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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 152 - Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procedures and Rules of Practice › Section 152-RICR-00-00-1.10 - Annual Report

Current through June 14, 2024
The Committee shall annually in July report to this Court in writing on all matters presented for its consideration and its expenditures during the year which ended on the previous December 31.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 152 - Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procedures and Rules of Practice › Section 152-RICR-00-00-1.11 - Time periods

Current through June 14, 2024
Any time limitations imposed upon the Committee by these rules or the rules of procedure of the Committee may be extended by the chairperson. Failure of the Committee to follow the time limitations contained therein shall not be grounds for dismissal of a complaint.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 152 - Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procedures and Rules of Practice › Section 152-RICR-00-00-1.12 - Record Keeping

Current through June 14, 2024
The Committee shall file complete records of all closed investigations with the Supreme Court Clerk's Office.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 152 - Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procedures and Rules of Practice › Section 152-RICR-00-00-1.13 - Rules of Procedure of the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Scope of rules
1. These rules govern proceedings before the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee ("Committee") established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											11-27-19 to investigate allegations of the unauthorized practice of law.
2. The "unauthorized practice of law" shall include conduct proscribed by R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 11-27, Article IV, Rule   1(d)     of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Rules on the Periodic Registration of Attorneys, and Article V, Rule 5.5 of the Rhode Island Rules of Professional Conduct.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.1 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services

Current through June 14, 2024
To govern the Legislative Department in its exercise of
					 financial and personnel control, independent of the Executive
					 Department.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.2 - General Provisions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Purpose.
The rules and regulations, hereinafter expressed, are made
					 in compliance with Chapter 99 of the Public Laws, 1968, whose purpose is "to
					 affirm the right of the Legislative Department to be independent of, and not
					 subject to, financial and personnel controls exercised by the executive branch
					 of government, in matters relating to the operation of the General Assembly,
					 legislative agencies, and legislative committees and commissions."
B. Authority to Exercise Controls.
The Joint Committee on Legislative Services will be
					 responsible for exercising the internal financial and personnel controls for
					 each permanent and continuing office or agency within the Legislative
					 Department, established by statute or otherwise, and to which funds are
					 specifically appropriated, namely, the House Finance Committee Fiscal Advisory
					 Staff, the Legislative Council, the Auditor General, the Joint Committees on
					 Legislative Services and committees and commissions of the legislative
					 Department.
C.
				 Expenditures.
All expenditures made by each legislative agency must
					 conform to the general intent for which appropriated, except when due to
					 emergency conditions or unforeseen circumstances.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.3 - Rule I. Expenditures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Budget Request.
All legislative agencies, committees and commissions will
					 provide the JCLS Administrative Office with an estimate of expenditure requests
					 in the same manner and at the same time as all other agencies of government, as
					 provided by law. The requests will be made on forms provided by the JCLS
					 Administrative Office and reviewed by the Joint Committee on Legislative
					 Services.
B. Work Program.
After review by the Chairman of the Joint Committee on
					 Legislative Services, the JCLS Administrative Office will provide the State
					 Budget Office with a work program of expected expenditures in the same manner
					 and at the same time as other agencies of government, but the State Budget
					 Office shall in no way revise or alter the work program when submitted.
C. Appropriation Allotments.
The State Budget Office will make appropriation allotments
					 to the controller for all legislative appropriation accounts as submitted by
					 the JCLS Administrative Office on behalf of all legislative agencies,
					 committees and commissions in the work program when submitted.
D. Budgetary Control.
The budget officer and the state controller shall exercise
					 no budgetary control over the legislative agencies, committees and commissions
					 except as to the legality and accuracy of expenditures.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.4 - Rule II. Purchases

