{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-93-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-93-3","heading":"Exemption for multi-practice facilities.","body":"Notwithstanding the requirements of any other provisions of any general or public laws, the following circumstances shall not require a certificate of need review and approval by the state agency:\n(1) The merger of an existing, currently licensed multi-practice physician ambulatory surgery center or multi-practice podiatry ambulatory surgery center (as such terms are defined in § 23-17-2) with another such center; or\n(2) An existing, currently licensed multi-practice physician ambulatory surgery center or multi-practice podiatry ambulatory surgery center (as such terms are defined in § 23-17-2) expanding its operation to add an additional operating room in excess of two (2) operating rooms.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 93 Rhode Island Access to Medical Technology Innovation Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-93/23-93-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:12Z","sha256":"015dd94e1e8b4e7c403fdac6f769e9eae9a38131e8a3c30bf52a9de3ffcaaa89","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-93-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-93-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}