210 R.I. Code R. 210-RICR-50-00-7.2

Current through December 3, 2024

Section 210-RICR-50-00-7.2 - Legal Authority

A. State authorities: These rules are promulgated pursuant to the authority set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 40-8, "Medical Assistance"; R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 40-6, "Public Assistance Act"; R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-19.1, "Rights of Patients"; R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-17.5, "Rights of Nursing Home Patients"; R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.5-17, "Transfer to Another Facility"; R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-17.4, "Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act"; R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.4-16, "Rights of Residents."

B. Federal authorities: Additional authority is derived from 42 C.F.R. § 483 Subpart B, "Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities"; Title XIX of the Social Security Act; 42 U.S.C. § 1396r, "An Act to Amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Residents of Nursing Facilities as a Result of a Voluntary Withdrawal from Participation in the Medicaid Program"; the State's Medicaid State Plan; and the Rhode Island Comprehensive Section 1115 D emonstration, as approved in final form on February 25, 2014, and as subsequently amended.