As used in this chapter:

(1)  “Accountability standards” means measures including service processes, client and population outcomes, practice standard compliance and fiscal integrity of social and human service providers on the individual contractual level and service type for all state contacts of the state or any subdivision or agency to include, but not limited to, the department of children, youth and families (DCYF), the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH), the department of human services (DHS), the department of health (DOH), and Medicaid. This may include mandatory reporting, consolidated, standardized reporting, audits regardless of organizational tax status, and accountability dashboards of aforementioned state departments or subdivisions that are regularly shared with the public.

(2)  “Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)” means the department that serves as “principal agency of the executive branch of state government” (§ 42-7.2-2) responsible for managing the departments and offices of: health (RIDOH), human services (DHS), healthy aging (OHA), veterans services (VETS), children, youth and families (DCYF), and behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH). EOHHS is also designated as the single state agency with authority to administer the Medicaid program in Rhode Island.

(3)  “Rate review” means the process of reviewing and reporting of specific trending factors that influence the cost of service that informs rate setting.

(4)  “Rate setting” means the process of establishing rates for social and human service programs that are based on a thorough rate review process.

(5)  “Social and human service program” means a social, mental health, developmental disability, child welfare, juvenile justice, prevention services, habilitative, rehabilitative, substance use disorder treatment, residential care, adult or adolescent day services, vocational, employment and training, or aging service program or accommodations purchased by the state.

(6)  “Social and human service provider” means a provider of social and human service programs pursuant to a contract with the state or any subdivision or agency to include, but not be limited to, the department of children, youth and families (DCYF), the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH), the department of human services (DHS), the department of health (DOH), and Medicaid.

(7)  “State government and the provider network” refers to the contractual relationship between a state agency or subdivision of a state agency and private companies the state contracts with to provide the network of mandated and discretionary social and human services.