What's New at DHS

RIPTA Service to the Newport Regional Family Center

For information about traveling to the Newport Regional Family Service is easy with RIPTA's Flex Service.

Replacement EBT Cards will be Mailed

The card that is given to access SNAP benefits and, for those in RIWorks program, Cash Assisance, is called an "Electronic Benenfit Transfer Card", or "EBT Card".  The EBT card is a permanent card.
All EBT cards that have been reported to be lost, stolen, or no longer working, wil be replaced through the mail.  If a card is lost, damaged, or stolen and must be replaced, the Department of Human Services replaces the card free of charge.  Replacement EBT cards will not be available for pick up in local DHS offices except in these emergency situations:
    castrophe caused by fire, flood, or severe weather;
    lost or stolen mail confirmed by the Postal Service;
    unanticipated household emergency or theft;
    domestic violence situation;
    homelessness.
To request a replacement card, a person must complet and return (by mail, fax, or in person at one of the DHS field offices) a form called a "DHS EBT-10, Request for RI EBT Card".  This form can be obtained at any DHS field office or on the DHS Website.  Replacement EBT cards can also be requested by phone by calling a local DHS office.  The replacement card will arrive within 3-5 business days after the DHS EBT-10 form is received.

Multiple Replacement EBT Cards

Cardholders who request four (4) or more replacement EBT cards within a twelve (12) month period may be referred to the Fraud Unit for investigation of misuse or abuse of the EBT card.  Documented violations may result in one or more of the following actions:
    Disqualification from the program;
    Recovery of benefits; and/or
    Referral for criminal prosecution.
 

What's New in Medicaid

Nursing Home Methodology Payment Update

Nursing Home Methodology Payment Update

RIte Resources

RIte Resources is a new web site that is designed for hospital discharge planners, patients, and their families.  The goal of RIte Resources is to provide better information on the availability of servcies provided by nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care agencies, and adult day care agencies.  These entities will enter some basic information about their organization that allows the discharge planners, patients, and their families the ability to search for needed resources.

Hospital discharge planners, patients, and their families will be able to search RIte Resources to identify available services, based on location, type of service, and special needs.  For more information, please check RIte Resources.

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