{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-8.9-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-8.9-3","heading":"Least-restrictive setting requirement.","body":"The executive office of health and human services (executive office) is directed to recommend the allocation of existing Medicaid resources as needed to ensure that those in need of long-term-care and support services receive them in the least-restrictive setting appropriate to their needs and preferences. The executive office is hereby authorized to utilize screening criteria to avoid unnecessary institutionalization of persons during the full eligibility-determination process for Medicaid community-based care.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 8.9 Medical Assistance — Long-Term Care Service and Finance Reform"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-8.9/40-8.9-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:27Z","sha256":"5b19b38a06376d2c8a6bd2e3b4cf0beb61abbaad89712242b8193039d565fc1f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-8.9-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-8.9-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}