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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-32 - Rhode Island Small Cell Siting Act › Section 39-32-2. - Regulation of small wireless facilities.

§ 39-32-2. Regulation of small wireless facilities.
(a)
A wireless service provider authorized to do business in this state or a contractor acting on its behalf may collocate small wireless facilities within, along, across, upon, and under any public right-of-way in this state, including state highways and freeways, and may construct conduit, cables, and facilities between such small wireless facility and other equipment or services located on or adjacent to the supporting pole or other structure, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
Except as provided in this chapter, an authority shall not prohibit, regulate, or charge for the collocation of small wireless facilities.
(c)
Small wireless facilities shall be classified as permitted uses in all zoning districts and shall not be subject to zoning review or approval.
(d)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize a person to collocate a small wireless facility on a privately owned pole, structure, or other private property without the consent of the property owner.
(e)
All agreements between authorities and wireless service providers that are in effect on the effective date of this chapter [September 27, 2017] and that relate to the collocation of small wireless facilities in the public right-of-way or on authority poles or structures shall remain in effect, subject to any termination provisions in such agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the election of a wireless service provider, the rates, fees, terms, and conditions established pursuant to this chapter shall apply to small wireless facilities that are the subject of an application submitted after the effective date of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 309, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 331, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-32 - Rhode Island Small Cell Siting Act › Section 39-32-4. - Action on permit applications.

§ 39-32-4. Action on permit applications.
(a)
An authority shall approve an application for a permit under this chapter unless the collocation does not meet applicable building or electrical codes or, if applicable, standards for construction in the right-of-way, provided such codes and standards are of general applicability. The authority must document the basis for any denial, including the specific code provisions or standards on which the denial was based, and send the documentation to the applicant on or before the day the authority denies an application. The applicant may cure the deficiencies identified by the authority and resubmit the application within thirty (30) days of the denial without paying an additional processing fee. The authority shall approve or deny the revised application within thirty (30) days. Any subsequent denial shall be limited to the deficiencies cited in the original denial. Where one or more locations addressed in a consolidated application do not meet the criteria of this section, the authority shall allow the application as to all other locations.
(b)
An application shall be deemed approved if the authority fails to approve or deny the application within sixty (60) days of submission. If the authority notifies the applicant within fourteen (14) days after the initial submission that the application is incomplete and reasonably identifies at that time the information that is lacking, the time period stated above shall be tolled during the time it takes the applicant to respond. No other request for additional information shall toll such time periods.
(c)
A person whose application or revised application is denied by an authority may appeal to the superior court within thirty (30) days of the denial. The superior court shall have jurisdiction to determine all disputes arising under this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 309, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 331, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-32 - Rhode Island Small Cell Siting Act › Section 39-32-5. - Additional terms for collocation on authority poles and structures.

§ 39-32-5. Additional terms for collocation on authority poles and structures.
(a)
Within six (6) months of receiving its first request to collocate small wireless facilities on authority poles located within the public rights-of-way, but in no event later than April 1, 2018, an authority shall establish, by ordinance, regulation, or rule, nondiscriminatory, competitively neutral, and commercially reasonable rates, terms, and conditions for such collocation that are consistent with the provisions of this chapter. Aside from the application processing fee allowed under § 39-32-3, an authority shall not charge on an annual recurring basis more for such a collocation than one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) or the rate produced by applying the formula adopted by the Federal Communications Commission for telecommunications attachments under 47 U.S.C. § 224(e). The fee limitation shall not apply to authority structures.
(b)
An authority shall authorize the collocation of small wireless facilities on authority poles not located within the public rights-of-way and on authority structures to the same extent the authority permits access to the poles and structures for other commercial projects or uses, and may authorize the collocation if the authority has not previously permitted access. The collocation shall be subject to reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates, terms, and conditions as provided by ordinance or in one or more agreements between the wireless provider and the authority. An authority may not charge on an annual recurring basis more for such a collocation than the amount charged for similar commercial projects or uses to occupy or use the same amount of space on similarly situated property.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 309, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 331, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 39-32 - Rhode Island Small Cell Siting Act › Section 39-32-6. - Collocation of small wireless facilities on private poles and structures.

