Rhode Island Code of Regulations Title 216 - Department of health
Here’s a detailed overview of Rhode Island Code of Regulations – Title 216: Department of Health, current as of March–September 2025 (rules.sos.ri.gov):
Title 216 – Department of Health 🏥
Title 216 establishes the regulatory framework under the Rhode Island Department of Health, covering policy, licensing, public health, environmental health, professional standards, and facility oversight.
📂 Chapter 10 – Public Health Administration
Subchapter 05 – Practices & Procedures
Defines formal processes for hearings, rulemaking, subpoenas, and declaratory rulings, including liberal pleading standards and protective orders (rules.sos.ri.gov).
Part 2 outlines licensing and laboratory service fees (e.g., for health professions, facilities, food, water, asbestos, labs) (regulations.justia.com).
Chapter 20 – Community Health
Subchapter 15 – Info for Health Professionals
Covers programs such as Health Professional Loan Repayment, pain assessment protocols, latex glove use, advance directives (Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment), provider registration, and infection control measures (rules.sos.ri.gov).
Chapter 40 – Professional Licensing & Facility Regulation
Subchapter 05 (Licensing Professionals):
Part 1 sets out licensing requirements and fees for physicians, including photo submission, background checks, continuing education mandates, and biennial renewals (rules.sos.ri.gov).
Part 23 requires licensure of midwives to ensure public safety (law.cornell.edu).
Subchapter 10 (Facilities):
Organized Ambulatory Care Facilities must meet statutory minima for licensure (regulations.justia.com).
Hospitals must maintain safe conditions, report communicable diseases, and adhere to safe patient handling and disposal rules (risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com).
Nursing Facility Receivership, Part 19, requires notification protocols for surveys, enforcement, and quality concerns (risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com).
Subchapter 15 (Pharmacy):
Grounds for disciplining pharmacies include conflicts of interest or prescribing patterns involving physician-owners (regulations.justia.com).
Chapter 50 – Environmental Health
Subchapter 10 – Food Protection (Part 4)
Implements good manufacturing practices for food safety, with strict definitions and authority stemming from public health laws (risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com).
Chapter 60 – Laboratories & Medical Examiner
Subchapter 05 – State Laboratory:
Part 1 establishes strict protocols for blood specimen collection and chain-of-custody in alcohol and drug testing (law.cornell.edu).
✅ Summary
Title 216 comprehensively regulates the operations of Rhode Island’s Department of Health across key domains:
Public health processes: rulemaking, hearings, licensing fees
Professional licensing: physicians, midwives, pharmacists
Facility standards: hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory care
Environmental health: food safety, lab testing, communicable disease reporting
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