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Use of Services.
Whenever practicable, all legislative agencies, committees
					 and commissions may use the facilities of the centralized purchasing
					 office.
B. Purchase of
				 Contractual Services.
All legislative agencies shall be permitted to retain such
					 professional, technical and consulting services as they deem necessary, and to
					 set the amounts and terms of such services contracts, subject to the approval
					 of the Chairman and where practicable, subject to the approval of the Joint
					 Committee on Legislative Services at its next meeting.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.5 - Rule II A. Other Common Services

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Use of Services.
Wherever practicable, all legislative agencies, committees
					 and commissions will use the common services and facilities available to other
					 state agencies. These services will include, but are not limited to: the public
					 buildings utility, maintenance, custodial and janitorial services, payroll and
					 data processing, the central mail room, central stores, telephone switchboard
					 and motor pool.
B. Cost of
				 Services.
Wherever such services are rendered on cost basis to state
					 agencies, the same charges will apply to legislative agencies and be paid from
					 each legislative appropriation account in the same manner as paid by all other
					 state agencies. No services will be charged legislative agencies, however, that
					 are not paid by all other agencies except when mutually agreed
					 upon.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Rule II B. Office Space

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Space
				 Requirements.
The Joint Committee on Legislative Services will review
					 annually the office space requirements of legislative agencies, committees and
					 commissions and assign and reassign space accordingly within its total
					 allocation.
B. Procuring of
				 Space.
Whenever additional space becomes necessary to properly
					 discharge legislative responsibilities, the Joint Committee on Legislative
					 Services will negotiate with the State Division of Public Buildings to satisfy
					 such needs. In the event that space requirements cannot be satisfied adequately
					 in the opinion of the Joint Committee within the State House proper, the Joint
					 Committee is authorized to conduct negotiations with private parties and to
					 contract for space on such terms, as it deems proper.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Rule III. Personnel

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Authority to
				 Establish Positions.
The establishment of positions, the salaries of such
					 positions, and the appointment of professional, technical, clerical assistants
					 and contractual personnel shall be determined by the Joint Committee on
					 Legislative Services.
B.
				 Determination of Salaries.
In determining the salaries of legislative positions,
					 consideration will be given to equating job duties and responsibilities with
					 positions of a similar nature in the unclassified service of the state.
C. Personnel Action Procedures.
In determining the number of positions, salaries, and
					 appointment of personnel, The Joint Committee on Legislative Services will use
					 such personnel action forms as are provided by the Division of Personnel and
					 will route all such forms through the state personnel administrator whose only
					 action will be ministerial in nature, including the recording and processing of
					 such forms.
D. Employment
				 Conditions.
All employees of the Legislative Department shall be in the
					 unclassified service of the state and entitled to all rights, benefits and
					 privileges of said unclassified service.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.8 - Rule III A. Travel of Personnel

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Employee Travel.
Approval for travel of legislative employees shall be made
					 only by the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services, or by
					 his/her designees. Employees of the Legislative Department shall be subject to
					 the provisions of the state travel regulations in the same manner as all other
					 state employees.
B.
				 Legislators' Travel.
Wherever practicable, legislators who are required to
					 travel in the course of legislative business shall be subject to provisions of
					 the state travel regulations with the following exceptions:
1. Section I - Authority to
				 Travel.
Exception: Authority for legislators' travel will be determined
					 and approved in advance by the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Legislative
					 Services, and travel expenditures will be charged to the appropriate
					 legislative accounts.
2.
				 Section I - Per Diem Allowance
Exception: Legislators will be entitled to
					 per diem allowances of meals ($30) and miscellaneous ($10). Allowances are to
					 be computed without regard to fractional days.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Rule IV. Appropriation Balances

