Insurance
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [SB-578]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibits insurance companies from varying the premium rates charged for a health coverage plan based on the gender of the individual policy holder, enrollee, subscriber, or member.
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Foreign Insurance Companies [HB-5937]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Eliminates continuing education board (CEB) service of process by certified mail and prohibits claim negotiation with unlicensed public adjusters from excluding coverage to volunteer drivers.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Hearing Aids [HB-5938]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
Increases the insurance coverage for hearing aids from $1,500 to $2,000, per ear, every three years. In addition the amount of insurance coverage would no longer be based on the age of the recipient.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [SB-574]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
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.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Casualty Insurance Rating [HB-5934]
[Insurance ]
Repeals multiple sections of the general laws related to insurance, including §27-9-57 and chapter 75 of title 27 ("Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact").
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Dental Health Coverage [SB-580]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
Permits dental patients of five health care providers to assign their dental benefits to dentist of their choice.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Unfair Competition And Practices [HB-5896]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires all valid auto body labor rate surveys to be signed by an authorized representative executed under penalty of perjury.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [HB-5895]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Requires individual or group health plan or policy allow for partial prescription supply for the purpose of patient's medication synchronizing effective January 1, 2018.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Surprise Out-of-network Bills For Emergency And Other Medical Services [SB-494]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
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.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [HB-5844]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
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.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Liability Insurance [HB-5825]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Insurance coverage for rental motor vehicles without regard to negligence, would include loss of use.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Unfair Competition And Practices [SB-432]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibits domestic insurance companies from any distinction or discrimination against individuals in a domestic partner relationship regarding policies issued or renewed in this state.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [SB-485]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizes pharmacies to dispense prescriptions of less than a thirty (30) day supply for purposes of synchronizing a patient's medications.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Insurance Coverage For Mental Illness And Substance Abuse [SB-501]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Provides insurors cannot terminate residential or inpatient substance abuse treatment for patients currently in treatment.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Insurance Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [SB-497]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
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.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Physical Therapy Copay [HB-5630]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductible for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for medical and osteopathic physician office visits.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [HB-5633]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
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.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Insurance Consumer Protection Sales Act [HB-5631]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
Creates a system of consumer protection for regulation by DBR of noninsurance business entities in disclosing personal identifiable financial information for insurance sales.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Casualty Insurance Rating [HB-5629]
[Insurance ]
Repeals the provision prohibiting employer's liability and the surplus lines insurance multi-state compact as outdated statutes governing insurance.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Insurance Coverage For Mental Health And Substance Abuse Disorders [HB-5637]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
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.