{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-15-4.2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-15-4.2","heading":"Exemption for research.","body":"Notwithstanding the requirements of any other provisions of any general or public laws, capital expenditures by a health care facility related to research in basic biomedical or medical research areas that are not directly related to the provision of clinical or patient care services shall not require a certificate of need review and approval by the state agency.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 15 Determination of Need for New Healthcare Equipment and New Institutional Health Services"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-15/23-15-4.2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:42Z","sha256":"a975961a0a1b83c30175e6e1b18c4e24266fed8d68e317d7568a8894038d60d1","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-15-4.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-15-4.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}