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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.2 - Laboratories › Section 23-16.2-4.1. - Certificate required for analytical laboratories — Term of certificate — Fee.

§ 23-16.2-4.1. Certificate required for analytical laboratories — Term of certificate — Fee.
It shall be unlawful for any analytical laboratory to perform testing or analyses of samples originating in this state, for which the department of health requires certification, without having a certificate issued by the department of health pursuant to this chapter. Certificates for specific analyses and methods for laboratory testing of potable water, nonpotable water, and environmental samples for lead content are hereby required. The department is authorized to require certification for other types of environmental testing and to set fees for certificates in regulation. Certificates, unless sooner suspended or revoked under the provisions of this chapter, shall expire on the thirtieth (30th) day of December of every year following the date of the certificate.
History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 59, § 5; P.L. 2003, ch. 72, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.2 - Laboratories › Section 23-16.2-5. - Establishment of rules and regulations — Hearing — Notice.

§ 23-16.2-5. Establishment of rules and regulations — Hearing — Notice.
(a)
The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement of this chapter is vested in the director of health.
(b)
Hearings authorized or required under this chapter shall be conducted by the director of health or any officer, agent, or employee that the director of health may designate for this purpose.
(c)
Before promulgating any regulation, the director of health shall give appropriate public notice of its proposal and the time and place for a public hearing on the proposed regulation. The regulation so promulgated shall be filed with the office of the secretary of state and shall become effective on a date fixed by the director of health (which date shall not be less than thirty (30) days after its promulgation). The regulation may be amended or repealed in the same manner provided for its adoption.
History of Section.
P.L. 1961, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 356, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.2-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.2 - Laboratories › Section 23-16.2-5.1. - Payment for services rendered by clinical laboratories — Commissions, rebates, and fees — Use of laboratory’s name.

§ 23-16.2-5.1. Payment for services rendered by clinical laboratories — Commissions, rebates, and fees — Use of laboratory’s name.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any purveyor of clinical laboratory services, directly or indirectly, through any person, firm, corporation, or association, or its officers or agents, to bill or receive payment, reimbursement, compensation, or fee from any person other than the recipient of the services, the recipient being the person upon whom the clinical services have been or will be rendered.
(b)
The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be inapplicable to payment by:
(1)
A legal relative of the recipient of the services;
(2)
An insurance carrier designated by the recipient of the services;
(3)
A hospital on behalf of an in-patient or out-patient of the hospital having been the recipient of the services;
(4)
One purveyor to another purveyor for actual services rendered;
(5)
An industrial firm only for its own employees;
(6)
A trade union health facility only for its registered patients;
(7)
Governmental agencies and/or their specified public or private agent, agency, or organization on behalf of the recipient of the services.
(c)
A clinical laboratory shall not offer or give a commission, rebate or other fee, directly or indirectly, to any person as consideration for the referral of a specimen derived from a human body to a clinical laboratory for examination by the laboratory.
(d)
A clinical laboratory shall not solicit or accept a commission, rebate, or other fee, directly or indirectly, from any person as consideration for the referral of a specimen derived from the human body to a clinical laboratory for examination by the laboratory.
(e)
A clinical laboratory shall not lend the use of the name of a clinical laboratory or a licensed hospital or clinic, or any other employee of the laboratory or institution, to an unlicensed clinical laboratory.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 356, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-5.1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.2-5.1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.2 - Laboratories › Section 23-16.2-6. - Issuance or denial of license.

§ 23-16.2-6. Issuance or denial of license.
Not less than thirty (30) days from the time any application for the license is received, the director shall grant the application and issue a license to maintain a laboratory or station if the director shall be satisfied that the applicant complies with the rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with this chapter establishing standards for the qualifications of personnel and adequacy of equipment and facilities. The standards for qualification of personnel who perform clinical laboratory tests shall require, as a minimum, successful completion of a nationally recognized certification examination. Notwithstanding this requirement, the director may establish, by regulation, alternative criteria for individuals who previously qualified under federal regulatory requirements, such as 42 C.F.R. § 493.1433 of the March 14, 1990 federal register, or other criteria that may be established to have met the requirements of this chapter. Notwithstanding the preceding statements in this section, upon payment of any applicable license fees, the director may grant immediate licensure to any clinical laboratory licensed as a clinical laboratory in another state and certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988, when the clinical laboratory has been asked to perform a clinical laboratory service which is not offered by any other clinical laboratory then licensed in this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1961, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 356, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-6; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-6; P.L. 1982, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 413, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.2 - Laboratories › Section 23-16.2-7. - Suspension and revocation of license.

