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ARTICLE 7 AS AMENDED |
RELATING TO FEES
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SECTION 1. Section 7-11-307 of the General Laws in Chapter 7-11 entitled “Rhode Island |
Uniform Securities Act” is hereby amended as follows: |
7-11-307. Federal covered securities. |
(a) The director may require by rule or order the filing of any or all of the following |
documents with respect to a covered security under § 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 |
U.S.C. § 77r(b)(2): |
(1) Prior to the initial offer of a federal covered security in this state, all documents that are |
part of a current federal registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange |
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq., or, in lieu of filing the |
registration statement, a notice as prescribed by the director by rule or otherwise, together with a |
consent to service of process signed by the issuer and with a nonrefundable fee of one-tenth of one |
percent (0.1%) of the maximum aggregate offering price at which the federal covered securities are |
to be offered in this state, but not less than three hundred dollars ($300) or more than one thousand |
dollars ($1,000) one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750). |
(2) An open end management company, a face amount certificate company, or a unit |
investment trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. § 80a-1 et seq., |
may shall file a notice for an indefinite amount of securities. The issuer, at the time of filing, shall |
pay a nonrefundable fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000) one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars |
($1,750). |
(3) After the initial offer of the federal covered security in this state, all documents that are |
part of an amendment to a current federal registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and |
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, are filed concurrently with the director. |
(4) Unless otherwise extended by the director, an initial notice filing under this subsection |
or subsection (b) is effective for one year commencing upon the date the notice or registration |
statement, as applicable, is received by the director unless a later date is indicated by the issuer. A |
notice filing may be renewed by filing a renewal notice as prescribed by the director and paying a |
renewal fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000) one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750). |
(b) Regarding any security that is a covered security under § 18(b)(3) of the Securities Act |
of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77r(b)(3), unless the security is exempted by § 7-11-401 or is sold in an |
exempt transaction under § 7-11-402, the issuer shall file a notice prior to the initial offer of such |
security in this state. Such notice filing shall include a uniform application adopted by the director, |
a consent to service of process, and the payment of a nonrefundable fee as prescribed in a subsection |
(a)(1) of this section. |
(b)(c) Regarding any security that is a covered security under § 18(b)(4)(D) of the |
Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77r(b)(4)(D), the director may by rule or otherwise require the |
issuer to file a notice on SEC Form D and a consent to service of process signed by the issuer no |
later than fifteen (15) days after the first sale of the federal covered security in this state, together |
with Form U-2, Form D and a nonrefundable fee of three hundred dollars ($300). |
(c)(d) The director may by rule or otherwise require the filing of any document filed with |
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77a |
et seq., with respect to a covered security under § 18(b)(3) or (4) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 |
U.S.C. § 77r(b)(3) or (4), together with a notice and fees as defined in subparagraph (a)(1). |
(d)(e) The director may issue a stop order suspending the offer and sale of a federal covered |
security, except a covered security under § 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § |
77r(b)(1), if the director finds that (1) the order is in the public interest and (2) there is a failure to |
comply with any condition established under this section. |
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, until October 11, 1999, the director may |
require the registration of any federal covered security for which the fees required by this section |
have not been paid promptly following written notification from the director to the issuer of the |
nonpayment or underpayment of the fees. An issuer is considered to have promptly paid the fees if |
they are remitted to the director within fifteen (15) days following the person's receipt of written |
notification from the director. |
(f) The director may by rule or order waive any or all of the provisions of this section. |
SECTION 2. Section 23-17-38.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-17 entitled “Licensing |
of Health-Care Facilities” is hereby amended to read as follows: |
23-17-38.1. Hospitals – Licensing fee. |
(a) There is also imposed a hospital licensing fee at the rate of five and six hundred fifty- |
two thousandths percent (5.652%) upon the net patient-services revenue of every hospital for the |
hospital's first fiscal year ending on or after January 1, 2015, except that the license fee for all |
hospitals located in Washington County, Rhode Island shall be discounted by thirty-seven percent |
(37%). The discount for Washington County hospitals is subject to approval by the Secretary of the |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a state plan amendment submitted by the |
executive office of health and human services for the purpose of pursuing a waiver of the uniformity |
requirement for the hospital license fee. This licensing fee shall be administered and collected by |
the tax administrator, division of taxation within the department of revenue, and all the |
administration, collection, and other provisions of chapter 51 of title 44 shall apply. Every hospital |
shall pay the licensing fee to the tax administrator on or before July 10, 2017, and payments shall |
be made by electronic transfer of monies to the general treasurer and deposited to the general fund. |
Every hospital shall, on or before June 14, 2017, make a return to the tax administrator containing |
the correct computation of net patient-services revenue for the hospital fiscal year ending |
September 30, 2015, and the licensing fee due upon that amount. All returns shall be signed by the |
hospital's authorized representative, subject to the pains and penalties of perjury. |
(b)(a) There is also imposed a hospital licensing fee at the rate of five and eight hundred |
fifty-six thousandths percent (5.856%) upon the net patient-services revenue of every hospital for |
the hospital's first fiscal year ending on or after January 1, 2016, except that the license fee for all |
hospitals located in Washington County, Rhode Island shall be discounted by thirty-seven percent |
(37%). The discount for Washington County hospitals is subject to approval by the Secretary of the |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a state plan amendment submitted by the |
executive office of health and human services for the purpose of pursuing a waiver of the uniformity |
requirement for the hospital license fee. This licensing fee shall be administered and collected by |
the tax administrator, division of taxation within the department of revenue, and all the |
administration, collection, and other provisions of chapter 51 of title 44 shall apply. Every hospital |
shall pay the licensing fee to the tax administrator on or before July 10, 2018, and payments shall |
be made by electronic transfer of monies to the general treasurer and deposited to the general fund. |
Every hospital shall, on or before June 14, 2018, make a return to the tax administrator containing |
the correct computation of net patient-services revenue for the hospital fiscal year ending |
September 30, 2016, and the licensing fee due upon that amount. All returns shall be signed by the |
hospital's authorized representative, subject to the pains and penalties of perjury. |
(b) There is also imposed a hospital licensing fee at the rate of six percent (6%) upon the |
