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Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.10-2. Authority of the director to assess penalty

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The director may assess an administrative penalty on a person who fails to comply with any federal requirements for participation in the Medicare or Medicaid program, any provision of chapter 17 of this title as the provision relates to skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities, any provision of chapter 17.5 of this title, any rule, regulation, order, license, or approval issued or adopted by the director relating to skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities, or any rule, regulation, or order regarding the management of infectious waste in health care facilities. The penalty shall be deemed to be concurrent with any other civil penalty that may be prescribed by law.

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 543, § 2.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.10-2

  • Administrative penalty: means a monetary penalty not to exceed the civil penalty specified by statute or, where not specified by statute, an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), plus interest. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.10-1
  • Director: means the director of the department of health or his or her duly authorized agent. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.10-1
  • Person: means any agency or political subdivision of the state, any state, public or private corporation or authority, individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, partnership, association, or other entity or any group of them or any officer, employee, or agent of them. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17.10-1
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Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-10.2. Full financial disclosure by hospitals and freestanding emergency-care facilities

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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.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-10.2

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means the director of the Rhode Island state department of health. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-2
  • Freestanding emergency-care facility: means an establishment, place, or facility that may be a public or private organization, structurally distinct and separate from a hospital; staffed, equipped, and operated to provide prompt, emergency medical care. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-2
  • Hospital: means a person or governmental entity licensed in accordance with this chapter to establish, maintain, and operate a hospital. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-2
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