42-160-5. Pilot program established.
There is established a five-year (5) six-year (6) pay-for-success pilot program to be
administered by the Rhode Island executive office of health and human services. The pilot will
follow the proposal outlined in the 2016 pay-for-success grant proposal to HUD and 2017
feasibility study. The pay-for-success project will provide a person-centered housing and
supportive services intervention (PSH) for one hundred twenty-five (125) persons in Rhode Island
experiencing homelessness who are high utilizers of the healthcare and justice systems. The pilot
program will leverage eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($875,000) of HUD/DOJ grant
funds. Contract agreements with the executive office of health and human services pursuant to this
chapter shall not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) per fiscal year or
six million dollars ($6,000,000) in the aggregate over the five (5) six (6) years of the pilot program,
as determined by the department; provided, no agreements shall be entered by the department after
6 July 1, 2026 2027 , without further authorization by the general assembly.
SECTION 12. Section 6 of this article shall take effect January 1, 2027, except for the
provisions of § 42-5.2-20(c) which shall take effect July 1, 2026. The remainder of this article shall
take effect July 1, 2026.
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