Section 40-6.3-4 - Private participation(a) Any employer who participates in this program shall be entitled to a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) tax credit per participant when a participant has worked twenty-four (24) consecutive months for the employer. The eight-week (8) period of training and work experience set forth in § 40-6.3-3 shall not count when determining the twenty-four (24) consecutive months.(b) During the eight-week (8) training and work-experience period, the state shall subsidize the employer for wages earned by the participant. The rate of subsidy shall not exceed the state minimum wage.(c) The employer shall, as soon as possible, place the participant on any medical plan or insurance provided by the employer to any other employee at the same or similar level.R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-6.3-4