Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5356 Compare Versions

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9	9	S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW
16	16	HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
17	17	Introduced By: Representatives Place, Paplauskas, Quattrocchi, Hopkins, Santucci, J.
18	18	Brien, and Newberry
19	19	Date Introduced: February 07, 2025
20	20	Referred To: House Health & Human Services
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23	23	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
24	24	SECTION 1. Section 23-15-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-15 entitled 1
25	25	"Determination of Need for New Healthcare Equipment and New Institutional Health Services" is 2
26	26	hereby amended to read as follows: 3
27	27	23-15-10. Application fees. 4
28	28	The state agency shall require that any applicant for certificate of need submit an 5
29	29	application fee prior to requesting any review of matters pursuant to the requirements of this 6
30	30	chapter; except that health care facilities owned and operated by the state of Rhode Island shall be 7
31	31	exempt from this application fee requirement. The application fee shall be paid by check made 8
32	32	payable to the general treasurer. Except for applications that propose new or expanded tertiary or 9
33	33	specialty care services as defined in subdivision 23-15-2(10)(vi), submission of any application 10
34	34	filed in accordance with § 23-15-4(d) shall include an application fee of five hundred dollars ($500) 11
35	35	per application plus an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total capital 12
36	36	expenditure costs associated with the application. For an application filed in accordance with the 13
37	37	requirements of § 23-15-5 (Expeditious review), the application shall include an application 14
38	38	processing fee of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) per application plus an amount equal to 15
39	39	one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total capital expenditure costs associated with the 16
40	40	application. Applications that propose new or expanded tertiary or specialty care services as defined 17
41	41	in subdivision 23-15-2(10)(vi), shall include an application fee of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) 18
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45	45	plus an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total capital expenditure costs 1
46	46	associated with the application, which shall be limited to a total of twenty-five thousand dollars 2
47	47	($25,000). Application fees shall be non-refundable. All fees received pursuant to this chapter shall 3
48	48	be deposited in the general fund. 4
49	49	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 5
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56	56	EXPLANATION
57	57	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
58	58	OF
59	59	A N A C T
60	60	RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW
61	61	HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
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63	63	This act would limit the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within 1
64	64	the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). 2
65	65	This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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