Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-12.4-2. Legislative intent

(1) The federal waiver application process shall be overseen by the respective finance committees of both chambers of the general assembly. Ten (10) days prior to submission to the federal government, the executive office of health and human services and the department of human services will provide the general assembly with the proposed submission data related to the federal global waiver application required by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;

(2) Prior to the final acceptance of the federal global waiver by the state, the executive office of health and human services and the department of human services shall allow the respective finance committees of both chambers of the general assembly to review all materials related to the federal global waiver, including the materials submitted by the state and the tentative approval letter; moreover, the executive office of health and human services and the department of human services may accept the federal global waiver if the general assembly does not repeal the authority to pursue the global waiver within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the proposed federal waiver;

(3) Upon the enactment of legislation related to the federal waiver(s), the executive office of health and human services and the health and human services agencies, as defined in § 42-7.2-2, are authorized and directed to adopt rules and regulations in order to implement the provisions of the federal waiver(s) and/or state plan amendments.