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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Baginski, Casimiro, and Bennett

     Date Introduced: January 06, 2022

     Referred To: House Health & Human Services

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

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CHAPTER 97

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MEDICAL SPAS

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     23-97-1. Definitions.

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     For purposes of this chapter:

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     (1) "Ablative lasers or ablative energy devices" means lasers intended to excise or vaporize

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the outer layer of skin.

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     (2) "Advanced Practice Registered Nurse" or "APRN" means a registered nurse who has

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an active, unrestricted advanced practice registered nurse license granted under the authority of

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chapter 34 of title 5.

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     (3) "Cosmetic medical procedure" means any procedure that does not require sedation that

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is performed on a person and is directed at improving the person's appearance and does not

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meaningfully promote the proper function of the body or prevent or treat illness or disease.

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Cosmetic medical procedures may include, but are not limited to, cosmetic surgery, microneedling,

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hair transplants, cosmetic injections, cosmetic soft tissue fillers, dermaplaning, dermastamping,

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dermarolling, dermabrasion that removes cells beyond the stratum corneum, chemical peels using

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modification solutions that exceed thirty percent (30%) concentration with a pH value of lower

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than 3.0, laser hair removal, laser skin resurfacing, laser treatment of leg veins, sclerotherapy and

 

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other laser procedures, intense pulsed light, injection of cosmetic filling agents and neurotoxins and

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the use of class II medical devices designed to induce deep skin tissue alteration. The performance

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of cosmetic medical services is the practice of medicine and surgery. A cosmetic medical service

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shall be performed only by a qualified licensed or certified non-physician if the services have been

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delegated by a medical director, supervising physician, or APRN who is responsible for on-site

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supervision of the services performed.

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     (4) "Delegate" means a non-physician tasked with performing a procedure as defined § 23-

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97-1(3) by a physician or APRN.

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     (5) "Department" means the Rhode Island department of health.

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     (6) "Medical director" means a physician who assumes the role of, or holds oneself out as,

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medical director at a medical spa. The medical director shall be:

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     (i) Trained in the indications for, and performance of, cosmetic medical procedures,

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including all medical devices or instruments that can alter or cause biological change or damage

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the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Training programs provided by a manufacturer or vendor of a

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medical device or supplies may not be a medical director's, supervising physician's or APRN's only

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education in the cosmetic medical service or the operation of medical devices to be used;

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     (ii) Responsible for implementing policies and procedures to ensure quality patient care;

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     (iii) Responsible for the delegation and supervision of cosmetic procedures;

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     (iv) Responsible for the oversight of all cosmetic medical procedures performed by

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physicians, APRNs, and non-physicians; and

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     (v) Responsible for ensuring that all supervising physicians and supervising APRNs, any

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physicians and APRNs performing cosmetic medical procedures, and any non-physicians and non-

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APRNs delegated to perform cosmetic medical procedures, are properly trained in the safe and

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effective performance of all cosmetic medical procedures that they perform at the medical spa.

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     (7) "Medical spa" means an establishment in which cosmetic medical procedures are

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performed.

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     (8) "Physician" means an allopath or osteopath who has an active license, unrestricted

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medical license granted under the authority of chapter 37 of title 5.

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     (9) "Supervision" means an arrangement when a qualified supervising physician or APRN

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is either:

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     (i) On site and able to directly observe the treatment being performed, though not

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necessarily in the same room (i.e., direct supervision); or

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     (ii) Is off site, but immediately available if needed, either in person or by

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telecommunication (i.e., indirect supervision).

 

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     23-97-2. Protection of patients in a medical spa.

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     (a) A physician or APRN who performs cosmetic medical procedures, or supervises such

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procedures delegated to and performed by a non-physician or non-APRN, must be trained in the

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indications for and performance of the cosmetic medical procedure. An APRN who performs

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cosmetic medical procedures, or supervises such procedures delegated to and performed by a non-

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physician or non-APRN, must be accredited by the state board of nursing.

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     (b) The supervising physician or APRN shall:

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     (1) Develop and maintain written office protocols for each cosmetic medical procedure.

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Such protocols shall be kept on site at the medical spa for review and/or inspection by the

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department.

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     (2) Perform an initial assessment of the patient.