§ 23-16.2-7. Suspension and revocation of license.
(a)
The department of health may revoke or suspend the license or specific certification of any laboratory or station for conduct by or chargeable to the laboratory or stations as follows:
(1)
Failure to observe any term of the license or specific certification issued under authority of this chapter by the department of health;
(2)
Failure to observe any order made under authority of this chapter or under the statutory authority vested in the department of health;
(3)
Engaging in, aiding, abetting, causing, or permitting any action prohibited under this chapter;
(4)
Failing to observe any regulations promulgated by the department of health.
(b)
Whenever the director shall have reason to believe that any laboratory or station, for the maintenance of which the director has issued a license or specific certification as provided for in § 23-16.2-4, is being maintained in violation of the rules and regulations provided in § 23-16.2-5, the director may, pending an investigation and hearing, suspend for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days, any license or specific certification issued under authority of this chapter and may, after due notice and hearing, revoke the license or specific certification if the director finds that the laboratory or station is being maintained in violation of the rules and regulations. The holder of a license shall upon its revocation promptly surrender the license or specific certification to the director.
(c)
The director may revoke or suspend the license, or may impose appropriate fines as promulgated in regulation, of any laboratory or station that does not ensure that all personnel meet the requirements of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1961, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 356, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-7; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.2-7; P.L. 1982, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 59, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.2 - Laboratories › Section 23-16.2-8. - Judicial review of license action.

§ 23-16.2-8. Judicial review of license action.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the director refusing to grant an application for a license to maintain a laboratory or station or suspending or revoking a license or specific certification already issued, may appeal the decision to the superior court which shall have power to review the entire proceedings of any hearing before the department of health in the manner provided in chapter 35 of title 42.
History of Section.
P.L. 1961, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 356, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-8; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.2-8; P.L. 1982, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 59, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 72, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.2 - Laboratories › Section 23-16.2-9. - Access and inspection powers.

§ 23-16.2-9. Access and inspection powers.
For the purpose of this chapter, the director or the director’s duly authorized agents or employees shall, at all reasonable times, have authority to enter upon any and all parts of the premises on which any laboratory or station is located and of the premises appurtenant to any laboratory or station to make any examination or investigation whatsoever for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of this chapter or rules or regulations of the department are being violated.
History of Section.
P.L. 1961, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 356, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-9; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.2-9; P.L. 1982, ch. 126, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.2 - Laboratories › Section 23-16.2-10. - Prohibition of transmission of material to unlicensed laboratory.

§ 23-16.2-10. Prohibition of transmission of material to unlicensed laboratory.
No person owning, maintaining, or operating a station or laboratory shall transmit specimens originating from the human body to a laboratory, except when the laboratory in which the work is to be done is duly licensed by the department of health or by the United States government.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 356, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-10; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.2-10; P.L. 1982, ch. 126, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.2 - Laboratories › Section 23-16.2-13. - Violation of this chapter.

§ 23-16.2-13. Violation of this chapter.
In addition to the revocation or suspension of the licenses granted under this chapter as provided for in § 23-16.2-7, any person who commits a violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 356, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-13; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.2-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.2 - Laboratories › Section 23-16.2-14. - Enforcement.

§ 23-16.2-14. Enforcement.
This chapter shall be enforced by the director and he or she shall be exempt from giving surety for costs.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 356, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 23-39-14; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.2-14.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-1. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-1. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-2. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-2. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-3. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-3. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 394, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-4. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-4. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-5. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-5. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 467, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 317, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-6. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-6. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-7. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-7. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-8. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-8. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 47; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-9. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-9. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-10. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-10. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-11. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-11. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-12. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-12. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-13. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-13. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-14. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-14. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-15. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-15. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 62; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.3 - Clinical Laboratory Science Practice › Section 23-16.3-16. - Repealed.