§ 39-32-6. Collocation of small wireless facilities on private poles and structures.
(a)
An authority may not prohibit, regulate, or charge for the collocation of small wireless facilities on poles or structures other than authority poles and authority structures.
(b)
A wireless service provider may install poles in the public rights-of-way in order to collocate small wireless facilities, subject to request and authority approval. An authority shall receive, process, and approve such requests on a nondiscriminatory basis and in substantially the same manner and on substantially the same terms and conditions as the authority applies to similar requests by other persons seeking to place poles in the public ways.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 309, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 331, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-1. - Advisory council — Appointment of members.

§ 40-1-1. Advisory council — Appointment of members.
(a)
Within the department of human services there shall be an advisory council consisting of nine (9) qualified electors of the state, who shall be appointed by the governor as provided in this section. In the month of February in each year the governor shall appoint a member, or members, of the council, each to hold office until the first day of March in the fifth year after his or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, to succeed the member whose term shall next expire.
(b)
Any vacancy that may occur in the council shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term and members of the council shall be chosen with due regard to their knowledge of social welfare problems and the director of the department shall designate some person to act as secretary of the council.
(c)
The council shall meet at least four (4) times during any one year and at such additional times as the director of the department shall designate. The members of the council shall elect one of their members as chairperson upon the appointment of any new member for a full term and whenever the office becomes vacant.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 88; G.L. 1956, §§ 40-1-1, 40-1-2; P.L. 1962, ch. 23, § 1; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 40-1-1; P.L. 1974, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 123.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-2. - Functions of advisory council.

§ 40-1-2. Functions of advisory council.
The council shall make suggestions to and shall advise the director of the department concerning the policies, rules, and regulations of the department. The council shall have no administrative power.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 88; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-1-3; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 40-1-2; P.L. 1974, ch. 126, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-3. - Advisory committees to agencies within department.

§ 40-1-3. Advisory committees to agencies within department.
The director of the department of human services shall be authorized to appoint advisory committees as he or she thinks appropriate to make suggestions to and to advise the various agencies within the department. The members of the committees shall serve without pay. The chairperson of each committee shall be designated by the director and shall sit ex-officio with the department advisory committee.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 126, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-4. - Organization of department.

§ 40-1-4. Organization of department.
All functions, services, and duties of the department of human services shall be organized by the director with the approval of the governor as to:
(1)
Community services to include generally and specifically the administration of all forms of human services excluding child welfare services, which are the responsibility of the department of children, youth and families.
(2)
Management services to include generally and specifically all central management, financial, forms of relief, and other services concerned with the business and servicing operations of the department.
(3)
Veterans’ affairs to include all forms of services to veterans of the armed forces. There shall be within the department of human services an office of veterans services.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 92; P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 40-1-4; P.L. 1976, ch. 290, § 11; P.L. 1984, ch. 81, § 16; P.L. 1988, ch. 566, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-4.1. - Name change.

§ 40-1-4.1. Name change.
The department of social and rehabilitative services is hereby renamed the department of human services. Whenever in the general or public laws there appears any reference to the department of social and rehabilitative services, the reference shall be construed to refer to the department of human services.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 35, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-5. - Reorganizations within department.

§ 40-1-5. Reorganizations within department.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any division, bureau, or other unit or agency within the department of human services, however entitled or described, may at any time be reorganized, divided, consolidated, abolished, or otherwise reconstituted by the director of human services with the approval of the governor, as may be desirable for the proper administration and performance of the powers, functions, and duties assigned to the department, and any change shall conform with the requirements of § 40-1-4.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 94; P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 40-1-6; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-6. - Officers required to be veterans.

§ 40-1-6. Officers required to be veterans.
The respective officers appointed by the director of human services to be in charge of the state’s administration of veterans’ relief, of graves’ registration, and the commandant and the assistant commandant of the Rhode Island veterans’ home, in addition to any other qualifications required for their respective positions as already provided in law, shall each be an honorably discharged war veteran of any war in which the United States has been engaged.
History of Section.
P.L. 1941, ch. 989, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 1997, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-1-7; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-7. - Offices of department.

§ 40-1-7. Offices of department.
The department of administration shall furnish the state department of human services offices in which to transact its business and keep its records. The offices shall be open for business each day of the year, except Sundays and legal holidays, during such hours as may be prescribed by the director.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 1, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 1, § 25; P.L. 1926, ch. 829, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 40-1-8; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-8. - Appointment of employees.

