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RI Gen L § 42-12-1.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-1.5 - Transfer of functions from the office of energy resources.

§ 42-12-1.5. Transfer of functions from the office of energy resources.(a) There is hereby transferred from the office of energy resources to the department of human services the administration, management, all functions and resources associated with:(1) The federal low-income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP), which provides heating assistance to eligible low-income persons and any state funded or privately funded heating assistance program of a similar nature assigned to it for administration;(2) The weatherization assistance program, which offers home weatherization grants and heating system upgrades to LIHEAP eligible households; and,(3) The emergency fuel program, which provides oil deliveries to families experiencing a heating emergency.(b) The department is authorized to request advisory assistance from the office of energy resources in order to maintain continuity of assistance provided to LIHEAP eligible households pursuant to § 39-2-1(d).History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 4, § 11.
RI Gen L § 42-12-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-2 - Management of institutions.

§ 42-12-2. Management of institutions.The department of human services shall have the management, supervision, and control of the adult correctional institutions, training school for boys, training school for girls, Doctor Patrick I. O'Rourke children's center, and Rhode Island veterans' home, and such other functions as have been or may be assigned. The department also shall operate, maintain and repair the buildings, grounds, and other physical property at the institutions, other than the roads and driveways thereof which shall be under the care and supervision of the department of transportation.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 81; P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1955, ch. 3453, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-2; impl. am. P.L. 1962, ch. 5; as reen. 1969; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
RI Gen L § 42-12-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-3 - Parole and probation.

§ 42-12-3. Parole and probation.The department of human services and director of human services shall perform the functions relating to parole and probation as prescribed by chapter 18 of title 12, and under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the director of social and rehabilitative services with the approval of the governor and the parole board in the executive department.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 82; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-3; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
RI Gen L § 42-12-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-4 - Welfare supervision.

§ 42-12-4. Welfare supervision.The department of human services shall have supervision and management of:(1) All forms of public assistance under the control of the state;(2) Old-age assistance;(3) Aid to dependent children;(4) Aid to persons who are blind;(5) Unemployment relief; and(6) Aid to families of persons committed to state institutions within the department.The department shall also have supervision over the placement of children in private homes or institutions.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 83; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-4; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 115; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 115.
RI Gen L § 42-12-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-5 - Assistance on veterans' claims.

§ 42-12-5. Assistance on veterans' claims.The department of human services shall also prepare and present before the Veterans Administration of the United States all legal claims of veterans for compensation, disability allowance, insurance and pensions of veterans of World War I, and all other veterans to whom benefits have been extended pursuant to the provisions of chapter 22 of title 30 entitled "Extension of Veterans' Benefits" who had a legal residence in this state at the time of entrance into the service or who have been qualified electors in this state for two (2) years next preceding the application for aid, and their personal representatives or dependents, or both, and shall render to such persons reasonable assistance in the preparation and presentation of any of those claims and shall perform such other duties as may be by law required. The department shall render such assistance without charge to the claimant.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 84; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-5; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1988, ch. 432, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-12-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-6 - Unemployment relief.

§ 42-12-6. Unemployment relief.The department of human services and director of the department of human services shall exercise and perform all the powers, duties, and functions formerly exercised or performed by the state unemployment relief commission, which was abolished by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 86; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-6.
RI Gen L § 42-12-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-7 - Special veterans' funds.

§ 42-12-7. Special veterans' funds.The director of the department of human services shall have control and supervision over any special funds provided for decorating and installing metal markers on the graves of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, for the burial of honorably discharged soldiers, for the assistance of World War I veterans and other expenditures relating to veteran soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 87; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-7.
RI Gen L § 42-12-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-8 - Vocational rehabilitation services provided by department.

§ 42-12-8. Vocational rehabilitation services provided by department.The state department of human services is hereby authorized and empowered to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and their return to civil employment. If any person, by reason of disability, whether congenital or acquired by accident, injury or disease, including those persons suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, is or may be expected to be totally or partly incapacitated for remunerative employment, the state department of human services may, if the person is a suitable subject for rehabilitation, assist in rendering him or her fit to engage in remunerative occupation by providing directly or through public or private instrumentalities, any service found by the department of human services to be necessary to compensate a person who is disabled for his or her employment barrier; such services including but not limited to, medical and vocational diagnosis, vocational guidance, counseling and placement, rehabilitation training, physical restoration including prosthetic appliances, transportation, occupational licenses, customary tools and equipment, maintenance and training books and materials, and neuropsychological evaluation and cognitive retraining. Provided however, with respect to those persons suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, the department of human services shall not have any jurisdiction over the housing of said persons.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 64, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 536, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 115; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 115.
RI Gen L § 42-12-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-8.1 - Repealed.