Current through June 14, 2024
A. When Applicable.
All unexpended and unencumbered appropriations balances of
					 the several appropriation items within the Legislative Department shall be
					 carried into the following fiscal year and made immediately available in the
					 same manner as the former appropriations; provided however, that the Joint
					 Committee on Legislative Services may authorize an appropriation of a
					 legislative agency to revert to the surplus account in the general fund at the
					 end of the fiscal year.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.10 - Rule V. Appropriation Reductions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. When Applicable.
Whenever the governor shall cause the reduction or
					 suspension of appropriations for the purpose of maintaining a balanced budget,
					 he will notify the Joint Committee on Legislative Services who may give like
					 consideration to the reduction or suspension of appropriations made to the
					 several accounts within the Legislative Department.
B. Approval of Appropriation Reductions and
				 Suspensions.
If the Joint Committee on Legislative Services shall give
					 approval to any reduction or suspension of said appropriations, the chairman
					 will immediately forward notice of the action in letter form to the state
					 controller who shall cause such reduction or suspension of appropriation to be
					 entered upon the financial records of the state and thereupon notify all
					 interested agencies of the action.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.11 - Rule VI. Appropriation Transfer

Current through June 14, 2024
A. When Applicable.
Whenever the chairman of a legislative agency, or his
					 designee, shall determine that appropriations made to his account are
					 insufficient, due to emergency conditions or unforeseen circumstances, he/she
					 may request a transfer of funds from any other appropriation item made within
					 the Legislative Department.
B. Request for Transfer.
Requests will be made in letter form from the initiating
					 agency to the Joint Committee of Legislative Services, and the chairman of said
					 committee will immediately forward notice of the appropriation transfer to the
					 state controller who shall cause the transfer of funds to be entered upon the
					 financial records of the state and thereupon notify all interested agencies of
					 the action.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 160 - Permanent Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services › Section 160-RICR-00-00-1.12 - Rule VII. Effective Date and Amendments

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Effective Date.
The rules and regulations contained herein shall become
					 effective when filed with the Secretary of State. They are to be considered a
					 public record and available for public inspection at any reasonable
					 time.
B. Amendment and
				 Suspension of Rules and Regulations.
These rules and regulations, or any portions thereof, may
					 be amended or rescinded by majority vote of the Joint Committee on Legislative
					 Services, provided notice of the substance of the proposed Amendment is
					 submitted in writing, unless waived by unanimous consent, to each member not
					 less than one week before the meeting at which the amendment or recession is
					 voted.
C. The rules and
				 regulations, or any portion thereof, may be suspended at or in connection with
				 any meeting or hearing, by three-fifths (3/5) vote of the members present at
				 any meeting or hearing.
D. The
				 amendments, recessions or suspension of rules, as approved, shall become
				 effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State in the same
				 manner as the original rules.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrative Procedures for the Billing and Collection of Maintenance Fees (180-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 180-RICR-10-00-2.1 - Introduction

