Rhode Island § 23-17-6 § 23-17-6. Issuance of license — Posting — Transfer — Conditions.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-17-6 — § 23-17-6. Issuance of license — Posting — Transfer — Conditions.

Rhode Island § 23-17-6

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-17Licensing of Healthcare Facilities

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-6 (2026).

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§ 23-17-6. Issuance of license — Posting — Transfer — Conditions.
(a) Upon receipt of an application for a license, the licensing agency shall issue a license
            if the applicant and healthcare facility meet the requirements established under this
            chapter and any rules and regulations that may be established in accordance with the
            requirements established under this chapter. A license issued under the provisions
            of this section shall be the property of the state and loaned to the licensee, and
            it shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. Each license
            shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the appli

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§ 23-17-6. Issuance of license — Posting — Transfer — Conditions.

(a) Upon receipt of an application for a license, the licensing agency shall issue a license if the applicant and healthcare facility meet the requirements established under this chapter and any rules and regulations that may be established in accordance with the requirements established under this chapter. A license issued under the provisions of this section shall be the property of the state and loaned to the licensee, and it shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. Each license shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the application, and shall not be transferable or assignable except with the written approval of the licensing agency. Home nursing-care providers and home-care providers operating under a single license may establish branch offices under that same single license and that license shall be maintained and posted in the central office.

(b) Any change in owner, operator, or lessee of a licensed healthcare facility, (except for single-practice physician ambulatory-surgery centers, multi-practice physician ambulatory-surgery centers, single-practice podiatry ambulatory-surgery centers and multi-practice podiatry ambulatory-surgery centers as defined in subsections (17) and (18) of chapter 17, section 2) which license shall be transferable or assignable by decision of the licensing agency as shall be provided by regulation, shall require prior review by the health services council and approval of the licensing agency as a condition precedent to the transfer, assignment, or issuance of a new license. Issuance of the license may be made subject to any condition; provided, that no condition may be made unless it directly relates to the statutory purpose expressed in § 23-17-3 or to the review criteria set forth in § 23-17-14.3. This shall not limit the authority of the licensing agency to require correction of conditions or defects which existed prior to the proposed change of owner, operator, or lessee and of which notice had been given to the healthcare facility by the licensing agency.

Legislative History

P.L. 1932, ch. 1956, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2112, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 259, § 6; P.L. 1949, ch. 2387, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-6; P.L. 1972, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 269, § 5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-6; P.L. 1983, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 134, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 310, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 136, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 197, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 287, § 2.