Rhode Island General Laws Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-17.5-25. Notice on bed-hold policy and readmission

(a) Notice before transfer.  Before a resident of a nursing facility is transferred for hospitalization or therapeutic leave, a nursing facility must provide written information to the resident and a family member or legal representative concerning:

(b) Notice upon transfer.  At the time of the transfer of a resident to a hospital or for therapeutic leave, a nursing facility must provide written notice to the resident and a family member or legal representative of the duration of any period described in subsection (c).

(c) Permitting resident to return.  A nursing facility must establish and follow a written policy under which a resident:

(d) Any nursing facility that accepts private payment for purposes of reserving a bed in the facility for a resident who is transferred from the facility for hospitalization or other institutional therapeutic leave, and that resident's medical and health care is being paid for by the state medical assistance program, shall not charge an amount per day for reserving a bed in the facility that exceeds the facility's current Medicaid daily rate;  for a minimum of the first five (5) days of said hospitalization or the institutional therapeutic leave.

(e) The departments of human services and health shall receive, on a monthly basis, the names from each nursing home of those persons awaiting readmission under these provisions.

(f) The department of health shall promulgate regulations governing these provisions.