Rhode Island
For Rhode Island, statute is 216-RICR-40-10-23; income level for free care is up to and including 200% of the Federal Poverty Levels (FPL); highest income the rule still protects is between 200% and up to and including 300% of the Federal Poverty Levels (FPLs); which hospitals must comply is Every licensed hospital shall be in full compliance with the following statewide standards for the provision of charity care; basis for the income test is Federal Poverty Levels (FPL), verified against its source on 2026-08-30.
- State
- Rhode Island our reading
- Statute
- 216-RICR-40-10-23 verified
- Income level for free care
- up to and including 200% of the Federal Poverty Levels (FPL) verified
- Highest income the rule still protects
- between 200% and up to and including 300% of the Federal Poverty Levels (FPLs) verified
- Which hospitals must comply
- Every licensed hospital shall be in full compliance with the following statewide standards for the provision of charity care verified
- Basis for the income test
- Federal Poverty Levels (FPL) verified
- Notes
- This partial charity care shall be on a sliding scale discount basis determined by each individual hospital pursuant to its own evaluation of its service area needs and financial resources. verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Hospitals shall provide full charity care (i.e., a 100% discount) to patients/guarantors whose annual income is up to and including 200% of the Federal Poverty Levels (FPL), taking into consideration family unit size.
— rules.sos.ri.gov, retrieved 2026-08-27
Source
- rules.sos.ri.govhttps://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/216-40-10-23