{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.30-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.30-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases are construed as follows:\n(1) “Director” means the director of the department of health.\n(2) “Grant” means a sum awarded pursuant to a contract executed pursuant to § 23-17.30-4.\n(3) “National Committee for Quality Assurance” or “NCQA” means the nonprofit organization headquartered in the District of Columbia working to improve healthcare quality through the administration of evidence-based standards, measures, programs, and accreditation.\n(4) “Office” means the office of primary care training established pursuant to the provisions of § 23-17.30-3.\n(5) “Patient-centered medical home” or “PCMH” means a model of health care that puts patients at the forefront of care by providing team-based healthcare delivery led by a healthcare provider to render comprehensive and continuous medical care to patients with a goal to obtain maximal health outcomes.\n(6) “Primary care” means day-to-day health care provided by a healthcare professional. Typically, the healthcare professional acts as the first contact and principal point of continuing care for patients within a healthcare system, and coordinates other specialist care that the patient may require.\n(7) “Primary care site” means a site, location, or medical practice that serves as the patient’s entry point into the healthcare system and acts as the continuing focal point for all required healthcare services.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 17.30 Primary Care Training Sites Program"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-17.30/23-17.30-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:49Z","sha256":"ec88ca56a19c0e021de105d0573398b64d81ebce67e0eb6cf12d1701bb645a7a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.30-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-17.30-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}