§ 42-12.2-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Center for independent living� means a program of services or a facility that offers
a combination of independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities
or groups of individuals with significant disabilities such as, but not limited to:
(i) Intake counseling to determine the individual with significant disabilities' need
for specific independent living services;
(ii) Referrals and counseling services with respect to attendant care;
(iii) Counseling and advocacy services with respect to legal and economic rights and benefits;
(iv) Peer counseling;
(v) Independent living skills, counseling and training, including training in the maintenance
of necessary equipment, counseling on therapy needs and programs, and special independent
living skill training for individuals who are blind or deaf;
(vi) Housing and transportation referral and assistance;
(vii) Surveys, directories, and other activities to identify appropriate housing and accessible
transportation and other support services;
(viii) Community group living arrangements;
(ix) Education and training necessary for living in the community and participating in
community activities;
(x) Individual and group social and recreational activities;
(xi) Other programs and services necessary to provide resources, training, counseling services,
or other assistance of substantial benefit in promoting the independence, productivity,
and quality of life for individuals with significant disabilities.
(2) "Client directed services� means services that are planned and delivered with the
active involvement of the client (consumer).
(3) "Consumer� means a person or groups of persons with severe disabilities who are or
would be capable of independently managing and directing their own lives given the
appropriate training and resources.
(4) "Consumer directed organization� means:
(i) An organization with substantial involvement of consumers on its boards of directors
and at the staff level;
(ii) An organization that subscribes rigorously to a policy of client directed services.
(5) "Individual with a significant disability� means an individual with a severe physical
or mental impairment whose ability to function independently in the family or community
or whose ability to obtain, maintain, or advance in employment is substantially limited
and for whom the delivery of independent living services will improve the ability
to function, continue functioning, or move towards functioning independently in the
family or community or to continue in employment, respectively.
(6) "Nonprofit organization� means an organization incorporated in the state of Rhode
Island and exempt from federal taxation under the provisions of § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).