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Director of Veterans Affairs is authorized under R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										30-17.1-2,  30-17.1-5 and  30-17.1-6 to establish appropriate rules and regulations governing the maintenance fees at the Rhode Island Veterans Home.
B. The Administrator of the Rhode Island Veterans Home is the responsible person delegated by the Director of Veterans Affairs to administer these rules and regulations for the billing and collection of maintenance fees at the Rhode Island Veterans Home.
C. These regulations adhere to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. § 200d, et seq.) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §
											794),  and the Department of Health and Human Services implementing regulations (45 C.F.R. Parts 80 and 84).
D. The Office of Veterans Affairs does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or handicap in acceptance for or provision of services or employment in its programs and activities. Under the provisions of applicable law, the Office of Veterans Affairs does not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, creed or political belief.
2.1.1
Statutory Requirements
A. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
												30-24-10, the Director shall at the end of each fiscal year, determine the net per diem expenses of maintenance of residents in the facility and shall assess against each resident who has net income, as defined herein, a fee equal to eighty percent (80%) of the resident's net income, provided that such fee shall not exceed the actual cost of care and maintenance for such resident.
B. Net income is defined as gross income minus applicable federal and state taxes and minus
1. an amount equal to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month of residency,
2. fifty percent (50%) of any sum received due to wounds incurred under battle conditions for which the resident received the Purple Heart,
3. the amount paid by a resident for the support and maintenance of his or her spouse, parent(s), minor child(ren), or child(ren) who is/are blind or permanently and totally disabled as defined in Title XVI of the Federal Social Security Act subject to a maximum amount to be determined by rules and regulations as shall be adopted by the Director.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrative Procedures for the Billing and Collection of Maintenance Fees (180-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 180-RICR-10-00-2.2 - Domiciliary Care Program for Homeless Veterans (Veterans Transitional Supportive Program- VTSP)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										30-24-10.1, the Director of Veterans Affairs is hereby authorized and empowered to establish and maintain a domiciliary care program for homeless veterans (Veterans Transitional Supportive Program, VTSP) at the Rhode Island Veterans Home.
B. Any veteran admitted to the Rhode Island Veterans Home pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the maintenance fee assessment established pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										30-24-10, provided, however, that the director shall assess against each veteran admitted under this program a monthly maintenance fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the veteran's monthly gross income, from whatever source derived and whether taxable or nontaxable.
C. There will also be additional beds called "Extended VTSP" beds to which a monthly maintenance fee of thirty percent (30%) of the veteran's monthly gross income, from whatever source derived and whether taxable or non-taxable, will be charged.
1. Extended VTSP will be available to eligible veterans in the VTSP program, but occupancy will not exceed four (4) months.
2. The maintenance fee shall be paid monthly to the Veterans Home and shall be deposited in the Veterans Home fund. Any failure to make payment when due shall be cause for dismissal from the facility. Prior to any dismissal for non-payment of fees, the veteran shall be afforded administrative due process.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrative Procedures for the Billing and Collection of Maintenance Fees (180-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 180-RICR-10-00-2.3 - Financial Statement

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each person shall upon admission to the Home file a financial statement. The financial statement shall be used as the basis to establish the resident's charge.
B. It shall be the responsibility of the resident, guardian, or fiduciary to report to the Business Office of the Home any changes in income received for the resident within ten (10) days of receipt of such income.
C. Each resident shall file a revised financial statement - no later than March 31st of each year. In addition thereto, each resident whose source or amount of income has changed shall complete a new financial statement within (10) days of receipt of such notice of change or of receipt of the income payments. The revised financial statement shall be used to reestablish the resident's monthly maintenance fee.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrative Procedures for the Billing and Collection of Maintenance Fees (180-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 180-RICR-10-00-2.4 - Gross Income Defined

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Gross income is defined as earnings, pensions, and other benefits and all other monies received, including but not limited to the following:
1. Social Security (i.e., Old-Age Survivors, and Disability Insurance)
2. Temporary disability insurance
3. Employment security benefits
4. Veterans administration benefits
5. Railroad retirement benefits
6. Civil Service annuity
7. Worker's compensation
8. Prizes (Monetary)
9. Awards (Monetary)
10. Inheritance (Monetary)
11. Gifts (Monetary)
12. Rents
13. Interest
14. Dividends
15. Royalties
16. Alimony
17. Insurance proceeds
18. Allotments
19. Military Retirement
20. Trust accounts
21. Gains on sale of real and personal property including the sale of home
22. Any other source of income
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrative Procedures for the Billing and Collection of Maintenance Fees (180-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 180-RICR-10-00-2.6 - Verification of Data

Current through June 14, 2024
The Home reserves the right to verify and confirm any data from any agency or person having custody of such data the resident or dependent has submitted on the Financial Statement (Bus. 17) and/or the supported person's Statement of Income (Bus. 18) to insure the proper determination of the maintenance fee.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrative Procedures for the Billing and Collection of Maintenance Fees (180-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 180-RICR-10-00-2.7 - Per Diem Cost

