§ 40-8-13.5. Hospital Incentive Program (HIP). The secretary of the executive office of health and human services is authorized to seek the federal authorities required to implement a hospital incentive program (HIP). The HIP shall provide the participating licensed hospitals the ability to obtain certain payments for achieving performance goals established by the secretary. HIP payments shall commence no earlier than July 1, 2016.
History of Section. (P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 5, § 10.)