Rhode Island General Laws 23-15-6.1. Action subsequent to review
Development of any new institutional health services or new health care equipment approved by the state agency must be initiated within one year of the date of the approval and may not exceed the maximum amount of capital expenditures specified in the decision of the state agency without prior authorization of the state agency. The state agency, with the advice of the health services council, shall adopt procedures for the review of the applicant’s failure to develop new institutional health services or new health care equipment within the timeframe and capital limitation stipulated in this section, and for the withdrawal of approval in the absence of a good faith effort to meet the stipulated timeframe.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 80, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-15-6.1
- Health services: means organized program components for preventive, assessment, maintenance, diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative services provided in a healthcare facility. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-15-2
- Health services council: means the advisory body to the Rhode Island state department of health established in accordance with chapter 17 of this title, appointed and empowered as provided to serve as the advisory body to the state agency in its review functions under this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-15-2
- Institutional health services: means health services provided in or through healthcare facilities and includes the entities in or through that the services are provided. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-15-2
- State agency: means the Rhode Island state department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-15-2
- To develop: means to undertake those activities that, on their completion, will result in the offering of a new, institutional health service or new healthcare equipment or the incurring of a financial obligation, in relation to the offering of that service. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-15-2