§ 40-1-8. Appointment of employees.
The director of the department of human services, subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of title 36, shall be the appointing authority for all employees of the department, and the director may assign this function to subordinate officers and employees as may to him or her seem feasible or desirable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 99, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-1-9; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-9. - Adaptive telephone equipment loan program fund.

§ 40-1-9. Adaptive telephone equipment loan program fund.
(a)
There is hereby created an adaptive telephone equipment loan program fund that shall be administered by the general treasurer and the principal and interest of which shall be used solely for the purpose of providing funds for the purchase, maintenance, replacement, and distribution of telephone telecommunications devices and special-needs equipment, and the administrative expenses of the general treasurer incurred in conjunction therewith, for the deaf, the severely hearing impaired, and severely speech impaired who have been duly certified as such in accordance with § 39-2-5(7) [Subdivision (7) was deleted].
(b)
The regulated telephone utilities shall pay over to the general treasurer any and all sums received as a monthly surcharge in accordance with § 39-2-5(7) [Subdivision (7) was deleted]. The general treasurer shall invest and reinvest the sums so received in accordance with the laws of Rhode Island.
(c)
Upon receipt of duly authenticated vouchers from the director of the department of human services, the general treasurer may draw upon the principal or income of the fund to effectuate the provisions of § 39-2-5(7) [Subdivision (7) was deleted].
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 48, § 3; P.L. 1987, ch. 554, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 115, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-10. - Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs.

§ 40-1-10. Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs.
(a)
There is hereby transferred to the department of human services those functions formerly administered by the department of community affairs relating to:
(1)
Administrative support to federal grants;
(2)
Community services block grants;
(3)
Domestic violence project;
(4)
Community agency liaison and funding (women and human services);
(5)
Community agency liaison and funding (energy and community services);
(6)
Displaced homemaker centers;
(7)
Federal surplus commodity distribution;
(8)
Health center grants;
(9)
Community action fund;
(10)
Commission on Indian affairs.
(b)
In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the department is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency thereof, and the department, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform such acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States, or any agency thereof, as may be necessary in the manner and degree as shall be deemed to be in the best interests of the state. The proceeds of grants so 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 grant or grants.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-11. - Displaced homemakers center.

§ 40-1-11. Displaced homemakers center.
There is hereby established within the department of human services a displaced homemakers center.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-12. - “Displaced homemaker” defined.

§ 40-1-12. “Displaced homemaker” defined.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, “displaced homemaker” means a person who:
(1)
Worked in the home for a substantial number of years providing unpaid household services for family members;
(2)
Who is not gainfully employed;
(3)
Has or would have difficulty in securing employment; and
(4)
Was dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by the income, or was dependent on assistance from the state or federal government but is no longer eligible for assistance for reasons other than willful failure to comply with rules and regulations.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-13. - Duties of director and center staff.

§ 40-1-13. Duties of director and center staff.
(a)
The director shall cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies to coordinate the service programs established pursuant to § 40-1-14.
(b)
The director shall promulgate rules concerning the eligibility of persons for the job training and other programs of the multipurpose service center; the granting of stipends for the job training programs from available funds; and a sliding fee scale for the service programs.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-14. - Powers and scope of activities.

§ 40-1-14. Powers and scope of activities.
(a)
In order to enable the displaced homemaker to contribute to society and maintain independence and economic security, the director shall establish a multipurpose service center for displaced homemakers. The director may make a grant to a nonprofit agency or organization to carry out the various programs.
(b)
The center shall develop, by working with federal, state and local governmental agencies, private employers, and charitable or nonprofit agencies, job counseling and placement services specifically designed for displaced homemakers, which services shall:
(1)
Counsel displaced homemakers with respect to appropriate job opportunities;
(2)
Identify community needs and endeavor to develop and to create new jobs for displaced homemakers in the private and public sector;
(3)
Provide displaced homemakers with the necessary counseling, training, skills, and referral services to become gainfully employed and independent;
(4)
Develop plans to include more displaced homemakers in existing training and placement programs;
(5)
Refer displaced homemakers to agencies that may provide information and assistance with respect to health care, financial matters, education, nutrition, and legal problems; and
(6)
Take into account and build upon the skills and experiences of the displaced homemaker.
(c)
The center shall develop an outreach program with a special emphasis directed toward reaching displaced homemakers in their middle years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-15. - Reimbursement to health center.

