GOVERNMENT CONTACTS:
Governor:
Don Carcieri
222 State House
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-2080
FAX: 401-861-5894
In Washington:
444 N Capitol St. NW, Ste 619
Washington, DC 20515
Senators:
Honorable Lincoln Chafee
141A Russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510-3904
Phone: 202-224-2921
FAX: 202-228-2853
District Office:
170 Westminster St. Ste 1100
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-453-5294
FAX: 401-453-5085
Email: http://chafee.senate.gov/webform.htm
Honorable Jack Reed
320 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510-3903
Phone: 202-224-4642
FAX: 202-224-4680
District Office:
201 Hillside Rd #200
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401-943-3100
FAX: 401-464-6837
Congressmen:
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI-1st)
407 Cannon House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515-3901
Phone: 202-225-4911
FAX: 202-225-3290
District Office:
249 Roosevelt Ave.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone: 401-729-5600
FAX: 401-729-5608
From within RI: 800-392-5772
Email: patrick.kennedy@mail.house.gov
Rep. James Langevin (D-RI-2nd)
109 Cannon House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515-3902
Phone: 202-225-2735
FAX: 202-225-5976
District Office:
300 Centerville Rd. Ste 200S
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: 401-732-9400
FAX: 401-732-2982
Email: james.langevin@mail.house.gov
Partners in Policymaking:
RI State Coordinator: Deb Griffen Key
PAL
96 Rolf Square
Cranston, RI 02910
Voice/FAX: 508-252-5601
Email: debg@ids.net
Note: The State of RI has recently undergone a complete change in its service provision for children and adults with disabilities. In an attempt to “stream-line” the services, and the medical coverage for those services, they have set up specific centers in the state. The following is the contact information and a brief summary of what you can expect from each of these centers. I hope this will be helpful to those requesting this information, as it was not available when my son was diagnosed, and we lost valuable time finding these things on our own. (Vicki Dyl – RI REP for UA)
CEDARR Family Centers:
These centers just opened in the later part of 2001. Eventually, the plan is to have four centers around the state. Any child who is suspected to have a developmental disability will be required, by DHS, to contact one of these centers to receive services in the state.
(CEDARR stands for Comprehensive Evaluation, Diagnosis, Assessment, Referral, Re-Evaluation). These centers are a “one-stop” place where you can get information and support to make the best decisions for your child. If you think your child has a physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional problem that you are concerned about, CEDARR Family Centers can help you get answers to your questions and help you get the services you need. Even if your child is already receiving other services, CEDARR can be a resource to you and your child. They do in-home visits if you prefer.
About Families CEDARR Family Center
32 Branch Ave.
Providence, RI 02904
Phone: 401-331-2700
Family Solutions CEDARR Center
134 Thurbers Ave – Suite 102
Providence, RI 02905
Phone: 401-461-4351
800-640-7283
Medical Assistance/ Katie Beckett/ SSI/ RIte Care/ EPSDT
These terms can be confusing to parents looking for services for their child. But there are four ways that a child may be eligible for Medical Assistance coverage.
Katie Beckett is an eligibility provision of the Medical Assistance Program that provides Medical Assistance coverage to certain children under the age of 18 who have serious disabling conditions and live at home. Katie Beckett enables children with disabilities to be cared for at home instead of in an institution. The parents’ income and resources do NOT count when determining eligibility. Children that are eligible under the Katie Beckett provision are eligible to receive Medical Assistance benefits. These benefits are required to receive Home-based Therapeutic Services from the providers listed in this information packet, unless the parents chose to pay for home-based services out-of-pocket. These are the DHS offices you must contact to apply for Katie Beckett/Medical Assistance:
If you live in Providence, N Providence, contact:
Providence Regional Family Center
206 Elmwood Ave.
Providence, RI 02907
Phone: 401-222-7371
FAX: 401-222-7372
If you live in Burrillville, Cumberland, Glocester, Lincoln, N Smithfield, Smithfield or Woonsocket, contact:
Woonsocket Family Center
450 Clinton Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Phone: 401-235-6300
FAX: 401-235-6479
If you live in Bristol, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth or Tiverton, contact:
Newport Family Center
110 Enterprise Dr.
Middletown, RI 02842
Phone: 401-849-6000
FAX: 401-849-9066
If you live in Barrington, E. Providence, Central Falls, or Pawtucket, contact:
