Rules and Regulations

A comprehensive listing of MHRH departmental rules and regulations can be found at the Rhode Island Office of the Secretary of State's website. This site has keyword search and data sort capabilities.

• MHRH Rules and Regulations

Licensing

• Title: Rules and Regulations for the Licensing of Behavioral Healthcare Organizations(134 pages)
  Effective date: 09/18/2009 (Expires on 01/16/2010)
  About: The department is filing these Rules pursuant to RIGL 42−35−3(b) as emergency regulations to protect the health and safety of Rhode Islanders in crisis seeking acute behavioral health treatment. The promulgation of these rules will expedite access to mental health services and ensure that individuals with mental illness receive behavioral health treatment in less restrictive clinically appropriate settings that are commensurate with the health and safety of the individual and others.
  The main purpose of this amendment is to create The Behavioral Health Acute Stabilization unit as a hospital diversion and step down unit for Rhode Island residents 18 years of age or older who are experiencing a psychiatric and/or substance abuse related crisis. This unit will provide ongoing assessment and observation, crisis intervention and psychiatric, substance and Co−occurring treatment. In addition, revisions have been made to Section 30.0 Medication and Laboratory Services, and Section 44.0 Opioid Treatment Programs.
  
  
• Title: Licensing Procedure & Process for Facilities & Programs Licensed by the Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals(24 pages)
  Effective date: 07/20/2004
  About: Licensing Process and Procedure Regulations and Standards relating to the process, procedures and standards by which the Department's Office of Licensing and Standards licenses, monitors and otherwise performs its administrative licensing function under Rhode Island law.



• Title: Rules, Regulations and Standards for Licensing Agencies Providing Services or Support to Adults with Developmental Disabilities in RI(52 pages)
  Effective date: 05/21/2008
  About:Licensing standards for agencies providing services to adults with developmental disabilities within the State of Rhode Island. The purpose of the Amendment to the Regulations issued December 21, 1995 is to add Section IV, Regulations for Health Care to the existing regulations, and to delete some elements of Section I (superceded by the "Licensing Procedure and Process Regulations" (ERLID 3090, eff. 07/20/04), and of Section II (superceded by the Regulations for Health Care).



• Title: Rules & Regulations Relating to the Definition of Developmentally Disabled Adult and The Determination of Eligibility as a Developmentally Disabled Adult(9 pages)
  Effective date: Refiled per RIGL 42-35-4.2 on: 01/12/2007
  About: It is the intent of these Rules and Regulations to establish standards and procedures for the determination of eligibility as a developmentally disabled adult pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 40.1-21-1 et seq. and R.I. Gen. Laws 40.1-26-1 et seq.