{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-72-36.3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-36.3","heading":"Reporting.","body":"Annual reports showing progress in residential-care system reform and rebalancing shall be submitted by April 1, 2017, and annually thereafter on or before April 1 of each year by the department to the finance committees of both the senate and the house of representatives and shall include:\n(1) The number of congregate-care placements and associated funds;\n(2) The number of foster-care placements and associated funds;\n(3) The percentage of screenings completed within thirty (30) days of placement;\n(4) Recommendations to promote the expansion of foster homes and community-based service capacity, including payment methodology reforms, that increase access to foster homes and community-based services; and\n(5) Recommendations for options to pay for certain services and supports necessary to transition or divert children from restrictive settings and optimize their health and safety when receiving care in a home or the community.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 72 Department of Children, Youth and Families"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-72/42-72-36.3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:04Z","sha256":"1be910c96651f99f3aa62bcd90747f46e15215c890e0dad0b8bfa0b786c54c36","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-72-36.2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-72-36.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}