Rhode Island Statutes

§ 40.1-1-3.1 — § 40.1-1-3.1. New title for department.

Rhode Island § 40.1-1-3.1
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 40.1Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
Ch. 40.1-1Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-1-3.1 (2026).

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§ 40.1-1-3.1. New title for department.

(a) Wherever in the general or public laws, or any rule or regulation, any reference to the "department of mental health, retardation and hospitals� or to "department� shall appear, it shall be deemed to mean and shall mean "the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.�

(b) Wherever in the general or public laws, or any rule or regulation, there appears any reference to "mental retardation� or "retardation� as it relates to developmental disabilities, said reference shall be deemed to mean and shall mean "developmental

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Legislative History

P.L. 2010, ch. 101, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 105, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 396, § 1.

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