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     (3) Prepare a written treatment plan for each patient, which plan shall include, as

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applicable, diagnoses, course of treatment, and specifications for any device being used.

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     (4) Obtain patient consent, if the cosmetic medical procedure(s) are being performed by a

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non-physician or non-APRN and documenting, in the patient’s medical record, the credentials and

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names of the non-physician or non-APRN who will be performing the cosmetic medical procedure.

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     (5) Create and maintain medical records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and

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regulations and accepted medical practice.

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     (c) Non-physicians and non-APRNs may only perform cosmetic medical procedures:

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     (1) For which they have the requisite training; and

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     (2) Which have been delegated to them by a supervising physician or APRN.

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     (d) At all times in the performance of their duties relative to cosmetic procedures, all

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non-physicians and non-APRNs shall:

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     (1) Wear identification that identifies them as not being physicians or APRNs. As

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applicable, such identification must identify the non-physician/non-APRN’s job title and

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credentials, including professional license;

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     (2) Review and follow written protocols for each delegated cosmetic medical procedure;

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     (3) Verify that the supervising physician or supervising APRN has assessed the patient and

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given written treatment instructions for each procedure performed;

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     (4) Review the cosmetic medical procedure with each patient;

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     (5) Notify the medical director, as well as the supervising physician or supervising APRN,

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before the patient leaves or as they become aware, of any adverse events or complications, and

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follow up with the patient post-procedure, as appropriate;

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     (6) Document all relevant details of the performed cosmetic medical procedure in the

 

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patient’s medical record; and

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     (7) As applicable, satisfy any requirements imposed upon them by their licensing boards.

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     (e) Cosmetic medical procedures using ablative lasers or ablative energy devices shall only

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be performed by physicians.

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     23-97-3. Rules and regulations.

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     The department shall, by July 1, 2023, promulgate rules and regulations necessary and not

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inconsistent with law to implement the purpose and intent of this chapter, which rules and

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regulations shall provide for, though not be limited to, the licensing of medical spas as health care

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facilities.

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     SECTION 2. Section 23-17-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-17 entitled "Licensing of

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Healthcare Facilities" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     23-17-2. Definitions.

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     As used in this chapter:

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     (1) "Affiliate" means a legal entity that is in control of, is controlled by, or is in common

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control with another legal entity.

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     (2) "Alzheimer's dementia special-care unit or program" means a distinct living

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environment within a nursing facility that has been physically adapted to accommodate the

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particular needs and behaviors of those with dementia. The unit provides increased staffing;

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therapeutic activities designed specifically for those with dementia; and trains its staff on an

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ongoing basis on the effective management of the physical and behavioral problems of those with

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dementia. The residents of the unit/program have had a standard, medical-diagnostic evaluation

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and have been determined to have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia or another dementia.

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     (3) "Certified nurse-teacher" means those personnel certified by the department of

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elementary and secondary education and employed pursuant to the provisions of §§ 16-21-7 and

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16-21-8.

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     (4)(i) "Change in operator" means a transfer by the governing body or operator of a

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healthcare facility to any other person (excluding delegations of authority to the medical or

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administrative staff of the facility) of the governing body's authority to:

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     (A) Hire or fire the chief executive officer of the healthcare facility;

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     (B) Maintain and control the books and records of the healthcare facility;

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     (C) Dispose of assets and incur liabilities on behalf of the healthcare facility; or

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     (D) Adopt and enforce policies regarding operation of the healthcare facility.

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     (ii) This definition is not applicable to circumstances wherein the governing body of a

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healthcare facility retains the immediate authority and jurisdiction over the activities enumerated

 

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in subsections (4)(i)(A) -- (4)(i)(D).

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     (5) "Change in owner" means:

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     (i) In the case of a healthcare facility that is a partnership, the removal, addition, or

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substitution of a partner that results in a new partner acquiring a controlling interest in the

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partnership;

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     (ii) In the case of a healthcare facility that is an unincorporated, solo proprietorship, the

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transfer of the title and property to another person;

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     (iii) In the case of a healthcare facility that is a corporation:

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     (A) A sale, lease exchange, or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the property

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and assets of the corporation; or

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     (B) A merger of the corporation into another corporation; or

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     (C) The consolidation or two (2) or more corporations, resulting in the creation of a new

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corporation; or

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     (D) In the case of a healthcare facility that is a business corporation, any transfer of

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corporate stock that results in a new person acquiring a controlling interest in the corporation; or

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     (E) In the case of a healthcare facility that is a nonbusiness corporation, any change in

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membership that results in a new person acquiring a controlling vote in the corporation.