DHS Long Term Care
Benjamin Rush Bldg. #55
600 New London Ave.
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401-462-5248
FAX: 401-462-5255
All Other Towns Not Listed Above should contact:
DHS Long Term Care
Benjamin Rush Bldg #55
600 New London Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401-462-5182
FAX: 401-462-3034
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
A child who may be eligible for Supplemental Security Income because of a disability would also be eligible to receive Medical Assistance coverage. SSI is based on the family’s income…not just on the child’s, as is the case with Katie Beckett. For more information on how to apply for SSI,
Phone: 800-772-1213 or check the website at www.ssa.gov
RIte Care
Is RI’s Medicaid managed care program that provides health insurance to eligible pregnant women, parents and children up to age 19. Families receive their health care through one of three participating health plans: Neighborhood Health Plan of RI; Blue ChiP; AND United Healthcare of New England. Eligibility is based on income and family size. This coverage can be had IN ADDITION TO the Katie Beckett coverage above, for families within the income guidelines.
To find out more about RIte Care contact:
DHS-Dept of Human Services
Center for Child and Family Health
600 New London Ave.
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone – English: 401-462-1300
Spanish – 401-462-1500
TYY – 401-462-3363
www.dhs.state.ri.us
RIte Share: Health Insurance Premium Assistance Program
This program helps families obtain health coverage through their employer’s health insurance plan. If eligible, RIte Share will pay all or part of the employee’s share of monthly premiums for family coverage. Applicants may be eligible for RIte Share if they are eligible for Medical Assistance and if their employer offers an approved health plan.
RIte Share’s income guidelines are the same as RIte Care’s and eligibility is based on income and family size. Pregnant women and families with children up to age 19 may be eligible. To obtain more information, or get a mail-in application contact:
Info Line
Phone- English: 401-462-1300
Spanish: 401-462-1500
HOME-BASED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES:
These centers are the main service providers for the state. Most of them also offer on-site educational programs, social skills groups, adult services, etc. As you contact each one, ask them to describe all their services or to send you information packets covering their full-range of services.
Statewide Programs:
Adeline LaPlante Memorial Center
28 Caswell Street
Narragansett, RI 02882
Director: Robert Harris, PhD
Phone: 401-515-0010
Bradley Hospital
Developmental Disabilities Program
1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway
East Providence, RI 02915
Lori McKinsley, PsyD
Phone: 401-432-1528
Bradley Hospital
Intensive Behavioral Treatment Program (IBT)
(ABA Provider)
1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway
E Providence, RI 02915
Chris Borden, PhD or
Karyn Blane, PsyD
Phone: 401-432-1175
Cranston ARC
905 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Christine Constantineau
Phone: 401-826-7100 Ext 111
Family Service, Inc.
55 Hope Street
Providence, RI 02906
Diane Shemtov, LICSW
Phone: 401-331-1350 Ext 361
Groden Center
Children’s Intensive Treatment Program (CIT)
(ABA Provider)
32 Branch Ave.
Providence, RI 02906
Marianne Zanfagna, BA
Phone: 401-274-6310 Ext 1244
Groden Center
In-home Support and Training Program (IST)
86 Mt. Hope Ave.
Providence, RI 02906
Pat Levassear, M.Ed
Phone: 401-274-6310 Ext. 1130
Meeting Street School
667 Waterman Ave.
E Providence, RI 02914
Lori Scullin, MSW
Phone: 401-438-9500
Pathways Strategic Learning Center/
Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center
(ABA Provider)
3445 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02887
Denise Lowell
Phone: 401-739-2700 Ext 275
Perspectives Youth and Family Services
ASA Program
1130 Ten Rod Road
Bldg C Suite 201
N. Kingstown, RI 02852
Brenda Verdi, MSW
Phone: 401- 294-8181 Ext 20
Spurwink RI
One Spurwink Place
Cranston , RI 02910
Paula Agins, MSW
Phone: 401-781-4380 Ext 220
United Cerebral Palsy of RI
1704 Broad Street
Cranston, RI 02905
Connie Sousa, M.Ed
Phone: 401-941-9377 Ext 20
Serving Northern RI:
ARC of Northern RI
80 Fabien Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Christine Ricard, BA
Phone: 401-765-3700 Ext 236
Northern RI Community Services
PO Box 1700
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Sherri Parrillo
Phone: 401-235-7423
Serving Kent County:
LIFE, Inc.