net patient-services revenue of every hospital for the hospital's first fiscal year ending on or after |
January 1, 2017, except that the license fee for all hospitals located in Washington County, Rhode |
Island shall be discounted by thirty-seven percent (37%). The discount for Washington County |
hospitals is subject to approval by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human |
Services of a state plan amendment submitted by the executive office of health and human services |
for the purpose of pursuing a waiver of the uniformity requirement for the hospital license fee. This |
licensing fee shall be administered and collected by the tax administrator, division of taxation |
within the department of revenue, and all the administration, collection, and other provisions of |
chapter 51 of title 44 shall apply. Every hospital shall pay the licensing fee to the tax administrator |
on or before July 10, 2019, and payments shall be made by electronic transfer of monies to the |
general treasurer and deposited to the general fund. Every hospital shall, on or before June 14, |
2019, make a return to the tax administrator containing the correct computation of net patient- |
services revenue for the hospital fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and the licensing fee due |
upon that amount. All returns shall be signed by the hospital's authorized representative, subject to |
the pains and penalties of perjury. |
(c) For purposes of this section the following words and phrases have the following |
meanings: |
(1) "Hospital" means the actual facilities and buildings in existence in Rhode Island, |
licensed pursuant to § 23-17-1 et seq. on June 30, 2010, and thereafter any premises included on |
that license, regardless of changes in licensure status pursuant to chapter 17.14 of title 23 (hospital |
conversions) and §23-17-6(b) (change in effective control), that provides short-term acute inpatient |
and/or outpatient care to persons who require definitive diagnosis and treatment for injury, illness, |
disabilities, or pregnancy. Notwithstanding the preceding language, the negotiated Medicaid |
managed care payment rates for a court-approved purchaser that acquires a hospital through |
receivership, special mastership, or other similar state insolvency proceedings (which court- |
approved purchaser is issued a hospital license after January 1, 2013) shall be based upon the newly |
negotiated rates between the court-approved purchaser and the health plan, and such rates shall be |
effective as of the date that the court-approved purchaser and the health plan execute the initial |
agreement containing the newly negotiated rate. The rate-setting methodology for inpatient hospital |
payments and outpatient hospital payments set forth in §§ 40-8-13.4(b)(1)(B)(iii) and 40-8- |
13.4(b)(2), respectively, shall thereafter apply to negotiated increases for each annual twelve-month |
(12) period as of July 1 following the completion of the first full year of the court-approved |
purchaser's initial Medicaid managed care contract. |
(2) "Gross patient-services revenue" means the gross revenue related to patient care |
services. |
(3) "Net patient-services revenue" means the charges related to patient care services less |
(i) charges attributable to charity care; (ii) bad debt expenses; and (iii) contractual allowances. |
(d) The tax administrator shall make and promulgate any rules, regulations, and procedures |
not inconsistent with state law and fiscal procedures that he or she deems necessary for the proper |
administration of this section and to carry out the provisions, policy, and purposes of this section. |
(e) The licensing fee imposed by this section shall apply to hospitals as defined herein that |
are duly licensed on July 1, 2017 2018, and shall be in addition to the inspection fee imposed by § |
23-17-38 and to any licensing fees previously imposed in accordance with § 23-17-38.1. |
SECTION 3. Section 27-10-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 27-10 entitled “Claim |
Adjusters” is hereby amended to read as follows: |
27-10-3. Issuance of license. |
(a) The insurance commissioner may issue to any person a license to act as either a public |
adjuster; company adjuster; or independent adjuster once that person files an application in a format |
prescribed by the department and declares under penalty of suspension, revocation, or refusal of |
the license that the statements made in the application are true, correct, and complete to the best of |
the individual's knowledge and belief. Before approving the application, the department shall find |
that the individual: |
(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age; |
(2) Is eligible to designate this state as his or her home state; |
(3) Is trustworthy, reliable, and of good reputation, evidence of which shall be determined |
by the department; |
(4) Has not committed any act that is a ground for probation, suspension, revocation, or |
refusal of a professional license as set forth in § 27-10-12; |
(5) Has successfully passed the examination for the line(s) of authority for which the person |
has applied; |
(6) Has paid a fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) two hundred fifty dollars ($250). |
(b) A Rhode Island resident business entity acting as an insurance adjuster may elect to |
obtain an insurance adjusters license. Application shall be made using the uniform business entity |
application. Prior to approving the application, the insurance commissioner shall find both of the |
following: |
(1) The business entity has paid the appropriate fees. |
(2) The business entity has designated a licensed adjuster responsible for the business |
entity's compliance with the insurance laws and rules of this state. |
(c) The department may require any documents reasonably necessary to verify the |
information contained in the application. |
SECTION 4. Section 23-3-25 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-3 entitled "Vital Records" |
is hereby amended to read as follows: |
23-3-25. Fees for copies and searches. |
(a) The state registrar shall charge fees for searches and copies as follows: |
(1) For a search of two (2) consecutive calendar years under one name and for issuance of |
a certified copy of a certificate of birth, fetal death, death, or marriage, or a certification of birth, or |
a certification that the record cannot be found, and each duplicate copy of a certificate or |
certification issued at the same time, the fee is as set forth in § 23-1-54. |
(2) For each additional calendar year search, if applied for at the same time or within three |
(3) months of the original request and if proof of payment for the basic search is submitted, the fee |
is as set forth in § 23-1-54. |
(3) For providing expedited service, the additional handling fee is as set forth in § 23-1-54. |
(4) For processing of adoptions, legitimations, or paternity determinations as specified in |
§§ 23-3-14 and 23-3-15, there shall be a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54. |
(5) For making authorized corrections, alterations, and additions, the fee is as set forth in |
§ 23-1-54; provided, no fee shall be collected for making authorized corrections or alterations and |
additions on records filed before one year of the date on which the event recorded has occurred. |
(6) For examination of documentary proof and the filing of a delayed record, there is a fee |
as set forth in § 23-1-54; and there is an additional fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 for the issuance of |
a certified copy of a delayed record. |
(b) Fees collected under this section by the state registrar shall be deposited in the general |
fund of this state, according to the procedures established by the state treasurer. |
(c) The local registrar shall charge fees for searches and copies of records as follows: |
(1) For a search of two (2) consecutive calendar years under one name and for issuance of |
a certified copy of a certificate of birth, fetal death, death, delayed birth, or marriage, or a |
certification of birth or a certification that the record cannot be found, the fee is twenty dollars |
($20.00). For each duplicate copy of a certificate or certification issued at the same time, the fee is |
fifteen dollars ($15.00). |