§ 23-16.3-16. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 97, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 19, effective June 30, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.4 - Human Cloning › Section 23-16.4-1. - Declaration of intent and purpose.

§ 23-16.4-1. Declaration of intent and purpose.
Whereas, recent medical and technological advances have had tremendous benefit to patients, and society as a whole, and biomedical research for the purpose of scientific investigation of disease or cure of a disease or illness should be preserved and protected and not be impeded by regulations involving the cloning of an entire human being; and
Whereas, molecular biology, involving human cells, genes, tissues, and organs, has been used to meet medical needs globally for more than thirty (30) years, and has proved a powerful tool in the search for cures, leading to effective medicines to treat cystic fibrosis, diabetes, heart attack, stroke, hemophilia, and HIV/AIDS;
The purpose of this legislation is to place a ban on the creation of a human being through division of a blastocyst, zygote, or embryo or somatic cell nuclear transfer, and to protect the citizens of the state from potential abuse deriving from cloning technologies. This ban is not intended to apply to the cloning of human cells, genes, tissues, or organs that would not result in the replication of an entire human being. Nor is this ban intended to apply to in vitro fertilization, the administration of fertility enhancing drugs, or other medical procedures used to assist a woman in becoming or remaining pregnant, so long as that procedure is not specifically intended to result in the gestation or birth of a child who is genetically identical to another conceptus, embryo, fetus, or human being, living or dead.
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 319, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 387, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.4 - Human Cloning › Section 23-16.4-2. - Cloning of human beings prohibited.

§ 23-16.4-2. Cloning of human beings prohibited.
(a) Prohibition.
[Expires July 7, 2017]
No person or entity shall utilize somatic cell nuclear transfer for the purpose of initiating or attempting to initiate a human pregnancy nor shall any person create genetically identical human beings by dividing a blastocyst, zygote, or embryo.
(b) Definitions.
(1)
“Nucleus” means the cell structure that houses the chromosomes, and thus the genes;
(2)
“Oocyte” means the female germ cell, the egg;
(3)
“Somatic cell” means any cell of a conceptus, embryo, fetus, child, or adult not biologically determined to become a germ cell; and
(4)
“Somatic cell nuclear transfer” means transferring the nucleus of a human somatic cell into an oocyte from which the nucleus has been removed.
(c) Protected research and practices.
(1)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict areas of biomedical, microbiological, and agricultural research or practices not expressly prohibited in this section, including research or practices that involve the use of:
(i)
Somatic cell nuclear transfer or other cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA, cells, and tissues;
(ii)
Mitochondrial, cytoplasmic, or gene therapy; or
(iii)
Somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques to create animals.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit:
(i)
In vitro fertilization, the administration of fertility-enhancing drugs, or other medical procedures used to assist a woman in becoming or remaining pregnant, so long as that pregnancy is not specifically intended to result in the production of a child who is genetically identical to another human being, living or dead;
(ii)
Any activity or procedure that results, directly or indirectly in two (2) or more natural identical twins.
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 319, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 387, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.4 - Human Cloning › Section 23-16.4-3. - Penalties.

§ 23-16.4-3. Penalties.
(a)
For violations of § 23-16.4-1 the director of the department of health may, after appropriate notice and opportunity for a hearing, by order, levy administrative penalties as follows:
(1)
If the violator is a corporation, firm, clinic, hospital, laboratory, or research facility, by a civil penalty of not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000), or the applicable amount under subdivision (a)(3), whichever is greater.
(2)
If the violator is an individual or an employee of the firm, clinic, hospital, laboratory, or research facility acting without the authorization of the firm, clinic, hospital, or research facility, by a civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or the applicable amount under subdivision (a)(3), whichever is greater.
(3)
If any violator derives pecuniary gain from a violation of this section, the violator may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than an amount equal to the amount of the gross gain multiplied by two (2).
(c)
The administrative penalties provided in this section shall be paid to the general fund.
(c)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to give any person a private right of action.
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 189, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-16.4 - Human Cloning › Section 23-16.4-4. - Sunset clause.