§ 40-1-15. Reimbursement to health center.
The director shall reimburse certain health centers at a rate of twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per patient visit for physician services including case management. In accordance with the state Medicaid plan as provided in chapter 8 of this title, any rules or regulations as established in accordance with § 40-8-13, calling for a lower rate per patient visit, shall be raised to conform to the new rate as set forth above. For the purpose of this section, the reimbursement fee shall apply only to the following health centers:
(1)
Providence Ambulatory Health Care Foundation;
(2)
Health Services, Inc. of Woonsocket;
(3)
Blackstone Valley Community Action;
(4)
Cranston Health and Family Planning Center;
(5)
East Providence Community Health Center;
(6)
New Visions of Newport County;
(7)
Tri-Town Health Center;
(8)
Warwick Community Health Center;
(9)
Chad Brown Health Center;
(10)
Health Center of South County;
(11)
North Kingstown Regional Health Center; and
(12)
Pawtucket Neighborhood Health Center.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 287, art. 26, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-16. - Visiting nurse association — Payment.

§ 40-1-16. Visiting nurse association — Payment.
(a)
For purposes of this chapter:
(1)
“Agency” means the Kent County Visiting Nurse Association; Newport Visiting Nurse Service; VNA, Inc.; Visiting Nurse Services of Woonsocket; Little Compton Visiting Nurse Association; Northwest Community Nursing & Health Service; Visiting Nurse Services of Pawtucket; and Visiting Nurse Services of Washington County and Jamestown;
(2)
“Home visit” means a visit, by the agency to a client during which skilled nursing services, physical, speech, and/or occupational therapy services, and/or home health aide services are rendered to the client, and the visit is reportable on the Medicare cost report; and
(3)
“Reference year” means the previous fiscal year.
(b)
The director shall apportion any appropriation for visiting nurse association in accordance with the following:
(1)
Ten percent (10%) of the appropriation shall be divided equally among the agencies.
(2)
Ninety percent (90%) of the appropriation shall be divided by the statewide total number of home visits for the reference year.
(3)
Each agency shall receive an amount equal to the quotient in subsection (b)(2) multiplied by the number of home visits by the agency in the reference year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 305, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-1 - Department of Human Services › Section 40-1-17. - Receipt and use of funds.

§ 40-1-17. Receipt and use of funds.
To carry out the purposes of this chapter, the department of human services, with the approval of the governor, shall have the authority to receive and expend monies from any other sources, public or private, including, but not limited to, legislative enactments, bond issues, gifts, devises, grants, bequests, or donations. The department of human services, with the approval of the governor, is authorized to enter into any contracts necessary to obtain and expend those funds.
History of Section.
P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 2, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-1. - Records of institution residents — Reports of injury or death — Communications to department.

§ 40-2-1. Records of institution residents — Reports of injury or death — Communications to department.
The department of human services shall keep a record showing the name, residence, sex, age, nativity, occupation, condition, and date of entrance or commitment of every inmate, patient, or pupil in the several institutions under the control of the department; the date, cause, and terms of discharge and the condition of the persons at the time of leaving, and also all transfers from one institution to another; and if any inmate, patient, or pupil dies, the date and cause of death. These and other facts as the department may, from time to time, require shall be furnished by the managing officer of each institution to the director of the department of human services within twenty-four (24) hours after the commitment, entrance, death, or discharge of any inmate, patient, or pupil. In case of an accident, injury, or death under peculiar circumstances of an inmate, patient, or pupil, the managing officer shall make a special report within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter to the director, giving the circumstances of the injury or death as fully as possible. The record shall be accessible only to the director of the department, and the officers, agents, and employees thereof, except by permission of the director or upon order of the governor or of a judge of a court of record. Whenever it is required by law that a notice, order, or other communication be made to the department, it shall be a sufficient compliance with the law if the notice, order, or other communication is made to the director of human services.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 1, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 1, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-2. - Support of families of residents.

