{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-72.1-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72.1-1","heading":"Statement of purpose.","body":"(a) The director of the department of children, youth and families, pursuant to § 42-72-5(b)(7) and (b)(24), shall establish within the department a unit to license and monitor child-placing agencies, child caring agencies, foster and adoptive homes, and children’s behavioral health programs to protect the health, safety, and well-being of children temporarily separated from or being cared for away from their natural families.\n(b) Services for children requiring licensure under this chapter shall include all child-placing agencies, child caring agencies, foster and adoptive homes, and children’s behavioral health programs that offer services within the state, except as defined in § 42-72.1-5.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 72.1 Licensing and Monitoring of Child Placing Agencies, Child Caring Agencies, Foster and Adoptive Homes, and Children’s Behavioral Health Programs"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-72.1/42-72.1-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:04Z","sha256":"3ae83e22f268b710a347fe08bee3aec40ed57f604ab06c3d406d0c236a2adef1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-72-36.4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-72.1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}