AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (Limits the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000))

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

Introduced By:
Representatives Place, Hopkins, Nardone, Quattrocchi, Fascia, Santucci,
Chippendale, and Paplauskas

Date Introduced:
January 28, 2026

Referred To:
House Finance
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 23-15-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-15 entitled
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"Determination of Need for New Healthcare Equipment and New Institutional Health Services" is
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hereby amended to read as follows:
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23-15-10. Application fees.
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The state agency shall require that any applicant for certificate of need submit an
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application fee prior to requesting any review of matters pursuant to the requirements of this
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chapter; except that health care facilities owned and operated by the state of Rhode Island shall be
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exempt from this application fee requirement. The application fee shall be paid by check made
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payable to the general treasurer. Except for applications that propose new or expanded tertiary or
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specialty care services as defined in subdivision 23-15-2(10)(vi), submission of any application
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filed in accordance with § 23-15-4(d) shall include an application fee of five hundred dollars ($500)
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per application plus an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total capital
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expenditure costs associated with the application. For an application filed in accordance with the
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requirements of § 23-15-5 (Expeditious review), the application shall include an application
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processing fee of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) per application plus an amount equal to
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one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total capital expenditure costs associated with the
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application. Applications that propose new or expanded tertiary or specialty care services as defined
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in subdivision 23-15-2(10)(vi), shall include an application fee of ten thousand dollars ($10,000)

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plus an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total capital expenditure costs
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associated with the application
, which shall be limited to a total of twenty-five thousand dollars
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($25,000)
. Application fees shall be non-refundable. All fees received pursuant to this chapter shall
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be deposited in the general fund.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
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This act would limit the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within
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the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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