CHAPTER 330

94-S 2439A

Approved Jul. 12, 1994.

AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 23-17-38 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-17 entitled "Licensing of Health Care Facilities" is hereby amended to read as follows:

{ADD 23-17-38. Establishment of fees. -- ADD} The director shall establish fees for licensure application, licensure renewal, and administrative actions under this chapter. Annual licensure fees for hospitals and rehabilitation hospital centers shall be three thousand dollars ($3,000) per facility plus an additional fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per bed. Annual licensure fees for health maintenance organizations {ADD and for profit end stage renal dialysis facilities ADD} shall be three thousand dollars ($3,000) per facility. Annual licensure fees for home health agencies, hospices, and end stage renal dialysis facilities shall be three thousand dollars ($3,000) per facility {DEL . DEL} {ADD , provided that not for profit entities operating more than one such facility or offering more than one such service shall be subject to a single annual licensure fee for all such licenses. ADD} Annual licensure fees for organized ambulatory care facilities shall be {DEL one thousand dollars ($1,000) DEL} {ADD five hundred dollars ($500) ADD} , provided that not for profit entities operating more than one such facility shall be subject to a single annual licensure fee for all such licenses. All such fees shall be established in regulation and shall be collected and deposited in a restricted receipt account which shall be used for the general purposes of the division of facilities regulation within the department of health.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1994.



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