§ 23-16.4-4. Sunset clause.
Subsection 23-16.4-2(a) shall expire on July 7, 2017.
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 228, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 319, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 387, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-1. - Short title.

§ 23-17-1. Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the “Health Care Facility Licensing Act of Rhode Island”.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 1, P.L. 1949, ch. 2387, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-1; P.L. 1972, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 269, § 5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-3. - Purpose of provisions.

§ 23-17-3. Purpose of provisions.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards:
(1)
For the care and treatment of individuals in health care facilities;
(2)
For the maintenance and operation of health care facilities which in the light of advancing knowledge, will promote appropriate access and safe and adequate treatment for individuals receiving health care facility services; and
(3)
For the encouragement of quality improvement in all aspects of the operations of health care facilities.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2387, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-3; P.L. 1972, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 269, § 5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-3; P.L. 1984, ch. 134, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 433, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-4. - License required for healthcare facility operation.

§ 23-17-4. License required for healthcare facility operation.
(a)
No person acting severally or jointly with any other person shall establish, conduct, or maintain a healthcare facility in this state without a license under this chapter; provided, however, that any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that provides volunteer, registered and licensed practical nurses to the public shall not be required to have a license as a healthcare facility.
(b)
Each location at which a healthcare facility provides services shall be licensed; provided, however, that a hospital or organized ambulatory-care facility shall be permitted to provide, solely on an ambulatory basis, limited physician services, other limited, professional healthcare services, and/or other limited, professional mental-healthcare services in conjunction with services provided by and at community health centers, community mental-health centers, organized ambulatory-care facilities or other licensed healthcare facilities, physicians’ offices, and facilities operated by the department of corrections without establishing such locations as additional licensed premises of the hospital or organized ambulatory-care facility; provided, that a healthcare facility licensed as an organized ambulatory-care facility in the state, may provide services at other locations operated by that licensed organized ambulatory-care facility, without the requirement of a separate, organized ambulatory-care facility license for such other locations. For purposes of this section, an organized ambulatory-care facility or other licensed healthcare facility shall not include a freestanding emergency-care facility. The department is further authorized to adopt rules and regulations to accomplish the purpose of this section, including, but not limited to, defining “limited physician services, other limited, professional healthcare services, and/or other limited, professional mental-healthcare services.”
(c)
The reimbursement rates for the services rendered in the settings listed in subsection (b) shall be subject to negotiations between the hospitals, organized, ambulatory-care facilities, and the payors, respectively, as defined in § 23-17.12-2.
History of Section.
P.L. 1932, ch. 1956, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2112, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 4; P.L. 1949, ch. 2387, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-4; P.L. 1972, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 269, § 5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-4; P.L. 2001, ch. 334, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 498, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 531, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 417, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 418, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-4.1. - Rules and regulations for school-based health centers.

§ 23-17-4.1. Rules and regulations for school-based health centers.
(a)
On or before January 1, 2022, the department of health shall promulgate rules and regulations for the specific licensing and operation of school-based health centers in elementary and secondary schools. All school-based health centers as defined in § 23-17-2 shall be licensed and operated pursuant to a school-based health center license.
(b)
The rules and regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section shall include, but not be limited to, requirements for adequate and appropriate staffing to include a requirement for a certified nurse-teacher to be employed and present in any elementary or secondary school with a school-based health center on site and for the establishment of standards of care and adequate supervision and management of staff.
(c)
Pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section, every entity applying to be licensed as a school-based health center in an elementary or secondary school shall be responsible for:
(1)
Developing and implementing a staffing/personnel plan that includes the school’s certified nurse-teacher as a primary source of patient referrals, and articulates the role of the certified nurse-teacher in student and family communication, care coordination, and delivery of services to students; and
(2)
Submitting for review by the department of health, any written agreements, memoranda of understanding, and/or other terms and conditions agreed to between the healthcare facility or the entity operating the healthcare facility and the school district and/or collective bargaining agent.
(d)
The department shall not issue licenses for school-based health centers or any other healthcare facilities to be located in elementary or secondary schools until rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 351, § 1, effective July 12, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 352, § 1, effective July 12, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-5. - Application for license.

