H 7392

2026 -- H 7392
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  STATE  OF        RHODE  ISLAND
  IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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  AN ACT
  RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW
  HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
  Introduced By: Representatives Place, Hopkins, Nardone, Quattrocchi, Fascia, Santucci,
  Chippendale, and Paplauskas
  Date Introduced: January 28, 2026
  Referred To: House Finance
 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1SECTION 1. Section 23-15-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-15 entitled
2 "Determination of Need for New Healthcare Equipment and New Institutional Health Services" is
3 hereby amended to read as follows:
423-15-10. Application fees.
5The state agency shall require that any applicant for certificate of need submit an
6 application fee prior to requesting any review of matters pursuant to the requirements of this
7 chapter; except that health care facilities owned and operated by the state of Rhode Island shall be
8 exempt from this application fee requirement. The application fee shall be paid by check made
9 payable to the general treasurer. Except for applications that propose new or expanded tertiary or
10 specialty care services as defined in subdivision 23-15-2(10)(vi), submission of any application
11 filed in accordance with § 23-15-4(d) shall include an application fee of five hundred dollars ($500)
12 per application plus an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total capital
13 expenditure costs associated with the application. For an application filed in accordance with the
14 requirements of § 23-15-5 (Expeditious review), the application shall include an application
15 processing fee of seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) per application plus an amount equal to
16 one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total capital expenditure costs associated with the
17 application. Applications that propose new or expanded tertiary or specialty care services as defined
18 in subdivision 23-15-2(10)(vi), shall include an application fee of ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
1 plus an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total capital expenditure costs
2 associated with the application, which shall be limited to a total of twenty-five thousand dollars
3 ($25,000). Application fees shall be non-refundable. All fees received pursuant to this chapter shall
4 be deposited in the general fund.
5SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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  EXPLANATION
  BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
  OF
  AN ACT
    RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW
  HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
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1This act would limit the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within
2 the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
3This act would take effect upon passage.
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