(2) For each additional calendar year search, if applied for at the same time or within three |
(3) months of the original request and if proof of payment for the basic search is submitted, the fee |
is two dollars ($2.00). |
(d) Fees collected under this section by the local registrar shall be deposited in the city or |
town treasury according to the procedures established by the city or town treasurer except that six |
dollars ($6.00) of the certified copy fees shall be submitted to the state registrar for deposit in the |
general fund of this state. |
(e) To acquire, maintain, and operate an Electronic Statewide Registration System |
electronic statewide registration system (ESRS), the state registrar shall assess a surcharge of no |
more than five dollars ($5.00) for a mail-in certified records request, no more than three dollars |
($3.00) for each duplicate certified record, and no more than two dollars ($2.00) for a walk-in |
certified records request or a certified copy of a vital record requested for a local registrar. |
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 23-3-25 subsection (d) of the general laws of Rhode Island, |
any such surcharges collected by the local registrar shall be submitted to the state registrar. Any |
funds collected from the surcharges listed above shall be deposited into the Information Technology |
Investment information technology investment fund (ITIF). |
SECTION 5. Section 21-9-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 21-9 entitled "Frozen |
Desserts" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
21-9-3. License fee. |
(a) The annual fees for the following licenses shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54: |
(1) Instate wholesale frozen dessert processors; |
(2) Out of state wholesale frozen dessert processors; and |
(3) Retail frozen dessert processors. |
(b) Where a retail frozen dessert processor is also registered as a food service establishment |
under § 21-27-10 within a single location, the business shall not be required to pay more than one |
single fee for the highest classified activity listed in § 21-27-10(e) or subsection (a) of this section. |
SECTION 6. Section 21-27-11.5 of the General Laws in Chapter 21-27 entitled "Sanitation |
in Food Establishments" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
21-27-11.5. Recertification -- Renewal. |
Every holder of a certificate issued pursuant to these sections shall triennially, every five |
(5) years, present evidence to the division of continued eligibility as established by regulations. All |
certificates issued pursuant to these sections shall expire triennially every five (5) years on a date |
as established in the rules and regulations unless sooner suspended or revoked. Application for |
certification renewal shall be made as described in the rules and regulations. A triennial renewal |
fee shall be required every five (5) years. Managers of municipal or state food establishments shall |
be exempt from payment of the fee set forth in this section. |
SECTION 7. Section 23-1-54 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-1 entitled "Department |
of Health" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
23-1-54. Fees payable to the department of health. |
Fees payable to the department shall be as follows: |
PROFESSION RIGL Section Description of Fee FEE |
Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-10(a) Renewal application $25.00 |
Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-10(a) Renewal application: |
Manicuring Instructors and manicurists $25.00 |
Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-10(b) Minimum late renewal fee $25.00 |
Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-10(b) Maximum late renewal fee $100.00 |
Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-11[c] Application fee $25.00 |
Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-11[c] Application fee: manicuring |
Instructors and manicurists $25.00 |
Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-13 Demonstrator's permit $90.00 |
Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-15 Shop license: initial $170.00 |
Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-15 Shop license: renewal $170.00 |
Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-15(b) Initial: per licensed chair/station $50.00 |
Veterinarians 5-25-10 Application fee $40.00 |
Veterinarians 5-25-11 Examination fee $540.00 |
Veterinarians 5-25-12(a) Renewal fee $580.00 |
Veterinarians 5-25-12[c] Late renewal fee $120.00 |
Podiatrists 5-29-7 Application fee $240.00 |
Podiatrists 5-29-11 Renewal fee: minimum $240.00 |
Podiatrists 5-29-11 Renewal fee: maximum $540.00 |
Podiatrists 5-29-13 Limited registration $65.00 |
Podiatrists 5-29-14 Limited registration: |
Academic faculty $240.00 |
Podiatrists 5-29-14 Application fee: |
Renewal minimum $240.00 |
Podiatrists 5-29-14 Application fee: |
Renewal maximum $440.00 |
Chiropractors 5-30-6 Examination fee: $210.00 |
Chiropractors 5-30-7 Examination exemption fee: $210.00 |
Chiropractors 5-30-8(b) Exam Physiotherapy $210.00 |
Chiropractors 5-30-8(b) Exam chiro and physiotherapy $210.00 |
Chiropractors 5-30-12 Renewal fee $210.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-6(d) Dentist: application fee $965.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-6(d) Dental hygienist: application fee $65.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-6(d) Reexamination: dentist $965.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-6(d) Reexamination: hygienist $65.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-21(b) Reinstatement fee dentist $90.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-21(b) Reinstatement fee hygienist $90.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-21(c) Inactive status: dentist $220.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-21(c) Inactive status: hygienist $40.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-22 Limited registration $65.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-23[c] Limited reg: |
Academic faculty $965.00 |
Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-23[c] Limited reg: |
Academic faculty renewal $500.00 |
Electrolysis 5-32-3 Application fee $25.00 |
Electrolysis 5-32-6(b) Renewal fee $25.00 |
Electrolysis 5-32-7 Reciprocal license fee $25.00 |
Electrolysis 5-32-17 Teaching license $25.00 |
Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-12 Funeral establishment license $120.00 |
Funeral services establishments |
Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-15 Renewal: funeral/director $90.00 |
funeral services establishments embalmer $30.00 |
Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-12 Funeral branch ofc license $90.00 |
Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-13.1 Crematories: application fee $120.00 |
Funeral services establishments |
Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-15 Renewal: funeral/director $120.00 |
Funeral Svcs establishments establishment |
Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-15 Additional branch office |
Funeral services Establishments licenses $120.00 |
Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-15 Crematory renewal fee |
Funeral svcs establishments $120.00 |
Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-15 Late renewal fee |
Funeral svcs establishments (All license types) $25.00 |
Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-16(a) Intern registration fee |
Funeral Services establishments $25.00 |
Nurses 5-34-12 RN Application fee $135.00 |
Nurses 5-34-16 LPN Application fee $45.00 |
Nurses 5-34-19 Renewal fee: RN $135.00 |
Nurses 5-34-19 Renewal fee: LPN $45.00 |
Nurses 5-34-37 RNP application fee $80.00 |
Nurses 5-34-37 RNP renewal fee $80.00 |
Nurses 5-34-37 RNP prescriptive privileges $65.00 |
Nurses 5-34-40.3 Clin nurse spec application $80.00 |
Nurses 5-34-40.3 Clin nurse spec renewal $80.00 |
Nurses 5-34-40.3 Clin nurse spec Rx privilege $65.00 |
Nurse anesthetists 5-34.2-4(a) CRNA application fee $80.00 |
Nurse anesthetists 5-34.2-4(b) CRNA renewal fee $80.00 |
Optometrists 5-35.1-4 Application fee $280.00 |
Optometrists 5-35.1-7 Renewal fee $280.00 |
Optometrists 5-35.1-7 Late fee $90.00 |
Optometrists 5-35.1-7 Reactivation of license fee $65.00 |
Optometrists 5-35.1-19(b) Violations of section $650.00 |
Optometrists 5-35.1-20 Violations of chapter $260.00 |
