2021 -- H 5549 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Noret, McGaw, and Alzate | |
Date Introduced: February 12, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 23-17 of the General Laws entitled "Licensing of Healthcare |
2 | Facilities" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 23-17-65. Extended use of personal protective equipment. |
4 | No healthcare facility licensed pursuant to this chapter shall permit the extended use or |
5 | reuse of personal protective equipment designed to minimize exposure to infection or illness. The |
6 | director is hereby authorized to establish through rules and regulations standards as to what is |
7 | normal use and what constitutes extended use. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES | |
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1 | This act would prohibit licensed health care facilities from reusing personal protective |
2 | equipment. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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