections and chapter 18 of title 12;(2) All functions of the divisions of youth services and field services of the department of corrections and all officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, commissions, and task forces relating to children and their families of the divisions of youth services and field services; and(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, related thereto of the director of the department of corrections, as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subdivisions (1) and (2).History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 248, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 93.
RI Gen L § 42-72-17.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth and Families|Section 42-72-17.1 - Location of facilities.

§ 42-72-17.1. Location of facilities.No facility or portion of a facility of the "Rhode Island Training School for Youth" shall be located on any portion of the property within the city of Cranston known as the John O. Pastore Center as described in § 22-7.4-34 which is south of Howard Avenue, so called.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 422, § 1.