2019 -- S 0438

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $185,000 TO THE DIVISION OF ELDERLY AFFAIRS

IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO FUND ELDER RESPITE SERVICES

     

     Introduced By: Senators Felag, Seveney, Ciccone, Lombardo, and Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2019

     Referred To: Senate Finance

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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island General Laws Section 42-66-4 provides for the Division of

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Elderly Affairs in the Department of Human Services to provide for an elder caregiver respite

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program to include home health/homemaker care, adult day services, assisted living, and nursing

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facility care; and

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     WHEREAS, Use of respite services by unpaid family caregivers of dependent older

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adults provides a “break” from the stresses of caregiving and can delay or avoid costly nursing

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home care; and

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     WHEREAS, State funds to subsidize elder respite services for family caregivers has been

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reduced while demand for such family support services has increased as the state’s older

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population grows and families strive to keep loved ones at home; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not

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otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2019-2020, the sum of one hundred and eighty five

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thousand dollars ($185,000), in addition to the funds appropriated in fiscal year 2019-2020

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budget, to the Division of Elderly Affairs in the Department of Human Services to assist family

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caregivers in maintaining dependent elders at home; and the state controller is hereby authorized

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and directed to draw his orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of said sum upon

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receipt of properly authenticated vouchers.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $185,000 TO THE DIVISION OF ELDERLY AFFAIRS

IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO FUND ELDER RESPITE SERVICES

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     This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $185,000 to the Division

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of Elderly Affairs in the Department of Human Services.

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