PO Box 449
Tiverton, RI 02878
Ann Hoag, MA, CAGS
Phone: 401-254-2910
Kent County Chapter RIARC
Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center
3445 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02887
Roberta Ryan
Phone: 401-739-2700 Ext 260
Serving Southern RI:
Frank Olean Center
93 Airport Road
Westerly, RI 02891
David Lyon, PsyD
Phone: 401-596-2091
Looking Upwards, Inc.
PO Box 4289
Middletown, RI 02842
Denise Lussier
Phone: 401-847-0960
Ocean State Community Resources
25 W. Independence Way
Kingstown, RI 02881
Ann Olean, MS
Phone: 401-789-4614
Programs Serving Newport Area:
LIFE, Inc.
PO Box 449
Tiverton, RI 02878
Ann Hoag, MA, CAGS
Phone: 401-254-2910
Looking Upwards, Inc.
PO Box 4289
Middletown, RI 02842
Denise Lussier
Phone: 401-847-0960
EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM
In RI, Early Intervention is for children ages Birth-3 who have developmental delays. Services available through EI are Assistive Technology, Audiology, Family Counseling and Training, Health Services, Home Visits, Medical Services, Nursing Services, Nutritional Services, Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT), Psychological Services, Service Coordination, Social Work Services, Instruction, Speech and Language Therapy, Transportation, and Vision Services. To apply for Early Intervention services contact one of these agencies:
Trudeau Memorial Center
250 Commonwealth Ave
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: 401-823-1731
Family Resources Community Action
245 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Phone: 401-766-0900
Children’s Friend and Services
621 Dexter Street
Central Falls, RI 02863
Phone: 401-729-0008
Hasbro Children’s Hospital
593 Eddy St.
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-444-3201
James L Maher Center
120 Hillside Ave
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-848-2660
Meeting Street Center
667 Waterman Ave
East Providence, RI 02914
Phone: 401-438-9500
Family Service
55 Hope Street
Providence, RI -2906
Phone: 401-331-1350
Trudeau Memorial Center
350 Kingstown Rd.
Narragansett, RI 02882
Phone: 401-783-6853
RI COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS
Provide Counseling, Treatment and other services. All Centers accept Medical Assistance coverage.
Community Counseling Center
Pawtucket (serving Pawtucket and Central Falls)
Phone: 401-729-8701
East Bay Mental Health Center
Barrington (serving Barrinton, Bristol, E. Providence, Warren)
Phone: 401-246-1195
Fellowship Health Resources
Lincoln
Phone: 401-333-3980
Mental Health Services of Cranston,
Johnston, and Northwestern RI
(serving Cranston, Foster, Glocester, Johnston,
N Providence, Scituate, Smithfield)
Phone: 401-273-8100
Newport County Community Mental Health Center
Middletown
(serving Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown,
Newport, Portsmouth and Tiverton)
Phone: 401-846-1213
Northern RI Community Mental Health Center
Woonsocket
(serving Burrillville, Cumberland, Lincoln,
N. Smithfield, Woonsocket)
Phone: 401-766-3330
The Providence Center
Providence
Phone: 401-276-4000
Riverwood Rehabilitation Center
Bristol
(serving Barrington, Bristol, E. Providence and Warren)
Phone: 401-253-1812
South Shore Mental Health Center
Charlestown
(serving Block Island, Charlestown, Exeter,
Hopkinton, Narragansett, N. Kingstown, Richmond
S. Kingstown, and Westerly)
Phone: 401-364-7705
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (OT), PHYSICAL THERAPY (PT) AND SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY (covered by Medical Assistance.) (A parent may wish to hire private therapy services through other providers that are covered by private insurance or pay out-of-pocket.)
Assisted Daily Living, Inc.
2809 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: 401-738-5470
Centrus Premier Home Care, Inc.
Suite 201
95 Sockanosset Crossroad
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 800-698-8200
Evocare Homehealth Services, Inc.
66 Amaral At.
E Providence, RI 02915
Phone: 401-431-1300
H & T Medicals, Inc.
1738 Broad St.
Cranston, RI 02905
Phone: 401-781-0800
Home Care Advantage CHC Inc.
