RI S0141 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires health insurance to provide coverage for communication access between deaf patients and their physicians.
Title
Communication Access Services
Sponsors
| Sen. Stephen Archambault [D] | Sen. Elizabeth Crowley [D] | Sen. Susan Sosnowski [D] | Sen. Joshua Miller [D] |
| Sen. Sandra Cano [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-13 | Senate | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2019-06-07 | Senate | Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2019) |
| 2019-05-30 | Senate | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2019-05-23 | Senate | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/30/2019) |
| 2019-01-24 | Senate | Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services |
Rhode Island State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ |
| Text | https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText19/SenateText19/S0141.pdf |