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Director shall, at the end of each fiscal year (June 30), determine the net per diem expenses of maintenance of residents in the facility for nursing and domiciliary care which shall be used as the basis for all maintenance fees assessed during the twelve (12) month period commencing the following January 1 of each year.
PER DIEM COST
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016
Nursing Care (per day)
Actual Cost
Less VA Allowance
$449.21
$103.61
$345.60
B. It shall be the responsibility of each resident or his/her fiduciary to see that his/her established maintenance fee is paid in full at the Home's business office on/or before the tenth (10th) calendar day of each month.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrative Procedures for the Billing and Collection of Maintenance Fees (180-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 180-RICR-10-00-2.8 - Maintenance Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
A fee equal to eighty percent (80%) of the resident's net income shall be assessed against each resident who net income provided that such fee shall not exceed the actual cost of care and maintenance for such residents.
2.8.1
Payment of Maintenance Fees
A. Each resident shall be billed on the first day of each month on his or her Statement of Charges for the maintenance fee assessed for the current month of residency.
B. A resident whose funds are on deposit with the Home's designated bank may sign an automatic withdrawal slip to have his/her maintenance fee automatically withdrawn from his/her account. Said resident shall not receive a Statement of Charges each month.
C. Monthly maintenance fees in an amount under one dollar ($1.00) shall be exempt from the collections process.
D. All residents (admitted after July 1, 2001) will be billed on the tenth day of each month on Statement of Charges for the number of days in the current month.
E. When a resident is admitted after the first day of the month, the first month's maintenance fee shall be based on the number of days remaining in the month including the day of admission.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrative Procedures for the Billing and Collection of Maintenance Fees (180-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 180-RICR-10-00-2.9 - Net Income

Current through June 14, 2024
Net income is defined as gross income minus federal and state taxes, minus an amount equal to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month of residency for personal needs, minus any patient employee pay, minus an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of any sum received due to wounds incurred under battle conditions for which the resident received the Purple Heart, minus guardianship fees allowed in § 2.5.5 of this Part, and minus the amount paid by a resident for the support and maintenance of a dependent(s) subject to the maximum dependent deduction allowed in § 2.5.6 of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrative Procedures for the Billing and Collection of Maintenance Fees (180-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 180-RICR-10-00-2.10 - Rights to Appeal

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A resident or his/her fiduciary who is not in agreement with the maintenance fee assessment or any other determination made pursuant to these rules and regulations may request an informal review by the Assistant Administrator.
1. A resident or his/her fiduciary shall make an oral or written request for such an informal review at the Business Office of the Home within ten (10) days of receipt of the maintenance fee assessment or other determination. The determination of the Assistant Administrator is subject to further informal review by the Associate Director upon oral or written request to the Office of the Associate Director within ten (10) days of the determination of the Assistant Administrator.
2. If a resident or his/her fiduciary is aggrieved by the determination of the Associate Director, he/she may within ten (10) days thereof file a written request for a formal hearing before the Director of Veterans Affairs or his or her designee. This formal hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35) which require, in part, that a record of hearing be made and that all parties be afforded the opportunity to respond and present evidence and argument on all issues involved. The decision of the Director or his or her designee shall be in writing and a copy thereof delivered or mailed to each party.
3. If a resident or his/her fiduciary is aggrieved by the decision of the Director or her designee, he/she may seek judicial review of the decision in the Superior Court of the State.
4. If a resident or his/her fiduciary requests an informal review or formal hearing, he/she may be represented by an authorized representative, such as legal counsel, relative, friend, or other person.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Director of Veterans Affairs is
				 authorized under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										30-24-2 to establish appropriate rules and regulations for the government and
				 management of the Rhode Island Veterans Home.
B. The Director of Veterans Affairs has
				 delegated responsibility for these rules and regulations to the Administrator
				 of the Rhode Island Veterans Home.
C. These regulations adhere to the
				 requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.G. § 200
				 d,
etseq.)
and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
				 as amended (29 U.S.G. § 794), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human
				 Services implementing regulations (45 G.F.R. Parts 80 and 84).
D. The Office of Veterans Affairs does not
				 discriminate based on race, color, national origin, or handicap in acceptance
				 for or provision of services or employment in its programs and activities.
				 Under the provisions of applicable law, the Office of Veterans Affairs does not
				 discriminate based on sex, age, creed or political belief.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
To establish rules and regulations for governing the
					 admission, conduct, and discharge of the residents of the Rhode Island Veterans
					 Home.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.3 - Basic Eligibility