Opticians 5-35.2-3 Application fee $30.00 |
Physicians 5-37-2 Application fee $1,090.00 |
Physicians 5-37-2 Re-examination fee $1,090.00 |
Physicians 5-37-10(b) Late renewal fee $170.00 |
Physicians 5-37-16 Limited registration fee $65.00 |
Physicians 5-37-16.1 Ltd reg: academic faculty $600.00 |
Physicians 5-37-16.1 Ltd reg: academic Faculty renewal $170.00 |
Acupuncture 5-37.2-10 Application fee $310.00 |
Acupuncture 5-37.2-13(4) Acupuncture assistant $310.00 |
Licensure fee $170.00 |
Social workers 5-39.1-9 Application fee $70.00 |
Social workers 5-39.1-9 Renewal fee $70.00 |
Physical therapists 5-40-8 Application fee $155.00 |
Physical therapists 5-40-8.1 Application: physical therapy |
assistants $50.00 |
Physical therapists 5-40-10(a) Renewal fee: Physical therapists $155.00 |
Physical therapists 5-40-10(a) Renewal fee: Physical therapy |
assistants $50.00 |
Physical therapists 5-40-10[c] Late renewals $50.00 |
Occupational therapists 5-40.1-12(2) Renewal fee $140.00 |
Occupational therapists 5-40.1-12(5) Late renewal fee $50.00 |
Occupational therapists 5-40.1-12(b) Reactivation fee $140.00 |
Occupational therapists 5-40.1-13 Application fee $140.00 |
Psychologists 5-44-12 Application fee $230.00 |
Psychologists 5-44-13 Temporary permit $120.00 |
Psychologists 5-44-15[c] Renewal fee $230.00 |
Psychologists 5-44-15(e) Late renewal fee $50.00 |
Nursing home administrators 5-45-10 Renewal fee $160.00 |
Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-1(14) Speech lang support personnel: |
late filing $90.00 |
Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(a) Application fee: Audiologist $65.00 |
Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(a) Application fee: |
speech Pathologist $145.00 |
Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(a) Renewal fee: Audiologist $65.00 |
Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(a) Renewal fee: Speech Pathologist $145.00 |
Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(a) Provisional license: renewal fee $65.00 |
Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(b) Late renewal fee $50.00 |
Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(d)(1) Reinstatement fee: audiologist $65.00 |
Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(d)(1) Reinstatement fee: audiologist $65.00 |
speech pathologists $145.00 |
personnel: late filing $65.00 |
Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-6(a) License endorsement Examination fee $25.00 |
Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-8(b) Temporary permit fee $25.00 |
Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-8(d) Temporary permit renewal fee $35.00 |
Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-11(1)(a)(1) License fee $25.00 |
Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-11(b) License renewal fee $25.00 |
Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-11[c] License renewal late fee $25.00 |
Physician assistants 5-54-9(4) Application fee $110.00 |
Physician assistants 5-54-11(b) Renewal fee $110.00 |
Orthotics/prosthetic practice 5-59.1-5 Application fee $120.00 |
Orthotics/prosthetic practice 5-59.1-12 Renewal fee $120.00 |
Athletic trainers 5-60-11 Application fee $60.00 |
Athletic trainers 5-60-11 Renewal fee $60.00 |
Athletic trainers 5-60-11 Late renewal fee $25.00 |
Mental health counselors 5-63.2-16 Application fee: marriage |
Marriage and family therapists Family therapist $130.00 |
Mental health counselors 5-63.2-16 Application fee: mental |
Marriage and family therapists Health counselors $70.00 |
Mental health counselors 5-63.2-16 Reexamination fee: |
Marriage and family therapists Marriage/family therapist $130.00 |
Mental health counselors 5-63.2-16 Reexamination fee: |
Marriage and family therapists Mental health counselors $70.00 |
Mental health counselors 5-63.2-17(a) Renewal fee: marriage |
Marriage and Family therapists Family therapist $130.00 |
Mental health counselors 5-63.2-17(a) Renewal fee: |
Marriage and Family therapist Mental health counselor $50.00 |
Mental health counselors 5-63.2-17(b) Late renewal fee |
Marriage and Family therapist Marriage and family therapist $90.00 |
Dieticians 5-64-6(b) Application fee $75.00 |
Dieticians 5-64-7 Graduate status: Application fee: $75.00 |
Dieticians 5-64-8 Renewal fee $75.00 |
Dieticians 5-64-8 Reinstatement fee $75.00 |
Radiologic technologists 5-68.1-10 Application fee maximum $190.00 |
Licensed chemical dependency 5-69-9 Application fee $75.00 |
professionals |
Licensed chemical dependency 5-69-9 Renewal fee $75.00 |
professionals |
Licensed chemical 5-69-9 Application fee $75.00 |
Licensed chemical dependency 5-69-9 Application fee $75.00 |
clinical supervisor |
Licensed chemical dependency 5-69-9 Renewal fee $75.00 |
clinical supervisor |
Deaf interpreters 5-71-8(a)(3) License fee maximum $25.00 |
Deaf interpreters 5-71-8(a)(3) License renewal fee $25.00 |
Milk producers 21-2-7(g)(1) In-state milk processor $160.00 |
Milk producers 21-2-7(g)(2) Out-of-state milk processor $160.00 |
Milk producers 21-2-7(g)(3) Milk distributors $160.00 |
Frozen desserts 21-9-3(1) In-state wholesale $550.00 |
Frozen desserts 21-9-3(2) Out-of-state wholesale $160.00 |
Frozen desserts 21-9-3(3) Retail frozen dess processors $160.00 |
Meats 21-11-4 Wholesale $160.00 |
Meats 21-11-4 Retail $40.00 |
Shellfish packing houses 21-14-2 License fee: Shipper/reshipper $320.00 |
Shellfish packing houses 21-14-2 License fee: Shucker packer/repacker $390.00 |
Non-alcoholic bottled Beverages, |
Drinks & juices 21-23-2 Bottler permit $550.00 |
Non-alcoholic bottled beverages, |
drinks and juices 21-23-2 Bottle apple cider fee $60.00 |
Farm home food manufacturers 21-27-6.1(4) Registration fee $65.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(1) Food processors wholesale $500.00 $300.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(2) Food processors retail $120.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(3) Food service establishments |
>50 seats 50 seats or less $160.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(3) Food service establishments |
>50 seats more than 50 seats $240.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(3) Mobile food service units $100.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(3) Industrial caterer or food vending |
Machine commissary $280.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(3) Cultural heritage educational Facility $80.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(4) Vending Machine Location |
>3 units or less $50.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(4) Vending Machine Location |
4-10 units $100.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(4) Vending Machine Location = |
11 units $120.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(5) Retail Mkt 1-2 cash registers $120.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(5) Retail Market 3-5 cash registers $240.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(5) Retail Market = 6 Cash registers $510.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(6) Retail food peddler $100.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(7) Food warehouses $190.00 |
Food businesses 21-27-11.2 Certified food safety mgr $50.00 |
License verification fee 23-1-16.1 All license types $50.00 |
Tattoo and body piercing 23-1-39 Annual registration fee: Person $90.00 |
Tattoo and body piercing 23-1-39 Annual registration fee: establishment $90.00 |
Vital records 23-3-25(a)(1) Certificate of birth, fetal death, |
Death, marriage, birth, or |
Certification that such record |
Cannot be found $20.00 |
Vital records 23-3-25(a)(1) Each duplicate of certificate of |
birth, fetal death, death, |
marriage, Birth, or certification |
that such record cannot be found $15.00 |
Vital records 23-3-25(a)(2) Each additional calendar year |
Search, if within 3 months of |
original search and if receipt of |
original search presented $2.00 |
Vital records 23-3-25(a)(3) Expedited service $7.00 |
Vital records 23-3-25(a)(4) Adoptions, legitimations, or |
Paternity determinations $15.00 |
Vital records 23-3-25(a)(5) Authorized corrections, |
Alterations, and additions $10.00 |
Vital records 23-3-25(a)(6) Filing of delayed record and |
Examination of documentary Proof $20.00 |
Vital records 23-3-25(a)(6) Issuance of certified copy of a |
delayed record $20.00 |
Medical Examiner 23-4-13 Autopsy reports $40.00 |
