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Requires inspections and evaluations of the indoor air quality of each school building, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
This bill would require that every school building in Rhode Island undergo inspections and evaluations of its indoor air quality.
Updates the description of the early intervention program and the agency responsible for the program under Part C of the federal Individuals with disabilities education act.
This bill updates the official language in Rhode Island state law to more accurately describe the state's early intervention program and identify which government agency is responsible for running it.
Appropriates the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to fund the Thundermist family medicine residency program during fiscal year 2027 and every fiscal year thereafter.
This bill would direct $500,000 in state funding to support the Thundermist family medicine residency program, starting in fiscal year 2027.
Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
This bill would create a new, independent government watchdog office in Rhode Island called the Office of Inspector General.
Requires all out-of-state foster care placement facilities be registered with Medicaid as a Medicaid provider.
This bill would require that any out-of-state facility or program that takes in Rhode Island foster children must be registered as a Medicaid provider.
Exempts from the sales tax eligible school supplies, costing less than $50.00, purchased within one week prior to the commencement of the academic year.
This bill would create a temporary sales tax holiday specifically for school supplies in Rhode Island.
Requires veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that annual patient.
This bill would require veterinarians in Rhode Island to have a consultation with a pet or animal owner whenever they prescribe and dispense medication directly to that patient during an annual visit.
Deceptive trade practice to sell vehicle used in violent crime or exposed to biohazards without notice to purchaser.
This Rhode Island bill would require sellers to disclose certain disturbing facts about a vehicle's history before completing a sale.
Causes the enactment of the amendment of § 34-36.1-3.22 to be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982.
This bill is about expanding a specific rule in Rhode Island's condominium law so that it applies to older condominium communities.
Requires the PUC to produce report on comprehensive study by April 30, 2027.
This bill requires Rhode Island's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) — the state agency that oversees electric, gas, water, and other utility services — to complete a comprehensive study and deliver a formal report by April 30, 2027.
Provides for penalties for tax preparers that purposefully mislead their clients or act as ghost preparers of tax returns.
This bill sets up penalties for tax preparers in Rhode Island who engage in dishonest or deceptive practices when helping clients file their taxes.
Provides that where the administration, use, or maintenance of epinephrine within schools and on buses is authorized, this use would include epinephrine auto-injectors and epinephrine nasal sprays
This bill updates Rhode Island's school health rules to officially recognize two different forms of epinephrine — the medication used to treat severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis).
Allows any member of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Rhode Island to receive recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing licenses free of charge.
This bill would allow members of federally recognized Native American tribes located in Rhode Island to obtain recreational fishing licenses at no cost.
Establishes the Plastic Waste Conversion Facility Act.
This bill would create a new legal framework in Rhode Island specifically for facilities that convert plastic waste into other products or materials.
Exempts certain cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS that are authorized by the FDA for food contact for consumer goods from the provision of the consumer PFAS ban act of 2024.
Rhode Island passed the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, which restricts the sale of products containing PFAS — a group of synthetic chemicals sometimes called "forever chemicals" because they break down very slowly in the environment and human body.
Requires annual inspections of those assisted living residences which contain units licensed to treat residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
This bill would require that assisted living facilities in Rhode Island which have special units for residents with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia be inspected by state officials every year.
Requires health insurers to develop a plan to provide adequate coverage, of and access to, a broad spectrum of pain management service.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to create a formal plan showing how they will provide adequate coverage for a wide range of pain management treatments — not just opioid-based options.
Requires that reimbursement rates for certified mobile response and stabilization services be equal to or greater than the prevailing integrated state Medicaid rate for mobile response and stabilizations services
This bill would set a minimum payment standard for a specific type of mental health and crisis response service called mobile response and stabilization services.
Requires the EOHHS to disregard an individual’s assets or resources, when determining an individual’s eligibility for any Medicare beneficiary program, contingent on federal approval.
This bill would change how Rhode Island determines whether someone qualifies for Medicare assistance programs.
Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing/developing such online service, product, or feature.
This bill would require companies that operate websites, apps, or other online services that children are likely to use to actively consider children's best interests when building and designing those products.
Provides conditions under which BHDDH has the authority to compel certain healthcare providers to finish requested healthcare records without violating The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
This bill gives the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH) — the state agency that oversees mental health, disability, and addiction services — specific legal authority to require certain healthcare providers to complete and hand over medical records that BHDDH has requested.
Prohibit denial of an opportunity to apply for employment as a law enforcement officer or firefighter solely on the basis of a person's country of citizenship.
This bill would change Rhode Island's hiring rules for law enforcement officers and firefighters.
Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.
This bill would change how Rhode Island handles the process for selecting judges.
Repeals the collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions.
This bill would change how medical malpractice lawsuits work in Rhode Island by eliminating what's known as the "collateral source rule.