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House panel advances temporary expedited review for insolvent hospitals in H7407
Summary
The Health and Human Services Committee advanced H7407, a one‑year, expedited Hospital Conversions Act review aimed at protecting Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima. Sponsors described it as a safety‑net measure; committee members sought changes to the sunset timeline.
Chairwoman Donovan called the House Health and Human Services Committee to consider House Bill 7407, an amendment to the state’s Hospital Conversions Act designed to allow an accelerated review where hospitals are in insolvency proceedings.
The bill’s primary witnesses — Neil Haiteman of the Rhode Island Department of Health and Julia Harvey of the Office of the Attorney General — said the measure is intended as a narrowly targeted, temporary safety‑net to preserve access to emergency, maternity, behavioral health and specialty services at Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of…
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