Medical Examiner 23-4-13 Cremation certificates and statistics $30.00 |
Medical Examiner 23-4-13 Testimony in civil suits: |
Minimum/day $650.00 |
Medical Examiner 23-4-13 Testimony in civil suits: |
Maximum/day $3,250.00 |
Emergency medical technicians 23-4.1-10[c] Annual fee: ambulance |
Service maximum $540.00 |
Emergency medical technicians 23-4.1-10[c] Annual fee: vehicle license |
maximum $275.00 |
Emergency medical technicians 23-4.1-10[c] Triennial fee: EMT license |
maximum $120.00 |
Emergency medical technicians 23-4.1-10(c)(2) Exam fee maximum: EMT $120.00 |
Emergency medical technicians 23-4.1-10(c)(2) Vehicle inspection Maximum $190.00 |
Clinical laboratories 23-16.2-4(a) Clinical laboratory license per |
specialty $650.00 |
Clinical laboratories 23-16.2-4(a) Laboratory station license $650.00 |
Clinical laboratories 23-16.2-4(b) Permit fee $70.00 |
Health care facilities 23-17-38 Hospital: base fee annual $16,900.00 |
Health care facilities 23-17-38 Hospital: annual per bed fee $120.00 |
Health care facilities 23-17-38 ESRD: annual fee $3,900.00 |
Health care facilities 23-17-38 Home nursing care/home |
Care providers $650.00 |
Health care facilities 23-17-38 OACF: annual fee $650.00 |
Assisted living residences/ |
administrators 23-17.4-15.2(d) License application fee: $220.00 |
Assisted living residences/ |
administrators 23-17.4-15.2(d) License renewal fee: $220.00 |
Assisted living residences 23-17.4-31 Annual facility fee: base $330.00 |
Assisted living residences 23-17.4-31 Annual facility per bed $70.00 |
Nursing assistant registration 23-17.9-3 Application: competency |
evaluation training program |
maximum $325.00 |
Nursing assistant registration 23-17.9-5 Application fee $35.00 |
Nursing assistant registration 23-17.9-5 Exam fee: skills proficiency $170.00 |
Nursing assistant registration 23-17.9-6 Registration fee $35.00 |
Nursing assistant registration 23-17.9-7 Renewal fee $35.00 |
Sanitarians 23-19.3-5(a) Registration fee $25.00 |
Sanitarians 23-19.3-5(b) Registration renewal $25.00 |
Massage therapy 23-20.8-3(e) Massage therapist appl fee $65.00 |
Massage therapy 23-20.8-3(e) Massage therapist renewal fee $65.00 |
Recreational facilities 23-21-2 Application fee $160.00 |
Swimming pools 23-22-6 Application license: first pool $250.00 |
Swimming pools 23-22-6 Additional pool fee at same location $75.00 |
Swimming pools 23-22-6 Seasonal application license: |
first pool $150.00 |
Swimming pools 23-22-6 Seasonal additional pool fee at |
same location $75.00 |
Swimming pools 23-22-6 Year-round license for non-profit $25.00 |
Swimming pools 23-22-10 Duplicate license $2.00 |
Swimming pools 23-22-12 Penalty for violations $50.00 |
Respiratory care practitioners 23-39-11 Application fee $60.00 |
Respiratory care practitioners 23-39-11 Renewal fee $60.00 |
SECTION 8. Section 39-1-62 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-1 entitled "Public Utilities |
Commission" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
39-1-62. E-911 Geographic Information System (GIS) and Technology Fund. |
Geographic Information System (GIS) and Technology Fund technology fund. |
(a) Preamble. To allow the Rhode Island E-911 Emergency Telephone System agency |
emergency and first response agencies to associate latitude and longitude coordinates provided by |
wireless carriers with physical locations throughout the state, the agency must establish and |
maintain a GIS database of street addresses and landmarks. The database will allow local |
emergency response personnel to dispatch police, fire, and rescue personnel to a specific address |
or landmark of a cellular caller in the event the caller is unaware of his or her location, or is |
physically unable to communicate it. Because more than half of the 530,000 9-1-1 phone calls |
received in 2003 came from cellular phones, it is critical that the GIS database be developed and |
maintained in order to improve caller location identification and reduce emergency personnel |
response times. |
(b) Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: |
(1) "System" means Emergency emergency 911 Uniform Telephone System uniform |
telephone system. |
(2) "Agency" means Rhode Island 911 Emergency Telephone System emergency |
telephone system. |
(3) "Division" means the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers division of public |
utilities and carriers. |
(4) "GIS and Technology Fund technology fund " means the programs and funding made |
available to the Emergency emergency 911 Uniform Telephone System uniform telephone |
system to assist in paying the costs of the GIS database development project and GIS systems |
maintenance, which will enable the system to locate cellular phone callers by geocoding all |
addresses and landmarks in cities and towns throughout the state. GIS and Technology Fund |
technology fund also includes programs and funding to create system redundancy, fund the |
construction of a new E-911 facility, and operate and maintain other state-of-the-art equipment in |
public safety agencies. |
(5) "Prepaid wireless E911 telecommunications service" means a wireless |
telecommunications service that allows a caller to dial 911 to access the 911 system, which service |
must be paid for in advance and is sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the number |
declines with use in a known amount. |
(c) Purpose. The purpose of the GIS and Technology Fund technology fund shall be to: |
(1) Implement and maintain a geographic information system database to assist in locating |
wireless phone callers for emergency purposes in a manner consistent and in coordination with the |
Rhode Island geographic information system administered by the Division division of Planning |
planning as provided for in § 42-11-10(g)(3); and |
(2) Create system redundancy to ensure the reliability of 9-1-1 service to the public; |
(3) Operate and maintain other state-of-the-art equipment in public safety agencies; and |
(4) Fund the construction of a new E-911 facility.; and |
(5) Encourage the development of opportunities for and agreements on the sharing and |
integration of services across municipalities in the implementation of the E-911 uniform emergency |
telephone system. |
(d) Authority. The agency shall establish, by rule or regulation, an appropriate funding |
mechanism to recover from the general body of ratepayers the costs of funding GIS and technology |
projects. |
(1) The general assembly shall determine the amount of a monthly surcharge to be levied |
upon each wireless instrument, device, or means including cellular, telephony, Internet, Voice Over |
Internet Protocol internet, voice over internet protocol (VoIP), satellite, computer, radio, |
communication, data, or any other wireless instrument, device, or means that has access to, |
connects with, interfaces with, or is capable of delivering two-way interactive communications |
services to the Rhode Island E-911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System uniform emergency |
telephone system. Prepaid wireless E911 telecommunications services shall not be included in this |
act, but shall be governed by chapter 21.2 of title 39 of this title. The agency will provide the |
general assembly with information and recommendations regarding the necessary level of funding |
to effectuate the purposes of this article. The surcharge shall be billed monthly by each wireless |
telecommunications services provider as defined in § 39-21.1-3, which shall not include prepaid |
wireless E911 telecommunications service, and shall be payable to the wireless |
telecommunications services provider by the subscriber of the telecommunications services. Each |
telecommunication services provider shall establish a special (escrow) account to which it shall |
deposit on a monthly basis the amounts collected as a surcharge under this section. The money |
collected by each wireless telecommunication services provider shall be transferred within sixty |
(60) days after its inception of wireless, cellular, telephony, Voice Over Internet Protocol voice |
over internet protocol (VoIP), satellite, computer, Internet internet, or communications, |
information, or data services in this state and every month thereafter. Any money not transferred in |
accordance with this paragraph shall be assessed interest at the rate set forth in § 44-1-7 from the |
