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HB 6109

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONTINUING CARE PROVIDER REGISTRATION AND DISCLOSURE

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Stephen Casey and 1 co-sponsor

RI HB 6109 requires broader registration and disclosure for continuing care providers, including at-home programs, boosting transparency for residents and regulator oversight.

03/27/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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Bill Summary · HB 6109

Summary — HB 6109

Title: An Act Relating to Health and Safety — Continuing Care Provider Registration and Disclosure
Bill No.: HB 6109
Status: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (03/27/2025)
Introduced: 03/19/2025 (also electronically reproduced 11/14/2024 / earlier procedural steps noted)
Referral: House Health & Human Services

Purpose / Intent

HB 6109 revises Rhode Island’s continuing care provider registration and disclosure statute (R.I. Gen. Laws chapter 23-59). The bill clarifies definitions, expressly brings “continuing care at home” programs within the statute, and expands the registration and initial disclosure requirements that providers must file with the Department of Health. The overall intent is greater transparency and regulatory oversight of providers offering continuing care services, including non-facility (home-based) models.

Key provisions (based on available text)

  • Definitions

    • “Continuing care” is defined as board, lodging, and nursing services offered for life or for more than one year (including mutually terminable contracts) in exchange for an entrance fee and/or periodic charges.
    • Adds/defines “continuing care at home program” — a membership model that provides home-based support services (home care, adult day services, assisted living, skilled nursing access) with an entrance fee and monthly charges.
    • Clarifies other terms: “department” (Rhode Island Department of Health), “entrance fee,” “facility,” “provider,” “resident,” and “solicit.”

  • Registration (Section 23-59-2)

    • Requires providers (facility-based or continuing-care-at-home) to register with the Department of Health before offering continuing care in Rhode Island, except as provided in § 23-59-13 (exemptions not shown in provided text).
    • Registration must be filed on department-prescribed forms and must include the initial disclosure statement.
    • Registration is deemed complete if the department does not notify the provider of incompleteness within 90 days of filing.

  • Disclosure statement (Section 23-59-3)

    • The initial disclosure must include: provider name/type; property ownership information; names/addresses of officers, directors, trustees, managers, and any party with ≥10% interest; descriptions of business experience and management arrangements.
    • Requires disclosure of business relationships that will provide goods/leases/services valued at $500 or more per year, including description of goods/services, anticipated costs, procurement process, competing offers, and department-requested details on contract awards.
    • Requires disclosure of certain legal history for named persons (convictions involving fraud/embezzlement, civil judgments involving similar misconduct, injunctions, or license suspensions/revocations within five years, and current prosecutions/investigations).

Who is affected

  • Providers: entities operating continuing care facilities and newly defined continuing-care-at-home programs will be required to register and provide expanded disclosures.
  • Residents/Consumers: prospective and current residents/participants gain greater access to information about ownership, financial arrangements, management, and legal history of providers.
  • Department of Health: increased administrative responsibilities to review registrations and disclosures within the statutory 90‑day timeline.

Procedural / Timeline notes

  • Introduced to the House Health & Human Services Committee on 03/19/2025. A committee hearing/consideration was scheduled for 03/27/2025; on that date the committee recommended the measure be held for further study.
  • Registration deemed complete if Department of Health does not respond within 90 days — a notable administrative deadline in the bill.

Potential impact / considerations

  • Improves transparency and consumer protections by expanding disclosure requirements and explicitly covering at-home continuing care models.
  • May increase compliance and administrative burden for providers (additional documentation, disclosures about contracts and ownership).
  • Could affect business relationships (procurement/contracting) due to mandatory disclosure of contracts exceeding $500/year and required explanation of award processes.
  • Further details in sections 23-59-4, 6, 7, 11, and 12 (listed as amended) were not included in the provided text; those sections may further define enforcement, fees, exemptions, contract terms, or penalties.

Note: Summary is based on the portions of the bill text provided (definitions, registration, and part of disclosure provisions). Sections referenced but not included in the available excerpt may contain additional substantive changes.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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