Office of Health Systems Development

Mission

To prevent unnecessary duplication of medical services, facilities, and equipment; and promote access, safe and adequate treatment, and quality improvement in healthcare facilities.

What we do

Initial Licensure

Licensure as a health care facility in Rhode Island requires approval by the Department of Health. This includes freestanding emergency care facilities, outpatient kidney treatment centers, organized ambulatory care facilities, and outpatient birth centers. (more)

Certificate of Need

The Certificate of Need (CON) process is designed to prevent unnecessary duplication of expensive medical services and equipment. The review process has two-steps: a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a deadline of 26 November 2013 (for non expeditious applications) and the Certificate of Need (CON) application with a deadline of 10 January 2014 (for non expeditious applications). (more)

Change in Effective Control

A change in ownership, control, or lesse of a health care facility in RI requires approval by the Department of Health. This includes hospitals, nursing homes, organized ambulatory care facilities, outpatient kidney dialysis facilities, outpatient hospice care facilities, freestanding emergency care facilities, home health care providers, etc. (more)

Current Applications/Requests

• 05/06/2013 10:21 EDT

  100 Wampanoag Trail Operating Company, LLC [Post Acute Partners, LLC]

  Change in Effective Control application of Chestnut Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 58-bed nursing home located at 100 Wampanoag Trail in Riverside
  05/06/2013 10:21 EDT

  Access Point RI [The Keystone Group]

  Initial licensure application to establish an Organized Ambulatory Care Facility at 111 Comstock Parkway in Cranston
  05/06/2013 10:21 EDT

  Athena Orchard View, LLC d/b/a Orchard View Manor

  Change in Effective Control application of Orchard View Manor, Inc. a 180-bed nursing facility at 135 Tripps Lane in East Providence. The review is pursuant to Chapter 23-17 of the General Laws of Rhode Island. Review Commenced: 07/19/2013; Comment Period (when practicable): 08/18/2012 Please submit comments to: Valentina.Adamova@health.ri.gov or call (401) 222-2788 for alternative methods of submitting comments.
  05/06/2013 10:21 EDT

  B and B Consulting, LLC d/b/a B and B Medical Marijuana Evaluation Center

  Initial licensure application to establish an Organized Ambulatory Care Facility at 300 Toll Gate Road in Warwick to provide evaluations by a physician to determine whether to prescribe medical marijuana
  05/06/2013 10:21 EDT

  Bayside Endoscopy Center, LLC

  Change in effective control application of Ocean State Endoscopy, Inc. an Organized Ambulatory Care Facility located at 148 West River Street in Providence that provides endoscopic procedures
  05/06/2013 10:21 EDT

  Care New England Health System

  Change in effective control applications of (1) The Memorial Hospital d/b/a Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, a 294-bed hospital located at 111 Brewster Street in Pawtucket; and (2) Memorial Hospital Home Care, a home nursing care provider located at 111 Brewster Street in Pawtucket. The review is pursuant to Chapter 23-17 of the General Laws of Rhode Island. Review Commenced: 04/05/2013; Comment Period (when practicable): 05/05/2013 Please submit comments to: Valentina.Adamova@health.ri.gov or call (401) 222-2788 for alternative methods of submitting comments.
  05/03/2013 10:10 EDT

  East Bay Comprehensive Cancer Center, LLC [Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. d/b/a 21st Century Oncology (Radiation Therapy Investments, LLC)]

  Certificate of Need application to establish an Organized Ambulatory Care Facility to provide radiation therapy services. State Agency's Decision: 03/05/2013 - approved with conditions. Request for reconsideration on 04/04/2013 by Steward Saint Anne's Hospital Corporation [Steward Health Care System] and Raymond Dugal, MD.
  05/03/2013 10:10 EDT

  Endoscopy Associates, Inc.

  Certificate of Need application to establish a Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center to provide gastroenterological endoscopy procedures at 44 West River Street in Providence. The review is pursuant to Chapter 23-15 of the General Laws of Rhode Island. Review Commenced: 02/10/2013; Comment Period (when practicable): 04/01/2013 Please submit comments to: Valentina.Adamova@health.ri.gov or call (401) 222-2788 for alternative methods of submitting comments.
  05/03/2013 10:09 EDT

  Pentec Health, Inc.

  Certificate of Need application to establish a Home Nursing Care agency to provide services solely to patients with intrathecal pumps. The review is pursuant to Chapter 23-15 of the General Laws of Rhode Island. Review Commenced: 02/10/2013; Comment Period (when practicable): 04/01/2013 Please submit comments to: Valentina.Adamova@health.ri.gov or call (401) 222-2788 for alternative methods of submitting comments.
  05/03/2013 10:09 EDT

  Premium Home Health Care, LLC

  Letter of Intent to establish a Home Care Provider agency at 1215 Reservoir Avenue in Cranston
  05/03/2013 10:09 EDT

  Radiation Oncology Associates, Inc. d/b/a North Main Radiation Oncology

  One-for-one replacement request to replace Varian Clinac 600 CD linear accelerator with an Elekta Infinity linear accelerator. The review is pursuant to Chapter 23-15 of the General Laws of Rhode Island. State Agency's Decision: 05/08/2013 - approved.
  05/03/2013 09:17 EDT

  Rhode Island Hospital [Lifespan Corporation]

  Certificate of Need application to establish adult and pediatric bone marrow transplantation program. The review is pursuant to Chapter 23-15 of the General Laws of Rhode Island. Review Commenced: 07/10/2008; Comment Period (when practicable): 08/29/2008 Please submit comments to: Valentina.Adamova@health.ri.gov or call (401) 222-2788 for alternative methods of submitting comments.
  05/01/2013 11:30 EDT

  Seven Hills Rhode Island

  Initial licensure application to establish an Organized Ambulatory Care Facility at 30 Cumberland Street in Woonsocket
  05/01/2013 11:29 EDT

  South County Radiation Therapy, LLC and Southern New England Regional Cancer Center, LLC [Radiation Therapy Investments, LLC]

  Change Order requests to Certificates of Need to provide radiation therapy at South County Hospital and Woonsocket (to modify conditions of approval)
  05/01/2013 11:25 EDT

  The Westerly Hospital

  Request for a declaratory ruling to establish swing beds
• Prime Healthcare Services - Landmark, LLC [Prime Healthcare Services, Inc.] for changes in effective control of (1) Landmark Medical Center, a 214-bed hospital located at 115 Cass Avenue in Woonsocket and (2) Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island (Northern Rhode Island Rehab Management Associates, LP) a 82-bed rehabilitation hospital center located at 116 Eddie Dowling Highway in North Smithfield Application