{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.26-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.26-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) “Director” means the director of department of health.\n(2) “Department” means the department of health.\n(3) “Emergency room diversion facility” means a healthcare facility approved by the Rhode Island department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to act as an immediate alternative to a hospital or emergency room, and which concentrates on treating non-urgent substance use disorders that can be appropriately treated in alternative settings.\n(4) “Healthcare clinic” means a healthcare facility licensed in accordance with chapter 17 of this title and that primarily delivers ambulatory care on an out-patient basis.\n(5) “Hospital” means a person or governmental entity licensed in accordance with chapter 17 of this title to establish, maintain, and operate a hospital.\n(6) “Urgent care center” means a healthcare facility licensed in accordance with chapter 17 of this title that primarily provides emergent healthcare services and urgent healthcare services as defined in § 23-17.12-2.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17.26 Comprehensive Discharge Planning"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17.26/23-17.26-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:48Z","sha256":"177892ff81d47c895da2b92e41109ddc247f581a9701b1f527faa99243de2634","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.26-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.26-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}