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     (6) "Clinician" means a physician licensed under chapter 37 of title 5; a nurse licensed

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under chapter 34 of title 5; a psychologist licensed under chapter 44 of title 5; a social worker

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licensed under chapter 39.1 of title 5; a physical therapist licensed under chapter 40 of title 5; and

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a speech language pathologist or audiologist licensed under chapter 48 of title 5.

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     (7) "Director" means the director of the Rhode Island state department of health.

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     (8) "Freestanding emergency-care facility" means an establishment, place, or facility that

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may be a public or private organization, structurally distinct and separate from a hospital; staffed,

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equipped, and operated to provide prompt, emergency medical care. For the purposes of this

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chapter, "emergency medical care" means services provided for a medical condition or behavioral-

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health condition that is manifested by symptoms of sufficient severity that, in the absence of

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immediate medical attention, could result in harm to the person or others; serious impairment to

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bodily functions; serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; or development or continuance

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of severe pain.

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     (9) "Healthcare facility" means any institutional health-service provider, facility, or

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institution, place, building, agency, or portion thereof, whether a partnership or corporation,

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whether public or private, whether organized for profit or not, used, operated, or engaged in

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providing healthcare services, including, but not limited to: hospitals; nursing facilities; home

 

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nursing-care provider (which shall include skilled nursing services and may also include activities

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allowed as a home-care provider or as a nursing service agency); home-care provider (which may

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include services such as personal care or homemaker services); rehabilitation centers; kidney

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disease treatment centers; health maintenance organizations; freestanding emergency-care facilities

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as defined in this section, and facilities providing surgical treatment to patients not requiring

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hospitalization (surgi-centers); hospice care, and physician ambulatory-surgery centers and

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podiatry ambulatory-surgery centers providing surgical treatment. The term "healthcare facility"

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also includes organized ambulatory-care facilities that are not part of a hospital but that are

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organized and operated to provide healthcare services to outpatients, such as: central-services

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facilities serving more than one healthcare facility or healthcare provider; treatment centers;

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diagnostic centers; outpatient clinics; medical spas as defined in chapter 97 of title 23; infirmaries

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and health centers; school-based health centers, and neighborhood health centers. The term

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"healthcare facility" also includes a mobile health-screening vehicle as defined in this section. The

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term "healthcare facility" shall not apply to organized, ambulatory-care facilities owned and

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operated by professional service corporations as defined in chapter 5.1 of title 7, as amended (the

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"professional service corporation law"), or to a practitioner's (physician, dentist, or other healthcare

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provider) office or group of practitioners' offices (whether owned and/or operated by a hospital or

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an affiliate of a hospital or an individual practitioner, alone or as a member of a partnership,

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professional service corporation, organization, or association); provided, however, notwithstanding

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any other provision herein or in the general laws, any hospital or any affiliate of a hospital that

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owns and/or operates a practitioner's office shall ensure that such practitioner's office complies with

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licensing or accreditation requirements that may be applicable to the practitioner's office. Individual

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categories of healthcare facilities shall be defined in rules and regulations promulgated by the

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licensing agency with the advice of the health services council. Rules and regulations concerning

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hospice care shall be promulgated with regard to the "Standards of a Hospice Program of Care,"

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promulgated by the National Hospice Organization. Any provider of hospice care who provides

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hospice care without charge shall be exempt from the licensing provisions of this chapter but shall

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meet the "Standards of a Hospice Program of Care." Facilities licensed by the department of

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behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals and the department of human

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services, and clinical laboratories licensed in accordance with chapter 16.2 of this title, as well as

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Christian Science institutions (also known as Christian Science Nursing Facilities) listed and

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certified by the Commission for Accreditation of Christian Science Nursing

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Organizations/Facilities, Inc. shall not be considered healthcare facilities for purposes of this

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chapter.