§ 40-2-2. Support of families of residents.
The director of human services may contribute to the support of the destitute family of any adult resident of this state, committed to any one of the state institutions under his or her supervision, whenever he or she is satisfied that the destitution has resulted from the commitment; provided, the contributions shall not continue beyond the period of commitment. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for the payment of contributions, and the state controller shall draw his or her order or orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary for such purpose, upon the receipt by him or her of proper vouchers signed by the director.
History of Section.
P.L. 1926, ch. 861, § 4; P.L. 1929, ch. 1382, § 6; P.L. 1932, ch. 1884, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §§ 65, 80; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-6; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-3. - Application of funds deposited to care and treatment of residents.

§ 40-2-3. Application of funds deposited to care and treatment of residents.
The director of the department of human services shall apply any funds now or hereafter deposited in the name of any discharged or deceased patient or inmate in any institution under the control of the department of human services as partial or full payment, as the case may be, for the care and treatment of the patient or inmate.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3289, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-7; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-4. - Notice of balance to credit of deceased or discharged resident.

§ 40-2-4. Notice of balance to credit of deceased or discharged resident.
When a balance remains after the payment of the amount due the department of human services for care and treatment, the director shall cause notice of the balance to be mailed, postage prepaid, to each discharged patient or inmate at his or her last known address or to the nearest known next of kin of any deceased patient or inmate.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3289, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-8; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-5. - Payment of balance to general treasurer.

§ 40-2-5. Payment of balance to general treasurer.
The balance, as shall remain after the amount due the department of human services for the care and treatment of any discharged or deceased patient or inmate is applied in payment thereof, shall be paid over to the general treasurer by the director.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3289, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-9; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-6. - Establishment of right to balance paid to treasurer.

§ 40-2-6. Establishment of right to balance paid to treasurer.
Any person or persons claiming a right to any moneys paid to the general treasurer may establish the right in the same manner as is provided in the case of unclaimed bank deposits in the hands of the general treasurer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3289, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-10; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-7. - Property abandoned by deceased or discharged residents.

§ 40-2-7. Property abandoned by deceased or discharged residents.
All personal property, excepting moneys, that shall have been left by any discharged or deceased patient or inmate in any institution under the control of the department of human services and that, now or hereafter, shall not have been claimed by any of the discharged or deceased patients or inmates, or their next of kin, within one year from the date of discharge or decease, shall be deemed to have been abandoned. All abandoned personal property shall be disposed of as provided in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3448, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-11; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 124.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-8. - Transfer of abandoned property to general treasurer.

§ 40-2-8. Transfer of abandoned property to general treasurer.
The director of the department of human services shall order the transfer of abandoned personal property to the state general treasurer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3448, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-12; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1979, ch. 218, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-9. - Description of abandoned property transferred.

§ 40-2-9. Description of abandoned property transferred.
The director shall, upon ordering transfer of the abandoned personal property, cause to be forwarded to the state general treasurer a list or declaration setting forth the name of each discharged or deceased patient or inmate and a description of each article of personal property abandoned as described in § 40-2-7.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3448, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-13; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1979, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 124.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-10. - Sale of abandoned property — Remission of proceeds.

§ 40-2-10. Sale of abandoned property — Remission of proceeds.
The state general treasurer, upon receipt of the abandoned personal property and a list or declaration, shall sell the articles at public sale advertised in a manner that, to the general treasurer, shall seem satisfactory, and the general treasurer shall remit the proceeds received from the sale to the director, together with a list or declaration setting forth the amount of money to be credited to the account of each discharged or deceased patient or inmate.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3448, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-14; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1979, ch. 218, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-11. - Application of proceeds of sale.

§ 40-2-11. Application of proceeds of sale.
The proceeds from advertised public sale or sales, when received, shall be treated in the same manner as is provided for in §§ 40-2-3 — 40-2-6.
History of Section.
P.L. 1955, ch. 3448, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-15; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-12. - [Repealed.]

§ 40-2-12. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 1918, ch. 1613, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 4, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 54, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-16; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; Repealed by P.L. 2016, ch. 100, § 1, effective June 17, 2016; P.L. 2016, ch. 109, § 1, effective June 17, 2016.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-13. - Resident physicians and dentists.

