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RI HB 7143

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AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Repeals the certificate of need process statutes which are used by the department of health to determine the need for new health care equipment and new institutional health services.

Introduced
2026-01-16
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-09 — 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Fasciaprimary
  • Chippendaleprimary
  • Quattrocchiprimary
  • Robertsprimary
  • Nardoneprimary
  • Newberryprimary
  • Paplauskasprimary
  • Hopkinsprimary
  • Placeprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-16

    01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-03

    04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)

  3. 2026-04-09

    04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

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Related bills

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Attribution

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