§ 23-17-5. Application for license.
An application for a license shall be made to the licensing agency upon forms provided by it and shall contain any information that the licensing agency reasonably requires, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with reasonable standards, rules, and regulations that are lawfully prescribed under this chapter. Each application shall be accompanied by payment of the fees prescribed in accordance with § 23-17-38.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 5; P.L. 1949, ch. 2387, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-5; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 32, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-5.2. - Additional information required for license renewal of all nursing facilities.

§ 23-17-5.2. Additional information required for license renewal of all nursing facilities.
(a)
At least once every two (2) years, the department shall gather information from state departments and agencies relating to the experience and qualifications of the nursing facility applicant for relicensure.
(b)
Effective January 1, 2006, any nursing facility applying for renewal of its license that contracts with a management company to assist with the facility’s operation shall file a copy of the management contract with the department including the management fee and, if the management company is a corporation or limited liability company, shall identify every person having an ownership interest of five percent (5%) or more in such corporation or limited liability company and, if the management company is a general partnership or limited partnership, shall identify all general or limited partners of such general partnership or limited partnership.
(c)
Any nursing facility with any significant changes in its management contract shall submit a copy of the revised management contract to the department within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the new contract provisions.
History of Section.
P.L. 2005, ch. 158, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 247, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-6. - Issuance of license — Posting — Transfer — Conditions.

§ 23-17-6. Issuance of license — Posting — Transfer — Conditions.
(a)
Upon receipt of an application for a license, the licensing agency shall issue a license if the applicant and healthcare facility meet the requirements established under this chapter and any rules and regulations that may be established in accordance with the requirements established under this chapter. A license issued under the provisions of this section shall be the property of the state and loaned to the licensee, and it shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. Each license shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the application, and shall not be transferable or assignable except with the written approval of the licensing agency. Home nursing-care providers and home-care providers operating under a single license may establish branch offices under that same single license and that license shall be maintained and posted in the central office.
(b)
Any change in owner, operator, or lessee of a licensed healthcare facility, (except for single-practice physician ambulatory-surgery centers, multi-practice physician ambulatory-surgery centers, single-practice podiatry ambulatory-surgery centers and multi-practice podiatry ambulatory-surgery centers as defined in subsections (17) and (18) of chapter 17, section 2) which license shall be transferable or assignable by decision of the licensing agency as shall be provided by regulation, shall require prior review by the health services council and approval of the licensing agency as a condition precedent to the transfer, assignment, or issuance of a new license. Issuance of the license may be made subject to any condition; provided, that no condition may be made unless it directly relates to the statutory purpose expressed in § 23-17-3 or to the review criteria set forth in § 23-17-14.3. This shall not limit the authority of the licensing agency to require correction of conditions or defects which existed prior to the proposed change of owner, operator, or lessee and of which notice had been given to the healthcare facility by the licensing agency.
History of Section.
P.L. 1932, ch. 1956, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2112, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 6; P.L. 1949, ch. 2387, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-6; P.L. 1972, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 269, § 5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-6; P.L. 1983, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 134, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 310, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 136, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 197, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 287, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-7. - Expiration and renewal of license.

§ 23-17-7. Expiration and renewal of license.
A license, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall expire by limitation on the thirty-first (31st) day of December following its issuance and may be renewed from year to year. In the case of facilities that have not maintained federal certification, the license may be renewed after inspection, report, approval, and collection of fees by the licensing agency. The inspection shall be made any time prior to the date of expiration of the license. For those facilities that have maintained federal certification, no inspection shall be required. The report shall contain information in the form that the licensing agency shall prescribe by regulation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1932, ch. 1956, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2112, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 6; P.L. 1949, ch. 2387, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-7; P.L. 1964, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-7; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 32, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 267, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-8. - Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

