It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 42-12.3-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-12.3 entitled "Health Care For Children and Pregnant Women" is hereby amended to read as follows:
{ADD 42-12.3-6. Eligibility and services. -- ADD} The department of human services and the department of health shall enter into any necessary cooperative agreements required to assure that for both the RIte Start and the RIte Track Programs enrollment, eligibility and service delivery can be determined and provided in a timely, efficient and user friendly manner. {ADD The cooperative agreements shall permit eligible persons to be enrolled at community health centers and other community-based organizations. The department of human services is hereby directed to assign enrollment workers to such centers and organizations as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this section. ADD} The benefit package for the RIte Track program shall include multi-disciplinary evaluation and treatment for children with significant developmental disabilities and developmentally delayed children enrolled in RIte Track.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.