Rhode Island § 23-17-43 § 23-17-43. Charity care requirements.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-17-43 — § 23-17-43. Charity care requirements.

Rhode Island § 23-17-43

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-17Licensing of Healthcare Facilities

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-43 (2026).

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§ 23-17-43. Charity care requirements.
Any new hospital or freestanding emergency-care facility licensee shall meet the statewide
            community standard for the provision of charity-care services as a condition of initial
            and continued licensure. That standard shall be consistent with guidelines established
            by the legislature in the charters of the existing hospitals in the state that hold
            charters from the legislature.
         

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§ 23-17-43. Charity care requirements.

Any new hospital or freestanding emergency-care facility licensee shall meet the statewide community standard for the provision of charity-care services as a condition of initial and continued licensure. That standard shall be consistent with guidelines established by the legislature in the charters of the existing hospitals in the state that hold charters from the legislature.