Any approved medical assistance provider who declines to participate in contracting for benefits in any one of the department's medical assistance programs, including, but not limited to, any and all managed care programs, may be suspended as a participating provider and denied participation in all state-operated medical assistance programs at the discretion of the department. Prior to suspension, a participating provider shall have the right to appeal such suspension to a state administrative hearing officer, in accordance with the rules of the department of human services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-8-30