Insurance

State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Surprise Out-of-network Bills For Emergency And Other Medical Services [SB-494]
Protects people with health insurance from surprise medical bills for emergency and other services by requiring a non-participating health care provider to bill an insured party only for a co-payment, or deductible.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Nesselbush Committee Recommends Passage Of Sub A on 06/30/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [HB-5844]
Includes a state-licensed facility that provides mental health and/or substance abuse treatment and/or prevention services in the definition of "health care provider" for the purposes of the prompt payment of health insurance claims.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Carson Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 05/09/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Liability Insurance [HB-5825]
Insurance coverage for rental motor vehicles without regard to negligence, would include loss of use.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Arthur Corvese Senate Passed Sub B on 06/30/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Unfair Competition And Practices [SB-432]
Prohibits domestic insurance companies from any distinction or discrimination against individuals in a domestic partner relationship regarding policies issued or renewed in this state.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Maryellen Goodwin Placed On The House Consent Calendar (06/30/2017) on 06/30/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [SB-485]
Authorizes pharmacies to dispense prescriptions of less than a thirty (30) day supply for purposes of synchronizing a patient's medications.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Maryellen Goodwin Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/06/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Insurance Coverage For Mental Illness And Substance Abuse [SB-501]
Provides insurors cannot terminate residential or inpatient substance abuse treatment for patients currently in treatment.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Crowley Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/07/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Relating To Insurance Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [SB-497]
Permits an audit or claims investigation for a pattern of inappropriate billing only if it is determined that the claims are known by the provider to be inappropriate.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Doyle Committee Recommends Passage Of Sub A In Concurrence on 06/30/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Physical Therapy Copay [HB-5630]
Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductible for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for medical and osteopathic physician office visits.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Blazejewski Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/04/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [HB-5633]
Requires insurance carriers, nonprofit hospital service plans, nonprofit medical service corporations and health maintenance organizations to cover the costs of breast ultrasounds and or MRI breast exams.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Carson Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/28/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Insurance Consumer Protection Sales Act [HB-5631]
Creates a system of consumer protection for regulation by DBR of noninsurance business entities in disclosing personal identifiable financial information for insurance sales.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Marshall Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/04/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Casualty Insurance Rating [HB-5629]
Repeals the provision prohibiting employer's liability and the surplus lines insurance multi-state compact as outdated statutes governing insurance.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Kennedy Withdrawn At Sponsor's Request on 03/03/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Insurance Coverage For Mental Health And Substance Abuse Disorders [HB-5637]
Defines coinsurance and prohibits insurance contracts or policies from using coinsurance to calculate and collect additional funds from patients, including mental health and substance abuse patients.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cale Keable Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/04/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Communication Access Services [HB-5626]
Requires insurance plans to include coverage for effective communication access services between patients who are deaf and their healthcare professionals in order to ensure that their health needs and treatments are understood.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/26/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [HB-5632]
Requires that on or after January 1, 2018, health insurance policies must include coverage for temporomandibular joint disorder.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anastasia Williams Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/28/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Life Insurance [HB-5628]
Requires that the department of business regulation provide a mandatory disclosure notice, at no cost to insurers, to certain policy holders regarding their rights and alternatives to lapse or surrender.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Kennedy Referred To Senate Commerce on 06/29/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Health Insurance - Required Provisions [HB-5635]
Requires health insurance providers to disclose to subscribers the potential cost of using out-of-network providers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raymond Hull Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/04/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Dental Health Coverage [HB-5627]
Permits dental patients of five health care providers to assign their dental benefits to dentist of their choice.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Carson Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/04/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Infertility [HB-5530]
Provides insurance for infertility regardless of marital status.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Aaron Regunberg Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/07/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Insurance Coverage For Mental Illness And Substance Abuse [SB-329]
Provides that patients with mental health and/or substance-use disorders are presumptively eligible for emergency admission practices, including any appropriate inpatient services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Maryellen Goodwin Referred To House Corporations on 04/28/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a primary care provider for certain governmental health benefit plans. [HB-1225]
Relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a primary care provider for certain governmental health benefit plans.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Committee Report Distributed on 05/09/2017

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