Title 23, Title 23 and Safety

The notes and bonds of the hub shall be legal investments in which all public officers and public bodies of this state, its political subdivisions, all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance b…

Notwithstanding any provision of any other law, including the uniform commercial code: (1) Any pledge or assignment of revenues of any kind, funds, property, or assets made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by the hub shall be valid and binding against all parties having…

The purpose of this chapter shall be to create and lawfully manage the Rhode Island life science hub, a public corporation. The Rhode Island life science hub shall be the central entity and coordinating organization of life science initiatives on behalf of the state and shall: (1…

As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) “Affiliate” means any person or company who or that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under direct or indirect common control of another company or person including, but no…

(a) There is hereby constituted as an independent public a public corporation for the purposes set forth in this chapter with a separate legal existence from the state to be known as the Rhode Island life science hub hereinafter to be referred to as the “hub”. The exercise by the…

The hub shall have the following powers and all powers necessary to carry out and effectuate its purposes, including, without limitation, all powers necessary for the performance of the following: (1) To have perpetual succession as a public corporate body and agency of the state…

(a) There shall be established and placed within the hub, a fund or funds to be known as the Rhode Island life science investment fund, to be held by the hub to finance the operations and initiatives of the hub. The investment fund shall be credited any appropriations, bond proce…

The hub shall submit a report, beginning on or before October 1, 2024, and on October 1 annually thereafter, to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate. This report shall include: (1) The hub’s receipts and expenditures during such fiscal year; (2)…

(a) The board shall be responsible for establishing accountability standards, reporting standards, and outcome measurements for all of its expenditures, including all investments and grants. (b) The board and the hub shall comply with provisions of chapter 155 of title 42 (“quasi…

If any section, clause, provision, or portion of this chapter is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, that holding shall not affect any other section, clause, or provision of this chapter which is not in and of itself unconstitutional.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Healthcare Workforce Data Collection Act.”

(1) “Department” means the Rhode Island department of health. (2) “Healthcare professional” means physicians, physician assistants, dentists, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, nursing assistants, psychologists, licensed clinical so…

The department is hereby authorized to collect healthcare workforce data on all healthcare professionals licensed by the department as part of the department’s licensure and license renewal process and to request all healthcare professionals to voluntarily provide the following h…

The department shall not make publicly available individual data acquired pursuant to § 23-100-3. Individualized healthcare workforce data elements shall remain confidential and shall only be available as de-identified aggregate analysis to support healthcare planning, workforce …

The department shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter.

This chapter shall be known as the “Emergency Commitment for Drug Intoxication Law”.

Whenever used in this chapter, or in any order, rule, or regulation made or promulgated pursuant to this chapter, or in any printed forms prepared by the department or the director, unless otherwise expressly stated, or unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: (1)…

(a) The department is charged with the execution of the laws relating to the emergency admission and custody of drug intoxicated individuals. (b) The department may adopt rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter to insure the sa…

(a) Any police officer may take an individual into protective custody and transport him or her to the emergency room of any hospital if the officer has reason to believe that: (1) The individual is intoxicated by drugs other than alcohol and as a result is likely to injure him or…

An individual admitted to an approved public treatment facility pursuant to this chapter shall be held for a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours for evaluation, and shall be discharged no later than five (5) days measured from the date of his or her admission.

Nothing in this chapter affects any law, ordinance, or resolution against driving under the influence of drugs, or other similar offense involving the operation of a vehicle, aircraft, boat, machinery, or other equipment, or regarding the sale, purchase, dispensing, possessing, o…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Healthcare Provider Shield.”

