http://www.eohhs.ri.govSun, 05 Jul 2009 00:15:05 GMTExecutive Office of Health and Human Services - Press Releasesen-usrihelp@nicusa.comMon, 27 Apr 2009 20:00:00 GMTThe 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. ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8749Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:30:00 GMTThe 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...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8382Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:00:00 GMTGovernor 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 and ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8201Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:00:00 GMTGovernor 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...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8200Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:45:00 GMTNew 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...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8015Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:00:00 GMTEd 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...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7548Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:15:00 GMTThe 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...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7513Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:45:00 GMTGovernor 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...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7489Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:30:00 GMTGovernor 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...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7490Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:30:00 GMTThe Department of Elderly Affairs was notified the "Live and Learn Program" was approved for federal innovation grant funding from the Administration on Aging. "Live and Learn", developed in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, Rhode Island Chapter, is a program for individuals with...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/7264Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMTGovernor Donald L. Carcieri announced that the Rhode Island Executive Office on Health and Human Services and the Rhode Island Department of Human Services submitted the Rhode Island Consumer Choice Global Compact Waiver Application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/6944Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:45:00 GMTThe Executive Office of Health and Human Services and the Department of Human Services submitted an application for a global Medicaid waiver, "The Rhode Island Global Consumer Choice Compact Waiver," to the General Assembly. The Rhode Island Global Compact Waiver would establish a new...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/6850Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:30:00 GMT Donald L. Carcieri Governor NEWS Office of the Governor State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, State House, Providence, RI 02903 www.governor.ri.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Neal Friday, July 14, 2006 222-8290 Executive Office of...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/2487Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:15:00 GMTInstructs Cabinet to Hold Prescription Drug Forums for Beneficiaries Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced plans to extend Rhode Island's efforts to cover the cost of prescription drugs for senior citizens and adults with disabilities who were recently transferred from the federal Medicaid ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/1858Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:15:00 GMTSecretary of Health & Human Services Jane Hayward Details 23 Recommendations to Improve Assisted Living Oversight in Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that he has accepted twenty-three detailed recommendations for reforming the quality and safety of assisted living...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/1857Fri, 02 Dec 2005 20:15:00 GMTExecutive Order Broadens and Refines Scope of Previously Created Office of Health and Human Services Governor Donald L. Carcieri today issued an Executive Order creating the Executive Office of Health and Human Services EOHHS, effectively broadening and clarifying the role of the former...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/1859Wed, 12 May 2004 20:30:00 GMTInitiative Marks First Step In Realizing $70 Million in Fiscal Fitness' Savings Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that he has signed an Executive Order creating the Office of Health and Human Services, which is designed to facilitate cooperation among the five state agencies that...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/1860