Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7143: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
Status: Failed, April 9, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (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.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 16, 2026:
2026 -- H 7143 ======== LC003619 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES Introduced By: Representatives Place, Hopkins, Paplauskas, Newberry, Nardone, Roberts, Quattrocchi, Chippendale, and Fascia Date Introduced: January 16, 2026 Referred To: House Health & Human Services It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 23-15 of the General Laws entitled "Determination of Need for New Healthcare Equipment and New Institutional Health Services" is hereby repealed in its entirety. CHAPTER 23-15 Determination of Need for New Healthcare Equipment and New Institutional Health Services 23-15-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Health Care Certificate of Need Act of Rhode Island". 23-15-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Affected person" means and includes the person whose proposal is being reviewed, or the applicant, healthcare facilities located within the state that provide institutional health services, the state medical society, the state osteopathic society, those voluntary nonprofit area-wide planning agencies that may be established in the state, the state budget office, the office of health insurance commissioner, any hospital or medical service corporation organized under the laws of the state, the statewide health coordinating council, contiguous health-systems agencies, and those members of the …
Sponsors
- David Place (R, HD-047) · primary sponsor
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021)
- Christopher Paplauskas (R)
- Brian Newberry (R, HD-048)
- George Nardone (R)
- Sherry Roberts (R)
- Robert Quattrocchi (R)
- Michael Chippendale (R, HD-040)
- Richard Fascia (R, HD-042)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
Subjects: HEALTH AND SAFETY
Common questions
- What is H7143?
- H7143 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES.
- What does H7143 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (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.)
- What is the status of H7143?
- Failed as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7143?
- David Place (R, HD-047), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7143?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7143.pdf
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