Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7392: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES
Status: Failed, May 12, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (Limits the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000))
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
2026 -- H 7392 ======== LC004293 ======== 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, Nardone, Quattrocchi, Fascia, Santucci, Chippendale, and Paplauskas Date Introduced: January 28, 2026 Referred To: House Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 23-15-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-15 entitled "Determination of Need for New Healthcare Equipment and New Institutional Health Services" is hereby amended to read as follows: 23-15-10. Application fees. The state agency shall require that any applicant for certificate of need submit an application fee prior to requesting any review of matters pursuant to the requirements of this chapter; except that health care facilities owned and operated by the state of Rhode Island shall be exempt from this application fee requirement. The application fee shall be paid by check made payable to the general treasurer. Except for applications that propose new or expanded tertiary or specialty care services as defined in subdivision 23-15-2(10)(vi), submission of any application filed in accordance with § 23-15-4(d) shall include an application fee of five hundred dollars ($500) per application plus an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total capital …
Sponsors
- David Place (R, HD-047) · primary sponsor
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021)
- George Nardone (R)
- Robert Quattrocchi (R)
- Richard Fascia (R, HD-042)
- Paul Santucci (R)
- Michael Chippendale (R, HD-040)
- Christopher Paplauskas (R)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to House Finance
Subjects: HEALTH AND SAFETY
Common questions
- What is H7392?
- H7392 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 H7392 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (Limits the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000))
- What is the status of H7392?
- Failed as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7392?
- David Place (R, HD-047), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7392?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7392.pdf
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