216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-10-4.1 - Authority
A. These regulations are promulgated pursuant
to the authority conferred under R.I. Gen. Laws §§
23-17-10 and
23-17.14-31,
as amended, and are established for the purpose of adopting prevailing
standards for licensed hospitals in this state.
B. The Director of the Department of Health
is authorized to establish as part of these regulations quality and
volume-related standards to be achieved and maintained for specific tertiary
health care services offered by individual licensed health care facilities
where peer reviewed medical and health literature establishes significant
relationships between desired quality related outcomes and volume of services
provided. (See R.I. Gen. Laws §
23-17-45).
Pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
42-35-2.9,
the following were given consideration in arriving at the regulations:
alternative approaches to the regulations; and duplication or overlap with
other state regulations. Based on the available information, no known
alternative approach, duplication or overlap was identified.
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