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H7392 • 2026

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))

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))

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Place, Hopkins, Nardone, Quattrocchi, Fascia, Santucci, Chippendale, Paplauskas
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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))

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))

What This Bill Does

  • 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))

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 Committee

    Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  2. 2026-05-08 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2026)

  3. 2026-01-28 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Introduced, referred to House Finance

Official Summary Text

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))

Current Bill Text

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H7392

2026 -- H 7392
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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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