§ 23-17-8. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.
The licensing agency, after notice and opportunity for hearing to the applicant or licensee, is authorized to deny, suspend, or revoke a license, including the licensure of culture change beds approved pursuant to § 23-17-44, in any case in which it finds that there has been a failure to comply with the requirements established under this chapter. The notice shall be effected by registered or certified mail or by personal service, setting forth the particular reasons for the proposed action, and fixing a date not less than thirty (30) days from the date of the mailing or service, at which the applicant or licensee shall be given an opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing. On the basis of the hearing, or upon default of the applicant or licensee, the licensing agency shall make a determination specifying its findings of fact and conclusions of law. A copy of the determination shall be sent by registered or certified mail or served personally upon the applicant or licensee. The decision denying, suspending, or revoking the license or application shall become final thirty (30) days after it is so mailed or served, unless the applicant or licensee, within the thirty (30) day period, appeals the decision pursuant to § 42-35-15. The procedure governing hearings authorized by this section shall be in accordance with §§ 42-35-9 — 42-35-13 as stipulated in § 42-35-14(a). A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings, and all testimony shall be reported but need not be transcribed unless the decision is appealed pursuant to § 42-35-15. A copy or copies of the transcript may be obtained by any interested party on payment of the cost of preparing the copy or copies. Witnesses may be subpoenaed by either party.
History of Section.
P.L. 1932, ch. 1956, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2112, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2387, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-8; P.L. 1968, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-8; P.L. 1979, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 60, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 76, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-8.1. - Curtailment of activities.

§ 23-17-8.1. Curtailment of activities.
Whenever the director determines that a health care facility licensed under this chapter is not being operated in conformance with all of the requirements established under this chapter, the director may, in lieu of suspension or revocation of the license of the facility, order the licensee to be placed on probationary status and set conditions with which the licensee must comply within a set period of time, order the licensee to admit no additional persons to the facility, to provide health services to no additional persons through the facility, to transfer all or some of the persons occupying the facility to other suitable accommodations, or to take any other corrective action necessary to secure compliance with the requirements established under this chapter. Notice of the order and any subsequent hearing that may be scheduled shall comply with the requirements of procedural due process stipulated in § 23-17-8. The director may act pursuant to this section only in those instances wherein the director determines that the continued operation of the facility will not result in undue hardship to its occupants.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 269, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-8.1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-8.1; P.L. 2005, ch. 158, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 247, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-9. - Judicial review of license action.

§ 23-17-9. Judicial review of license action.
Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available to him or her within the licensing agency and who is aggrieved by a final decision of the licensing agency is entitled to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of §§ 42-35-15 and 42-35-16.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2387, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-9; P.L. 1972, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 269, § 5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-9; P.L. 1979, ch. 197, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-10.1. - Financial regulation of health maintenance organizations.

§ 23-17-10.1. Financial regulation of health maintenance organizations.
Any health maintenance organization licensed under this chapter whose rates are approved by and whose financial condition and methods of doing business are periodically examined by the director of business regulation, and which was actively engaged in the provision of or making available to enrolled participants health care services prior to January 1, 1982, shall be exempt from financial regulation imposed by the licensing agency pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 310, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-10.2. - Full financial disclosure by hospitals and freestanding emergency-care facilities.

§ 23-17-10.2. Full financial disclosure by hospitals and freestanding emergency-care facilities.
Any hospital or freestanding emergency-care facility licensed under this chapter, other than state-operated hospitals, shall annually submit to the director of the department of health:
(a)
Public audited financial statements containing information concerning all hospital-related or freestanding emergency-care facility-related corporations, holding corporations, and subsidiary corporations, whether for-profit or not-for-profit. Any corporation, holding corporation, or subsidiary corporation, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, which is not audited by an independent public auditor due to limited activity or small size, shall submit a financial statement certified by the chief executive officer of that corporation.
(b)
Any hospital or freestanding emergency-care facility licensed under this chapter, other than state-operated hospitals, shall on or before January 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, submit a summary of financial information contained in accordance with the following:
(1)
Not-for-profit hospitals shall submit a summary of the information contained in section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the internal revenue code 990 form, including:
(i)
Its statement of financial position;
(ii)
The verified total costs incurred by the hospital or freestanding emergency-care facility in providing health services;
(iii)
Total payroll including fringe benefits, and any other remuneration of the top five (5) highest compensated employees and/or contractors, identified by position description and specialty;
(iv)
The verified net costs of medical education; and
(v)
Administrative expenses; as defined by the director of the department of health.
(2)
For-profit hospitals and freestanding emergency-care facilities shall submit the information listed in (b)(1) of this section in a form approved by the department of health.
(c)
All information provided shall be made available to the health care planning and accountability advisory council, as established in § 23-81-4, and shall be made available to the public for inspection.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 391, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 341, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 394, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 417, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 418, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-10.3. - Special care unit disclosure by facilities.