date the money should have been transferred. State, local, and quasi-governmental agencies shall |
be exempt from the surcharge. The surcharge shall be deposited in a restricted receipt account, |
hereby created within the agency and known as the GIS and Technology Fund technology fund, |
to pay any and all costs associated with the provisions of subsection (c). Beginning July 1, 2007, |
the surcharge shall be deposited in the general fund as general revenues to pay any and all costs |
associated with the provisions of subsection (c). The GIS and Technology Fund technology fund |
restricted-receipt account shall be terminated June 30, 2008. The amount of the surcharge under |
this section shall not exceed thirty-five cents ($.35) per wireless phone. |
(2) The surcharge is hereby determined to be twenty-six cents ($.26) per wireless phone, |
cellular, telephony, Voice Over Internet Protocol voice over internet protocol (VoIP), satellite, |
computer, data or data only wireless lines or Internet internet communication or data instrument, |
device, or means which that has access to, connects with, activates or interfaces with or any |
combination of the above, with the Rhode Island E-911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System |
uniform emergency telephone system per month and shall be in addition to the wireless surcharge |
charged under § 39-21.1-14. The twenty-six cents ($.26) is to be billed to all wireless |
telecommunication service providers’, subscribers upon the inception of services. |
(3) The amount of the surcharge shall not be subject to the sales and use tax imposed under |
chapter 18 of title 44 nor be included within the gross earnings of the telecommunications |
corporation providing telecommunications service for the purpose of computing the tax under |
chapter 13 of title 44. |
(4) [Deleted by P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 9, § 10]. |
(e) Administration. The division of taxation shall collect monthly from the wireless |
telecommunications service providers as defined in § 39-21.1-3, and which shall not include |
prepaid wireless E911 telecommunications service, the amounts of the surcharge collected from |
their subscribers. The division of taxation shall deposit such collections in the general fund as |
general revenues for use in developing and maintaining the geographic information system |
database, creating system redundancy, funding the construction of a new E-911 facility, and |
operating and maintaining other state-of-the-art equipment for public safety agencies. The agency |
is further authorized and encouraged to seek matching funds from all local, state, and federal public |
or private entities and shall coordinate its activities and share all information with the state Division |
division of Planning planning. |
(f) Effective date. The effective date of assessment for the GIS and Technology Fund |
technology fund shall be July 1, 2004. |
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute rate regulation of wireless |
communications services carriers, nor shall this section be construed to prohibit wireless |
communications services carriers from charging subscribers for any wireless service or feature. |
(h) Except as otherwise provided by law, the agency shall not use, disclose, or otherwise |
make available call location information for any purpose other than as specified in subsection (c). |
(i) The attorney general shall, at the request of the E-911 uniform emergency telephone |
system division, or any other agency that may replace it, or on its own initiative, commence judicial |
proceedings in the superior court against any telecommunication services provider as defined in § |
39-21.1-3(12) providing communication services to enforce the provisions of this chapter. |
SECTION 9. Section 39-21.1-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-21.1 entitled "911 |
Emergency Telephone Number Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
39-21.1-14. Funding. Emergency services and first response surcharge. |
(a) A monthly surcharge of one dollar ($1.00) is hereby levied upon each residence and |
business telephone line or trunk or path and data, telephony, Internet, Voice Over Internet Protocol |
internet, voice over internet protocol (VoIP) wireline, line, trunk or path in the state including |
PBX trunks and centrex equivalent trunks and each line or trunk serving, and upon each user |
interface number or extension number or similarly identifiable line, trunk, or path to or from a |
digital network (such as, but not exclusive of, integrated services digital network (ISDN), Flexpath, |
or comparable digital private branch exchange, or connecting to or from a customer-based or |
dedicated telephone switch site (such as, but not exclusive of, a private branch exchange (PBX)), |
or connecting to or from a customer-based or dedicated central office (such as, but not exclusive |
of, a centrex system but exclusive of trunks and lines provided to wireless communication |
companies) that can access to, connect with, or interface with the Rhode Island E-911 Uniform |
Emergency Telephone System uniform emergency telephone system (RI E-911). The surcharge |
shall be billed by each telecommunication services provider at the inception of services and shall |
be payable to the telecommunication services provider by the subscriber of the services. A monthly |
surcharge of one dollar ($1.00) is hereby levied effective July 1, 2002, on each wireless instrument, |
device, or means including prepaid, cellular, telephony, Internet, Voice Over Internet Protocol |
internet, voice over internet protocol (VoIP), satellite, computer, radio, communication, data or |
data only wireless lines or any other wireless instrument, device, or means which that has access |
to, connects with, or activates or interfaces or any combination thereof with the E 9-1-1 Uniform |
Emergency Telephone System uniform emergency telephone system. The surcharge shall be in |
addition to the surcharge collected under § 39-1-62 and shall be billed by each telecommunication |
services provider and shall be payable to the telecommunication services provider by the |
subscriber. Prepaid wireless telecommunications services shall not be included in this act, but shall |
be governed by chapter 21.2 of title 39 this title. The E-911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System |
uniform emergency telephone system shall establish, by rule or regulation, an appropriate |
funding mechanism to recover from the general body of ratepayers this surcharge. |
(b) The amount of the surcharge shall not be subject to the tax imposed under chapter 18 |
of title 44 nor be included within the telephone common carrier's gross earnings for the purpose of |
computing the tax under chapter 13 of title 44. |
(c) Each telephone common carrier and each telecommunication services provider shall |
establish a special account to which it shall deposit on a monthly basis the amounts collected as a |
surcharge under this section. |
(d) The money collected by each telecommunication services provider shall be transferred |
within sixty (60) days after its inception of wireline, wireless, prepaid, cellular, telephony, Voice |
Over Internet Protocol voice over internet protocol (VoIP), satellite, computer, Internet internet, |
or communications services in this state and every month thereafter, to the division of taxation, |
together with the accrued interest, and shall be deposited in the general fund as general revenue; |
provided, however, that beginning July 1, 2015, ten (10) percent (10%) of such money collected |
shall be deposited in the Information Technology Investment Fund information technology |
investment fund established pursuant to § 42-11-2.5. Any money not transferred in accordance |
with this paragraph shall be assessed interest at the rate set forth in § 44-1-7 from the date the |
money should have been transferred. |
(e) Every billed subscriber-user shall be liable for any surcharge imposed under this section |
until it has been paid to the telephone common carrier or telecommunication services provider. Any |
surcharge shall be added to and may be stated separately in the billing by the telephone common |
carrier or telecommunication services provider and shall be collected by the telephone common |
carrier or telecommunication services provider. |
(f) Each telephone common carrier and telecommunication services provider shall annually |
