Rhode Island § 42-66.8-4 § 42-66.8-4. Provision of service.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 42-66.8-4 — § 42-66.8-4. Provision of service.

Rhode Island § 42-66.8-4

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-66.8Rhode Island Assisted Housing Living Waiver

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66.8-4 (2026).

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§ 42-66.8-4. Provision of service.
(a) Provision of assisted living supportive services paid for with government funds in
            an assisted living facility as defined and delineated in this chapter shall be provided
            only to those persons who are eligible for, or at risk for, placement in a nursing
            facility and who have had a long-term care assessment that indicates the person can
            receive appropriate care in the assisted living facility.
         
(b) The long-term care assessment required under this chapter shall be completed by persons
            designated by the director of elderly affairs and the director of the department of
   

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§ 42-66.8-4. Provision of service.

(a) Provision of assisted living supportive services paid for with government funds in an assisted living facility as defined and delineated in this chapter shall be provided only to those persons who are eligible for, or at risk for, placement in a nursing facility and who have had a long-term care assessment that indicates the person can receive appropriate care in the assisted living facility.

(b) The long-term care assessment required under this chapter shall be completed by persons designated by the director of elderly affairs and the director of the department of human services and shall include representatives of the department of human services and persons designated by the department of elderly affairs to provide long-term care assessment services under § 42-66.6-3.

(c) If a person determined to be eligible to receive waiver services under this chapter desires to reside in an assisted living unit and an appropriate assisted living facility is available, the department of elderly affairs shall authorize the placement.

(d) Continued provision of assisted living supportive services paid for with government funds in an assisted living facility shall be based on a reassessment of the recipient's care needs to be performed at least every one hundred and eighty (180) days.