5-54.1-14.1. Confidentiality of National Criminal Records Checks.

(c) State and federal criminal history records information received by the Rhode Island

department of health or the board of licensure of physician assistants shall not be disseminated to

the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact Commission established under section 5-54.1-7 of this

chapter.

SECTION 7. Chapter 5-91 of the General Laws entitled "Interstate Medical Licensure

Compact" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

5-91-26. Confidentiality of criminal history records information.

(a) State and federal criminal history records information received by the Rhode Island

department of health or the board of licensure of medical licensure and discipline shall not be

disseminated to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact established under § 5-91-11 of this

chapter.

SECTION 8. Section 23-1-46.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-1 entitled "Department

of Health" is hereby repealed.

23-1-46.1. Psychiatry resource network account. [See Compiler’s Note.]

(a) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the

“PRN account.” All money in the account shall be utilized by the department of health to effectuate

coverage for the following services: Existing Rhode Island lines including the PediPRN and

MomsPRN information lines together with any additional information line, referral service, or

hotline which is available to providers or residents in the state, and which is funded pursuant to

regulation adopted by the director of the department of health. Amounts collected pursuant to § 42-

7.4-3(a)(1)(iv) shall be deposited in the “PRN account.” The funds shall be used solely for the

purposes of the “PRN account,” and no other.

(b) Each year’s psychiatry resource network funding requirement in § 42-7.4-3(a)(1)(iv)

shall be the amount:

(1) Projected by the department of health for the services in subsection (a) of this section;

plus

(2) A ten percent (10%) contingency for unexpected expenses; and after

(3) Deduction for any projected carryover of excess funds from prior assessments.

(c) The department of health shall submit to the general assembly an annual report on the

program and costs related to the program, on or before February 1 of each year. The department

shall make available to each insurer required to make a contribution pursuant to § 42-7.4-3, upon

its request, detailed information regarding the programs described in subsection (a) of this section

and the costs related to those programs.

(d) The “PRN account” shall be exempt from the indirect costs recovery provisions of §

14 35-4-27.

SECTION 9. Chapter 23-1 of the General Laws entitled "Department of Health" is hereby

amended by adding thereto the following section:

23-1-46.2. Psychiatry resource network programs.

(a) The department of health shall manage any and all funds available to effectuate

coverage for the following services: Existing Rhode Island PediPRN and MomsPRN

teleconsultation information lines which are available to support pediatric, primary care, perinatal,

and other service providers in the state in providing appropriate and timely mental health care and

referrals to children perinatal patients, and mothers with mental health concerns.

23 SECTION 10. Sections 23-15-2, 23-15-4, 23-15-4.1, 23-15-4.2, 23-15-4.4, 23-15-5, 23-

15-6, 23-15-6.1, 23-15-10 and 23-15-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-15 entitled

"Determination of Need for New Healthcare Equipment and New Institutional Health Services" are

hereby amended to read as follows: