§ 42-12-1 Department of human services
§ 42-12-1.1 Transfer of functions from the department of education
§ 42-12-1.2 Transfer of functions from the former department of social welfare
§ 42-12-1.3 Transfer of functions from the department of elderly affairs
§ 42-12-1.5 Transfer of functions from the office of energy resources
§ 42-12-2 Management of institutions
§ 42-12-3 Parole and probation
§ 42-12-4 Welfare supervision
§ 42-12-5 Assistance on veterans’ claims
§ 42-12-6 Unemployment relief
§ 42-12-7 Special veterans’ funds
§ 42-12-8 Vocational rehabilitation services provided by department
§ 42-12-9 Rehabilitation of disabled persons
§ 42-12-10 Rehabilitation of disadvantaged persons
§ 42-12-11 Cooperation in administration of federal statutes
§ 42-12-12 Appropriations and disbursements
§ 42-12-13 Acceptance and use of gifts
§ 42-12-14 Persons requiring permanent care or not susceptible to rehabilitation
§ 42-12-15 Acceptance of federal vocational rehabilitation act – Custody of funds
§ 42-12-16 Acceptance of amendments to federal act – Custody of funds
§ 42-12-17 Agreements as to disability determinations – Funds
§ 42-12-18 Transfer of powers and functions from department of human services
§ 42-12-19 Permanent advisory commission on traumatic brain injuries – Commission established
§ 42-12-20 Responsibility of director – Traumatic brain injury
§ 42-12-21 “Traumatic brain injury” defined
§ 42-12-22 Confidentiality of personal information – Authorized uses
§ 42-12-23 Child care – Planning and coordinating
§ 42-12-23.1 Quality of early care and education and school-age child care through voluntary quality rating system
§ 42-12-24 Development, innovation and start-up of early education and care programs
§ 42-12-25 Child care training, accreditation, technical assistance, and monitoring
§ 42-12-26 Expansion and enhancement of early education and care for low-income children
§ 42-12-28 Child support enforcement functions
§ 42-12-29 Children’s health account
§ 42-12-30 Expenditures under the traumatic brain injury program
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
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  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • traumatic brain injury: means an injury to the skull, the brain contents or its coverings, not of a degenerative or congenital nature, which may or may not produce an altered state of consciousness or result in temporary or permanent decrease of mental, cognitive, behavioral or physical functioning which causes partial or total disability. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-12-21
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8