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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.14-30

Failure to comply — Penalties

Known as the The Hospital Conversions Act

The act spans §§ 23-17.14-1 to 23-17.14-9 (37 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Franklin Memorial Hospital v. Harvey (2009)

Most recently applied in Franklin Memorial Hospital v. Harvey (August 2009)

P.L. 1997, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 275, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 280, § 1.

If any person knowingly violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or willingly or knowingly gives false or incorrect information:

(1) The director or attorney general may, after notice and opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing to one or more transacting parties, deny, suspend, or revoke a license, or in lieu of suspension or revocation of the license, may order the licensee to admit no additional persons to the facility, to provide health services to no additional persons through the facility, or to take any corrective action necessary to secure compliance under this chapter, and impose a fine of not more than two million dollars ($2,000,000); and

(2) The attorney general may, after notice and opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing to one or more transacting parties, take any corrective action necessary to secure compliance under this chapter, and impose a fine of not more than two million dollars ($2,000,000).

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.