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Persons eligible
				 for admission to the Rhode Island Veterans Home is restricted to any person
				 who:
1. Has served in the Army, Navy, Marine
				 Gorps, Merchant Marine, Goast Guard or Air Force of the United States for a
				 period of ninety (90) days or more, and
2. Such period began or ended during any
				 foreign war in which the United States shall have been engaged or in any
				 expedition or campaign for which the United States government issued a campaign
				 medal, and
3. Was honorably
				 discharged, and
4. Shall be deemed
				 to need such care provided at the Rhode Island Veterans Home.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.4 - Eligible Dates of Service for Admission

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				 WORLD WAR II: December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946
B. KOREAN CONFLICT: June 27, 1950 to January
				 31, 1955
C. VIETNAM ERA: August 5,
				 1964 to May 7, 1975 (February 28, 1961 - May 7, 1975 for veterans who served
				 "in country" before August 5, 1964)
D. PERSIAN GULF ERA: August 2, 1990 through a
				 date to be set by law or Presidential Proclamation
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.5 - Resident Rights

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each resident
				 shall have personal rights which include, but are not limited to, the
				 following:
1. To be accorded dignity in their
				 personal relationships with staff, residents and other persons.
2. To be accorded safe, healthful and
				 comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment.
3. To be free from corporal or unusual
				 punishment, freedom from abuse, neglect and exploitation such as forced
				 isolation, humiliation, intimidation, mental abuse or other actions of a
				 punitive nature, such as withholding of monetary allowances or interfering with
				 daily living functions such as eating or sleeping patterns or
				 elimination.
4. To be informed by
				 the licensee of the provisions of law regarding complaints such as
				 confidentiality.
5. To have the
				 freedom of attending religious services or activities of their choice and to
				 have visits from the spiritual advisor of their choice.
6. To visit the facility prior to residence
				 along with their family and responsible persons.
7. To have their family or responsible
				 persons regularly informed by the licensee of activities related to their care
				 or services including ongoing evaluations, as appropriate to the resident's
				 needs.
8. To have communications to
				 the licensee from their family and responsible persons answered promptly and
				 appropriately.
9. To have their
				 visitors, including ombudspersons and advocacy representatives, visit privately
				 during reasonable hours but without prior notice, provided that the rights of
				 other residents are not infringed upon.
10. To wear their own clothes; to keep and
				 use their own personal possessions, including their own toilet articles; and to
				 keep and be allowed to spend their own money unless contraindicated.
11. To have access to individual storage
				 space for private use.
12. To have
				 reasonable access to telephones, to make and receive confidential
				 calls.
13. To mail and receive
				 unopened personal correspondence.
14. To receive or reject medical care,
				 including right to choose a physician (this may require a transfer to the unit
				 that physician covers).
15. To
				 receive assistance in exercising the right to vote.
16. To move from the facility.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.6 - Admission Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Application for
				 Admittance
1. Upon request, the Veterans
				 Affairs Office sends an application packet to Veteran/family. Once the
				 application is returned to the Rhode Island Veterans Home, the Veteran will be
				 placed on the Admission List.
2. A
				 letter will be sent to the applicant/family upon receipt of application. A
				 checklist will be included to request any missing documentation, and an open
				 file of application and supplemental information will be kept in Veterans
				 Affairs Office until time of admission.
3. Once the applicant's name is reached on
				 the Admission List, he or she will be offered a date for admission. If
				 accepted, a clinical social worker will meet with the applicant to complete the
				 clinical assessment. If the applicant/family decline admission into the RI
				 Veterans Home, an offer will be made for the Veteran's name to be placed on the
				 Rhode Island Veterans Home Inactive List.
4. A Veteran may be considered for immediate
				 admission if they qualify for end of life care. Completion of the End of Life
				 Certification Form should be submitted with the Veteran's
				 application.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.7 - Selection of Funeral Director