160 Burnside St.
Cranston, RI 02910
Phone: 401-781-3400
Kent County Memorial Hospital
455 Tollgate Rd.
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: 401-886-4650
Landmark Medical Center
115 Cass Ave.
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Phone: 401-769-5556
Meeting Street Center
667 Waterman Ave
E. Providence, RI 02914
Phone: 401-438-9500 Ext 3292
The Memorial Hospital
111 Brewster St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone: 401-729-2316
The Miriam Hospital
164 Summit Ave.
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 401-793-2500
Newport Hospital
Friendship St.
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-846-6400 Ext 6
Physiotherapy Associates
Ross Simon’s Plaza
120 Lambert Lind Highway
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: 401-739-5900
RI Hospital / Hasbro
593 eddy St.
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-444-5020 (for PT, OT)
Phone: 401-444-5484 (for speech and hearing)
Roger Williams Hospital
825 Chalkstone Ave.
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-456-2228
(accepts 16 years old and older)
Sargent Rehabilitation Center
800 Quaker Lane
Warwick, RI 02818
Phone: 401-886-6600
South County Hospital, Inc.
100 Kenyon Ave.
Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone: 401-789-2044
Staff Builders/Tender Loving Care
380 Broadway
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-273-2280
VNA of Care NE
255 Main St
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone: 401-728-9090
VNA, Inc.
622 George Washington Hwy
Lincoln, RI 02865
Phone: 401-335-2500
VNS Homecare
14 Woodruff Ave, Suite 7
Narragansett, RI 02882
Phone: 401-788-2000
The Westerly Hospital
25 Wells Ave
Westerly, RI 02981
Phone: 401-348-3346
Western Medical Services
1020 Park Ave
Cranston, RI 02910
Phone: 401-946-1881
MAJOR STATE ORGANIZATIONS OF INTEREST:
Office of Special Needs
Dept. Of Education
Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3400
Thomas DiPaola, Director
Phone: 401-222-4600 ext 1-2301
FAX: 401-222-6030
Autism Resource Center
Dept. Of Education
Shepard Building
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Sue Constable, Director
Phone: 401-222-4600 Ext 12014
Dept of Education
Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
School Improvement Center
Shepard Building
255 Westminster St.
Providence, RI 02908-3400
Phone: 401-277-4600 Ext 2216
Autism Society of RI
Celeste Lamson, President
Gateway Plaza, Suite 204
1645 Warwick Ave.
Warwick, RI 02889
Phone: 401-738-8922
RI Autism Project, Inc.
134 Thurbers Ave
Providence, RI 02904
Mail: PO Box 8612
Cranston, RI 02920-8612
Joanne G. Quinn, Exec. Director
Phone: 401-785-2666
Email: riautismproject@aol.com
Website: www.riautismproject.org
FEAT RI
PO Box 8460
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401-886-5015
RI Parent Information Network (RIPIN)
175 Main St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone: 401-727-4144 Ext 63
800-464-3399 Ext 63
Parent Support Network of RI
400 Warwick Ave, Suite 12
Warwick, RI 02888
Phone: 401-467-6855
800-483-8844
Assistive Technology:
Tech Access of RI
Phone: 800-916-8324
www.techaccess-ri.org
RI Developmental Disabilities Council
400 Bald Hill Rd Suite 515
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: 401-737-1238
FAX: 401-737-3395
Email: riddc@riddc.org
Website: www.riddc.org
RI Association for Retarded Citizens (RIARC)
James Healy, Director
99 Bald Hill Rd.
Cranston, RI 02920
Governor’s Commission on Disabilities
John O Pastore Center
41 Cherry Dale Court
Cranston, RI 02920-3049
Phone: 401-462-0100
FAX: 401-462-0106
Email: disabilities@gcd.state.ri.us
Website: www.gcd.state.ri.usDept of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals
14 Harrington Rd.
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401-462-3201
Children’s Behavioral Health Division
Dept. of Children, Youth and Families
610 Mt Pleasant Ave. Bldg #7
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-5229
RI Disability Law Center
349 Eddy St.
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-831-3150
Advocacy:
PAL
PO Box 8885
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401-785-2100
FAX: 401-785-2186
Email: PAL@IDS.NETSupport Groups:
Autism/PDD Support Group
Newport Hospital
Meets Last Monday of Every Month
Contact: Wendy Fournier, Vicki Dyl
Phone: 401-683-6741, 401-683-7975