 

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     (10) "Homemaker," or however else called, means a trained, nonprofessional worker who

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performs related housekeeping services in the home for the sick, disabled, dependent, or infirm,

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and as further defined by regulation; the director shall establish criteria for training.

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     (11) "Hospital" means a person or governmental entity licensed in accordance with this

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chapter to establish, maintain, and operate a hospital.

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     (12) "Licensing agency" means the Rhode Island state department of health.

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     (13) "Medical services" means any professional services and supplies rendered by, or under

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the direction of, persons duly licensed under the laws of this state to practice medicine, surgery, or

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podiatry that may be specified by any medical service plan. Medical service shall not be construed

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to include hospital services.

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     (14) "Mobile health-screening vehicle" means a mobile vehicle, van, or trailer that delivers

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primary and preventive healthcare screening services, and:

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     (i) Does not maintain active contracts or arrangements with any health insurer subject to

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regulation under chapter 20 or 42 of title 27;

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     (ii) Does not maintain active contracts or arrangements with another licensed healthcare

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facility as that term is defined within this section; and

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     (iii) Does not provide medical services free of charge.

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     (15) "Non-English speaker" means a person who cannot speak or understand, or has

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difficulty in speaking or understanding, the English language, because he/she uses only, or

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primarily, a spoken language other than English, and/or a person who uses a sign language and

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requires the use of a sign-language interpreter to facilitate communication.

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     (16) "Person" means any individual, trust or estate, partnership, corporation (including

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associations, joint stock companies, and insurance companies), state, or political subdivision or

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instrumentality of a state.

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     (17) "Physician ambulatory-surgery center" means an office, or portion of an office, that is

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utilized for the purpose of furnishing surgical services to the owner and/or operator's own patients

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on an ambulatory basis, and shall include both single-practice, physician ambulatory-surgery

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centers and multi-practice, physician ambulatory-surgery centers. A "single-practice, physician

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ambulatory-surgery center" is a physician ambulatory center owned and/or operated by a physician-

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controlled professional service corporation as defined in chapter 5.1 of title 7 (the "professional

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service corporation law"), or a physician-controlled limited-liability company (as defined in chapter

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16 of title 7 (the "limited liability company act")) in which no physician is an officer, shareholder,

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director, or employee of any other corporation engaged in the practice of the same profession, or a

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private physician's office (whether owned and/or operated by an individual practitioner, alone or

 

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as a member of a partnership, professional service corporation, limited-liability company,

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organization, or association). A "multi-practice, physician ambulatory-surgery center" is a

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physician ambulatory-surgery center owned and/or operated by a physician-controlled professional

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service corporation (as defined in the professional service corporation law) or a physician-

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controlled limited-liability company (as defined in the limited liability company act) in which a

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physician is also an officer, shareholder, director, or employee of another corporation engaged in

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the practice of the same profession, or a group of physicians' offices (whether owned and/or

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operated by an individual practitioner, alone or as a member of a partnership, professional service

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corporation, limited-liability company, organization, or association).

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     (18) "Podiatry ambulatory-surgery center" means an office or portion of an office that is

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utilized for the purpose of furnishing surgical services to the owner and/or operator's own patients

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on an ambulatory basis, and shall include both single-practice, podiatry ambulatory-surgery centers

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and multi-practice podiatry ambulatory-surgery centers. A "single-practice podiatry ambulatory-

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surgery center" is a podiatry ambulatory center owned and/or operated by a podiatrist-controlled

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professional service corporation (as defined in chapter 5.1 of title 7 (the "professional service

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corporation law")), or a podiatrist-controlled limited-liability company (as defined in chapter 16 of

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title 7 (the "limited liability company act")) in which no podiatrist is an officer, shareholder,

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director, or employee of any other corporation engaged in the practice of the same profession, or a

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private podiatrist's office (whether owned and/or operated by an individual practitioner, alone or as

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a member of a partnership, professional service corporation, limited-liability company,

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organization, or association). A "multi-practice, podiatry ambulatory-surgery center" is a podiatry

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ambulatory-surgery center owned and/or operated by a podiatrist-controlled professional service

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corporation (as defined in the professional service corporation law) or a podiatrist-controlled,

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limited-liability company (as defined in the limited liability company act) in which a podiatrist is

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also an officer, shareholder, director, or employee of another corporation engaged in the practice

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of the same profession, or a group of podiatrists' offices (whether owned and/or operated by an

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individual practitioner, alone or as a member of a partnership, professional service corporation,

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limited-liability company, organization, or association).

