RI S0304 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-29 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 18 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-29 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Unanticipated Out-of-network Bills For Health Care Services
Sponsors
| Sen. Stephen Archambault [D] | Sen. Dawn Euer [D] | Sen. Frank Lombardo [D] | Sen. Michael McCaffrey [D] |
| Sen. Bridget Valverde [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-29 | Senate | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2021-04-23 | Senate | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2021) |
| 2021-02-18 | 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/BillText21/SenateText21/S0304.pdf |
