Rhode Island § 40-9-18 § 40-9-18. Blindness prevention.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 40-9-18 — § 40-9-18. Blindness prevention.

Rhode Island § 40-9-18

Title 40Human services

Ch. 40-9Services for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-9-18 (2026).

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§ 40-9-18. Blindness prevention.
(a) The department of human services shall, in consultation with the governor's advisory
            council for the blind and Saving Sight Rhode Island, establish a blindness-prevention
            program for children of the state of Rhode Island to promote the screening, testing,
            diagnosis, and treatment of blindness diseases of the eye and other sight disorders.
         
(b) The department of human services shall promulgate rules and regulations in order to
            effectuate the purposes of this section.
         

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§ 40-9-18. Blindness prevention.

(a) The department of human services shall, in consultation with the governor's advisory council for the blind and Saving Sight Rhode Island, establish a blindness-prevention program for children of the state of Rhode Island to promote the screening, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of blindness diseases of the eye and other sight disorders.

(b) The department of human services shall promulgate rules and regulations in order to effectuate the purposes of this section.