Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-21-17. Special restricted fund
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The fund for persons who are disabled is created as a special restricted-receipt fund from the state treasury. The director may accept money from any source for deposit into the fund. The money in the fund shall be used by the department, subject to an appropriation, for the purpose of providing for the care and treatment of low-income persons with disabilities or low-income persons otherwise eligible for department services, as defined by the department.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 436, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 110; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 110.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-21-17
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Department: means the Rhode Island department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. See Rhode Island General Laws 40.1-21-4.3