provide the E 9-1-1 uniform emergency telephone system division or any other agency that may |
replace it, with a list of amounts uncollected together with the names and addresses of its |
subscriber-users who can be determined by the telephone common carrier or telecommunication |
services provider to have not paid the surcharge. |
(g) Included within, but not limited to, the purposes for which the money collected may be |
used are rent, lease, purchase, improve improvement, construct construction, maintenance, repair, |
and utilities for the equipment and site or sites occupied by the E 9-1-1 uniform emergency |
telephone system state's first responder and emergency services agencies; salaries, benefits, and |
other associated personnel costs; acquisition, upgrade, or modification of PSAP equipment to be |
capable of receiving E 9-1-1 information, including necessary computer hardware, software, and |
data base provisioning, addressing, and non-recurring costs of establishing emergency services; |
network development, operation and maintenance; data base development, operation, and |
maintenance; on-premise equipment maintenance and operation; training emergency service |
personnel regarding use of E 9-1-1; educating consumers regarding the operations, limitations, role, |
and responsible use of E 9-1-1; reimbursement to telephone common carriers or telecommunication |
services providers of rates or recurring costs associated with any services, operation, |
administration, or maintenance of E 9-1-1 services as approved by the division; reimbursement to |
telecommunication services providers or telephone common carriers of other costs associated with |
providing E 9-1-1 services, including the cost of the design, development, and implementation of |
equipment or software necessary to provide E 9-1-1 service information to PSAP's, as approved by |
the division. |
(h) [Deleted by P.L. 2000, ch. 55, art. 28, § 1.] |
(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute rate regulation of wireless |
communication services carriers, nor shall this section be construed to prohibit wireless |
communication services carriers from charging subscribers for any wireless service or feature. |
(j) [Deleted by P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 4, § 1]. |
SECTION 10. Sections 39-21.2-1, 39-21.2-2, 39-21.2-3, 39-21.2-4, and 39-21.2-7 of the |
General Laws in Chapter 39-21.2 entitled "Prepaid Wireless E911 Charge Act" are hereby amended |
to read as follows: |
39-21.2-1. Short title. |
This act may be cited as the "Prepaid Wireless E911 Charge Act of 2010." |
39-21.2-2. Findings. |
The legislature finds that: |
(1) Maintaining effective and efficient 911 systems emergency services and first responder |
agencies across the state benefits all citizens; |
(2) 911 fees imposed upon the consumers of telecommunications services that have the |
ability to dial 911 are an important funding mechanism to assist state and local governments with |
the deployment of enhanced 911 emergency services to the citizens of this state; |
(3) Prepaid wireless telecommunication services are an important segment of the |
telecommunications industry and have proven particularly attractive to low-income, low-volume |
consumers; |
(4) Unlike traditional telecommunications services, prepaid wireless telecommunications |
services are not sold or used pursuant to term contracts or subscriptions, and monthly bill bills are |
not sent to consumers by prepaid wireless telecommunication services providers or retail vendors; |
(5) Prepaid wireless consumers have the same access to emergency 911 services from their |
wireless devices as wireless consumers on term contracts, and prepaid wireless consumers benefit |
from the ability to access the 911 system by dialing 911; |
(6) Consumers purchase prepaid wireless telecommunication services at a wide variety of |
general retail locations and other distribution channels, not just through service providers; |
(7) Such purchases are made on a "cash-and-carry" or "pay-as-you-go" basis from retailers; |
and |
(8) To ensure equitable contributions to the funding 911 of emergencies emergency |
systems from consumers of prepaid wireless telecommunication services, the collection and |
payment obligation of charges to support E911 the state's first responder and emergency services |
should be imposed upon the consumer's retail purchase of the prepaid wireless telecommunication |
service and should be in the form of a single, statewide charge that is collected once at the time of |
purchase directly from the consumer, remitted to the state, and distributed to E911 authorities |
pursuant to state law. |
39-21.2-3. Definitions. |
For purposes of this act chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: |
(1) "Consumer" means a person who purchase prepaid wireless telecommunications |
service in a retail transaction. |
(2) "Division" means the division of taxation. |
(3) "Prepaid wireless E911 charge" means the charge that is required to be collected by a |
seller from a consumer in the amount established under § 39-21.2-4 section 4 of this act. |
(4) "Prepaid wireless telecommunications service" means a wireless telecommunications |
service that allows a caller to dial 911 to access the 911 system, which service must be paid for in |
advance and is sold in predetermined units or dollars of which the number declines with use in a |
known amount. |
(5) "Provider" means a person that provides prepaid wireless telecommunications service |
pursuant to a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission. |
(6) "Retail transaction" means the purchase of prepaid wireless telecommunications service |
from a seller for any purpose other than resale. |
(7) "Seller" means a person who sells prepaid wireless telecommunications service to |
another person. |
(8) "Wireless telecommunications service" means commercial mobile radio service as |
defined by section 20.3 of title 47 of the code of Federal Regulations, as amended. |
39-21.2-4. Collection and remittance of E911 charge. Collection and remittance of |
charge. The emergency Emergency services and first response surcharge. |
(a) Amount of charge. The prepaid wireless E911 charge is hereby levied at the rate of two |
and one-half percent (2.5%) per retail transaction or, on and after the effective date of an adjusted |
amount per retail transaction that is established under subsection (f) of this section, such adjusted |
amount. |
(b) Collection of charge. The prepaid wireless E911 charge shall be collected by the seller |
from the consumer with respect to each retail transaction occurring in this state. The amount of the |
prepaid wireless E911 charge shall be either separately stated on an invoice, receipt, or other similar |
document that is provided to the consumer by the seller, or otherwise disclosed to the consumer. |
(c) Application of charge. For purposes of subsection (b) of this section, a retail transaction |
that is effected in person by a consumer at a business location of the seller shall be treated as |
occurring in this state if that business location is in this state, and any other retail transaction shall |
be treated as occurring in this state if the retail transaction is treated as occurring in this state for |
purposes of chapter 18 of title 44 of the general laws. |
(d) Liability for charge. The prepaid wireless E911 charge is the liability of the consumer |
and not of the seller or of any provider, except that the seller shall be liable to remit all prepaid |
wireless E911 charges that the seller collects from consumers as provided in § 39-21.2-5, including |
all such charges that the seller is deemed to collect where the amount of the charge has not been |
separately stated on an invoice, receipt, or other similar document provided to the consumer by the |
seller. |
(e) Exclusion of E911 charge from base of other taxes and fees. The amount of the prepaid |
wireless E911 charge that is collected by a seller from a consumer, if such amount is separately |
stated on an invoice, receipt, or other similar document provided to the consumer by the seller, shall |
not be included in the base for measuring any tax, fee, surcharge, or other charge that is imposed |
by this state, any political subdivision of this state, or any intergovernmental agency, including, but |
