R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-21.3-4: The duties of the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.

The director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals or his or her designated agent shall make an annual report by September 1 of each year to the governor and general assembly on the administration of the program and shall submit to the governor and the general assembly the results of an independent evaluation of the substance abuse prevention program created in accordance with this section.