Rhode Island § 23-17-28 - Licensing of Healthcare Facilities
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§ 23-17-28. Licensing of Healthcare Facilities
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-28
§ 23-17-28. Health care cost containment.
Each health care facility licensed under this chapter shall take any action consistent with the continued delivery of quality health care services that it deems appropriate to reduce, limit, or contain health care costs and improve the efficiency with which health care services are delivered to the citizens of this state. In furtherance of these goals, health care facilities licensed under this chapter may, to the extent not inconsistent with chapter 15 of this title, enter into agreements with other health care facilities, associations of health care facilities, suppliers, third-party payers, and/or agencies or branches of government providing, without limitation, for group planning, individual or group expenditure ceilings, allocation of services and/or specialties, and group purchasing and/or service sharing.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 358, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-17-28 ("Licensing of Healthcare Facilities") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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