R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.8-11: Records of the department of health.

In any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding in which the status of the license of any facility which is licensed or was licensed by the department of health is in issue, certified copies of relevant documents on file with the department and the certified statement of the director, his or her equivalent or his or her duly appointed designee as to the status of the license, shall be admissible as evidence of the status of the license, subject to the right of the defendant to subpoena these records in rebuttal. Upon request, copies shall be provided to the person or his or her counsel at least three (3) days before the proceeding.