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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND | |
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HOSPITALS - DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL | |
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DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Bennett, McNamara, Amore, E Coderre, and Ruggiero | |
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Date Introduced: March 06, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 40.1-1-3.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 40.1-1 entitled |
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"Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals" is hereby |
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amended to read as follows: |
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40.1-1-3.1. New title for department. – (a) Wherever in the general or public laws, or |
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any rule or regulation, any reference to the "department of mental health, retardation and |
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hospitals" or to "department" shall appear, it shall be deemed to mean and shall mean "the |
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department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals." |
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(b) Wherever in the general or public laws, or any rule or regulation, there appears any |
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reference to "mental retardation" or "retardation" as it relates to development disabilities, mental |
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illness, or mental disability, said reference shall be deemed to mean and shall mean |
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"developmental disabilities" and shall upon enactment of this section be referred to as |
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"developmental disabilities." |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND | |
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HOSPITALS - DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL | |
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DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS | |
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This act would mean that any reference in the general laws to "mental retardation" or |
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"retardation" shall mean "developmental disabilities." |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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