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     (19) "Qualified interpreter" means a person who, through experience and/or training, is

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able to translate a particular foreign language into English, with the exception of sign-language

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interpreters who must be licensed in accordance with chapter 71 of title 5.

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     (20) "Qualified sign-language interpreter" means one who has been licensed in accordance

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with the provisions of chapter 71 of title 5.

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     (21) "School-based health center" means a facility located in an elementary or secondary

 

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school licensed as a school-based health center that delivers primary and/or preventive healthcare

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services to individuals to include, but not be limited to, students on site.

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     SECTION 3. Section 23-15-2 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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     23-15-2. Definitions.

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     As used in this chapter:

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     (1) "Affected person" means and includes the person whose proposal is being reviewed, or

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the applicant, healthcare facilities located within the state that provide institutional health services,

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the state medical society, the state osteopathic society, those voluntary nonprofit area-wide

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planning agencies that may be established in the state, the state budget office, the office of health

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insurance commissioner, any hospital or medical-service corporation organized under the laws of

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the state, the statewide health coordinating council, contiguous health-systems agencies, and those

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members of the public who are to be served by the proposed, new institutional health services or

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new healthcare equipment.

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     (2) "Cost-impact analysis" means a written analysis of the effect that a proposal to offer or

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develop new institutional health services or new healthcare equipment, if approved, will have on

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healthcare costs and shall include any detail that may be prescribed by the state agency in rules and

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regulations.

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     (3) "Director" means the director of the Rhode Island state department of health.

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     (4)(i) "Healthcare facility" means any institutional health-service provider, facility or

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institution, place, building, agency, or portion of them, whether a partnership or corporation,

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whether public or private, whether organized for profit or not, used, operated, or engaged in

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providing healthcare services that are limited to hospitals, nursing facilities, home nursing-care

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provider, home-care provider, hospice provider, inpatient rehabilitation centers (including drug

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and/or alcohol abuse treatment centers), freestanding emergency-care facilities as defined in § 23-

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17-2, certain facilities providing surgical treatment to patients not requiring hospitalization (surgi-

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centers, multi-practice, physician ambulatory-surgery centers and multi-practice, podiatry

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ambulatory-surgery centers) and facilities providing inpatient hospice care. Single-practice

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physician or podiatry ambulatory-surgery centers (as defined in § 23-17-2(17), (18), respectively)

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are exempt from the requirements of chapter 15 of this title; provided, however, that such

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exemption shall not apply if a single-practice physician or podiatry ambulatory-surgery center is

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established by a medical practice group (as defined in § 5-37-1) within two (2) years following the

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formation of such medical practice group, when such medical practice group is formed by the

 

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merger or consolidation of two (2) or more medical practice groups or the acquisition of one

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medical practice group by another medical practice group. Medical spas as defined in chapter 97

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of title 23 are exempt from the requirements of chapter 15 of this title. The term "healthcare facility"

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does not include Christian Science institutions (also known as Christian Science nursing facilities)

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listed and certified by the Commission for Accreditation of Christian Science Nursing

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Organizations/Facilities, Inc.

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     (ii) Any provider of hospice care who provides hospice care without charge shall be exempt

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from the provisions of this chapter.

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     (5) "Healthcare provider" means a person who is a direct provider of healthcare services

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(including but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, podiatrists, physician assistants, or nurse

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practitioners) in that the person's primary current activity is the provision of healthcare services for

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persons.

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     (6) "Health services" means organized program components for preventive, assessment,

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maintenance, diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative services provided in a healthcare facility.

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     (7) "Health services council" means the advisory body to the Rhode Island state department

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of health established in accordance with chapter 17 of this title, appointed and empowered as

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provided to serve as the advisory body to the state agency in its review functions under this chapter.

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     (8) "Institutional health services" means health services provided in or through healthcare

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facilities and includes the entities in or through that the services are provided.

