Rhode Island · RHT
Community paramedicine and Rural Health Transformation in Rhode Island
Who administers the program, how a community paramedicine service line is usually positioned, and what a subrecipient will need to report.
- Program
- Rural Health Transformation, FY2026–2030
- Lead agency
- Rhode Island state health agency (RHT program office) with the Rhode Island Office of Rural Health and the Rhode Island EMS office
- Award
- Confirm against the CMS award notice before citing a figure.
- Reporting
- Quarterly progress plus annual reporting; records kept at least three years.
Who runs Rural Health Transformation here?
Rhode Island state health agency (RHT program office) with the Rhode Island Office of Rural Health and the Rhode Island EMS office
How much did the state receive?
First-year award announced Dec 29, 2025. Per-state awards ranged from $147M to $281M; confirm this state's figure against the CMS award notice before citing it.
Scope of practice in Rhode Island
These mission templates are the ones we would enable first in RI. Everything else in the catalog is available once the state EMS office and your medical director confirm scope.
Enabled by default
Confirm with the Rhode Island EMS office
- A5 Post-surgical wound / ortho check
- A8 Hospital-at-home in-person visit
- B4 Remote patient monitoring install and training
- C1 Low-acuity assessment, treat-in-place
- C2 IV fluids, antiemetic or antibiotic dose at home
- C4 SNF / ALF acute-change assessment
- C5 Dialysis missed-treatment check
- D1 Point-of-care labs / blood draw
- D2 12-lead ECG at home
- D3 Injection administration
- D4 Wound care / dressing change
- D5 Catheter / ostomy care
- E1 Postpartum blood-pressure check
- F1 Palliative symptom visit
- F2 After-hours hospice response
- G1 SDOH screening and navigation
Scope-dependent work, point-of-care draws, injections, IV doses, catheter care and treat-in-place, varies by state and by medical director. We do not assert scope on your behalf.
How a CP program is usually positioned
A hospital, EMS agency or health system acts as the subrecipient. The subaward funds the new service line: staff time in a new role, the coordination layer that gets referrals to them, and the evaluation work that proves the program did something.
Vendors sit under the subrecipient. VectorCare contracts as a vendor or subcontractor and does not administer funds or determine allowability, Rhode Island's approved plan and CMS rules do that.
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Getting started in Rhode Island
Three steps that shorten the runway.
- 01
Name the cohort
One population, one referral source, one countable outcome.
- 02
Line up the referral path
Decide which hospital sends referrals and from which system.
- 03
Write the evaluation in
Agree the measures before the first visit, not after the first quarter.
Questions buyers ask
Software, onboarding and evaluation for new or expanded CP programs are commonly budgeted as subaward lines under a state's RHT plan. DispatchCare is a vendor or subcontractor to the subrecipient; eligibility is determined by your state's plan and CMS rules.
Bring community care coordination to Rhode Island.
A 30-minute walkthrough with a coordinator view, a CP program view and the dashboard your sponsor will read.