{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-12-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-4","heading":"Welfare supervision.","body":"The department of human services shall have supervision and management of:\n(1) All forms of public assistance under the control of the state;\n(2) Old-age assistance;\n(3) Aid to dependent children;\n(4) Aid to persons who are blind;\n(5) Unemployment relief; and\n(6) Aid to families of persons committed to state institutions within the department.\nThe department shall also have supervision over the placement of children in private homes or institutions.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 12 Department of Human Services"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-12/42-12-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:42Z","sha256":"2d79ae0de5d64950906ccb1cae4d0e6b81a577181bdbc321a95f22a102b76559","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-12-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-12-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}