{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-1.1-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-1.1-3","heading":"Powers of department.","body":"The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals is hereby authorized:\n(1) To develop jointly with the federal government through its appropriate agency or instrumentality, a plan or plans for the purpose specified in § 40.1-1.1-1 and to make rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable for the administration of plans and the provisions of this chapter;\n(2) To receive and expend in accordance with those plans any funds made available to the department by the federal government, the state, or its political subdivision for that purpose;\n(3) To develop services and to provide encouragement in assistance of adequate methods of treatment of psychiatric disorders in accordance with those plans.","path":["Title 40.1 Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals","Chapter 1.1 Cooperation with Federal Government"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40.1/40.1-1.1/40.1-1.1-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:30Z","sha256":"378b78b4945d7a0bb29bb2674921a39f2c7d693c8e894d7fc9c21144eb76c1f4","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-1.1-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40.1-1.1-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}