Licensing Home Nursing Care Providers and Home Care Providers (216-RICR-40-10-17)


216-RICR-40-10-17 ACTIVE RULE

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17.1Authority

17.2Incorporated Materials

17.3Definitions

17.4General Requirements for Licensure and Certificate of Need Requirements

17.5Organization and Management

17.6Patient Care Management

17.7Physical Plant

17.8Additional Requirements – Home Nursing Care Providers

17.9Variance Procedure, Practices and Procedures, and Severability


Title 216 Department of Health
Chapter 40 Professional Licensing and Facility Regulation
Subchapter 10 Facilities Regulation
Part 17 Licensing Home Nursing Care Providers and Home Care Providers (216-RICR-40-10-17)
Type of Filing Amendment
Regulation Status Active
Effective 03/24/2022

Regulation Authority:

R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-17-10 and 23-17-42

Purpose and Reason:

This regulation adds advance practice registered nurse (APRN), certified clinical nurse specialist, and physician assistant to the definition section; revises the definition of health care provider, medical services; and changes the definition of "attending physician" to "attending clinician" which now includes physician assistant, APRN's and certified clinical nurse specialist.