(a)  Each hospital, licensed under this chapter, shall compile a list of its twenty-five (25) most commonly performed outpatient procedures and shall submit annually to the department of health a list of the range of average charges for each procedure, in a uniform reporting form adopted by the department.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-60

  • Hospital: means a person or governmental entity licensed in accordance with this chapter to establish, maintain, and operate a hospital. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-2
  • Person: means any individual, trust or estate, partnership, corporation (including associations, joint stock companies, and insurance companies), state, or political subdivision or instrumentality of a state. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-2

(b)  The department shall establish a list of the twenty-five (25) most commonly performed inpatient procedures in Rhode Island hospitals, as organized by a Medicare diagnostic-related group. The department of health shall annually develop a list of each hospital’s range of average charges for those procedures. The department shall publish this compiled information on its website.

(c)  Each hospital shall provide a copy of the lists described in subsections (a) and (b) to any person upon request.

History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 366, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 376, § 1.