§ 42-12-8.1. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-12-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-9 - Rehabilitation of disabled persons.

§ 42-12-9. Rehabilitation of disabled persons.The state department of human services is hereby authorized to provide such medical, diagnostic, physical restoration, training, and other rehabilitation services as may be needed to enable disabled individuals, including those suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, to attain the maximum degree of self care. The powers herein delegated and authorized for the state department of human services shall be in addition to those previously authorized by any other law. This provision shall become effective when and if federal grant-in-aid funds are authorized and appropriated by Congress for participation in the cost of independent living rehabilitation services for disabled persons in order to enable them to attain the maximum degree of self care. In the event the Congress of the United States, by legislative act or appropriation, authorizes the establishment of such a state-federal grant-in-aid program, the state department of human services shall be authorized to co-operate with whatever federal agency is directed to administer the federal aspects of the program and to comply with such requirements and conditions as may be established and the receipt and disbursement of federal grant-in-aid funds which may be made available to the state of Rhode Island in carrying out the program. Provided however, with respect to those persons suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, the department of human services shall not have any jurisdiction over the housing of said persons.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 64, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 183, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-10 - Rehabilitation of disadvantaged persons.

§ 42-12-10. Rehabilitation of disadvantaged persons.The state department of human services is hereby authorized to provide vocational evaluation and work adjustment services to disadvantaged persons who are disabled and other individuals disadvantaged by reason of their youth or advanced age, low educational attainment, ethnic or cultural factors, prison or delinquency records, or other conditions which constitute a barrier to employment. Services may also be provided to family members when necessary to the rehabilitation of the disadvantaged.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 115; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 115.
RI Gen L § 42-12-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-11 - Cooperation in administration of federal statutes.

§ 42-12-11. Cooperation in administration of federal statutes.The state department of human services shall cooperate, pursuant to agreements, with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitation and is authorized to adopt such methods of administration as are found by the federal government to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the agreements on plans for vocational rehabilitation and to comply with such conditions as may be necessary to secure the full benefits of the federal statutes.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-12-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-12 - Appropriations and disbursements.

§ 42-12-12. Appropriations and disbursements.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or sums, or so much thereof as may from time to time be required, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved by the executive officer of the state department of human services.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-12-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-13 - Acceptance and use of gifts.

§ 42-12-13. Acceptance and use of gifts.The department of human services is hereby authorized and empowered to accept and use gifts made unconditionally by will or otherwise for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Gifts made under such conditions as in the judgment of the state department of human services are proper and consistent with the provisions of this chapter may be so accepted and shall be held, invested, reinvested, and used in accordance with the conditions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-12-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-14 - Persons requiring permanent care or not susceptible to rehabilitation.

§ 42-12-14. Persons requiring permanent care or not susceptible to rehabilitation.This chapter shall not apply to helpless persons requiring permanent custodial care or to persons who in the judgment of the department of human services may not be susceptible to rehabilitation.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-12-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-15 - Acceptance of federal vocational rehabilitation act - Custody of funds.

§ 42-12-15. Acceptance of federal vocational rehabilitation act — Custody of funds.The state of Rhode Island hereby accepts the provisions of the act passed by the United States Congress entitled "An Act to Provide for the Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons Disabled in Industry or Otherwise, and Their Return to Civil Employment," approved by the president, June 2, 1920. The state department of human services is hereby empowered and directed to co-operate with the Federal Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in the administration of that act of Congress within the state of Rhode Island. The general treasurer shall receive and provide for the proper custody of all money paid to the state from the federal treasury under the provisions of that act of Congress, and shall disburse the money upon orders drawn under the direction of the state department of human services and signed by the executive officer of the department.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-12-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-16 - Acceptance of amendments to federal act - Custody of funds.

