You have voted HB-5986: Reduces the appropriation to Medicaid managed care in fiscal year 2025-2026 in order to increase the rates for Medicaid nursing facilities..
HB-5848: Requires the DOH and the EOHHS to collaborate with community health centers to establish new programs designed to attract federal funds, with a focus on the utilization of Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. David A. Bennett
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/23/2025
You have voted HB-5848: Requires the DOH and the EOHHS to collaborate with community health centers to establish new programs designed to attract federal funds, with a focus on the utilization of Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education programs..
HB-5993: Commences July 1, 2025, this act would eliminate the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raymond A. Hull
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/24/2025
You have voted HB-5993: Commences July 1, 2025, this act would eliminate the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks..
SB-1753: Relating to requiring contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to permit the organizations to offer certain mental health or substance use services or food and nutrition assistance services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cesar Blanco
Read First Time on 03/13/2025
You have voted SB-1753: Relating to requiring contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to permit the organizations to offer certain mental health or substance use services or food and nutrition assistance services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services..
Provide programs to educate senior citizens [HB-3051]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Recreation ]
[Human Services ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the implementation of community education programs throughout the state to facilitate the providing of educational, recreational, cultural, social, health, and other community services to senior citizens of the community.
HB-3051: Provide programs to educate senior citizens
Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Mallow
Filed For Introduction on 02/28/2025
SB-488: Establishes that Medicaid eligibility in RI can only be determined using state-controlled data, prohibit private entity data in eligibility decisions, and ensure terminations are made by human employees rather than automated systems.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank A. Ciccone
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/03/2025
You have voted SB-488: Establishes that Medicaid eligibility in RI can only be determined using state-controlled data, prohibit private entity data in eligibility decisions, and ensure terminations are made by human employees rather than automated systems..
SB-1661: Relating to the provision of nutrition support services to Medicaid recipients in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services and a report on the health outcomes of providing those services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathan Johnson
Read First Time on 03/11/2025
You have voted SB-1661: Relating to the provision of nutrition support services to Medicaid recipients in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services and a report on the health outcomes of providing those services..
HB-5775: Requires EOHHS to establish a 1-year pilot program for nutritional assistance and medically tailored meals, groceries and produce for peoples with diet-related diseases or food insecurity, and other interventions where there is a clinical need.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott A. Slater
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/30/2025
You have voted HB-5775: Requires EOHHS to establish a 1-year pilot program for nutritional assistance and medically tailored meals, groceries and produce for peoples with diet-related diseases or food insecurity, and other interventions where there is a clinical need..
HB-3396: Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Frank
Laid On The Table Subject To Call on 05/07/2025
You have voted HB-3396: Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care..
HB-5773: Provides that shared living for older adults and adults with disabilities allow individuals to receive care from family caregivers, related or unrelated regardless of whether they are performing other activities, such as power of attorney for individual.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie A. Casimiro
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 05/20/2025
You have voted HB-5773: Provides that shared living for older adults and adults with disabilities allow individuals to receive care from family caregivers, related or unrelated regardless of whether they are performing other activities, such as power of attorney for individual..
HB-5774: Establishes Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rates set by the general assembly as the rate floor for Medicaid managed care by home care, home nursing care and hospice providers licensed by the DOH and continue the EEOHH.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patricia A. Serpa
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/30/2025
You have voted HB-5774: Establishes Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rates set by the general assembly as the rate floor for Medicaid managed care by home care, home nursing care and hospice providers licensed by the DOH and continue the EEOHH..
Relating to Closed Captioning Act [SB-602]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to enact the Closed Captioning Act. The bill requires public places that have televisions for use by the public to have at least one half of those televisions to have their closed captioning feature activated at all times. The bill creates an exception. The bill defines terms, and establishes an effective date.
SB-602: Relating to Closed Captioning Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack David Woodrum
Filed For Introduction on 02/26/2025