AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (Transfers responsibility for implementation of services for persons with traumatic brain injuries from the director of the department of human services to the EOHHS.)

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2026 -- S 2854
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES

Introduced By:
Senators Thompson, Murray, and Famiglietti

Date Introduced:
March 04, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Health & Human Services
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 42-12-20 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-12 entitled "Department
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of Human Services" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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42-12-20. Responsibility of director — Traumatic brain injury.
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It shall be the responsibility of the
director of the department of human services

secretary
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of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS)
to provide rehabilitative services
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for persons with traumatic brain injury including the development of instate comprehensive
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community-based services.
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The
department of human services

executive office of health and human services
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(EOHHS)
, in consultation with the permanent advisory commission on traumatic brain injuries,
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shall promulgate such rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act,
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chapter 35 of this title, as are necessary and proper to ensure responsible management and operation
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of § 42-12-30.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES
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This act would transfer responsibility for implementation of services for persons with
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traumatic brain injuries from the director of the department of human services to the EOHHS.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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