§ 40-2-13. Resident physicians and dentists.
The director of the department of human services shall appoint resident physicians, dentists, and other physicians, as may be necessary to give proper attention to the physical and mental welfare of the inmates of the institutions under the control of the department. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary to compensate the appointees.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 1, § 11; P.L. 1920, ch. 1901, § 1; P.L. 1922, ch. 2230, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 1, § 11; P.L. 1925, ch. 639, § 2; P.L. 1930, ch. 1508, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1888, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, §§ 50, 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-17; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-14. - Examination of inmates for contagious disease — Investigation and report of sources.

§ 40-2-14. Examination of inmates for contagious disease — Investigation and report of sources.
The department is hereby authorized and directed, by the attending physician at any of the institutions or by another physician as the director of the department may from time to time designate, to use every available means to ascertain the existence of any dangerous, infectious, or contagious disease, including syphilis in the infectious stages and gonococcus infection, among the inmates, prisoners, patients, and pupils of the institutions, and to make examination of any of them suspected of having syphilis in the infectious stages or gonococcus infection, and immediately to investigate the source of the infection, and, if ascertained, to report the source of the infection to the department of health; and any person committed to or received into any of the institutions by, through, or under any order of court or any process of law shall be deemed to be an inmate, prisoner, patient, or pupil of the institution, as the case may be, within the provisions of §§ 40-2-12 — 40-2-17.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 4, § 2; P.L. 1918, ch. 1613, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 4, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 54, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-18; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 124.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-15. - Treatment and isolation of diseased residents — Detention after time for release.

§ 40-2-15. Treatment and isolation of diseased residents — Detention after time for release.
Every inmate, prisoner, patient, or pupil in any of the institutions, who has any dangerous, infectious or contagious disease, including syphilis in the infectious stages and gonococcus infection, shall be forthwith placed under medical treatment, and, if in the opinion of the attending physician it is necessary, shall be isolated until danger of contagion has passed or until the attending physician determines that further isolation is unnecessary; and if danger of contagion shall not have passed or if further isolation is still necessary at the expiration of sentence or at the time for discharge or release from the institution, that inmate, prisoner, patient, or pupil shall be detained in the institution and continued under medical treatment until the attending physician shall determine that his or her discharge or release from the institution will not endanger the public health; and during the period of detention, the person so detained shall be supported in the same manner as before the detention.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 4, § 3; P.L. 1918, ch. 1613, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 4, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 54, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-19; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 93; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 93.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-16. - Records of venereal disease.

§ 40-2-16. Records of venereal disease.
For the statistical purposes of the department of health, the department of human services shall keep records of all cases of venereal diseases in the institutions, but the records shall not be open to public inspection, and the department of human services shall make every reasonable effort to keep secret the identity of those persons with the diseases so far as may be consistent with the enforcement of the provisions of §§ 40-2-12 — 40-2-17 and with the protection of the public health.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 4, § 5; P.L. 1918, ch. 1613, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 4, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 54, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §§ 80, 180; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-20; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 93; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 93.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-17. - Powers as to health of residents.

§ 40-2-17. Powers as to health of residents.
In carrying out the provisions of §§ 40-2-12 — 40-2-16, the department is hereby vested with full powers of inspection, examination, isolation, and disinfection of all inmates, prisoners, patients, or pupils in any of the institutions, and the powers may be delegated to, and exercised by, any attending physician at any of the institutions or by another physician as the director of the department may from time to time designate.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 4, § 4; P.L. 1918, ch. 1613, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 4, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 54, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-21; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-18. - Religious instructors and services.

§ 40-2-18. Religious instructors and services.
The director of the department of human services shall appoint religious instructors who shall conduct religious services at times and at places within institutions under the control of the department, and who shall perform other duties consistent with their office, as may be required of them by the director of human services. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary to compensate the religious instructors.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 1, § 12; P.L. 1922, ch. 2230, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 1, § 12; P.L. 1925, ch. 639, § 3; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-22; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-19. - Tenure of officers — Duties — Time devoted to duty — Holding other offices — Sales to state — Bond.

