Attention RI SNAP Beneficiaries Please be aware there is currently fraudulent activity taking place in other states affecting SNAP Benefits on EBT cards. While we do not believe there is any activity of this nature currently taking place in Rhode Island, please be advised you will never be asked to sign up for instant cash benefits or be asked to provide personal information, your card number, or PIN. If you ever receive a call, email, text, or social media invitation to do so, never click any links or provide the requested information. Please know, ebtEdge will never request this type of information from you. Please remember to protect yourself by changing your PIN frequently – using a different PIN each time – or by freezing your card. If you are uncertain about or confused by a suspicious inquiry, please contact DHS and call the EBT customer service line at 1-888-979-9939 to change your PIN. You can find more information on how best to protect yourself from possible SNAP-related fraud here.
Translation Services Available If you are seeking information about DHS programs and services in a language other than English, translation services are available to you at no cost. Persons with disabilities requiring another form of communication, such as auxiliary aids for hearing and the visually impaired, can inform DHS about their needs so appropriate accommodations can be made.
DHS Clinical Team The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and DHS have together cared for our consumers on the State's Medicaid program. Specifically, EOHHS has been responsible for the Medicaid clinical eligibility determinations through its Office of Medical Review (OMR) while DHS determines the financial eligibility for those applicants. To create a more efficient process, the State in the fall of 2021 moved all eligibility, both financial and clinical, to DHS. The Office of Medical Review, now called the DHS Clinical Team, is responsible for determination of LTSS clinical levels of care, Katie Beckett clinical eligibility, the Medical Assistance Review Team and Pediatric Private Duty Nursing (PDN) assessments, authorizations and oversight. LTSS level of care determinations are necessary for the determination of LTSS eligibility. Katie Beckett (KB) is a Medicaid eligibility category for children under age 19, who are disabled and meet an institutional level of care and who are otherwise ineligible for Medicaid due to family income. The Medical Assistance Review Team (MART) is responsible for adult disability determinations. Medically-necessary Pediatric PDN is a covered benefit for children under age 21 who are considered severely disabled and/or technology dependent and would otherwise require inpatient care in a hospital or pediatric nursing facility. The PDN Policy Guidance Document details the current processes for the administration of PDN. PDN Policy Guidance Document (rev. Oct. 2021) PDF file, less than 1mbmegabytes