§ 42-12-16. Acceptance of amendments to federal act — Custody of funds.The state of Rhode Island hereby accepts the provisions of chapter 190, Public Law 113, 78th Congress, which amends the act entitled "An Act to Provide for The Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons Disabled in Industry or Otherwise and Their Return to Civil Employment," approved June 2, 1920, as amended, and for other purposes, and designates the state department of human services as a state agency for administering in Rhode Island the provisions of that act. The general treasurer is hereby designated as custodian of federal funds paid to the state of Rhode Island under the provisions of chapter 190, Public Law 113, and shall make payments from those funds upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers or orders approved by the executive officer of the state department of human services and the state controller.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-12-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-17 - Agreements as to disability determinations - Funds.

§ 42-12-17. Agreements as to disability determinations — Funds.The department of human services with the approval of the governor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement on behalf of the state with the secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States to carry out the provisions of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., relating to the making of determinations of disability. The general treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to act as custodian of the moneys paid by the federal government to the state to carry out the agreement referred to in this section and shall disburse the moneys in accordance with the direction of the department of human services.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-12-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-18 - Transfer of powers and functions from department of human services.

§ 42-12-18. Transfer of powers and functions from department of human services.There are hereby transferred to the department of administration:(1) Those functions of the department of human services 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 human services 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 thereto of the director 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. 1985, ch. 181, art. 29, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-12-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-20 - Responsibility of director - Traumatic brain injury.

§ 42-12-20. Responsibility of director — Traumatic brain injury.It shall be the responsibility of the director of the department of human services to provide rehabilitative services for persons with traumatic brain injury including the development of instate comprehensive community-based services.The department of human services, in consultation with the permanent advisory commission on traumatic brain injuries, shall promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42, as are necessary and proper to ensure responsible management and operation of § 42-12-30.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 536, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 363, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 456, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-21 - "Traumatic brain injury" defined.

§ 42-12-21. "Traumatic brain injury" defined.As used in this chapter, "traumatic brain injury" means an injury to the skull, the brain contents or its coverings, not of a degenerative or congenital nature, which may or may not produce an altered state of consciousness or result in temporary or permanent decrease of mental, cognitive, behavioral or physical functioning which causes partial or total disability.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 536, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 363, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 456, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-22 - Confidentiality of personal information - Authorized uses.

§ 42-12-22. Confidentiality of personal information — Authorized uses.(a) All personal information contained in the records of the department of human services which is identifiable to an applicant for or recipient of vocational rehabilitation services under this chapter is hereby declared to constitute a confidential matter. Except as expressly provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any person to make use of, or cause to be used, any of such personal information contained in the records of the department of human services for purposes not directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation programs of the department of human services. The director of the department of human services shall have the power to establish rules and regulations governing the custody, preservation, disclosure, or release of the records, papers, files and communications containing that personal information.(b) The department shall release or disclose the personal information described in subsection (a):(1) Upon the written request of the applicant or recipient, or his or her authorized representative; or(2) If required by federal law or regulations; or(3) In response to law enforcement investigations and fraud or abuse investigations, except where release or disclosure is expressly prohibited by federal or state law or regulations; or(4) In response to judicial order.Provided, however, that when the personal information has been obtained by the department from another department, agency, organization or individual, it shall be released by, or under the conditions established by, the other department, agency organization, or individual. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the director of the department of human services, or his or her agents duly authorized for that purpose, from issuing any statistical material or data, or publishing or causing the same to be published whenever he or she shall deem it to be in the public interest.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 98, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-12-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services|Section 42-12-23 - Child care - Planning and coordinating.

§ 42-12-23. Child care — Planning and coordinating.(a) The department of human services shall be the principal agency of the state for the planning and coordination of state involvement in the area of child care. To accomplish this purpose, the department's duties shall include submitting an annual report to the governor and the general assembly on the status of child care in Rhode Island.(b) The annual report of the department shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:(1) The amount of state and federal funds spent on child care in each of the two (2) preceding years;(2) The number of childcare providers licensed;(3) The number of children served in state-subsidized programs;(4) The number of taxpayers who have claimed the child care assistance and development tax credit pursuant to chapter 47 of title 44;(5) The average cost for both infant and preschool child care;(6) An estimate of unmet needs for child care;(7) Information on childcare staff salaries and training and education programs; and(8) Recommendations for any changes in childcare public policy.(c) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 14].(d) The department is hereby charged with the responsibility of ensuring that a statewide childcare resource and referral system exists in this state to provide services and consumer information to assist parents in locating and choosing licensed, approved and/or certified providers, and to maintain data necessary for such referrals.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 11, § 5; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 13; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 14.