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149 bills found for "Insurance"
Exempts from the sales tax any prescriptive scalp hair prosthesis or wig that are necessary due to hair loss to treat a medical condition.
This bill would remove Rhode Island's sales tax from wigs and scalp hair prostheses when they are prescribed by a doctor and needed because of medical hair loss.
Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
This bill aims to bring more transparency and accountability to how prescription drug costs are managed within Rhode Island's Medicaid program.
Requires a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, as defined, to provide a consumer with certain information regarding the company’s policies and procedures regarding use of genetic data.
This bill would require companies that sell at-home DNA testing kits directly to consumers — like ancestry or health testing services — to be upfront and transparent about how they collect, store, use, and share customers' genetic data.
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.
Amends the current law on health insurance coverage for fertility diagnostic care, standard fertility preservation services, and fertility treatment and requires coverage for any medically necessary ovulation-enhancing drugs and medical services.
This bill would update Rhode Island's existing health insurance rules to expand coverage related to fertility care.
Commencing January 1, 2027, mandates insurers provide health insurance coverage without cost-share requirements for vaccinations recommended by the DOH and mandates the coverage for the medical assistance program and managed care organizations.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to fully cover the cost of vaccines recommended by the state Department of Health (DOH), starting January 1, 2027.
Increases minimum amount for required damages and time to perform appraisal from three days to four.
This bill proposed two changes to Rhode Island's rules about how insurance companies handle property damage claims.
Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program.
This bill would expand Rhode Island's Crime Victim Compensation Program to include people who are seriously injured in hit-and-run accidents.
Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions.
What is step therapy? Many health insurance plans use a practice called "step therapy" — sometimes called "fail first" — which requires patients to try less expensive or more common drugs before the insurer will cover a different medication.
Mandates insurance coverage for scalp cooling treatments for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to cover scalp cooling treatments for cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy.
Requires health insurance providers to provide insurance coverage for pharmacists’ services.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to cover services provided by pharmacists — not just the medications pharmacists dispense, but the professional services they perform.
Amends Rhode Island's standard fire insurance policy by codifying uniform, transparent appraisal procedures and payment obligations that reflect contemporary claim-handling practices while preserving long-standing consumer protections.
This bill proposes updates to Rhode Island's standard fire insurance policy rules, focusing on two main areas: how disputes over insurance claims are resolved (called "appraisal procedures") and how and when insurance companies must pay out claims.
Strengthens consumer protections in insurance claims by expanding definitions of unfair claims settlement practices and clarifies an insured’s right to pursue bad-faith remedies.
This bill strengthens the rights of Rhode Island residents when dealing with insurance companies over claims.
Strengthens consumer protections by including definitions related directly to deceptive trade practices inherent in the insurance claim process.
This bill would strengthen consumer protection laws in Rhode Island by adding new definitions specifically related to deceptive or dishonest practices that can occur during the insurance claims process.
Allows the office of health insurance commissioner (OHIC) as the state agency that has the authority to designate patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care to obtain maximal health outcomes.
This bill would give the Rhode Island Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) the official authority to designate healthcare practices as "Patient-Centered Medical Homes" (PCMHs).
Provides coverage and increases individual and group insurance rates of reimbursement for ambulance services.
This bill would require health insurance companies in Rhode Island to cover ambulance services and would increase the rates that insurers must pay ambulance providers.
Enacts the RI individual market affordability act of 2026 to establish a program to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in individual health insurance coverage through the RI health benefits exchange.
This bill would create a new state program designed to help Rhode Islanders with low-to-moderate incomes pay less out-of-pocket for their health insurance.
Allows unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute.
This bill would change Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system to allow workers to collect unemployment benefits if they are on strike or have been locked out of their workplace because of a labor dispute with their employer.
Establishes a new high-cost special education fund to pool resources and generates income to support excess costs associated with providing services to special education students.
This bill would create a new dedicated fund in Rhode Island specifically designed to help cover the unusually high costs of educating students with special needs.
Establishes a voluntary portable benefit plan for independent contractors.
This bill would create a new type of benefits program specifically designed for independent contractors in Rhode Island — people like freelancers, gig workers, and self-employed individuals who don't have a traditional employer.
Allows on and after September 1, 2026, an owner of motor vehicle(s) to transfer ownership and registration of said vehicle on their death, by a certificate of title designation and requires DMV to amend title forms, to include transfer-on-death language.
This bill would allow Rhode Island vehicle owners to name a beneficiary directly on their car title — someone who would automatically receive the vehicle when the owner dies.
Limits prior authorization requirements for rehabilitative and habilitative services. Also prohibits prior authorization for the first twelve (12) visits of a new episode of care and for ninety (90) days following a chronic pain diagnosis.
This bill would place new limits on when health insurance companies in Rhode Island can require "prior authorization" for certain medical treatments.
Prohibits insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services.
This bill would set a minimum payment floor for what private insurance companies must pay healthcare providers in Rhode Island.
Allows private employees at nursing homes, developmental disability and home care providers whose salaries are 90% funded with federal or state monies to be eligible to opt into the state healthcare plan.
This bill would allow certain private-sector workers to join the same health insurance plan that Rhode Island state government employees use.