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H7392 2026 -- H 7392 ======== LC004293 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T 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: 1 SECTION 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: 4 23-15-10. Application fees. 5 The 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. 5 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC004293 ======== LC004293 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES *** 1 This 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). 3 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC004293 ======== LC004293 - Page 3 of 3
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