Improvement is Attributed to RIte Smiles The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has reported that Rhode Island ranked sixth (6th) in the nation for the percentage of children under age 21 who received dental services. Rhode Island’s rate of participation was 46 percent</

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) announced that the agency received a $3.6 million planning grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for an integrated Information Technology (IT) system to support the changes outlined in the Medicaid Global Waiver. ...

The State of Rhode Island has received 3500 blankets, at no cost, from the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), a field-level activity of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), an agency of the United States Department of Defense (DOD). The blankets are intended for distribution to the homeless.

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Department of Human Services (DHS) are seeking interested parties to serve on the RI Global Consumer Choice Compact Waiver (Global Medicaid Waiver) Implementation Task Force to provide input on the planning and implementation of...

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced his intention to submit the name of Craig S. Stenning as Director of the Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals (MHRH). Stenning has been serving as Acting Director of MHRH since June of 2008. The nomination is subject to the advice...

Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced his intention to nominate Gary D. Alexander as Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS). Alexander has served as the Director of the Department of Human Services since December 2006, first as acting director and later...

New Coffee Plus Cafe and Gift Shop Benefits Veterans and Legally Blind Individuals On January 15, 2008, the Rhode Island Division of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Rehabilitation Services, Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired hosted a ceremonial ribbon cutting to showcase the newest...

Ed Barlow, an internationally known futurist and President of Creating the Future, Inc., spoke to business leaders today on “The Future of Rhode Island Rehabilitation Services: It’s a Journey, not a Destination.” The business summit, held at the Save the Bay Conference Center, brought together...

The Department of Human Services Cranston Field Office located in the Aimee Forand Building on 600 New London Avenue in Cranston will close at the end of the day on Monday, November 3, 2008. Individuals currently served at this office will be reassigned to existing field offices. This move will...

Governor Donald L. Carcieri cut the ribbon and officially opened the new “George Panichas Administration Building” and the information kiosk at the Rhode Island Veterans’ Cemetery in Exeter today. Senator Jack Reed and Congressmen Patrick Kennedy and James Langevin joined the Governor at the...