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     (9) "New healthcare equipment" means any single piece of medical equipment (and any

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components that constitute operational components of the piece of medical equipment) proposed

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to be utilized in conjunction with the provision of services to patients or the public, the capital costs

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of which would exceed two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,250,000); provided,

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however, that the state agency shall exempt from review any application that proposes one-for-one

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equipment replacement as defined in regulation. Further, beginning July 1, 2012, and each July

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thereafter, the amount shall be adjusted by the percentage of increase in the consumer price index

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for all urban consumers (CPI-U) as published by the United States Department of Labor Statistics

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as of September 30 of the prior calendar year.

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     (10) "New institutional health services" means and includes:

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     (i) Construction, development, or other establishment of a new healthcare facility.

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     (ii) Any expenditure, except acquisitions of an existing healthcare facility, that will not

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result in a change in the services or bed capacity of the healthcare facility by, or on behalf of, an

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existing healthcare facility in excess of five million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($5,250,000)

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which is a capital expenditure including expenditures for predevelopment activities; provided

 

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further, beginning July 1, 2012, and each July thereafter, the amount shall be adjusted by the

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percentage of increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) as published

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by the United States Department of Labor Statistics as of September 30 of the prior calendar year.

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     (iii) Where a person makes an acquisition by, or on behalf of, a healthcare facility or health

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maintenance organization under lease or comparable arrangement or through donation, which

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would have required review if the acquisition had been by purchase, the acquisition shall be deemed

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a capital expenditure subject to review.

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     (iv) Any capital expenditure that results in the addition of a health service or that changes

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the bed capacity of a healthcare facility with respect to which the expenditure is made, except that

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the state agency may exempt from review, by rules and regulations promulgated for this chapter,

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any bed reclassifications made to licensed nursing facilities and annual increases in licensed bed

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capacities of nursing facilities that do not exceed the greater of ten (10) beds or ten percent (10%)

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of facility licensed bed capacity and for which the related capital expenditure does not exceed two

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million dollars ($2,000,000).

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     (v) Any health service proposed to be offered to patients or the public by a healthcare

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facility that was not offered on a regular basis in or through the facility within the twelve-month

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(12) period prior to the time the service would be offered, and that increases operating expenses by

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more than one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000), except that the state agency may

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exempt from review, by rules and regulations promulgated for this chapter, any health service

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involving reclassification of bed capacity made to licensed nursing facilities. Further, beginning

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July 1, 2012, and each July thereafter, the amount shall be adjusted by the percentage of increase

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in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) as published by the United States

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Department of Labor Statistics as of September 30 of the prior calendar year.

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     (vi) Any new or expanded tertiary or specialty-care service, regardless of capital expense

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or operating expense, as defined by and listed in regulation, the list not to exceed a total of twelve

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(12) categories of services at any one time and shall include full-body magnetic resonance imaging

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and computerized axial tomography; provided, however, that the state agency shall exempt from

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review any application that proposes one-for-one equipment replacement as defined by and listed

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in regulation. Acquisition of full body magnetic resonance imaging and computerized axial

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tomography shall not require a certificate-of-need review and approval by the state agency if

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satisfactory evidence is provided to the state agency that it was acquired for under one million

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dollars ($1,000,000) on or before January 1, 2010, and was in operation on or before July 1, 2010.

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     (11) "Person" means any individual, trust or estate, partnership, corporation (including

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associations, joint stock companies, and insurance companies), state or political subdivision, or

 

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instrumentality of a state.

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     (12) "Predevelopment activities" means expenditures for architectural designs, plans,

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working drawings, and specifications, site acquisition, professional consultations, preliminary

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plans, studies, and surveys made in preparation for the offering of a new, institutional health

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service.

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     (13) "State agency" means the Rhode Island state department of health.

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     (14) "To develop" means to undertake those activities that, on their completion, will result

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in the offering of a new, institutional health service or new healthcare equipment or the incurring

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of a financial obligation, in relation to the offering of that service.

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     (15) "To offer" means to hold oneself out as capable of providing, or as having the means

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for the provision of, specified health services or healthcare equipment.

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     SECTION 4. 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

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     This act would require medical spas to employ or contract for the services of a licensed

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physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse. Additionally, each spa would be required to post

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information about personnel performing cosmetic medical procedures, and provide a written notice

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to a person before said procedure is performed.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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