R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5.1-12: Health care.

The state equal opportunity office shall review the equal opportunity activity of all private healthcare facilities licensed or chartered by the state, including hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent homes, rest homes, and clinics. These state-licensed or -chartered facilities shall be required to comply with the state policy of equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in patient admissions, employment, and healthcare service. The compliance shall be a condition of continued participation in any state program, or in any educational program licensed or accredited by the state, or of eligibility to receive any form of assistance.