§ 23-17-10.3. Special care unit disclosure by facilities.
(a)
Any nursing facility which offers to provide or provides care for patients or residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia by means of an Alzheimer’s special care unit shall be required to disclose the form of care or treatment provided, in addition to that care and treatment required by the rules and regulations for the licensing of nursing facilities. That disclosure shall be made to the licensing agency and to any person seeking placement in an Alzheimer’s special care unit of a nursing facility. The information disclosed shall explain the additional care provided in each of the following areas:
(1) Philosophy.
The Alzheimer’s special care unit’s written statement of its overall philosophy and mission which reflects the needs of residents with dementia.
(2) Pre-admission, admission, and discharge.
The process and criteria for placement, transfer or discharge from the unit.
(3) Assessment, care planning, and implementation.
The process used for assessment and establishing the plan of care and its implementation, including the method by which the plan of care evolves and is responsive to changes in condition.
(4) Staffing patterns and training ratios.
Staff training and continuing education practices.
(5) Physical environment.
The physical environment and design features appropriate to support the functioning of cognitively impaired adult residents.
(6) Residents’ activities.
The frequency and types of resident activities.
(7) Family role in care.
The involvement of families and family support programs.
(8) Program costs.
The cost of care and any additional fees.
(b)
The licensing agency shall develop a standard disclosure form and shall review the information provided on the disclosure form by the nursing facility to verify the accuracy of the information reported on it. Any significant changes in the information provided by the nursing facility will be reported to the licensing agency at the time the changes are made.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 237, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 264, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 49; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 49.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-10.4. - Rehabilitation special care unit and sub-acute special care unit disclosure by facilities.

§ 23-17-10.4. Rehabilitation special care unit and sub-acute special care unit disclosure by facilities.
Any nursing facility which offers to provide or provides care for patients or residents by means of a rehabilitation special care unit or sub-acute special care unit shall be required to disclose the form of care or treatment provided, in addition to that care and treatment required by the rules and regulations for the licensing of nursing facilities. That disclosure shall be made to the licensing agency and to any person seeking placement in a rehabilitation special care unit or sub-acute special care unit of a nursing facility. The licensing agency shall develop a standard disclosure form and shall review the information provided on the disclosure form by the nursing facility to verify the accuracy of the information provided on it. Any significant changes in the information provided by the nursing facility will be reported to the licensing agency at the time the changes are made.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 157, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 239, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-17 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities › Section 23-17-10.5. - Medical director and attending physician file.

§ 23-17-10.5. Medical director and attending physician file.
(a)
Each nursing facility licensed under this chapter shall designate a physician to serve as medical director. The medical director shall be responsible for implementation of resident care policies and for the coordination of medical care in the facility. Such responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to: the implementation of facility policies and procedures related to the medical care delivered in the facility; physician and advanced practice practitioner credentialing; practitioner performance reviews; employee health including infection control measures; evaluation of health care delivery, including oversight of medical records and participation in quality improvement; provision of staff education on medical issues; participation in state survey process, including the resolution of deficiencies as needed; and such other duties and responsibilities as may be stipulated in regulations promulgated by the department of health.
(b)
The medical director, charged with the aforementioned duties and responsibilities for the delivery of medical care in the nursing facility, shall be immune from civil or criminal prosecution for reporting to the board of medical licensure and discipline the unprofessional conduct, incompetence or negligence of a nursing facility physician or limited registrant; provided, that the report, testimony or other communication was made in good faith and while acting within the scope of authority conferred by this section. Each nursing facility shall maintain an active file of all current attending physicians including their phone number and address, an emergency phone number, their current medical license number, and their preferred hospital admitting privileges. The director of the department of health is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 157, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 249, § 4; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 48.