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 April 2012 (for non expeditious applications) and the Certificate of Need (CON) application with a deadline of 11 June 2012 (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)

Applications Under Review

• KAR Little Box, LLC d/b/a Silver Creek Manor [Kimberly Ciociola] for change in effective control of Silver Creek Manor, Inc. a 128-bed nursing facility at 7 Greek Lane in Bristol Application
• Rhode Island Hospital adult and pediatric bone marrow transplantation program Application
• Rhode Island Hospital [Lifespan Corporation] to acquire a 1.5T MRI for the Emergency Department Application
• Steward Health Care System, LLC (through subsidiaries) for change in effective control of (1) Landmark Medical Center, a licensed hospital in Woonsocket and (2) Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island (Northern Rhode Island Rehab Management Associates, LP) a licensed rehabilitation hospital center in North Smithfield Application