not limited to, the tax imposed under chapter 18 of title 44 nor be included within the telephone |
common carrier's gross earnings for the purpose of computing the tax under chapter 13 of title 44. |
(f) Re-setting of charge. The prepaid wireless E911 charge shall be proportionately |
increased or reduced, as applicable, upon any change to the state E911 charge on postpaid wireless |
telecommunications service under § 39-21.1-14 or subdivision § 39-1-62(d)(2). The adjusted |
amount shall be determined by dividing the sum of the surcharges imposed under § 39-21.1-14 and |
subdivision § 39-1-62(d)(2) by fifty dollars ($50.00). Such increase or reduction shall be effective |
on the effective date of the change to the postpaid charge or, if later, the first day of the first calendar |
month to occur at least sixty (60) days after the enactment of the change to the postpaid charge. |
The division shall provide not less than thirty (30) days of advance notice of such increase or |
reduction on the division's website. |
(g) Bundled transactions. When prepaid wireless telecommunications service is sold with |
one or more other products or services for a single, non-itemized price, then the percentage |
specified in subsection (a) of this section shall apply to the entire non-itemized prices unless the |
seller elects to apply such percentage (1) If the amount of prepaid wireless telecommunications |
service is disclosed to the consumer as a dollar amount, such dollar amount, or (2) If the retailer |
can identify the portion of the price that is attributable to the prepaid wireless telecommunications |
service, by reasonable and verifiable standards from its books and records that are kept in the |
regular course of business for other purposes, including, but not limited to, non-tax purposes, such |
portion. |
However, if a minimal amount of prepaid wireless telecommunications service is sold with |
a prepaid wireless device for a single, non-itemized price, then the seller may elect not to apply the |
percentage specified in subsection (a) of this section to such transaction. For purposes of this |
paragraph, an amount of service denominated as ten (10) minutes or less, or five dollars ($5.00) or |
less, is minimal. |
39-21.2-7. Exclusivity of prepaid wireless E911 charge. Exclusivity of prepaid wireless |
charge. |
The prepaid wireless E911 charge imposed by this act shall be the only E911 funding |
obligation imposed with respect to prepaid wireless telecommunications service in this state, and |
no tax, fee, surcharge, or other charge shall be imposed by this state, any political subdivision of |
this state, or any intergovernmental agency, for E911 funding purposes, upon any provider, sellers, |
or consumer with respect to the sale, purchase, use, or provision of prepaid wireless |
telecommunications service. |
SECTION 11. Sections 42-11-2.5 and 42-11-2.6 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-11 |
entitled "Department of Administration" are hereby amended to read as follows: |
42-11-2.5. Information technology investment fund. |
(a) All sums from the sale of any land and the buildings and improvements thereon, and |
other real property, title to which is vested in the state, except as provided in §§ 37-7-15(b) and 37- |
7-15(c), shall be transferred to an information technology investment fund restricted-receipt |
account that is hereby established. This fund shall consist of such sums from the sale of any land |
and the buildings and improvements thereon, and other real property, title to which is vested in the |
state, except as provided in §§ 37-7-15(b) and 37-7-15(c), as well as a share of E-911 Uniform |
Emergency Telephone System surcharge emergency services and first response surcharge revenues |
collected under the provisions of § 39-21.1-14. This fund may also consist of such sums as the state |
may from time to time appropriate; as well as money received from the disposal of information |
technology equipment, loan, interest, and service charge payments from benefiting state agencies; |
as well as interest earnings, money received from the federal government, gifts, bequest, donations, |
or otherwise from any public or private source. Any such funds shall be exempt from the indirect |
cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27. |
(b) This fund shall be used for the purpose of acquiring information technology |
improvements, including, but not limited to: hardware, software, consulting services, and ongoing |
maintenance and upgrade contracts for state departments and agencies. |
(c) The division of enterprise technology strategy and service of the Rhode Island |
department of administration shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with the purposes of this |
chapter and chapter 35 of title 42, in order to provide for the orderly and equitable disbursement of |
funds from this account. |
(d) For all requests for proposals that are issued for information technology projects, a |
corresponding information technology project manager shall be assigned. |
42-11-2.6. Office of Digital Excellence established. |
(a) Within the department, division of enterprise technology strategy and services, there |
shall be established the Office of Digital Excellence. The purposes of the office shall be to move |
Rhode Island state government into the 21st century through the incorporation of innovation and |
modern digital capabilities throughout state government and to leverage technology to expand and |
improve the quality of services provided to Rhode Island citizens; to promote greater access to |
government and the internet throughout cities and towns; and to position Rhode Island as a national |
leader in e-government. |
(b) Within the office, there shall be a chief digital officer who shall be appointed by the |
director of administration with the approval of the governor and who shall be in the unclassified |
service. The chief digital officer shall report to the director of administration and be required to: |
(1) Manage the implementation of all new and mission-critical technology infrastructure |
projects and upgrades for state agencies. The division of enterprise technology strategy and |
services, established pursuant to § 42-11-2.8, shall continue to manage and support all day-to-day |
operations of the state's technology infrastructure, telecommunications, and associated |
applications; |
(2) Increase the number of government services that can be provided online in order to |
allow residents and businesses to complete transactions in a more efficient and transparent manner; |
(3) Improve the state's websites to provide timely information to online users and as many |
government services as possible online; and |
(4) Establish, improve, and enhance the state's use of social media and mobile technological |
applications. |
(c) The office shall coordinate its efforts with the division of enterprise technology strategy |
and services in order to plan, allocate, and implement projects supported by the information |
technology investment fund established pursuant to § 42-11-2.5. |
(d) All intellectual property created as a result of work undertaken by employees of the |
office shall remain the property of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Any |
patents applied for shall be in the name of the state. |
(e) The director of administration may promulgate rules and regulations recommended by |
the chief digital officer in order to effectuate the purposes and requirements of this act. |
(f) The chief digital officer shall report no later than January 31, 2013, and every January |
31 thereafter, to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the senate president |
regarding the implementation status of all technology infrastructure projects; website |
improvements; number of e-government transactions and revenues generated; projects supported |
by the information technology investment fund; and all other activities undertaken by the office. |
The report shall also include planned use for projects related to public safety communications and |
emergency services, recommendations on the development of and opportunities for shared |
implementation and delivery of these services among municipalities, and strategies for such shared |
services. The annual report shall be posted on the office's website. |
SECTION 12. This article shall take effect July 1, 2018. |