As used in this chapter, the followings words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) “Aggrieved person” means: (i) A person against whom hostile litigation is filed or prosecuted or the legal representative of a person against whom h…

(a) If a person, whether or not acting under color of law, engages or attempts to engage in hostile litigation, any aggrieved person may initiate a civil action against that person for injunctive, monetary, or other appropriate relief within three (3) years after the cause of act…

(a) Jurisdiction and due process required. A court of this state may not give any force or effect to any foreign judgment in connection with hostile litigation if the court that issued the foreign judgment did not: (1) Have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; (2) Have juris…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter or court rule to the contrary, except as required by federal law, a court may not order a person who is domiciled or found within this state to give testimony or a statement or produce documents or other things with any proc…

Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary and except as required by federal law, a public agency, including a law enforcement agency, and an employee, appointee, officer, or official, or any other person acting on behalf of a public agency, may not provide any in…

(a) Except as required by federal law, an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency, while acting under color of law, may not provide information or assistance to a federal law enforcement agency, to any law enforcement agency in another state or political subdivision of an…

Notwithstanding any general or special law or common law conflict of law rule to the contrary, the laws of this state govern in any case or controversy heard in this state involving legally protected healthcare activity or aiding and assisting legally protected healthcare activit…

The protections afforded by the provisions of this chapter for providing gender-affirming healthcare services, legally protected healthcare activity, and reproductive healthcare services, shall apply to the following healthcare providers: (1) A qualified physician licensed pursua…

As used in this chapter, the following words shall be construed as follows unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) “Behavioral health” means treatment and services for mental health and substance use disorders. (2) “Eligible organization(s)” means the Substance Use an…

(a) There is established a separate fund within the general fund to be called the behavioral health education, training, and coordination fund which shall be administered by the general treasurer in accordance with the same laws and fiscal procedures as the general funds of the s…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Ancillary service” means a facility item or service that a facility customarily provides as part of a shoppable service. (2) “Chargemaster” means the list of all facility items or services maintained by a facility for which the facility has establish…

Notwithstanding any other law, a facility shall make public: (1) A digital file in a machine-readable format that contains a list of all standard charges for all facility items or services as described by § 23-103-3; and (2) A consumer-friendly list of standard charges for a limi…

(a) A facility shall: (1) Maintain a list of all standard charges for all facility items or services in accordance with this section; and (2) Ensure the list required under subsection (a)(1) of this section is available at all times to the public, including by posting the list el…

(a) Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, a facility shall maintain and make publicly available a list of the standard charges described by § 23-103-3(c)(2)(ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) for each of at least three hundred (300) shoppable services provided by the facil…

Each time a facility updates a list as required under §§ 23-103-3(g) and 23-103-4(e)(4), the facility shall submit the updated list to the commission. The commission may prescribe the form in which the updated list shall be submitted to the commission.

(a) The commission shall monitor each facility’s compliance with the requirements of this chapter using any of the following methods: (1) Evaluating complaints made by persons to the commission regarding noncompliance with this chapter; (2) Reviewing any analysis prepared regardi…

(a) A facility materially violates this chapter if the facility fails to: (1) Comply with the requirements of § 23-103-2; or (2) Publicize the facility’s standard charges in the form and manner required by §§ 23-103-3 and 23-103-4. (b) If the commission determines that a facility…

(a) The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a facility in accordance with this chapter if the facility fails to: (1) Respond to the commission’s request to submit a corrective action plan; or (2) Comply with the requirements of a corrective action plan submitted to…

The commission may propose to the legislature recommendations for amending this chapter, including recommendations in response to amendments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to 45 C.F.R. Part 180.

This act shall be known and may be cited as “The Rhode Island Clinician Wellness and Support Act.”

The purpose of this act is to protect and promote the well-being of physicians, physician assistants, dentists, and podiatrists.

The director of the department of health or the director’s designee are authorized to oversee compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

As used in this chapter: (1) “Clinician” means a physician, physician assistant, dentist, or podiatrist who seeks and/or receives support from a health program defined in this chapter. (2) “Physician health program (PHP)” means the Rhode Island physician health program, a confide…

Physicians, physician assistants, podiatrists, and dentists. (1) The physician health program (PHP) or comparable program shall be recognized as a designated entity to provide confidential, non-disciplinary assistance to physicians, physician assistants, dentists, and podiatrists…