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Upon admission,
				 residents are required to indicate the selection of a Funeral Director. This
				 selection may be changed by the resident at any time by notifying Social Work
				 Service.
B. The selection shall be
				 submitted for review by the resident's specified next-of kin or guardian. The
				 Home does not assume the financial responsibility of the resident's burial, but
				 can, when necessary, make appropriate arrangements for a resident's
				 burial.
C. An amount of up to
				 $10,000 may be released for funeral expenses for burial of a resident
				 possessing such assets.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.8 - Bed Retention

Current through June 14, 2024
A. It is the policy
				 of the Rhode Island Veterans Home to allow its residents to retain their bed
				 when absent provided they comply with the Home's maintenance fee regulation,
				 Part 2 of this Subchapter, Rhode Island Veterans Home: Administrative
				 Procedures for the Billing and Collection of Maintenance Fees.
B. Residents who are hospitalized and whose
				 nursing care requirements cannot be met at the Rhode Island Veterans Home shall
				 be discharged as of the date notification from the hospital as to the extent of
				 the resident's complexity of care and subsequent admission to another
				 facility.
C. Residents shall
				 nominate an individual (next-of-kin or guardian) to exercise their bed
				 retention rights in the event to which they are unable.
D. Residents or their nominee, who fails to
				 elect discharge within fifteen (15) days from the date of absence, shall be
				 maintained on the rolls and subject to the procedure for billing and collection
				 of maintenance fees.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.9 - Federal Medicare Insurance

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All residents
				 eligible for Federal Medicare Insurance Parts A & B or other medical
				 insurance must maintain coverage in the event hospitalization or special
				 medical procedures is obtained on a private basis.
B. Residents are required to meet all costs,
				 including transportation, from their own funds, for private medical
				 services.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.10 - General Rules

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The following
				 rules have been established in accordance with the General Laws of the State of
				 Rhode Island, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and applicable regulations of the
				 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
B. Smoking/Tobacco Usage
1. Per Executive Order 91-40, the Home is a
				 smoke-free environment. Residents can smoke in Designated Areas only. The
				 resident's treatment team will evaluate and determine whether resident is
				 deemed an independent smoker or supervised smoker.
2. All Residents found in violation of posted
				 smoking policy will be subject to the following restrictions as determined by
				 the Treatment Team.
a. A first offense will
				 result in a 14-day restriction in which all smoking paraphernalia will be
				 issued and or cleared by the charge nurse.
b. A second offense will result in a 30-day
				 restriction.
c. A third offense
				 will result in a 60-day restriction.
d. A fourth offense will result a 90-day
				 restriction.
e. All offenses will
				 be reviewed by the Treatment Team to determine if there is a need for
				 continuous supervision as well as if the individual is a danger to self or
				 others which can result in a discharge due to safety issues.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.11 - Finance

Current through June 14, 2024
A. No resident or employee of the Home, other
				 than the Administrator, Assistant Administrator or the Physical Security
				 Officer, shall take for safekeeping any money or article of value from any
				 resident of the Home.
B. No
				 resident or employee of the Home, other than the Administrator, Assistant
				 Administrator, or a Designee, shall cash a benefit check or be involved with
				 any matter concerning resident's funds.
C. Residents are encouraged to use the
				 on-site RI Credit Union to receive all outside funds to allow for direct
				 deposit of monetary maintenance fees.
D. Supervision of Monetary Benefits
1. The administration of the Home may be
				 appointed as fiduciary for a resident as deemed necessary for the Social
				 Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the State
				 Ombudsman.
2. Residents should not
				 have more than $100.00 on their person at any time and should secure all cash
				 in locked drawers in their rooms.
3. The Administrator or his designee shall be
				 authorized to open monetary benefit correspondence to assure timely
				 processing.
4. The Administration
				 or his designee will insure each resident has $150 for personal needs,
				 available in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											30-24-10.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.12 - Medical

