Licensing of Hospitals (216-RICR-40-10-4)

216-RICR-40-10-4 PROPOSED RULE

Title	216	Department of Health
Chapter	40	Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation
Subchapter	10	Facilities Regulation
Part	4	Licensing of Hospitals (216-RICR-40-10-4)

Type of Filing	Amendment
Regulation Status	Proposed
Filing Notice Date	02/25/2026
Public Comment Dates	02/25/2026 to 03/27/2026
Additional Information	health.ri.gov

Regulation Authority:

R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-17-10 and 23-17.14-31

Purpose and Reason:

The Rhode Island Department of Health (“RIDOH”; “The Department”) is proposing to amend “Licensing of Hospitals” [216-RICR-40-10-4] to revise language requiring hospitals to provide the Department with “a plan, acceptable to the Director, for continued operation of the facility, suspension of operations, or closure in the event of such actual or potential labor dispute/action.” The provision requiring a plan already exists in these regulations, however, the requirement that notification of a labor dispute or action be provided to the Department withing twenty-four hours and that a strike plan be provided within 72 hours of such notification are being added. Additionally, language is being added to require hospitals to submit a strike contingency plan at least sixty days prior to the expiration of any existing collective bargaining agreement.

The language change is also updating the language to indicate that the requirements only apply to hospitals and not all healthcare facilities.

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INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 03/14/2017 to 09/28/2017

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 12/10/2012 to 03/14/2017

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 05/14/2009 to 12/10/2012

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 10/18/2007 to 05/14/2009

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 04/07/2005 to 10/18/2007

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 09/14/2004 to 04/07/2005

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 01/15/2003 to 09/14/2004

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 08/04/2002 to 01/15/2003

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 03/27/2002 to 08/04/2002

INACTIVE RULE Periodic Refile - effective from 01/02/2002 to 03/27/2002

Public Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Proposed Rule
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