§ 40-2-19. Tenure of officers — Duties — Time devoted to duty — Holding other offices — Sales to state — Bond.
All officers appointed by the director under this chapter shall hold their respective offices during his or her pleasure, and may be removed and their successors appointed by the director at any time. In addition to the duties prescribed for the officers by law, they shall perform other duties as the director may, from time to time, require not inconsistent with law, and the officers shall make reports and keep records as the director may, from time to time, require in addition to the records and reports that the officers may be required to keep and make by any other provision of law. The officers, except those named in §§ 40-2-13 — 40-2-18, shall give their entire time to the duties of their respective offices, and shall not hold any other state office except that of notary public or any other position of pay or profit in the service of the state, and shall not furnish for pay or profit any materials, merchandise, or supplies to the state. The director may require any of the officers to give bond to the state for the faithful performance of their duties in a sum and with surety as to the director may seem advisable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 1, § 19; P.L. 1922, ch. 2230, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 1, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-23; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 124.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-20. - Compensation of officers and employees.

§ 40-2-20. Compensation of officers and employees.
The director shall fix the compensation of the officers and employees of the several institutions appointed under the authority of this chapter, and of the other institutions under his or her control, within the sum or sums appropriated to be expended for the purpose.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 1, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 1, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-24; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-21. - Reports on schools in institutions — Inspections — Qualifications of teachers.

§ 40-2-21. Reports on schools in institutions — Inspections — Qualifications of teachers.
The director of the department of human services shall annually make to the department of elementary and secondary education in the month of July, a report of all the schools maintained in the institutions under its control, the report to be in the manner and form as prescribed by law for other educational institutions. The council on elementary and secondary education may visit and inspect the schools and make suggestions to the director of the department of human services for the improvement of them, as it may deem advisable. All teachers employed in the schools shall hold certificates of qualification as required by law of public school teachers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 1, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 1, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-28; P.L. 1960, ch. 73, § 1; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-22. - Departmental seal.

§ 40-2-22. Departmental seal.
The department shall have a seal that shall have engraved thereon the words “department of human services, state of Rhode Island,” and the seal shall be affixed to all written contracts that the department is authorized and directed to make under the provisions of this chapter, and the contracts shall be signed by the director of the department. The seal shall also be affixed to other orders and papers issued by the department as the department may by rule or order direct.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 1, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 1, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-29; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-23. - Annual report to general assembly.

§ 40-2-23. Annual report to general assembly.
(a)
The director shall make an annual report to the general assembly during the month of January, setting forth:
(1)
The condition and needs of the several institutions under his or her control; the number of inmates in each institution; and an abstract of all reports received from officers incident to the performance of their duties.
(2)
A complete financial statement of the several institutions, together with estimates of the amounts required for the ensuing year, for salaries and pay, for construction and repairs, and for all other expenses of maintenance.
(3)
Information and recommendations as to the director may seem proper for the efficient administration and development of the several institutions, and for promoting the physical, mental, and moral welfare of the inmates thereof, and for measures whereby the number of prospective inmates may be decreased and the number of past inmates kept from returning may be increased, and for any additional legislation needed for these purposes.
(4)
Other information or recommendations as may be requested by the governor or by the general assembly.
(b)
The annual report shall be made a matter of public record.
History of Section.
P.L. 1917, ch. 1470, art. 1, § 21; P.L. 1922, ch. 2230, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 413, art. 1, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 50, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 40-2-30; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-2 - Administration of State Institutions › Section 40-2-24. - Prohibition against duplication of keys.

§ 40-2-24. Prohibition against duplication of keys.
Every key for maximum security units of the several institutions under the control of the department of human services shall contain embossed thereon the state seal with the words “do not duplicate,” and whoever reproduces or causes to be reproduced any key without a written order from the director of human services shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 138, § 1; Reorg. G.L. 1956, § 40-2-31; Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-3 - Displaced Persons Committee › Section 40-3-1. - Appointment of members.

§ 40-3-1. Appointment of members.
The governor is hereby authorized and directed to appoint a committee of twelve (12) duly qualified electors of this state to be known as the Rhode Island displaced persons committee. The members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1949, ch. 2399, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 40-6-1; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 40 - Human Services › Chapter 40-3 - Displaced Persons Committee › Section 40-3-2. - Officers and subcommittees.

§ 40-3-2. Officers and subcommittees.
The displaced persons committee shall elect, from its members, a chairperson and a vice-chairperson and such other officers as it may determine, including an executive committee, and define their duties. The committee may appoint such subcommittees as it deems advisable and define their duties.
History of Section.
P.L. 1949, ch. 2399, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 40-6-2; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.