2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-15 - Determination of Need for New Health Care Equipment and New Institutional Health Services
Section 23-15-5 - Expeditious review.

§ 23-15-5 Expeditious review. – Any person who proposes to offer or develop new institutional health services or new health care equipment for documented emergency needs, or for the purpose of eliminating or preventing documented fire or safety hazards affecting the lives and health of patients or staff, or for compliance with accreditation standards required for receipt of federal or state reimbursement, or for any other purpose that the state agency may specify in rules and regulations, may apply for an expeditious review. The state agency may exercise its discretion in recommending approvals through an expeditious review except that no new institutional health service or new health care equipment may be approved through the expeditious review if provision of the new institutional health service or new health care equipment is contra-indicated by the state health plan as may be formulated by the state agency. Specific procedures for the conduct of expeditious reviews shall be promulgated in rules and regulations adopted by the state agency with the advice of the health services council.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1978, ch. 269, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-15-5; P.L. 1980, ch. 80, § 1.)