§ 23-17.26-1. Findings. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) According to data provided by the department of health; in 2009, over 1 in five (5) adults discharged from acute care hospitals in Rhode Island were readmitted within thirty (30) days; (2) During that same period, the readmission rate for adults over the […]
§ 23-17.26-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Director” means the director of department of health. (2) “Department” means the department of health. (3) “Emergency room diversion facility” means a healthcare facility approved by the Rhode Island department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to act as an immediate alternative to a hospital […]
§ 23-17.26-3. Comprehensive discharge planning. (a) On or before January 1, 2017, each hospital and freestanding emergency-care facility operating in the state of Rhode Island shall submit to the director a comprehensive discharge plan that includes: (1) Evidence of participation in a high-quality, comprehensive discharge-planning and transitions-improvement project operated by a nonprofit organization in this […]
§ 23-17.26-4. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, any invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are […]
