Insurance

State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Communication Access Services [HB-5626] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Disabilities ] [Public Health ]
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] [Insurance ] [Healthcare ]
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] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ]
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] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
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] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ] [Insurance ]
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] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
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] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
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] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
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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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the transparency of certain information related to prescription drug coverage provided by certain health benefit plans. [HB-1227] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ]
Relating to the transparency of certain information related to prescription drug coverage provided by certain health benefit plans.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Smithee Effective On 9/1/17 on 05/26/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Insurance Coverage For Mental Health And Substance Abuse Disorders [SB-268] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Redefines coinsurance to prohibit insurance contracts or policies from using coinsurance to calculate and collect additional funds from patients, including mental health and substance abuse patients.

  

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

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Surprise Bills For Medical Services [SB-272] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Provides for a dispute resolution process for emergency services and surprise bills for medical services performed by nonparticipating (out-of-network) health care providers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Lombardi 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-5486] [Insurance ] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Consumer Protection ]
Provides full year insurance coverage for all forms of FDA-approved contraceptives and would provide coverage thereto.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Blazejewski Scheduled For Consideration (06/28/2017) on 06/28/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [SB-216] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ]
Establishes a special enrollment provision for pregnant women to obtain health insurance coverage at any time after the commencement of the pregnancy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Crowley Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 02/28/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [SB-145] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
Requires a health care entity or health plan to issue a decision regarding the credentialing of a health care provider within forty-five (45) calendar days of receiving a complete credentialing application.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gayle Goldin Signed By Governor on 07/19/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Insurance Coverage For Mental Illness And Substance Abuse [SB-150] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Requires insurance coverage for at least ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance-use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.

  

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

Insurance Coverage For Mental Illness And Substance Abuse [HB-5218] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Provides that a payor may not deny continued residential or inpatient treatment coverage due to medical necessity and appropriateness of treatment under RI law .

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patricia Serpa Scheduled For Hearing And/or Consideration (06/30/2017) on 06/30/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies [HB-5219] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
Requires a health care entity or health plan to issue a decision regarding the credentialing of a health care provider within forty-five (45) calendar days of receiving a complete credentialing application.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Aaron Regunberg Signed By Governor on 07/18/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Nonprofit Dental Service Corporations [SB-46] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ] [Nonprofit ]
Requires written notice to certain plan purchasers of rule changes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Nesselbush 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-5109] [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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Blazejewski Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 01/31/2017

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State (Rhode Island)
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session

Surprise Bills For Medical Services [HB-5012] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Provides for a dispute resolution process for emergency services and surprise bills for medical services performed by nonparticipating (out-of-network) health care providers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cale Keable Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 01/24/2017

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