Chapter 284
2018 -- S 2983
Enacted 07/02/2018

A N   A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - THE HOSPITAL CONVERSION ACT

Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, Ruggerio, Lynch Prata, Lombardi, and Cote
Date Introduced: June 20, 2018

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
     SECTION 1. Section 23-17.14-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-17.14 entitled "The
Hospital Conversions Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:
     23-17.14-14. Investigations -- Notice to attend -- Court order to appear -- Contempt.
     (a) The director or the attorney general may shall conduct investigations in discharging
the duties required under this chapter. For purposes of this investigation, the director or the
attorney general may require any person, agent, trustee, fiduciary, consultant, institution,
association, or corporation directly related to the proposed conversion to appear at any time and
place that the director or the attorney general may shall designate, then and there under oath and
conducted with a stenographic record to produce for the use of the director and/or the attorney
general any and all documents and any other information relating directly to the proposed
conversion that the director or the attorney general may require, including, but not limited to,
interviews, testimony, or statements.
     (b) Whenever the director or the attorney general may require the attendance of any
person as provided in subsection (a), the director and/or the attorney general shall issue a notice
setting the time and place when the attendance is required and shall cause the notice to be
delivered or sent by registered or certified mail to the person at least fourteen (14) days before the
date fixed in the notice for the attendance.
     (c) If any person receiving notice pursuant to this provision neglects to attend or remain
in attendance so long as may be necessary for the purposes which that the notice was issued, or
refuses to produce information requested, any justice of the superior court for the county within
which the inquiry is carried on or within which the person resides or transacts business, upon
application by the director, the attorney general, or any transacting party shall have jurisdiction to
hear and consider on an expedited basis the request, and if appropriate and relevant to the
consideration of proposed conversion, may issue to the person an order requiring the person to
appear before the director or the attorney general there to produce for the use of the director or the
attorney general evidence in accordance with the terms of the order of the court, and any failure
to obey the order of the superior court may be punished by the court as contempt of court.
     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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