Rhode Island General Laws 40-8.2-19. Certification as a provider – Revocation or suspension of certification
Before any provider of medical services receives payment from the Rhode Island Medicaid program, and as a condition of receipt of payment, the provider must have in effect a valid certification of eligibility from the Rhode Island executive office of health and human services. This certification of eligibility will take the form of either a separate provider agreement or language as required by federal regulations imprinted on the medical assistance billing form, which must be signed by the provider. This certification may be revoked or suspended, in accordance with administrative rules to be promulgated by the executive office, if a provider fails to meet professional licensure requirements; violates any administrative regulations of the executive office of health and human services; does not provide proper professional services; is the subject of a suspension of payments order; is convicted of Medicaid fraud; or otherwise violates any provision of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 424, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 12.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40-8.2-19
- Executive office: means the executive office of health and human services, the agency designated by state law and the Medicaid state plan as the Medicaid single state agency. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-8.2-2
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Provider: means any individual, individual medical vendor, firm, corporation, professional association, partnership, organization, or other legal entity that provides goods or services under the Rhode Island Medicaid program, or the employee of any person or entity who, on his or her own behalf, or on the behalf of his or her employer, knowingly performs any act or is knowingly responsible for an omission prohibited by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-8.2-2
- Rhode Island Medicaid program: means a state-administered, medical assistance program that is funded by the state and federal governments under Title XIX and Title XXI of the U. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-8.2-2