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Medical Rounds
1. Any resident requesting an appointment
				 with the Home physician shall do so through the nursing unit Charge
				 Nurse.
2. Medical Rounds are
				 conducted daily Monday through Sunday.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.13 - Social Services

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Social Work
				 Services are available to every resident.
B. Counseling services are provided to
				 residents in need of psychotherapy, group or individual therapy and substance
				 abuse related problems.
C.
				 Residents are encouraged to have their relatives, guardian or next-of-kin,
				 consult with social service in conjunction with their treatment plan.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.14 - Conduct of Residents

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Firearms,
				 weapons of any type, narcotics prohibited by federal law, unauthorized
				 medication, and knives with blade length more than two (2) inches are not
				 allowed.
B. Electrical appliances
				 equipped with heating elements (hot plates, heating pads, percolators,
				 toasters, grills, etc.) are not allowed.
C. Fighting or the threat of violence between
				 residents could result in the immediate disciplinary discharge of each
				 member.
D. Residents under a
				 restriction may be discharged for disciplinary reasons should the restriction
				 be broken.
E. Abuse of profanity
				 and vulgarity towards staff and other residents may subject the offender to
				 disciplinary action or discharge.
F. No resident shall interfere with building
				 equipment or Facility Operations.
G. Residents shall exercise every care to
				 preserve the furnishings and equipment of the Home.
H. Radios music devices and televisions shall
				 be kept at a reasonable volume. Quiet Time will be observed between 10:00 p.m.
				 to 6:00 a.m.
I. Residents may not
				 mark or otherwise deface the walls, trees or other property.
J. Expectorating (spitting) anywhere inside
				 or within the immediate area outside the building is strictly forbidden.
				 Handkerchiefs/tissues are to be used for this purpose and deposited in an
				 appropriate waste container.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.15 - Discipline

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Offenses which could lead to disciplinary
				 action or discharge:
1. Violating the Smoking
				 Policy
2. Stealing
3. Fighting and/or threating of violence
				 towards others
4. Abusing alcohol
				 or using illegal substances on the grounds
5. Returning to the Home under the influence
				 of liquor which exceeds the legal limit
6. Failing to comply with the alcohol
				 policy
7. Refusing to keep clean
				 (person and clothing)
8. Throwing
				 refuse about the premises
9.
				 Expectorating (spitting) on floors and other forbidden areas
10. A.W.O.L. - Absence Without
				 Leave.
11. Acting in an abusive
				 manner towards staff and other residents.
12. Tampering with building
				 equipment
13. Defacing property
				 (marking walls or furnishings)
14.
				 Using profanity or vulgarity in an abusive manner when interacting with staff
				 or other residents
15. Violating
				 the automobile policy
16. Failing
				 to comply with monetary regulations
17. Violating any federal, state or local
				 ordinance
18. Violating other RIVH
				 Rules & Regulations Policies
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 180 - Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services › Chapter 10 - Rhode Island Veterans' Home › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Veterans Home: General Rules of the Rhode Island Veterans Home › Section 180-RICR-10-00-3.16 - Visitors

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Children are prohibited from visiting
				 residents unless they are accompanied by an adult.
B. Visitors must sign in at each
				 neighborhood.
C. Residents residing
				 in the domiciliary area will be permitted to visit other members in Nursing
				 Unit.
D. Animals must be on a leash
				 and fully vaccinated. Prior to bringing an animal into the facility, family or
				 visitor must provide proof of vaccination with the Activity Director.